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    Women always face a strong challenge from hip-pop culture and male rappers. Men’s dominant position is very obvious in rap music in the early time of hip-hop music. In rap music‚ women always have a negative or derogatory image. Many rap music uses aggressive and abusive words to aim at women. In misogynistic songs‚ rappers often use “bitch” or “ho” to refer to a woman and describe her as a distrust figure (par. 12). Scholars have provides some reasons for the appearance of misogyny in rap music

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    1. Kelly characterizes gangsta rap as a window into‚ and a critique of‚ the criminalization of black youth. Its central themes revolve around a strong foundation in male dominance‚ as well as a portrayal of the plights in the black working class. Gangsta rap originated in low income areas such as South Bronx. People in these communities were facing major economic hardships due to the closure of factories‚ thus placing many of them in unemployment. This‚ along with the constant discrimination they

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    Phase 1: Pre-Production Pre-production is the initial planning phase for the video and is key to determining the success of later stages. Step 1: Pre-production Meeting Th e fi rst step is a pre-production meeting with everyone involved in the project. Th e following people should attend: - the person requesting the video - the person that is going to shoot the video - the supervisor of the process that the video SOP relates to - the subject matter experts who are familiar with the subject

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    Video 0094-Subject: Science‚ the teacher did well at managing the time in his classroom. In the video there are two parts to how the class interacts; small groups leading into a whole class discussion. During the small groups‚ the teacher walks around the classroom observing and answering questions in each group. You can see the positive energy that he is displaying as he checks for understanding and cooperative working. The students are engaged and on task. I liked that he checked to see how the

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    Common female stereotypes found in the media have a powerful influence over how society views women and how women view themselves. What is the media portrayal of women today and how does this impact how young girls perceive themselves? With programs such as The Bachelor and Flavor of Love showing a dozen women competing for the attention of one man‚ often using their sexuality‚ magazine ads displaying a half-naked female body to sell a fragrance or cosmetic product‚ and television commercials highlighting

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    sexuality‚ subjectivity‚ identity and desire are constructed‚ comprehended and experienced. Central to our investigations are questions surrounding difference and power‚ particularly whose agendas establish the terms of representational practice‚ and how images are used and understood. Emphasis is placed on a critical engagement with the role and impact of a variety of visual forms of popular culture and mainstream media‚ particularly the stories they tell us about the historical moments and cultures

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    H 4/01 History Of Rap The most widely excepted definition of rap music is spoken words with a rhythm of bass‚ drums‚ and keyboard sounds. The words are spoken over the music and the accents and emphasis on words is important. Hip Hop is defined as the accompanying background music but is often used as a synonym to rap music. 1970’s Influences on rap music started as early as the 1940’s when Rhythm & Blues and Jazz included many of the elements that make up rap music. Rap music became its own

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    Women are constantly referred to as a h** or a b**** in many songs‚ while the men refer to themselves as a pimp or a "playa". Rappers intentions are misinterpreted by their listeners when young boys begin to see every woman as a b**** or a h**. Yvonne Bynoe‚ of Fordham University School of Law and a business Coach for High-Achieving Women Entrepreneurs‚ supports this claim by stating “ One can speculate that if a young “black” man is in inundated with the video “sex-object” image

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    However‚ the definition of all rap music of the eighties as old school rap seems to be more common nowadays‚ although musically it is not particularly useful. In the mid-1970s‚ hip hop split into two camps. One sampled disco and focused on getting the crowd dancing and excited‚ with simple or no rhymes ; these DJs included Pete DJ Jones‚ Eddie Cheeba‚ DJ Hollywood and Love Bug Starski. On the other hand‚ another group were focusing on rapid-fire rhymes and a more complex rhythmic scheme. These

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    to Rap: Cultures of Crime‚ Cultures of Resistance Julian Tanner‚ University of Toronto Mark Asbridge‚ Dalhousie University Scot Wortley‚ University of Toronto This research compares representations of rap music with the self-reported criminal behavior and resistant attitudes of the music’s core audience. Our database is a large sample of Toronto high school students (n = 3‚393) from which we identify a group of listeners‚ whose combination of musical likes and dislikes distinguish them as rap univores

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