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    children’s author today. Even though he hasn’t been alive for some time he still manages to impact kids’ and even adult’s lives. He wrote dozens of books that are still very popular today for a number of reasons. Some of his most popular books have been transformed into movies or television shows. Overall Dr. Seuss is most cherished for turning his books into movies and giving kids a better incite on learning to read. Dr. Seuss was always a cartoonist but he decided to highly contribute to the newspaper

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    I.Invasion of American Popular Music After World War I‚ American popular music -- blues‚ jazz‚ and Tin Pan Alley songs -- swept Britain‚ much as British music invaded the United States in the 1960s. American songs such as "Chicago" and "Manhattan" were consistently among the most popular tunes in Britain in the 1920s. As a result of the invasion of American popular music‚ Britain was influenced by such culture. The Beatles and other British rock groups helped create in the 1960s a milieu that

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    Rap and Hip-Hop music has been around since Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five with their track‚ The Message. Music in general is a major influence in a child’s or teenager’s life. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation‚ the average child listens to more than 2 1/2 hours of music daily. (1). www.livestrong.com Is this a good or bad thing for teenagers around the world? Rap music does not really make problems for teens who live in a balanced/healthy lifestyle. According to the American Academy

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    The Influence of Music For centuries‚ humans have been able re-work the brain so that it the performance level is increased just through music alone. Music is another form of communication that is universal all across the world and has been for centuries. Music has been made more open to the public as the centuries went by and through this openness to the to growing numbers people‚ benefits arise such as of linking the entire world together through common interest‚ and the increased functionality

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    the power of music to influence people’s lives. Dictionary.com defines music as “an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm‚ melody‚ harmony‚ and color.” The path I have chosen in this world is that of Opera performance. I live and learn through music‚ and it certainly has power over me. Where not everyone can perform music‚ a smaller amount of people can read music‚ and an even smaller amount still can compose music‚ everyone in

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    roll on the day the music died‚ and through the onslaught of subgenre phases such as the psychedelic era‚ disco fever‚ and the emotional punk days. By the early 1980s things were looking really good for the rock and roll music industry. By this time rock was not seen as a revolution‚ and it was thought to be mainstream. This thought brought the new era of alternative rock music. With every new musical era there are certain bands and artist that make a huge impact on the music world and everyone around

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    The Europeans‚ during the Age of Exploration‚ had an influence on both the New World across the Atlantic Ocean‚ and the much closer continent of Africa. In both Africa and the New World‚ Europeans had similar influences in that they negatively affected the natives in their search for riches such as spices and precious metals‚ and wherever they traveled they would spread Christianity to the natives. One example of this is when Cortes arrived in the Aztec empire he demanded they convert to Christianity

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    Hispanic/Latino Influence on American Sports Right now‚ the NBA is considered an urban‚ inner-city sport dominated by African Americans. This perception is enforced by the media’s constant attention to players who defy what white Americans consider‚ “normal.” This image broke through during the early 1990s when here at the University of Michigan‚ a brash and flashy group of five freshman debuted. They were dubbed The Fab Five. While the NBA may carry the moniker of America’s Hip-Hop Sport‚ it is

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    Compare and Contrast Essay: Reading vs. Listening to Music Reading and listening to music are both entertaining and good hobbies to fill up your free time‚ but there are also problems presented when choosing a book to read or a song to listen to. “Reading is more educational compared to listening to music” says Science Daily. “Reading can increase your vocabulary and comprehension ability while music doesn’t” says CNN. Reading can be more of a conversation factor than music. People can

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    Rodney King and the riots that followed the verdict of not guilty of the police officers that were the attackers. In one article they said‚ “Rap acquired considerable power as a voice of resistance.” (Bohlman) People listened to this music to resist. The rappers made this music so people would understand what was happening in “their” world. One song by Digital Underground f/ Biz Markie called The Odd Couple‚ for instance‚ mentioned King in the song by saying‚ “But look what they did to that man Rodney

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