He gives us the story of the Beatles and Bill Gates. The Beatles would not have been the success they were if it were not for the opportunities given to them in Germany. They were given the chance to perform in Hamburg‚ Germany‚ at night clubs. The band was “forced” (49) to play an extraordinary amount of times in these clubs. The Beatles performed live roughly twelve hundred times in a course of 5 years. Philip Norman‚ the author of the Beatles Biography “Shout” says‚ “they were no good
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interpret a second meaning behind it‚ to reveal a hidden message. They do this by using allegory. In Animal Farm and Black Boy some sort of revolution happens at different points in the book to convey this meaning. As for the song “Revolution” by the Beatles it is pretty much the whole plot. Authors use allegory to parallel the Russian Revolution in order to show that freedom can be lost very quickly as it was with the animal’s lives in Animal Farm due to the pig’s over abusive power. The Russian Revolution
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things John Lennon experienced in his lifetime. Seeing life in the middle class and life as an A-list star‚ World War II and Vietnam made Lennon be loved by many. The general public felt that they could relate to him and everything he stood for. The Beatles got him into the public eye but he made himself who he was‚ an infamous role model for many to come. John Winston Lennon was born on October 9‚ 1940 to mother‚ Julia and father‚ Alfred. They lived in a quiet part of Liverpool‚ England‚ not exactly
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One thing that helped along and start it all was the British Invasion. The British Invasion was a musical movement of the mid-1960s composed of British rock-and-roll (“beat”) groups whose popularity spread rapidly to the United States.The Beatles’ triumphant arrival in New York City on February 7‚ 1964‚ opened America’s doors to a wealth of British musical talent. What followed would be called—with historical condescension by the willingly reconquered colony—the British Invasion. Like their
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rarely wrote together • The White Album (The Beatles) 1968 signaled the independence of each member felt from the other • 1969 Album Let it Be showed the band in disarray • Manager Brian Epstein in 1967 the group lost its rudder o Paul took control • Abbey Road was their last great effort • Paul legal action to dissolve the group April 1970: • Ringo overdub drums in Abbey Road studio. “I‚ Me‚ My” He is the last Beatle to play at a Beatles recording session • Paul: “We’re all talking
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Growing up‚ The Beatles was never part of my childhood. Despite having the car always tuned to the radio station playing songs before the year 2000‚ every time their songs come up‚ my father always changed the station or a conversation would drown the song merely as background. I do not think it is intentional but it just so happened and they too were not a phenomenon in Malaysia. Therefore‚ coming to see the performance‚ I could not feel a special connection as how many in the audience felt‚ but
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000 hour check point may seem impossible but with the right opportunities it becomes possible for a few lucky people. Malcolm Gladwell argues that anyone can become an expert with enough opportunities and drive. Gladwell uses examples such as The Beatles‚ Bill Gates‚ and even John D. Rockefeller to establish that being at the right place at the right time can be the difference between being a billionaire and just making ends meet. In the chapter “The 10‚000-Hour Rule” by Malcolm Gladwell‚ the author
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Jackie‚ have an hourglass shape or just dress in clothes that looked a lot like a doll’s. Their hairstyle had a very wide range‚ from afros to just having plain straight hair. For the men‚ there were mainly 5 groups. There were greasers‚ hippies‚ beatles-obsessed fans‚ the “rich” look and people with afros.(It was just starting‚ but even some females had them) The greasers were pretty much like
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Charles Milles Maddox more commonly known as Charles Manson was born on November 12‚ 1934‚ in quaint town of Ohio. His mother a 16-year-old adolescent was both an alcoholic and prostitute who cared little about his wellbeing and placed him in a school for boys. Growing up‚ Charles spent a substantial amount of time incarcerated for charges consisting of pimping‚ and fraud. Ironically‚ while imprisoned he utilized his artistic talents and gained knowledge on how to read music and play the guitar (Biography)
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of his innocence by being exposed to the draft United States that had to participate in the Vietnam War. His dream to become an artist didn’t seem so exciting anymore. It is very interesting to see the characters relating their life situation to Beatle songs. It was almost as if they
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