Kate Everett It’s a Bad Rap Every so often‚ a new style of music emerges in America. In the 1970s and 80s‚ it was rap. For many years‚ rap brought the population of African American’s together in a changing society. They all knew how it felt to be discriminated and terrorized. Rap was what people could relate to‚ because they knew they were not the only ones in trouble. Now‚ rap has changed for the worst. Modern mainstream rap is an embarrassment compared to the art form it used to be. Beginning
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U08d1-Empowering the Youth of Today-A. Tindall Choose and research one area. The area of interest chosen was education. The National Center for Education Statistics reported attainment rates for high school diplomas or G.E.D increased for White Americans from 89 to 94 percent; African Americans from 77 to 88 percent; Hispanics from 58 to 71 percent‚ and Asian/Pacific Islanders from 90 to 95 percent‚ in the time frame of 1990 to 2011. School is vital to a student’s educational success and development
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they are negative towards people and you have to deal with it mentally. When I was seven‚ I had a bad experience with a scary movie. My friends forced me to watch Halloween with them on a cold fall night in October. The disturbing image of Mike Myers killing someone is still locked in my mind today. I hated this film because of the white mask Mike Myers would wear. I hate the fact that I know something is going to pop out at me in the movie and make me jump out of my seat. Studies today have shown
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Influence Today’s Media Has on Teens Every day teens watch TV and see movies that glamorize violent and inappropriate behavior. On the covers of magazines are spray-tanned‚ models or celebrities that teens idolize. Physical appearance is exaggerated by the media‚ and is seen by teens‚ as more important than intellectual abilities. Boys and girls between the ages of 13-18Teens feel that they need to be just as beautiful as the super models‚ or just as muscular as the professional athletes
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The 1980s was an era which witnessed the emergence of early Rap music with specific groups such as N.W.A coming from poverty stricken backgrounds and thus having a far lower socioeconomic status compared to many of the other big stars they were surrounded by. Furthermore‚ they used this to spread the details of true experiences of those closest to them who had encountered police brutality as a direct result of racist views. Racism was still a huge issue during the 1980s and caused many black singers
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The Filipino Youth : Coping With Modern Technology We have come to an era where everything inconceivable for the past 50 years has been made possible and actual. Once a dream‚ now a commodity. Once a prospect‚ now outdated. Once a thing of imagination‚ now an item of sensation. We can say that everything‚ I mean‚ everything‚ is now made available and accessible. Man is the only living specie with boundless needs‚ but thankfully‚ with immeasurable capacity to invent things and satisfy his
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The Celebrity Influence on Teens of Today In today’s media‚ many people are exposed to material they see or hear which affects their choices on a day to day basis. Teenagers are the most common victims of the media because they are so vulnerable. One of the main causes of this media influence on them is celebrity behavior. Celebrities can change how a teen looks at him or herself in the mirror. They can also have an effect on a teen’s choices in bad habits. They have the power to persuade teens
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songs cause the youth to starts fights and also kill themselves. On the other hand‚ gangs and street thugs are a few examples. However‚ teenagers are starting to kills‚ steals‚ vandalize. Therefore‚ hip-hop culture and movement has an negative impact on contemporary African American identities based on how they represent themselves. This is due to the fact it promotes an unhealthy lifestyle towards attitudes and behaviors of American Youth. In addition‚ it teaches African American youth to use profanity
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colonize another they influence the country in many ways. beside the negative influence‚ in my opinion i believe that colonization of western countries effect Asian countries in positive ways. Since western countries had more mechanical skills and economically they were more stabilized than many asian countries‚ therefore control of them allowed Asian people to improve their skills. To be specific buildings‚ public transportations‚ roads‚ ports and language are examples of influences. Western nations
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Western Influence on Chinese Music China has long been the cultural hub of Asia‚ and has had the longest amount of contact of any Asian country with other Western countries. Ever since the Silk Road was established‚ China has been trading with other Western countries and exchanging aspects of their cultures with one another. One of these aspects is music. But how exactly has Western music influenced Chinese music? In order to understand this‚ we must look at the history of Western encounters
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