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Berry Gordy Father Of The Motown Sound
1,152 words
... to fade just as big band had. R&B was being
promoted many famous bandleaders like Louis Jordan
and Lionel Hampton. The creation or rhythm and
blues was what eventually brought about many small
independent labels. Companies like Columbia,
Decca, Peacock Records, and Vee Jay Records helped
pioneer the R&B movement by supporting great up
and coming artists. They seized the opportunity to
make profits off of music that was then considered
radical and unconventional. The main reason why
the large...
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Anthony And Johanna Sweeney Todd Mrs
334 words
Sweeney Todd is by no means a conventional
musical; it takes several forms of music and
theater and artfully places them together.
Sondheim very effectively transports the audience
back to Victorian England for a mad waltz with
murder, mayhem... and meat pies. He also utilizes
his skill as a choral composer to write some truly
fascinating ensemble pieces accompanied by a very
intricate plot with many elements carefully
layered. There are several important thematic
elements in this carefully writ...
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Death Of His Girlfriend Catch A Movie Life
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Hi! My names Perrine Daphne Jess Nenaide
Rankanishu. Wondering why my name sounds a bit
exotic? As u can tell, I am a Eurasian. My moms
from the United States and my dad from Japan. I
was thrown into this crazy and filthy world
flocking with selfishness, greediness, fake and
cruelty 17 years, 11 months and 20 days ago.
Seeing the bad points of this world, I guess my
parents are afraid of giving birth to another
innocent child who may probably suffer. It
explains the fact that I am the only child...
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George Bernard Shaw And Pygmalion
1,240 words
George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland on
July 26, 1856. He lived with his lower middle
class parents as the first son of three children.
His father owned a failing corn milling business
and had a serious drinking problem. Shaw realized
the effect of his fathers poor money management
and alcohol addiction at an early age. (Mazer 1)
Although the family claimed gentility their
precarious money situations and Shaw's poor
education caused an ever growing tension in his
family. (Ganz 6 - 9) ...
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Las Vegas Casinos Oceans Eleven Time
467 words
Oceans Eleven, a showcase for the tough-guy
shenanigans of that glitzy showbiz gang known as
the Rat Pack -- Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. ,
Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, and, of course, Frank
Sinatra. Booze flows and wisecracks fly when
eleven army buddies are reunited; only this time
they " re not trading war stories. They " re
planning to rob five Las Vegas casinos of several
million dollars -- assuming they can steer clear
of the big-time racketeer who's gotten wind of
their scheme (Video flick...
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Catch A Fire Bob Marley
774 words
A poverty stricken Jamaican child sits on the side
of a street in Kingston, drumming on a vegetable
bin and singing to the beat. Robert Nesta Marley
was only five, but it was clear music was his
destiny. You might know him better as Bob Marley
and he is without a doubt the most famous figure
to emerge from the reggae community. His musical
career beginning with his first band was
influenced by his unique Rastafarian religious
beliefs. It continued with his tumultuous
lifestyle where he dealt wit...
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Identical Twins Human Behavior
879 words
One of the big debates that occupies a lot of many
people's time is the Nature/Nurture controversy.
It is also sometimes known as the genetic /
environmental controversy. The Nature vs. Nurture
controversy is the argument between whether
inherited genes or the environment influences and
effects our personality, development, behavior,
intelligence and ability. Some people believe that
it is only genes that effect our ways of life,
others believe that it is the environment plays a
major role, and ...
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The Music And Dance Of Bangladesh
513 words
The traditional music in Bangladesh shares the
perspectives of that of the Indian subcontinent.
Music in Bangladesh can be divided into three
distinct categories-classical, folk and modern.
The classical music, both vocal and instrumental
is rooted in the remote past of the sub-continent.
Bangla music arena is enriched with Jari, Shari,
Bhatiali, Murshidi and other types of folk songs.
Rabindra Sangeet and Nazrul Sangeet are Bengalis
precious heritage. Modern music is also practiced
widely. Cont...
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Charlie Chaplin Silent Films
510 words
"Our invention can be exploited for a certain time
as a scientific curiosity, but apart from that, it
has no commercial future whatsoever. " - Auguste
Lumire, early filmmaker who, with his brother
Louis, organized the first public performance of
motion pictures in December 1895 Silent films of
the 1910 s and 1920 s were famous for the use of
harsh makeup, the gradual development of lighting
systems, and the use of inter-titles to show
dialogue. Performers used pantomime techniques,
exaggerated e...
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View Of Life Double Standard
1,516 words
In Society today, men are bombarded with rules
regarding behavior and the image of masculinity
they must project. Media and pop culture display
masculinity without properly defining its
boundaries, creating a double standard for men
which is both confusing and impossible to live up
to. The confusion and doubt that such a double
standard causes often has disastrous social
implications. Not only does it make men miserable
and self-conscious, but in addition it places a
stereotype on men that is ex...
