Road‚ Makati‚ a young guy named Chris Carandang was onstage singing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on acoustic guitar. This was followed by an original‚ “Butas‚” a reggae tune with Tagalog lyrics. And then he proceeded with a slow version of the Elvis Presley hit “Don’t Be Cruel.” We were impressed. Carandang‚ though plain-looking (nerdy even‚ with his schoolboy hair and glasses)‚ is no ordinary musician wannabe because he chooses his repertoire well. “He’s a music therapist‚” whispered Roni Tapia-Merk
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Image and Illusion Essay In Christopher Hedges article the “Empire of Illusion” he stresses that America’s present culture and society have drastically declined in many ways. Hedges overall view is that America has been “dumbed down” through feel good illusion‚ replacing reality with fiction‚ and literacy with images. Celebrities have replaced Gods and religion‚ television has replaced a large amount of reading and writing‚ and politics have been replaced with “junk politics”
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Does the Media Both Reflect and Influence Society? 1. Introduction i. Definition of media Media is the plural word of medium and is define as a communicative tool to store or provide information that usually associates with television‚ internet‚ radio‚ newspaper‚ books and etc.. ii. Thesis Statement In my personal opinion‚ the media reflects and influences society at the same time. 2. Body i. First Point One of the aspect that we can relate is through movies/drama series broadcast at the television
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Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock ’n’ roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s‚[1][2] primarily from a combination of African American blues‚ country‚ jazz‚[3] and gospel music.[4] Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in country records of the 1930s‚[3] and in blues records from the 1920s‚[5] rock and roll did not acquire its name until the 1950s.[6][7] The term "rock and roll" now has at least
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1950 1953 1952 1950’s Timeline 1951 First organ transplant takes place. Korean war begins. The credit card system was introduced in America‚ this meant the beginning of an attitude towards disposable wealth. Mass production of computers began. Colour tv introduced. South Africans Forced to Carry ID Cards Identifying Race. Identity cards and then food rationing ended. Polio vaccine used to save humans from poliomyelitis infection. Car Seat Belts Introduced. Queen Elizabeth
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always been a part of humanity. It’s like a spice that adds flavour to the stereotypical life of people. As early as the 30’s‚ a genre of music called “rock & roll” made an uprising. A lot of names had been well-known to the said genre‚ including Elvis Presley who was later on named as the “King of Rock n’ Roll”. Even in the Philippines‚ such music has also been well-oriented to the people. It began in the early 80’s- 90’s where in local rock bands such as The Dawn‚ Eraserheads‚ Rivermaya‚ Parokya
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a loaf of bread bread bread And this is what he said said said My name is E-I-E-I Nika-Ni‚ Nika-Ni‚ Pom Pom Poodles Willie Wally Whiskers My name is E-I-E-I Nika-Ni‚ Nika-Ni‚ Pom Pom Poodles Willie Wally Whiskers My name is Elvis Presley Sitting in a hot tub Drinkin’ Diet Pepsi My name is Chief... Roast beef OR Version Numero Uno I went to a Chinese restauraunt To buy a loaf of bread. They asked me what my name was‚ And this is what I said: My name is E.I
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These are my rough unedited class notes representing general ideas and concepts for class lectures. Please ignore the many sentence fragments. The African-American culture of the southern plantation influenced the birth of the blues through the adaptation of their African musical heritage. Based upon a call and response structure‚ one slave worker would call or play a lead and the fellow workers would respond with the same phrase or an embellishment of that phrase. The music involved predictable
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and increasingly popular. Whether it’s Elvis Presley’s good looks‚ Chuck Berry’s famous duckwalk or the flamboyant costumes and makeup of Kiss‚ rock ‘n’ roll will be a genre of music that will live forever. Earlier then the 1950s‚ youngsters did not have their own taste in music‚ clothes and idols‚ they were just younger versions of their parents. However this all changed when rock ‘n’ roll hit the streets. Artists wrote songs which they knew would influence the lives of young people and therefore
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His new and sexual style of music and dancing was frowned upon by parents but loved by teenagers. Part of that was because of the tight grasp parents had on their children. Along with Elvis were many other rock and roll enthusiasts including Buddy Holly and Dion DiMucci. On February 3rd 1959 Buddy Holly‚ Ritchie Valens and Big Bopper died in a plane crash. It is referred to as “The day the music died” because of the significance of the
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