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    Since the late 1980’s rap music has been called the Anti Christ in our culture‚ because of it’s so-called influence in people’s life. People swear up and down that the music is why people‚ specially the youth resort to violent crimes. I think by saying this they are trying to cover up the real truth by giving simple answers. Rap is defined as a style of popular music consisting of improvised rhymes performed to a rhythmic accompaniment. The first rap song was made in the late 70’s‚ the songs were

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    Long Way Gone Study Guide / Discussion Questions / Writing Assignment Suggestions  Please respond to these questions in RED font and put into your ALWG folder.     Chapter Questions:  Chapter One:  ● What did the old man in Kabati mean when he said‚ “We must strive to be like the  moon”? Is this advice that could apply to you? Why or why not? It means you must  always be good to others. Yes‚ it can apply to me because I wouldn’t want to be  treated bad‚     Chapter Two:  ● Beah moves around in time as he tells his story

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    present the war through the eyes of a child. As a boy of twelve‚ when the war first affected him‚ he had no interest in politics. He had no reason to be interested—his main interest‚ understandably for a boy of his age‚ was in singing and dancing to rap music and hanging out with his friends. When the war comes to him‚ it is for him a battle for personal survival‚ not a political cause. He is also fueled by feelings of revenge—instilled into him by his army officers—against the rebels because they killed

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    Rap Music: A Misinterpreted Art Form By Enoch Noel Submitted to Ms. Jones Oct. 9‚ 2001 Oral Communication T-Th-4pm Outline Thesis Statement: Social acceptance for rap music is my goal and in order for me to reach it‚ I will have to answer the questions what is rap‚ who founded it‚ and how much influence does the news and media have upon rap music. Introduction I. History of Rap Music A. When‚ and who founded it? B. What is Rap music? II. Compare and contrast parent’s view about rap music. A. How

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    defining rap music‚ some define it as poetry in the form of music. Even though rap music is thought of as a form of art‚ it is highly debated as a controversial social issue. Author  Sid Kirchheimer from " Does rap put teens at risk" makes a claim that rap music is a detriment to our youth. He believes that negative behaviors is the outcome of people watching and listening to rap music. Author Curtis Aron from "Rap Music: Is It As Bad As Some People Think?" Thinks otherwise and claims that rap music

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    People that do not listen to rap music should realize that rap music carries out positive meanings for society to recognize. People can take rap as too loud or annoying‚ or people think‚ “Why do these rap artists have to cuss so much?” Yes‚ rap music will talk about sex‚ drugs‚ and degrading women. I believe that true rap music serves its purpose by sharing life stories and confronting harsh realities. There is a rap song called “Mockingbird” by Eminem‚ and it is about Eminem telling his daughter

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    faced as a victim of war‚ A Long Way Gone. To me‚ the song is a reminder of how difficulties can build someone into a stronger person. Throughout the song‚ all the lyrics hint that without suffer and perseverance‚ success cannot be achieved. Similarly‚ in Beah’s story‚ he becomes a teenager with more fortitude only after breaking down and experiencing immense grief and pain both physically and mentally. From listening to and analyzing “Superheroes” and reading A Long Way Gone‚ I learn that only after

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    Journal #1- Character For my character selection I chose Ishmael Beah. He was like any normal child‚ he played sports‚ soccer to be more precise‚ listened to music‚ and hung out with his friends. He had heard of the war going on in Sierra Leone‚ but it didn’t seem realistic to him. until his village‚ Mogbwemo‚ was raided while his brother and himself were it Mattru Jong to participate in a talent show. He was hopeful that his family would come‚ but to his distress‚ they didn’t show up. “For more

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    Chapter 1: January of 1993‚ the war hits home for him when he and his friends visit the village of Mattru Jong to see some old friends and practice their rap group performance for an upcoming talent show. Beah’s home has been attacked by rebels. Beah and his friends go to the nearby wharf to await the incoming people and look for their families among the refugees. When no one they know arrives after several hours‚ the boys decide to head back to Mogbwemo to find their families. The boys stop at

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    story he changes as a character because of his experiences. Ishmael gains wisdom through his experience at the UNICEF rehabilitation camp for boy soldiers after being a part of the Sierra Leone civil war. He shares his journey in his memoir A Long Way Gone. First‚ Ishmael changed a lot as a person throughout his journey. Before the civil war‚ Ishmael was a troublesome boy who enjoyed rapping and dancing with his brother and his friends. He was touched by the war at the age of twelve. After witnessing

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