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Media Violence American Academy
1,008 words
Technology has created many good things for
humanity such as cures for illnesses, ways to make
transportation faster and many other things. Yet
technology has also done harm to human culture,
and it is easily spread to many people all over
the world. This dark side is communication, either
by television or radio, violence is spread
everyday. The most affected are children because
they are young, easily persuaded and their
innocence can not distinguish right and wrong.
Children tend to see violen...
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Dorothy Parker Vicious Circle
1,984 words
Born in Chicago and raised in Woodbury, New
Jersey, just across the state line from
Philadelphia, Patti's mother, Beverly, was a jazz
singer cum waitress. Her father, Grant, worked at
the Honeywell plant; she was the oldest of four
siblings: her sisters Linda and Kimberly (the
latter plays mandolin on Gone Again's "Ravens, "),
and brother Todd. Unable to find her place in high
school society, she took refuge in the images of
Rimbaud, Bob Dylan, James Brown, and the Rolling
Stones. Dropping out o...
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Material Girl First Single
1,314 words
One of the most famous controversial women in the
world is Madonna Louise Ciccone. She is one of the
biggest female popstars of the twentieth century.
Madonna is an artist that knows how to take
everything she does to an extreme. Madonna was
born on the 16 th of August 1958, in Rochester,
Michigan. She was the first girl born to the
Ciccone family, which already consisted of five
boys. She grew up in a very strict environment.
When Madonna reached the age of six, her mother
grew ill from cancer ...
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Style Of Music Slave Trader
1,265 words
Amazing Grace: The Journey of an Unforgettable
Hymn How does a hymn become so universal? Where
does it gain its ability to be transformed into
almost every style of music known to man? The hymn
Amazing Grace is such a hymn. Its existence has
been marked by evolutions upon evolution in its
use, but has always remained the same in its
meaning and effect. To trace the path of this
hymns existence, one must begin in England. From
there it has blossomed and spread out from the
English way of life and...
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Anorexia Nervosa Cardiac Arrest
1,295 words
Karen Anne Carpenter was a famous singer /
drummer. She is part of a brother / sister duo.
Karen was unhappy with her appearance. She started
eating less and exercising more. She used
laxatives and over the counter drug to vomit.
Around 1975, her anorexia became severe. She was
constantly under the public eye. In 1983, she died
from Cardiac Arrest due to anorexia. She died in
her parent house in Downey, CA. There is no single
cause for eating disorders. It may have occurred
because of Social pre...
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Birth Control Pregnancy Rate
1,083 words
Television and other aspects of the media have
such a great influence on childrens thoughts and
behaviors. Media also has put stereotypes on women
in the media and this also has a huge effect on
the thoughts and beliefs of children. Children
spend an average of 16 hours a week watching
television, if you add movies to the mix they
spend as many as 55 hours in front of the
television. Other parts of the media play just as
important roles in the lives of children. The
Internet allows adolescents t...
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L A Times Jim Morrison
1,647 words
Mr. Mojo Risin and Fallin: The Life and Death of
Jim Morrison He is often referred to as the
electric poet for his tantalizing words and
mesmerizing music, and called to be the Lizard
King for his deep obsession for all creatures of
nature. His name is James Douglas Morrison. Jim
Morrison is one of the most influential artists in
history. His life brought inspiration to many
young peoples lives, and his death continues to
weave us into the mysteries that he left behind
for us to break through. O...
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Public Speaking Famous People
1,195 words
It grabs your gut and makes your hands shake. It
hijacks your saliva glands when you need them the
most. It reduces you to a child, scared to death
that the boogieman lurks somewhere beyond the
stage lights. Stage Fright. According to the Book
of Lists, stage fright is most peoples number one
fear, next to fear of height, insects, deep water,
illnesses and death. This doesnt necessarily mean
people would rather die than do presentations or
perform. By nature death is an once-in-a-lifetime
ordeal...
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Sky With Diamonds Rock And Roll
809 words
Fashion and music play a major role in influencing
teenagers. Today, fashion and music are very
diverse, with many different styles of dress and a
variety of music. But it wasnt always like this.
Bellbottoms, platform shoes, and Rock-and-Roll
dominated the 1960 s. And with Rock-and-Roll came
the Beatles and Beatlemania. Beatlemania swept
over the United States in the 1960 s. The Beatles
began in 1957 as teenage boys playing in cellars
and drive bars in Liverpool, England, and Hamburg,
Germany. (...
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Marilyn Manson Teen Violence
743 words
Does the music that is produced today have a
direct affect on what teenagers in America will
do? This is a question that many people over the
last couple of years have asked constantly. With
the recent Columbine incident, as well as the
increase in school shootings, many people feel
there is something to blame for the violence. In
situations like these, art forms are usually the
easiest to blame. There is no way to blame one
person for the crimes at hand, and no one would
like to believe that th...
