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    Over the past 30 years hip hop has grown and influences many ages‚ genders and races. Often hip hop reflects on the outlook on their life. The hardships‚ violence‚ struggles‚ economic and political problems. African american music was heard at every corner in all time periods. The genre of hip hop profoundly the voice of america and influencing the nation.It all started around the same man known as DJ kool herc. Jamaican Born and raised in the bronx new york created the blueprint for hip hop music

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    Introduction The 1980s reinvented backcombed hair and shoulder pads and brought us the death of John Lennon‚ the launch of MTV‚ and Michael Jackson’s Thriller. New York‚ a city which has always been a melting pot of diverse cultures and nations‚ was bustling with young artists at the time. Amidst them‚ Jean-Michel Basquiat made his appearance on the art scene. Basquiat was a multi-cultural artist of Puerto Rican and Haitian descent. After his first exhibition in the early 1980s‚ he was immediately

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    A Study of History‚ Forms‚ and Influence of Blues Music John Elmer C. Bayangos Communication 2 Professor Cynthia S. Sanguyu March 29‚ 2012 Abstract This study describes how important the blues is as a type or genre of music It aims to discuss the origin of blues music and how it evolved through time. It also intends to identify‚ enumerate‚ and evaluate the differences of each forms of blues music. It will show why and how the blues affects the formation of different genres of music

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    The Culture of Haiti Carrie St. Jean Axia College of University of Phoenix What does the average American really know about the country‚ Haiti? Is the lifestyle all black magic‚ spells‚ and séances? Is this media portrayal of Voodoo the only way of life and what is Voodoo‚ any way? These questions come to mind when someone wants to know the truth about Haitian culture and life in Haiti. Haitian culture consists of deep rooted religious beliefs‚ music‚ and Haitian cuisine

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    The empire of Mali began as a small Malinke kingdom in Western Africa. The empire flourished from 1240 to 1500 AD but the empire did not become very important until after 1235 AD. The investigation of cultures and exploring each of these African empires are crucial for understanding the past. The Malian empire was located in Sub-Saharan Western Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to present-day Niger. The caliphate traded salt‚ gold‚ limestone‚ granite and other items‚ all of which are very common to

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    Witness Recount In his "Brer Rabbit Stories"‚ nineteenth- century author Joel Chandler Harris offers a collection of colorful folkloric tales where he portrays vividly his childhood south. To paint a more accurate image of his stories‚ Chandler uses stereotypical characters of the region in his narrative; there is intrinsically no real plot but an old man entertaining a young boy. The author also exploits the vernacular of the region to convey his message and insist on their traditional and cultural

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    Chapter 7 Study Guide What was al-Mahdi’s attitude towards the Shi’as? They tried to reconcile among the Shi’a opposition. The core different was that they disagreed who the caliph should be. What was the fictional account of life at the court of the Caliph al-Rashid? The Tale of The Thousand and One Nights How did the administration of al-Rashid set a trend for subsequent Abbasid rulers? They set the trend for luxury living What was the result of the civil wars following the death of al-Rashid

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    out in the Pentateuch which was the religious text of the Jewish religion. Another kingdom that was established in Africa was The Kingdom of Mali‚ According to Brown’s 2008 studies for The University of North Carolina Pembroke‚ Mali took over the Kingdom of Ghana which was to be the protector of trade routes‚ it also formed foundations that were remaining from its predecessors. Around the 11th century‚ the rulers decided to convert to Islam. One of the important rulers of The Kingdom of Mali was

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    successfully lifts himself upright using the iron rod and bends it into a bow in the process. The people that live in the area where Manding oral tradition is are the people who live in the kingdom of Mali. The king’s helper is called a jeliw or a griot‚ and his purpose is to basically be the king’s assistant and to record the king’s adventures and pass them down like stories. They are called “guardians of the word” because they know the original words that the king spoke and it what context and can

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    Unit Two Test (Chapters 7‚8‚9‚10‚12‚13) 1) What was the fictional account of life at the court of the Caliph al-Rashid? A)  B)  C)  D)  E)  2) What accounts for the disruption of the agricultural economy of the Abbasid Empire? A) The government ordered regions of the empire populated by Shi’as abandoned. B) The decline of the cities led to a fall in the demand for food supplies and consequent drops

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