for Muley Graves that was a huge sacrifice.. Muley describes his family’s hardships and success that they had on this land‚ he has a family history and this is his home no matter what the circumstances may be‚ “I ain’t a-goin. My pa comes here fifty years ago. An’ I ain’t a goin” (pg. 47) emphasizes the deep connection that this man had to his home. Muley Graves is aware that he can possibly gain new opportunities out in the west but refuses to leave because generations of Graves have buried their
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In "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes‚ the literary device being used is dialect to communicate the mothers message on how life may be hard but you have to work through it. Dialect is a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group. Dialect is used to help the reader understand the characteristics of the speaker like the speakers education level. In this case‚ the dialect is from a black‚ working‚ uneducated mother. This poem is about a mother who grew up
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ethnicity‚ class‚ gender‚ and generation. George covers much familiar ground: how B-beats became hip hop; how technology changed popular music‚ which helped to create new technologies; how professional basketball was influenced by hip hop styles; how gangsta rap emerged out of the crack epidemic of the 1980s; how many elements of hip hop culture managed to celebrate‚ and/or condemn black-on-black violence; how that black-on-black violence was somewhat encouraged by white people scheming on black males
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American society. All of the violent lyrics in rap songs could have stemmed from the effects of the crack era. During that time a lot of gang activity arose therefore whoever was the” hardest” or had more power was looked at as more masculine. Gangsta rap also influenced hardcore lyrics to the extent that majority of today’s rap lyrics contain talk about guns‚ pimping‚ violence and homophobia. Being a homosexual is not acceptable in rap‚ especially for a male. Today in society‚ for females there
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Trap music is based on use of the 808 Roland drum machine‚ pitched and re-sampled hiphop/rap vocals‚ pipe flutes‚ gangsta synth leads‚ and various FX. Similar to rap without the main vocal‚ Trap music has been gaining lots of attention from major DJ’s and labels. Although‚ the style originated many years ago‚ Trap music has recently been making a new school comeback in many new forms such as “Trap”‚ “Chirp”‚ “SeaPunk”‚ “PsyTrap”‚ and “TrapStep”. Earliest known examples can be found by artists such
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“The debasement of our culture‚ of which gangsta rap is a big part‚ has coarsened children in general and put high-risk kids in a dangerous place.Taking drugs‚carrying guns‚ and disrespecting human beings is now not only socially acceptable in many situations‚ it is downright glamorous”(O’Reilly)
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Julianne Mandara Due: 10/19/10 Desire Under the Elms Essay DSTP- Nan Withers Symbolism In Desire Under the Elms The drama Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O’Neill is a tragedy that is full of symbolism. The themes of the drama are brought about through the use of symbols that exist within various elements of the play‚ especially in the setting and the plot. Such themes include a power struggle among the major characters‚ human greed‚ and humanity being controlled by the
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Embodying the rags-to-riches rap dream‚ Jay-Z pulled himself up by his bootstraps as a youth to eventually become the reigning rapper of New York City and‚ in turn‚ a major-label executive following his short-lived retirement from music-making. In the wake of his 1996 debut‚ Reasonable Doubt‚ Jay-Z’s albums sold millions upon millions with each release‚ and his endless parade of hits made him omnipresent on urban radio and video television. He retained a strongly devoted fan base and challenged whatever
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College summer time I had ruby-stained lips from cheap red wine Playin sand vollyball and listenin’ to Luke Bryan You just wanted me in the sack Like the Alabama quarterback This Camel Crush is goin’ up in smoke There were two other girls and I didn’t get the memo You’re a lyin’ lyin’ schemin’ schemin’ cheatin’ fool But don’t worry there too much darlin’ I ain’t as cruel Until I drank that whole bottle of Bourbon And told the whole town about you with a caution sign And I found my daddy’s ol’ shotgun
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