The issue on the table is that California is trying to pass a ¨no pass/no drive¨ law to encourage high school students to get better grades and not drop out. I believe that this law should be passed because of the 25% drop out rates in schools in America and the proof to show that No pass/No drive laws work. For example‚ as in the article ¨´Ńo Pass/No Drive´: The Answer To High School Drop-out Rates?¨ the author references a study done in 2000 that proved No pass/No drive to be successful in lowering
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“A” student. He felt as though report cards never really reflected his true intelligence‚ and that music was the best way to convey himself. He soon took on the name Gangsta D‚ and started creating rhymes. At age 11‚ he persuaded the Cash Money label to take him on‚ even if it was just doing odd jobs. In 1997‚ he dropped the name Gangsta D‚ due to a father whom abandoned him‚ and officially became known as Lil Wayne. Since the start of his career‚ he has gone on to win 40 awards‚ and has been nominated
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Throughout its brief history rap has been criticized for its violent misogyny and whether rap music is portrayed with “music violence”‚ “lethal lyrics”‚ “violent pornography”‚ and “aural violence” that has been expressed against rap because it provided a “gangsta ideology”‚ a shameless acceptance of violence and misogyny (Armstrong 184). In the article “Hip Hop Culture Mirrors the Negative Effects in Society?” By Leigh Haugh‚ she questions if hip-hop has become a negative influence on not only ourselves as
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the fault of an America who financially applauds the embellishment of such behaviours that are now deemed‚ unacceptable. Disdain for the music genre directly attacks the outlet created by young people to voice their anger with American society. “Gangsta rap gained notoriety‚ in part‚ due to its misogynous themes‚ encouragement of hypermaterialism‚ violent lyrics‚ and the behavior of some of its artists. However‚ antisocial behaviors‚ or activities considered reprobate by predominant cultural norms
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photographed the demands water imposes on rural and urban development and the value of containment and appropriation of water for energy sources (Corbett‚ 2006; Cohen‚ 2008; Ware‚ 2011). During this time‚ photographers like Robert Adams‚ John Davies‚ Peter Goin‚ and Terry Evans photographed detriment brought about from modernization with the land as backdrop. For example‚ John Davies focused his attention on the consequences of industrialization by photographing cities on the edge of valleys and mountain
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because they know they won’t find any‚ Ma replies fiercely‚ “You ain’t got the right to get discouraged. This here fambly’s goin’ under. You jus’ ain’t got the right.” When she says “This here fambly’s goin’ under‚” it can be understood that her main concern is the family. The men finally begin discussing where to drive to and Ma interrupts saying‚ “Well‚ we got to git goin’‚ and goin’ quick. I ain’t a-settin’ here no longer‚ no matter how nice.” This quote is important because it shows that Ma puts the
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everyone is listening to it. In 1989 a local group called N.W.A.(Niggaz Wit Attitudes) came from out of L.A. and changed rap‚ which was the start of Gangsta Rap. In their lyrics they talked about crime‚ street violence and killing. Once they were a huge hit‚ it caught on‚ and really that’s when all this madness started. Everyone started rapping gangsta style. More and more people started rapping about police brutality and killing people and with that‚ crime rose to high levels. In all these years
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Slide 1 Tupac Shakur was a delicate‚ intelligently skilled yet disturbed young boy who came to grasp the 1990s gangsta-rap and died — he was gunned down in Las Vegas on September 7‚ 1996. His murder has never been explained. He started his music profession as a revolutionary with a reason — to explain the travails and treacheries continued to happen to numerous African-Americans‚ frequently. His aptitude in doing as such made him a representative not only for his own era‚for battling for equity.
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Bibliography: of Jazz." Notes‚ 2nd Ser.‚ Vol. 10‚ No. 2. (Mar.‚ 1953): pp. 202-210. Ostransky‚ Leroy. The Anatomy of Jazz. Seattle: University of Washington Press‚ 1960. Pearson‚ Nathan W. Goin ’ to Kansas City. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press‚ 1987. Pearson‚ Nathan W. "Political and Musical Forces that Influenced the development of Kansas City Jazz." Black Music Research Journal. (1989): pp. 181-192. Russel‚ Ross. Jazz
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Snoop Dogg was amazed at his work. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg also made a production together. This was called‚ “Nuthin but a ‘G’ Thang.” This song introduced the world to G-funk‚ which incorporated musical samples and melodies from funk with gangsta rap. Gangsta Rap was “founded” by Dr. Dre‚ and often refers to gang related violence‚ which Snoop Dogg was against‚
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