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Hall Of Fame Bessie Smith
983 words
Known as the Empress Of Blues, Bessie Smith was
said to have revolutionized the vocal end of Blues
Music. She showed a lot of pride as an independent
African-American woman. Her style in performance
and lyrics often reflected her lifestyle. Bessie
Smith was one of the first female jazz artists,
and she paved the way for many musicians who
followed. Bessie was born April 15, 1894 in
Chattanooga, Tennessee to a part time Baptist
preacher, William Smith, and his wife Laura. The
family was large and...
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50th Anniversary Of Rock 'n' Roll
453 words
1954 has been, quite arbitrarily, chosen as the
year Rock 'n' Roll found it's most important
voice. Therefore, taking a pragmatic view, 2004 is
the 50 th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll! And the
singer chosen to epitomizes the event is the one
and only, Elvis Presley 1935 - 1977. Arguably the
most versatile vocalist ever to enter a recording
studio. His amazing versions of "That's All right
Mama", and, "Blue Moon of Kentucky" on the Sun
label, is the seminal single, which launched a
career so meteo...
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What Makes A Great Film
1,069 words
With movies, you are able to travel back in time
and explore unknown eras. If you rather race ahead
of your century, they can also hurl you into the
future. You can easily become indulged in a
mystery, fall in love in a romance, test your
fright in a horror, or make the scientific
impossible possible in a science fiction. Movies
are movies. They provide entertainment by
immersing people into an imaginary world. However,
these movies or films need to have certain
qualities in order to provide thi...
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Berry Gordy Father Of The Motown Sound
1,231 words
Berry Gordy Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan on
November 28, 1929. He was the seventh born out of
eight siblings. His parents migrated to Detroit
from Georgia during 1922. They were part of a mass
exodus of African Americans who left the South in
the 20 's and traveled to northern cities in
search of better economic futures. During that
time jobs were plentiful in the factories, mainly
the big four automotive plants that like,
Chrysler, Ford, Chevrolet, and General Motors.
Berry and Bertha Gord...
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Jim Morrison Lead Singer
1,104 words
Poet William Blake once said "If The Doors of
perception were cleansed, everything would appear
to man as it is, infinite" (Gilmore 34). From this
quote arose a band that even over 20 years after
its disbanding still is played and remembered. The
Doors started as a little garage band in
California back in the early sixties. They were
extremely popular due to their lead singer, Jim
Morrison. Morrison himself was a real character.
Morrison is considered by many critics a modern
day poet. Others vi...
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Band The Juveniles Joyce Chan Mark
1,341 words
Mark detested himself for being so brainless at
times, for the lack of ideas within his head when
there was meant to be enough time to think. Our
man reassured himself that he was not totally in
blame. Song writing is a passion for him. The
enjoyment of the gust and agony within the lyrics
of songs by hard-rockers had served as a form of
inspiration. He felt empathy, similarity to how
the rockers feel about life. Marks collection of
self-composed songs have hints of vulgarity every
now and then,...
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Britney Spears A Woman I Admire
528 words
There are many women that have an impact on my
life; however, the question is how many of them do
I look up to? Of course the most obvious person is
my very own mother, but that made me think who
else deserves to join this circle of reverence.
Some names entered my mind, but do I really admire
them? It is clear that women that enter my daily
life like Oprah Winfrey have an impression on me,
but impact and admiration do not always go hand in
hand. Then I realized who I really admire: Britney
Spea...
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Cult Leaders Cult Members
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Cults have become a phenomenon in our world today.
Each year "hundreds of Canadians join some of the
3, 000 unorthodox religions of one type or
another" (Fennel, Branswell, 189) all across North
America. Like every organization, club or even in
the common work place there is usually a person
who is a figure of authority or other wise know as
a "leader" and with every leader there are always
rules and objectives that each and every member
has to do and follow. The common psychological
profile and...
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Fidel Castro Puerto Rican
1,221 words
Since Columbus Salsa Salsa Music Since Columbus?
discovered? America and the slave trade began,
music has always been a very important part of the
Cuban culture. Cuba? s strategic position in the
Caribbean, made it a real crossroad for all the
trades between Central and North America and for
most of the incoming slave ships from Africa. Cuba
became a? sponge? that absorbed and processed all
the surrounding music influences and all the
incoming African rhythms and melodies. Since those
days the m...
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Gimpel The Fool Doesnt Make
877 words
A deeper look at Gimpel the Fool At one time or
another, everyone, in their life, has looked down
upon someone because that someone isnt as rich,
attractive, or even as intelligent as most people.
People do this without any regard to the peoples
feeling, and without ever imagining what it is
like to be in that persons shoes. In Isaac
Bashevis Singers Gimpel the Fool, a man named
Gimpel was harassed and teased because of the fact
he was gullible, or so the people believed. The
townspeople looked ...
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