think of Africa or Africans but what might surprise you is that Blues music was developed by African Americans in the early 19th century and the early 20th century. Blues evolved from a genre of unaccompanied vocal music sung by destitute African-American workers. In America Blues music originated from “African spirituals‚ African chants‚ work songs‚ field hollers‚ rural fife and drum music‚ revivalist hymns‚ and country dance music.” Blues in America originated on southern plantations‚ where the slaves
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shown that when children learn to play music‚ their brains begin to hear and process sounds that they couldn’t otherwise hear.”(Locker ) This statement by Melissa Locker is continuously backed up by multiple reliable sources from various scientific journals throughout the internet. Even though violent music can cause people to have violent tendencies‚ music is very beneficial to your brain because music helps your brain to maintain its plasticity and music helps our brains to be able to better interpret
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THE PURPOSE OF MUSIC Music has a number of purposes and it has been used throughout the world for centuries. Our fore-parents have had the pleasure of listening to‚ and probably being a part of the use of music‚ although the music we know today may not necessarily be what they used long ago. Music way back from our ancestors may have entailed the use of rocks‚ sticks etc. Drums were later introduced and as time went on we have the pleasure of having instruments like guitars‚ violins‚ piano‚ flutes
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morning‚ I would like to present to you a public speech about ’Music helps us to express every kind of emotion and can induce multiple responses.’ Music. We hear it almost every day. No matter where we are‚ music will always be played either on the radio or just by humming a tune. Did you know that music started as early as the Paleolithic era? So music is about 200 000 years old. Music and society have always been intimately related. Music reflects and creates social conditions – including the factors
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I have decided to use both stories for my essay. In "The Last True Story I’ll Ever Tell." John Crawford he writes‚ “It was just a vision of what home could or should be” (2822). I related to Crawford’s story because I was affected by hurricane Katrina in 2005. As a result of the hurricane my life as I knew it was no longer the same. Crawford story is about a fictional account of what his life would be like when he returned home from Iraq. He and his wife takes a drive on a long road where they go
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How did music begin? What did the first music sound like? Music is all around us and is a large part of many of our lives. It exists in every culture across the globe. Yet‚ we often don’t stop to think about how music came to occupy this position. Who first thought of music? Who produced the first melodies and songs? How did music develop as such an important aspect of our lives? The search for answers to these questions leads us thousands of years into the past. Harper playing before Shu Scholars
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1970s Music Did you know that the band Led Zeppelin’s first choices for a name was The Mad Dogs and Whoopie Cushion? Or that famous bands like The Beatles or The Sex Pistols were the cause for mainstream fads and rebellion? The 1970s was an era of cultural expansion and pop. Beginnings and ends for famous and soon-to-be famous stars showed here; like the disbanding of The Beatles‚ or the start of Michael Jackson’s career with The Jackson 5. This decade further evolved rock‚ blues‚ country‚ and pop
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What Techniques Does Tennyson Use To Tell The Story Of Mariana? Tennyson uses place and setting‚ time‚ characterisation‚ imagery and form to tell the story in his poem Mariana‚ based on the character of Mariana from Shakespeare’s play Measure for Measure. The poem is about the character Mariana‚ who after losing her dowry in a shipwreck‚ her lover Angelo leaves her. In the poem‚ we see Mariana slowly coming to terms with the fact that Angelo will never be coming back to her. Tennyson uses place
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Warwick April 27‚ 2002 How does music affect one’s intellect? Music is said to affect the intellect of humans in several different ways. Specifically‚ it is said to affect infants more than any other age group. Music can improve learning skills‚ test taking skills‚ concentration‚ heartbeat‚ and relaxation. Music has been proven to offer several benefits for infants‚ young children‚ young adults‚ as well as for adults. With all of this in mind‚ how can one connect music with intellect? Many
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1997 when the business was making a loss. Job’s was appointed to provide a clearer vision for the business and to improve its profitability. How easy is it for a Chief Executive to change a struggling business into a more successful one? Justify your answer with reference to Apple and/or other organisations you know. (40 marks) Depends upon/ points : * How respected the leader is: Steve Jobs acted as an inspiration to many in the digital world‚ one which grabbed my interest was from competitor
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