The Most Powerful and Dangerous Vehicle: Music As music has been used in all matters‚ it has been involved with political issues as well. As Billy Bragg said “All the great political music was made at the height of political confrontations (Bragg).” This quotation manifestly indicates that there has always been political confrontation and it proves that music has been used in both sides. During the war time some authorities especially Germany and USA produced many songs (including anthems) which
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The major issues of social‚ economical and political instability combined with the class contradictions and the lost hope to be the winning power in WW1 is what triggered the February Revolution. The hungry and dissatisfied mobs of people domiciled in an Empire which was suffering from backwardness in several aspects came out to illustrate their discontent on the streets of Petrograd. Before this escalated and a large number of citizens joined the movement - one could argue that the consequences
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have the right to freedom of speech. On August 26‚ 2016 NFL star‚ Colin Kaepernick‚ gained attention for his silent protests by not standing during the national anthem. Kaepernick is enforcing the Black Lives Matter Movement by not standing for the star spangled banner. The 49ers quarterback states‚ “I am going to continue to stand with the people who are being oppressed.” His protests have caught the eye of other NFL stars and have influenced them to follow in his footsteps. Many people are divided
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Americans had. The song starts off with Pink singing “Dear Mr. President come take a walk with me. Let’s pretend we’re just two people and you’re not better than me” with this she’s inviting the president to listen to her opinions. Through equalizing social standings‚ she is weakening the respect that the President demands‚ Pink is stating that she will be truthful with him and not sugar coat her opinions‚ she’s saying she will tell him what everyone is thinking but will not directing tell him. She
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How Does Music Affect Us? What can music do to us? How can it affect us? Music is proven to alter our moods and outlook in life. Different genres of music have different effects on us. Let’s say for example rock music‚ it tends to waken us from our sleeping senses and may create a lively outlook or mood for a period of time‚ but let us still remember that effects of music vary from people to people. Taking rock music into consideration again‚ while some people get their positive mood and high
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Music is found in every known culture‚ past and present‚ varying wildly between times and places. Since all people of the world‚ including the most isolated tribal groups‚ have a form of music‚ it may be concluded that music is likely to have been present in the ancestral population prior to the dispersal of humans around the world. Consequently music may have been in existence for at least 50‚000 years and the first music may have been invented in Africa and then evolved to become a fundamental
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This is a book about Tiananmen Square protests. The author is Feng Congde and the publishing house is Green Field Bookstore. This book likes a dairy of Feng. He recorded the events which happened between 15th April to 4th June. The author wrote this book because he hopes that people can know more about Tiananmen Square protests. There are many versions of story of Tiananmen Square protests in the world. The author had experienced this event so he wants to tell the people the truth. This book begins
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Should Pro Athletes Protest? Imagine standing in class‚ hand over heart‚ the pledge loud over the speaker. You look to your left and see your friend sitting down in their seat. You wonder whether you should tell or not. Many people don’t stand with their hand over their heart daily. We judge them without knowing their reasons for not showing patriotism. Therefore‚ these athletes are not taking it too far by not showing their patriotism. These athletes did not go too far‚ because many people would
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silver is a white‚ shiny and soft metal which is often found in its natural form as a mixture with other minerals and metals. Thanks to its properties‚ silver can be consider as a multi-function produce because it can be used in the industrial sector and also as an asset. Indeed‚ silver has a monetary value when paper money is no longer of value. For example‚ in period of inflation or deflation‚ the value of silver can be used as a monetary value. So this monetary value allows silver to be traded on
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structure that is used is a visual illustration drawing. The world is either supporting or shaming the Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters. I know this because in the illustration they are showing half of it positive and the other half negative. Some examples of this are spraying tear gas vs. taking a picture‚ frown vs. smile‚ and tears vs. painted on indian lines. The target audience are people on social media‚ which is most of society. I know this because this illustration was posted on social media “which
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