Soul Train and its Cultural Impacts Via ‘Making’ The television program Soul Train was undoubtedly a watershed moment in entertainment media (specifically televised ‘bandstand’ formats). What started as an attempt to re-brand‚ or re-cast‚ blacks in mainstream American media quickly became a cultural‚ social‚ and economic phenomenon of its own. Although the show is seminole for a whole host of reasons in terms of achievement for black entrepreneurs‚ musicians‚ and the like‚ what I find more compelling
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Traveling When traveling over land there are three main ways of doing so‚ a flight‚ a train ride‚ or driving yourself. I guess you could walk or run but‚ I’m talking about cross country travel. There are expensive and inexpensive ways of travel‚ some fast‚ some slow‚ most fun‚ others boring. Out of these three ways you must decide how you want to go baste on your budget‚ time‚ and the quality of travel you prefer. The fastest way of travel would be by plane. If time is a major issue‚ a flight would
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Mayralee Guzman Tamara Holloway April 30th‚ 2012 “Party Train!”: A History of Vans Warped Tour Summer heat‚ loud music‚ endless partying and people you’ll never forget. That’s what people think all across the country when they hear the words “Warped Tour!”. Every summer from June to August artists from all over the world‚ playing all genres of music‚ join this spectacular festival. How exactly was this tour started? Who was the founder? Why was it started? And who are all these amazing people
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Gatsby was great. Not so because of all his wealth‚ but because of his persistence in fighting for his American Dream‚ which witnessed his pure love towards Daisy. Gatsby can be viewed as a tragic figure in the story. When he is first introduced‚ he seems to be surrounded by people and wealth. However‚ as the story progresses‚ we identify that everything in his life is fabricated. The true Gatsby‚ Jay Gatz‚ came from a humble background. When Jay Gatz fell in love with Daisy that came from a well
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The Chase‚ Maryland‚ train wreck occurred at 1:04 p.m. on January 4‚ 1987‚ on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor main line in Chase‚ Maryland‚ at Gunpow Interlocking‚ about 18 miles northeast of Baltimore. Amtrak Train 94‚ the Colonial‚ from Washington‚ D.C.‚ to Boston‚ crashed into a set of Conrail locomotives running light which had fouled the mainline. Train 94’s speed at the time of the collision was estimated at about 108 mph. Fourteen passengers on the Amtrak train were killed‚ as well as the Amtrak
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mean to be great? In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author introduces a character known as the‚ “Great” Gatsby‚ but is this character truly great? I think that the character‚ the Great Gatsby truly is great because of the following reasons. The Great Gatsby’s born name is James Gatz. He was born poor‚ in poverty in which he knew he didn’t belong. He always knew he was destined for greatness and power beyond anyone’s imagination. However‚ despite his great poverty stricken
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Ever wanted to ride a 1200 pound animal at 40 mph dodging poles with only a piece of metal and a couple straps of leather to control it? I have been running poles for more than three years and all my lessons and clinics had something in common. There was constantly the same advice being given. The best part of running a pole pattern is that you can constantly improve. The pattern always stays the same‚ 6 poles set down the middle of the arena‚ all 21 feet apart‚ you must run all the way down‚ turn
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of Unity In the song “Peace Train” by Cat Stevens (Yousaf Islam)‚ Stevens reaches out to the masses in an attempt to display the simplicity of supporting peace‚ while stressing the importance of a united world and its people by comparing peace to a train. The theme of this song is vague‚ but powerful‚ an informal declaration of resistance to war and hatred in general. Stevens expresses his feelings that peace someday will prevail by explaining how the peace train runs along the edge of darkness
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Traveling on a train is always a wonderful experience. A fascinating journey alongside the strangers from different walks of life is something to look forward to. Unless you are traveling in a Mumbai local. During a rush hour! My 20 minutes ride from Borivali to Andheri wasn’t particularly a happy journey‚ with all the peak-hour rush‚ bodies cramped against each other and what not‚ but being a Mumbaikar myself‚ I had come to terms with it. Although‚ the journey wasn’t always a gloomy one. Every
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” “Stop This Train‚” also a song from John Mayer’s Continuum‚ speaks of the unpredictable ground between adolescence and adulthood. It was written during a time
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