Listening to Rap: Cultures of Crime‚ Cultures of Resistance Julian Tanner‚ University of Toronto Mark Asbridge‚ Dalhousie University Scot Wortley‚ University of Toronto This research compares representations of rap music with the self-reported criminal behavior and resistant attitudes of the music’s core audience. Our database is a large sample of Toronto high school students (n = 3‚393) from which we identify a group of listeners‚ whose combination of musical likes and dislikes distinguish them
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Introduction The Spice Girls-a British manufactured all-female pop group had an unprecedented success in the global popular music market of 1997. Their first single "Wannabe" was the biggest selling debut single ever and was number one in the charts of 32 countries (Dibbens). Their first disc (Spice Girls) sold over 50 million copies within 1 year. Pre-adolescent girls worldwide are admirers of the five "Spices": Emma ("baby spice")‚ Geri ("ginger or sexy spice")‚ Melanie B. ("scary spice")‚ Melanie
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1 STUDYING THE MUSIC INDUSTRIES This chapter explores several ways of unpicking and analysing the complex web of practices‚ strategies and narratives that characterize the music industries‚ from political economy and the culture industry to sociological and historical approaches. It also highlights the transformations that digital technologies have brought to all areas of the music industries. KEY FINDINGS • The music industries may be explored from a variety of research perspectives. • Technological
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Vuvuzelas sound and it fills the stadiums with a noise that is still heard ringing in the ears of millions days later‚ even months after it has ended. The overwhelming feeling of excitement spreads through the veins of everyone watching and those on the edge of their seats just waiting for the next goal to be scored‚ determining who wins the world cup and takes home the famous gold “FIFA World Cup Trophy.” The World Cup is a tournament that comes every four years and lasts a month long with tournaments
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Drawing on debates in leisure and sport theory‚ using current sport‚ leisure and culture examples‚ critically discuss the impact of Globalisation and Post Modernity. Modern day football is one of the most popular pastimes across the globe. Billions of people watch and play it every year and can be a very important part of peoples lives. Fans can spend hundreds of pounds a year on travelling across countries and continents to watch their team play. Football is one of the most powerful cultures
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THE LIFE WORDS OF ESTHER GRACE EARL ’I this star won’t go out na-TiToN Rrin KS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (1:SA)LLC 375 Hudson Street New York: New York 10014 N USA Canada UK Ireland Australia New Zealand India South Africa China penguin_corn A Penguin Random House Company Copyright © 2014 by Lori and Wayne Earl Introduction copyright tra 2014 b John Green Penguin supports copyright_ Copyright fuels creativity_ encourages
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In 1881‚ Chicago White Stockings owner Albert Spalding said “Salaries must come down or the interest of the public must be increased in some way. If one or the other does not happen‚ bankruptcy stares every team in the face" (Baseball Quotes SI). This obviously did not happen and teams are still flourishing‚ but even in 1881 when the top salary was $1‚500 individuals were complaining about players’ salaries. We’ve all heard complaints and stories of the outrageous amounts of money professional athletes
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U55040: Principles of Marketing Management Marketing Plan For Gosford All Blacks RFC Name: Long Wai Student number: 13097771 Word count: 3016 words Table of Contents Executive Summary.......................................................................................................3 Organization Description...............................................................................................4 The Mission............................................................................
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The Struggle of Good vs. Evil in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings Trilogy J.R.R. Tolkien is one of the most influential fantasy writers of all time. He has been referred to as the “father” of modern fantasy literature. Tolkien was an English writer‚ poet‚ philologist‚ and a professor at Oxford University. He has written The Hobbit‚ The Silmarillion‚ the famous Lord of the Rings trilogy‚ and more. The Lord of the Rings has inspired literature‚ artwork‚ music‚ film‚ videogames‚ and television
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KOREAN FANCY: CONSUMER DESIRES‚ NATIONAL IDENTITY‚ AND CULTURAL CIRCULATION IN MILLENNIAL BHUTAN Draft—not for circulation‚ duplication‚ or citation I. INTRODUCTION Bhutan is a small country located on the southern slopes of the Himalayan mountain range between the very large countries of China (more specifically‚ its Tibet Autonomous Region) and India. It enjoys a certain amount of celebrity in the world’s press as a polity based on "Gross National Happiness" (GNH)‚ as an exclusive
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