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The Similarities Between Classical Music And Ellington Jazz
1,198 words
One of the greatest tragedies in the 20 th century
can be seen in the debasing of the Jazz genre as a
unworthy equal to its predecessor, European
Classical music. This can be seen in various
statements about Jazz, such as Boris Gibalin
commit, The Jazz Mania has taken on the character
of a lingering illness and must be cured by means
of forceful intervention. 1 This conflict can be
traced through out the history of Jazz, as
Classical composers have relatively disregarded
this new type of music. ...
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The Origins Of Hip Hop And Rap
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... n to the frightening demeanor of gangster rap.
Although their lyrics seemed excessive and overly
abrasive, N. W. A. provided America with a picture
of the destitute conditions of the urban ghettos,
and the dangerous lifestyle that many of the
African American youth fell victim to as a result
of their dire circumstances. In 1991, N. W. A.
released their sophomore album Niggaz 4 Life,
which sold 945, 000 copies in its first few weeks
of release, and reached the number one position on
the Billb...
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Shop Of Manuel Ramirez Age Of Fifteen Segovia
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World Lit April 19, 2000 Andres Segovia Quick
Biography Andres Segovia was born on February 21,
1893 in the Andalusian city of Linares, Spain. His
father was a prosperous lawyer and hoped that one
day that his son would join him in his work.
Andres' father, trying to build a wide cultural
background for his son, began to provide Andres
with musical instruction at an early age. He
thought him how to play the piano and the violin,
but Andres did not seem to be too enthusiastic
about either instrum...
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Punk Rock Punk Bands
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Mrs. Barbara Simpson English Comp II 25 March 2000
The Origination of Punk Rock The time was in the
mid-seventies, there was a void in the music
industry that needed to be filled. This need for a
new sound was aptly filled by punk rock, a new
type of sound that had evolved from mostly rock
and a little pop music. The focus of this paper is
on punk rock and it's ample beginnings, early
pioneers of the new sound, punk rock listener's
cultural background and their ideas as a whole,
bands influenced...
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Jean Paul Young Age
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E. T. A. Hoffmann His Life, His Dreams... E. T. A.
Hoffmann, often also called the "Ghost Hoffmann",
was one of the important writers and artist of the
romantic era in Europe. He was a genius, who had
the ability to write, compose and draw with his
own characteristics and to catch the attention of
many other artists and thinkers from his life time
until present date. This man, who was going to be
the poet of the uncanny, was born on January 24 th
1776 in K"koenigsberg, Germany. Before his
mother...
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Citizen Kane Textual Analysis Of The Picnic Scene
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Directed, produced and starring Orson Welles,
Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941), is famous for it's
many 'remarkable scenes, cinematic and narrative
technique and experimental innovations' (Dirks,
1996). Written by Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz
and filmed by Gregg Toland Kane is 'classed as a
fresh and classic masterpiece' (Dirks, 1996). Kane
is a brilliantly crafted series of flash backs and
remembrances centering around the investigations
of a 'dynamic man in a dynamic world'
(Quicksilver, 2001). ...
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West Side Story Romeo And Juliet
753 words
In 1961, West Side Story, a filmed version of the
hit Broadway musical that was inspired by William
Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet, was released to
viewers, who just could not resist the energy and
excitement of the movie. Thirty-eight years later,
viewers, like myself, still cannot resist it. I
had never seen the film, which was directed by
Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, before, but I had
always wondered why people loved this multi
award-winning movie so much. After viewing the
film, I think t...
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Sexually Transmitted Sexually Active
865 words
sexual pressures By: Anonymous E-mail: The media
is just one of the factors responsible for the
increase in teen sexuality. Throughout a humans
adolescents years they are subject to a number of
sexual pressures. Through research I have found
that peers are among the most influential. An
adolescent is not limited to peer pressure though.
They face pressures from the media as well. I
believe that media pressure is just a influential
as peer pressure. There is also other pressure,
from people such ...
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Major Conflict Canadian Government
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Obasan Obasan Plot Summary: Obasan is told in
flashbacks by Naomi Nakane. It tells about her
family s treatment by the Canadian Government
during WWII. Major Conflict/Resolution: The major
conflict in Obasan was the way the Nakane family
was moved around and taken away from all that was
theirs. The conflict wasn t ever really resolved.
The war ended, and they still were not allowed to
go home. Eventually, the children grew up and
Stephen moved away, but the rest of the people
just stayed in Gran...
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Rock And Roll Brian Epstein
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Beatlemania in the 1960 s- The Beatles were a
mystical happening that many people still dont
understand. Phenomenoligists had a ball in 1964
with Beatlemania, a generally harmless form of
madness which came from Britain in 1963. The sole
cause of Beatlemania is a quartet of young
Englishmen known as the Beatles. In the less than
one year that they achieved popularity in England
to the time they came to America, The Beatles
achieved a popularity and following that is
unprecedented in the history ...
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