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    Wall Street Movie

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    Wall Street The movie "Wall Street" is a representation of poor morals and dissapointing business ethics in the popular world of business. This movie shows the negative effects that bad business morals can have on society. The three main characters are Bud Fox‚ Gordon Gekko‚ and Carl fox. Bud Fox is a young stockbroker who comes from an honest working-class family but on the other hand‚ Gordon Gekko is a millionaire who Bud admires and wants to be associated with. Greed seems to be a huge theme

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    African-Influenced Songs

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    there are non- African songs that have been influenced by the African culture. This influence can occur either in the instrumentation or the way it is composed. Those songs that are influence by the African culture have elements similar to that of African music. There are many musicians that have composed their music similar to African music. Some of these musicians are Shakira‚ Juan Luis Guerra‚ and Paul Simon to name a few. The purpose of this paper is to present songs that have been influenced

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    American Song Meaning

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    poetry have things in common but not many people go beyond knowing the lyrics to a song and finding the true meaning behind the song. In the following paragraphs will explain how lyrics can be compared to poetry through the speaker‚ symbols and rhyme schemes.   In both poetry and music‚ the speaker doesn’t have to be the author or the artist it can be directed to someone who may have faced the same scenarios. In the song "American Noise" by the band Skillet the lyrics are written towards someone else

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    Mango Street Poem

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    Words from The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Arranged by Searching for a New Home Down‚ down Mango Street we go Across the boulevard Three long blocks Look at that house‚ I said‚ it looks like Mexico! It’s small and red with tight steps in front and windows It has wooden stairs And there are no closets I can hear the wooden door as it opens and lets loose its sigh of dampness!! I don’t belong! I knew then I had to have a house A real house‚ One I could point to One with

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    Peter Seeger's Song

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    particularly songs. There were many songs that stood out‚ like Patti Smith’s “People have the Power”‚ and many of John Lennon’s songs like “Give Peace a Chance.” However the one song that I eventually picked for this assignment was written and sung by Peter Seeger‚ called “Bring Em Home‚” (found at: http://folkmusic.about.com/od/toptens/tp/Top10Protest.htm). Seeger’s song specifically reflects about the Vietnam War‚ as it references the conflict on multiple occasions throughout the song. Peter Seeger’s

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    Street Corner Society

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    Street Corner Society Community is seen as “complex system of friendship and kinship networks‚ and formal and informal associations’ ties rooted in family and ongoing socialization process” (Class notes‚ Soci. 421.15‚ Sept 23rd/2010). This paper discusses how Shaw and McKay’s social disorganization theory applies to “Street Corner Society”‚ and through this theory a strong association between social ties and crime rates will be examined. Essentially disorganization is seen as is the absence of social

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    We Beat the Street

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    By: Nnamdi Anige In the book We beat the street Dr.Hunt‚ Dr‚ Jenkins and‚ Dr‚ Davis show how you do not have to get caught up in everything your friends do. When you do make mistakes‚ learn from those mistakes. These 3 doctors beat the hood‚ stealing‚ and jail in their neighborhood by staying positive. One thing they show in the book is how they beat the hood. For example “Quit throwin bottles in the street‚ man” (21). This shows how they would not let their neighborhood be destroyed and

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    responses did you have to the song the first time you listened to it? Why do you think you had this response? When listening to the song the first time I experienced hatred and sadness. And I believe that I experienced this due to my connection to the song. Like how I was abandoned by a parent and how my life has been about me fighting with myself. While listening to the song‚ what happened to your appreciation level? Did it increase or decrease? Why? My appreciation for this song individually greatly increased

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    Bulk Street: A Summary

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    On 12-15-2016‚ at approximately 1341 hours‚ I was notified by Cpl. Graves of a traffic crash at 3420 Bulk Street. The crash occurred at the Kinder-Morgan fuel terminal‚ within the Port of Tampa at approximately 1313 hours. Upon arrival to the scene at approximately 1407 hours‚ I met with Cpl. Mannarino and M/Deputy Pracht‚ who advised me of what occurred. I then met with Deputy Ivey‚ who is originating the DHSMV traffic crash report. (86566742). William Kirby was driving a 2013 Kenworth truck

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    Pop Songs Essay

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    radio stations nowadays feature pop songs because they are somehow catchy and popular‚ hence the name of the genre. Making a new pop hit on the radio is very difficult because there are so many creative aspects in a typical pop song. In addition to that‚ all pop songs are different with very unique components to them. Begin by thinking about your introduction. You want to have simple‚ yet catchy lines to start off your song. A classic method that seems to get a song featured on the radio is beginning

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