The urban youth at this time also wanted a modern sounding music‚ since the “country mento” played at the time was not very popular. Building off of American R&B‚ the Jamaican youths created a “shuffle beat” based dance genre in which guitar and piano stabs were heard on the off beats‚ which was never heard previously. Due to poor economic
Premium Ganga Zumba Leadership Zumbi
beach culture. The beginnings of the Ska genre can be traced to the island nation of Jamaica in the mid 1950s. Initially‚ it was defined as “a kind of ham-fisted combination of American rhythm and blues and Caribbean folk styles‚ such as calypso and mento” (Selvin). This melting pot of sounds was credited to the fact that post World War II‚ the inhabitants of Jamaica were able to listen in on American radios due to American soldiers’ stationings. Tourism and other outside forces have always had an influence
Premium
steady “One Cup of Coffee”. Ska was created in the 1950s and rocksteady was created in the 1960s‚ they were the Jamaican genre of music that laid the foundation for reggae that was created in the 1970s. Ska has an off-beat walking bass with Caribbean mento and calypso infused with African American jazz and blues. Rocksteady borrows from Ska‚ African and Latin American drumming with an off-beat bassline accent and staccato guitar and piano 2/4 beat tempo. Reggae is a unique‚ exceptional and infectious
Premium Bob Marley Reggae
Touching the Void is an inspiring story about the power of the human will. To my surprise‚ the film left me emotionally spent as it touched on the issues of friendship‚ mortality and survival. I am sure many of my classmates will agree that it is an amazing story. But‚ for me‚ the thing that makes it truly inspirational is the way that Joe never gave up. In this brief paper I intend to show how Self Determination and Goal Setting theory influenced Joe’s inspiring story of survival. Self Determination
Premium English-language films Fiction Film
Preparing Your Argument Graphic Organizer Audience Identify and describe your audience. -The audience are people who enjoy soda and drinking a lot of it. They are against the soda ban completely. Research Where did you find this source? How do you know it is credible? Source: electronic Web‚ www.nbcnews.com It gives facts from reliable sources Source: electronic Web‚ www.abcnews.go.com Provides statistics and info from different organizations and people who have studied the subject
Premium Nutrition Carbonated water Drink
J Calhoun June 21‚ 2012 COM 123 Persuasive Speech Drink Less Coke‚ More Water. Purpose: To persuade the audience to drink less coke and more water. Thesis: Drinking coke and other sodas are harmful to the body. Drinking less soda (especially coke) and more water will help you to become an overall healthier person with less health problems in the long run. Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Introduction Attention Getting Device: What would it take to clean off an
Premium Management United States African American
causes a chemical reaction with baking soda. This experiment was designed to test 4 kitchen ingredients(Omega oil‚ water‚ lemon juice‚ and vinegar) mixed with baking soda‚ to see which one will cause a balloon to expand. It was hypothesized that baking soda mixed with lemon juice and vinegar would cause the balloon to expand. Using these ideals the experiment was completed and the data was recorded. It was decided that the hypothesis was correct. Baking soda mixed with vinegar and lemon juice caused
Premium Carbon dioxide Soft drink Causality
Objectives: 1. Do Diet Sodas help you lose weight? 2. If so‚ how? If not‚ why? 3. Are there harmful side effects from ingredients in diet soda? Outline: Type two diabetes Metabolic syndrome Risk of heart attack Risk of stroke Diet drinks have an effect that gets you addicted Diet drinks does not help weight loss Diet drinks makes you gain weight The beginning of diet sodas was in 1952. It was designed for diabetics‚ not dieters‚ and distribution remained local. In 1962‚ Dr Pepper
Premium Obesity Coca-Cola Diet Coke
Research The Chemical name for Baking Soda: Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate. The molecular formula of sodium bicarbonate is NaHCO3. What Baking Powder contains: Baking powder is a raising agent that is commonly used in cake-making. It is made from an alkali- bicarbonate of soda‚ and an acid- cream of tartar‚ plus a filler like corn flour or rice flour which absorbs moisture. Baking powder is a mixture of leavening agents (baking soda‚ acid salts) and inert ingredients (cornstarch‚ calcium
Premium Carbon dioxide
Soda Tax The Policy: In February 2013‚ Senator Bill Monning‚ D-Carmel‚ proposed the soda tax that would charge a 1-cent-per ounce tax on sweetened beverages‚ such as sodas. This is described to be as part of an effort to help fight child obesity through improving nutrition and fitness programs. History: One of the biggest epidemics facing Americans right now is obesity. One can argue that soda and other sugary drinks are the biggest contributor because of all the “empty calories
Premium Nutrition Obesity 1980