What we know of today as "pop" or popular music evolved in American society over many‚ many decades. Pop music‚ which accounts for the majority of the music on today’s charts‚ is an eclectic mix of many different styles of music--from jazz to country; rock and roll to rap; be-bop to hip-hop. Pop artists such as Britney Spears‚ Justin Timberlake‚ Outkast‚ Madonna‚ Maxwell‚ and others routinely blur the lines of these musical genres with their award-winning tunes. These artists push the boundaries
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is popular music? Popular Music refers to Music which is widely appealing to the large audience. It is also often referred to the music created since industrialization in the mid-1800s. 2. What theme does pop music typically use in the lyrics? Describe one pop song that uses this theme. Why is this theme such a popular one? Themes such as Love and Relationships are often used as the centre of the lyrics. Can’t help falling in love - Elvis Presley. It has displayed how a guy
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Beatle mania The year is 1964. The place‚ the Cavern Club in Liverpool‚ England. The club is full to capacity. The room’s aroma is one of pure anxiety and excite. Beyond the empty stage there is an ear piercing sound coming from the crowd of people. The sound is both hysterical and joyous. With each passing minute the room’s apprehension gets stronger. As the certain rises and the lights begin to dim‚ the crowd’s sound increases. Finally‚ the awaiting moment arrives. When four shadows
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The Pop Star This pop star has become everyone’s most talked about actress/artist. She is very young and beautiful with brown eyes and a huge smile. Her new image is daring and out of control. For the MTV Awards‚ the young tender artist‚ with short blond hair‚ wore a red bright lipstick with dark eye make-up‚ a skin color bikini‚ showing off her milk skin with tattoos. She was looked very comfortable while dancing and bending over‚ having all her audience members take a look of her small bottom
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Popular Culture in the form of media does not always do a fair job of reflecting accurate characteristics of men and women. Society has added to this by creating what is known as gender roles among men and women. They are like a type of social guidelines which men and women follow in order to be accepted by today’s society. Although this was designed with the best intentions it can have negative results. There are many examples of gender roles playing a part in our society. Television serves
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After 1600 through the 1700’s‚ European culture generated a new artistic style‚ known as “The Baroque”. The term literally means "irregular pearl" and is use to describe the vibrant and wild artistic creativity of the seventeenth century. The newly created Baroque style grew out of the Catholic “Counter-Reformation”. Later on as the style spread to northern Europe‚ it became popular at royal places that use this new style as a symbol freshly emerging monarchies. As the book explains‚ Baroque style
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Pericles In the history of the ancient Greek civilization‚ there were many powerful and contributing men and women. Only one could be called the “Greatest Greek” and that man’s name is Pericles. Pericles was a wise and powerful leader of the city of Athens. He was a great supporter of the concept of democracy. Pericles guided Athens almost through the entire Peloponnesian War. Pericles promoted the arts and literature. This was a main reason Athens held the reputation of being the educational and
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performance art Influences from American Pop Art Claes Oldenburg 1960s- storefronts/soft sculptures/playing with scale Soft Toilet Installation 1962 UNLV’s Flashlight‚ 1981 Clothespin Andy Warhol 70s/80s- mixed commercial and fine art/appropriation Campbell’s Soup Cans Roy Lichtenstein- 60s-1997- comic book influence Sweet Dreams Baby Keith Haring 80s-90s- Pop Shop Any (Warhol) Mouse #2 Somewhat started as a graffiti artist Jeff Koons 1980s- Bad boy of American Pop Art Rabbit‚
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American culture but also in the UK and even other places. David was influential to many different music genres and artists. Unfortunately‚ with his death‚ he is no longer able to actively influence music which is a major part of our culture. David also was very influential in the LGBTQ community seeing that he came out during a time that homosexuality was not accepted or even legal in most places. That is still a topic that is very much still discussed today‚ and he truly did influence the culture with
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Roman culture is the prodigy of the outside influences of Greeks of the Magna Graecia and Etruscans in the early times until the Middle Republic. Their influences are prevalent through the current understanding of Roman society through the aspects of religion‚ education and architecture. Magna Graecia‚ a land that was envied for its fertile land and great trade positioning between Greek‚ Etruscan and Phoenician channels of trade fell fully under Roman control in 89 BCE and from this time on‚ heavily
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