War’s Negative Affect on Canada The distrust between the Western World and the Communists‚ as well as the conditions after WWII caused the Cold War to begin. From 1946 to 1991 a massive arms race developed and Canada was literally situated right in the middle of the hostility between the USA and the USSR. The Cold War had a negative affect on Canada through sexism against women‚ unfair treatment towards communists‚ and the Canadian’s fear of being bombed. The strength and skills women demonstrated
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In the article‚ “Towards an Aesthetic of Popular Music”‚ Simon Frith tries to show the aesthetic value of poplar music in the sociological field‚ while most of the academic musicologists think popular music‚ submitted to social forces‚ is aesthetically worthless. There are two different sociological approaches to judge the value of music. First is technique and technology‚ as Frith states‚ “people produce and consume the music they are capable of producing and consuming.” (Firth 498) But he
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The music industry has come a long way since those dreadful days of the mono recordings. Back then‚ artists‚ producers‚ and engineers didn’t have as much of a choice of what equipment that would use to get their recordings done. With the advancement in technology and new innovations constantly being created in the music industry‚ the opportunities are endless. If you look up the definition of technology you will see the words industry and commerce‚ which to me just means growth and development. Technology
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Every performer is constantly subjected to input from the outside world. So does this negative input affect performance? I think that if a group of musicians is subjected to a sight reading test and told negative things before then they will be less likely to succeed‚ because the negative input will affect their mindset for success. By having a good grasp on the mental effects of input from others it will help performers be more successful. Materials and Methods In order to begin the project
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Rap Music Effects & Youth What do half naked women‚ cocaine and millions of dollars in jewelry have in common with each other? They are all common components in rap music songs. Since the beginning of time music has impacted history and culture all over the world. Over the years many genres of music have been developed‚ varying from Soca to Jazz and everything in between. The most popular genre in America today is Hip-Hop‚ which also consists of many subgenres. The most popular subgenre among
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Q-Methodological Study of Attitudes towards Rap Music Abstract The aim of this research is to investigate attitudes towards rap music using Q-Methodology. Previous research shows varied findings‚ some suggesting that rap music can cause deviant behaviour and some suggesting that rap music can be beneficial. The method to investigate attitudes in this research involved asking participants to mark their level of agreement on different statements about rap music on a scale from -4 to 4. The data was
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Surface 15 November‚ 2013 Are Women Disrespected in Advertising‚ Music‚ and Video Games? Society today has come a long way. America has made great lengths of improvements in both technology and women rights. Both of these are great advancements in their respective areas but together‚ are they advancing enough? Women have won rights in voting‚ owning land‚ and earning high end jobs‚ have they yet to earn the right to be respected in different social aspects? Women today are getting disrespected
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inadequate compared to men. The music firm is a primarily male-dominated field‚ which is not a problem. The problem arises when women are discouraged to reach higher and thus a “glass ceiling” is put in place. Feminism and other movements are working towards smashing the glass ceiling. Farrugia and Swiss‚ authors of “Producing Producers: Women and Electronic/Dance Music‚” said‚ “researchers who have examined the gendered divisions within the dance music industry thus far have noted that most DJs
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A key emergent theme present in the music videos screened for this discussion post is the objectification of the female body. Female objectification is‚ in essence‚ when women are deconstructed for the sexual enjoyment of another individual (Burgess & Burpo‚ 2012). As previously discussed‚ women in music videos (and other forms of popular culture) are often represented in parts‚ instead of a whole. In advertisements‚ for example‚ women are frequently displayed in body parts‚ such as their lips‚ legs
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Positive and Negative Effects of Music on the Internet Technology has taken over every aspect of everyday life. It’s hard to image life without using some form of technology. The most dominating form of technology has to be the internet. The internet gives users access to new and improved ideas from around the world such as news‚ gadgets‚ and music. Music thrives on the internet and it’s impact can be seen as either a good thing or a bad thing. The old formula of the music industry was
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