Do you speak American? American English is not spoken the same by residents from different parts of the United States. Based on America’s history and cultural background‚ English used in America differs from region to region‚ among ethnic and social groups‚ even by age and gender. In this documentary film‚ Robert MacNeil‚ a journalist‚ travelled across the United States to discover how and why people from different regions speak different kinds of American English. From north to south‚ east
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Pop culture has existed in our society since the early days of man. From the wearing of white wigs by the upperclassmen of the 18th century to the backward jersey wearing of today ’s youth‚ there are few aspects that are totally devoid of pop culture influence. With the introduction of the moving picture machine‚ the entertainment industry has even more greatly spread popular culture. With popular culture so widely spread‚ it has undoubtedly had a great effect on our society. Unfortunately‚ there
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Contemporary Urban Music: controversial messages in hip-hip and rap lyrics Though Franklin B. Krohn and Frances L. Suazo portray hip-hop and rap as a protest to racism‚ poverty‚ and glorifying the drug dealing and gangster lifestyle I completely disagree with their views. Hip-hop and rap is way of life for young black men and women. It’s a language for not only blacks but white people that truly understand the content of the lyrics. Krohn and Suazo wrote‚ “More recently‚ the term hip-hop
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" Music is purely for relaxation." Do you agree? In every corner of the world‚ people play and listen to music. " Music is everywhere is man has ears." Music so often defies definition. Music is often considered as one of the two most precious gifts from God. For the sake of clarity music is often defined as the organisation of sounds and silences into interesting and meaningful patterns. Music is ubiquitous and has existed since time immemorial. Man simply cannot imagine life without this divine
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Music’s Biggest Night: The Annual GRAMMY Awards Each year‚ the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science recognizes the most influential music-makers of the year through its GRAMMY Awards (RoBair 36). It recognizes categories such as: albums‚ singles‚ videos‚ and other multimedia works‚ by celebrating a range of artists with styles as diverse as Americana and Rap‚ Bluegrass and Classical‚ Gospel and Electronica (RoBair 37). The Grammy’s are for recognition of amazing works. Hailed as “Music
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to day lives. To illustrate‚ I would like to describe my life experience with anxiety. I have felt anxiety for as long as I can remember but it started getting really bad when I was about 12. I would sit in my room and listen to Eminem’s album The Eminem Show and feel so connected to his words. I grew up with a troubled childhood‚ most likely no worse than the next but something was different I wasn’t able to forgive or even forget these feelings
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Josh Opening Statement- Boris Opening Statement- Censorship in music is a topic that has brought about much controversy in the past two decades. There have been many different arguments on the topic‚ however the question still remains as if it should be censored or it should not be censored. Before you can form an opinion on this‚ you must hear both sides of the argument on this much-debated topic. Some people believe that music should be censored so all audiences can hear it without it containing
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some people say Miley Cyrus is an attention-seeking brat while others applaud her for being in charge of her style‚ sexuality‚ and image at a young age. Some suggestions of notorious individuals follow‚ though you may certainly explore your own: Eminem‚ Britney Spears‚ Lady Gaga‚ Madonna‚ Marilyn Monroe‚ Elvis Presley‚ Taylor Swift‚ Rihanna‚ Michael Jackson‚ and Whitney Houston. While the majority of these are musical‚ you are welcome to choose a television‚ sports‚ or movie star or even a fictional
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place in which many groups of people with different beliefs can put that aside and join. Censorship is simply ruining that. Even more so‚ it tells stories. Music is a way of telling stories and passing them down the generations. The big time rapper‚ Eminem‚ may have explicit content‚ but all his music is based off personal experiences. Those who to tell true stories are the ones flagged. Furthermore‚ this isn’t the first time in history people have gone overboard with censorship. Many have gone to far
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next level. Although‚ hip hop expanded beyond the Northeast (although the West Coast had already established itself with the likes of ’NWA’‚ ’Ice-T’‚ ’Snoop Dogg’ and ’Tupac’) to bring artists including ’Common’ (Chicago)‚ ’Outkast’ (Atlanta) and ’Eminem’ (Detroit) to the masses. Several Canadian hip-hop artists have also found their way into the spotlight. Toronto rapper ’Choclair’ made an appearance in the "hip-hop bible"‚ ’The Source Magazine’s’ unsigned-hype column. In addition‚ the Canadian
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