Getting Better My theme song is "Getting Better" by The Beatles. The Beatles were an English rock band formed in 1960. John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison and Ringo Starr‚ members of The Beatles‚ became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era. Rooted in skiffle‚ beat and 1950s rock and roll‚ the Beatles later experimented with several musical styles‚ ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock‚ often incorporating classical elements
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The term "hero" brings to mind many ideas‚ many events‚ and many people. However‚ one face it generally fails to conjure is that of Timothy Leary. Dr. Leary managed to create a level of infamy few Americans have achieved since this country ’s inception; he is the poster-child of the mind-altering hallucinogen LSD and has been labeled by many as the subversive leader of the counter-culture movement of the sixties. Not many people appreciate this great man ’s long string of accomplishments‚ his
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Portrait photography: A contemporary portal to artistic truth. By Alan Oakes Self Portrait‚ Annie Leibovitz You don’t have to sort of enhance reality. There is nothing stranger and more revealing than truth through a portrait. - Annie Leibovitz Robert Alan Oakes Art 480i Seminar The search for visual truth is a continuing quest. A pondering of ontology pushes our efforts and abilities as a homogenous culture
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advantage” since it was the only day it was allowed to take pictures. For those of you who don’t know‚ Yoko Ono is a unique but yet shelled avant-garde artist often seen as the “worlds most famous but unknown artist”. She was also married to John Lennon until he passed away! As her 80th birthday approached this year‚ she presented her most diverse and extensive range of oeuvres including 200 objects‚ films‚ music‚ photographs‚ poems‚ etc. at at Louisiana. Her works are not only within art‚ but
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A retrospective of events leading up to the end: 1967 – Original cracks/McCartney‚ Lennon rarely wrote together anymore 1968 – Independence of each member from one another. The White Album (aka Beatles) showcased them as individuals. 1969 – the film Let It Be is filmed though it will not be released until 70’s truly showed the band in disarray. It depicts Paul bossing John around‚ Ringo disinterested and John dancing with Yoko. After manager Brian Epstein’s death in 1967 the group lost its
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important to know that the Beatles were very interested in « American music »‚ because in England‚ there weren’t a lot of developped talents in the music industry. For some people‚ without the influence of the King‚ the Beatles woudn’t even exist. John Lennon
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most famous for his activist activities‚ being a pastor and a humanitarian and his involvements in the civil rights movement. Richard Branson is an investor who founded virgin l‚ which includes virgin records and over 400 other companies. John Lennon and Yoko Ono‚ john was another great singer/songwriter famous with his band the Beatles ‚ his wife Yoko was also a singer as well as a peace activist. She’s also known for her artwork and film making Buckminster Fuller was an American architect‚ theorist
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Music‚ really good music‚ tries to say something and connect with an audience through words and reflect current feeling or the environment we’re in. Music tries to be relevant‚ as do those involved in politics. This is nothing new. In the days of John Lennon and Yoko Ono there was political activism in the entertainment arena and these days it’s the likes of Sting‚ Bono‚ and Chris Martin. Some argues that celebrities should not become politicians. First of all‚ they do not realize all problems of a
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Rosie and the originals where a female group who rose to the top with their mega hit “Angel baby”. With such fame they helped paved the road for other female groups. Rosie and the originals may have not have a lot of fame compared to their counter parts of that era such as The Chordette’s‚ however they left an impact on the music industry. Rosie and the originals have an interesting story but before anything let’s talk about their origins. The main member which is Rosie. Rosie who is really named
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Standing in a dank‚ cramped club. Waiting for the music to begin. Pushing and shoving just to get a little closer to the boys in leather. Hearing the guitars play and the drummer pound. Hearing their voices as rise in harmony as the mass of people scream with excitement. Brian Epstein strolled into such a scene in a tiny‚ sweaty club in Liverpool‚ England; What Epstein discovered that night changed his life‚ and the world forever. Epstein changed their stage image‚ and secured them a recording contract
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