“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe‚ wings to the mind‚ flight to the imagination‚ and charm and gaiety to life and to everything‚” quoted by Plato. Music is a way in where you can escape all things in life. It’s like your exit out of all matters. You play it when you’re mad‚ sad‚ happy‚ or just simply need a little uplifting. There are different genres of music. You have pop‚ rock‚ classical‚ R&B‚ hip hop‚ contemporary gospel‚ jazz‚ blues‚ and much more. However‚ gospel has been
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The word freedom has a different meaning for different people. Freedom to me means being free from a single ruler who dictates and who goes by his own rules. Freedom has affected America immensely and has brought upon many individuals for the thought of having freedom for the first time. We sometimes take our freedom for granted and do not think of how people dream of having freedom. America has freedom because it was fought for and lives were taken for the future generations to come and enjoy
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Exploring Popular Music What is popular music? Popular music is defined as "any genre of music having wide appeal but usually only for a short time."(Popular music) My definition of popular music is music mostly by one hit wonders or well established artists appealing widely for a short time. Popular music differs from other genres of music because with other genres of music they are constrained to that genre meaning that have to fit that group and really venture outside that box and still be
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How Dance Has Affected Me If I had to give one reason why dance has changed my life‚ I would say that it’s because it gave me so much within the numbered dance we had together. When I was 5 years old I asked my mother if I could join ballet. I had been growing obsessed with it for the past year of my life. I loved to watch videos of ballet recitals that my cousin Lucy had performed in. I was extremely jealous of her. She was tall and thin and she looked regal and poised while she was running around
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Observing how other people live provides perspective for anyone that differs from their situation. Society has modified itself to be an extremely judgmental place‚ where stereotypes run popular culture. History has shown that those who are well off financially‚ have easier and better lives than those with less money. While wealth is important when it comes to developing careers and businesses‚ it fails to consolidate people. In order for a group of people to become unified‚ a common component has to come
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Popular Kinds of Music The word “Mucis” derives from Greek “mousike” which means art of the Muses. Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies. To many people in many cultures‚music is an important part of their way of life. With 20th-century‚rock music‚electronic music and R&B music are become popular for teenagers. Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in 1950s
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in last 20 years has improved lives through invention. Technology has positively and negatively affected three main spheres of our lives: medicine‚ education‚ and communication. The largest part of society that may have benefitted from the advancements in technology is probably the field of healthcare. Technology has aided scientific research to find cures or control many diseases. Over the years pandemics‚ such as AIDS have been brought under control. Medical research has led to the creation
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that “Overseas content has gone up 154% since 2008 while Aussie content has shrunk from 52 per cent of total hours in 2008‚ to 38 per cent in the first six months of 2011.” Statistics like this show that the American programs are an ever growing trend in Australian television and thus is slowly but surely blotting out the Australian idealism. Shows such as two and a half men‚ big bang theory‚ how I meet your mother and other various American television shows portray Americans living there lives and
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How popular culture repeats itself No one can argue that many trends make a comeback over the years (styleflair.com). Popular culture recycles itself‚ and many old‚ and sometimes forgotten trends return to the present. Taking a look at the past trends can show us how they are prevalent in today’s popular culture. It is evident when one takes a look into the past that there are many repeats in fashion‚ music and fads. There is really no specific time frame that is followed when trends make their
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Popular culture is affected by American film and television show because it showcases an image of how Americans wants to perceives their own society’s values and dreams. It also reinforces stereotypes by only showing certain types of characters for their specific race‚ class‚ or gender. The effect it has includes how society views itself and what is acceptable whether the entertainment that is shown is positive and informative or crude and distasteful. Such behavior in the latter can be viewed through
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