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Musical Comedies Radio Stations
1,155 words... he reconstruction period constitutional amendments were passed to assure civil rights and voting rights for former slaves and some blacks were elected members of the House and Senate; Whites wanted to be assured that blacks were still inferior and blackface troupes were not showing this by continuing to hire blacks. Therefore, audiences depleted, and many troupes that had incorporated blacks started to perform on circuits like the "Chicken circuit, " which hit most black owned theaters. Blac...
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50th Anniversary Of Rock 'n' Roll
453 words1954 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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Private Sector Public Radio
1,101 words... in the USA). Non commercial entities jumped on the bandwagon and started sewing these networks together (an activity fully subsidized by government funds). The result was a globe encompassing network of academic institutions. The American Pentagon established the network of all networks, the ARPANET. Other government departments joined the fray, headed by the National Science Foundation (NSF) which withdrew only lately from the Internet. The Internet (with a different name) became public pro...
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Ice Cube Warning Labels
1,071 wordsThe beginnings of rap are believed to based on African rhythms which were used as a form of communication by the native peoples. The lyrical component of rap music is thought to have been greatly influenced by Cab Calloway with his repetitive chants and scats, along with his call-and-response technique with the audience. Rap evolved and gained in popularity in the 1960 's when a few revolutionary "DJ's, " including Kool DJ Herc, DJ Love bug Stars, and DJ Hollywood, began to work block parties in...
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Differing Mentalities In Hip Hop And Rock
787 wordsSome of my friends listen to certain genres of rock music, some listen to hip-hop. Despite our friendship we have differing views upon each genres of music. Having listened to both genres of music at one point in my life I have an understanding of why some rock listeners would be quick to reject hip-hop as meaningful, complex and valid art form. The production of hip-hop music first consisted of two turntables and a microphone. The originators of the music who embraced the essence of spoken word...
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Gettysburg Address Example Of Effective Communication
652 wordsI do feel the speech was a speech that made it point. The speech was very basic. The speech was analyzed and it showed that 217 words of the 266 -word speech were one-syllable words, but they done the job. The army has a saying of bottom line up front which I feel this speech represented. To be truthful about the speech I feel the speech got its point across to the people but I dont feel its a speech to be praised like it has been. Understanding the times that education was not a focus to 90 % o...
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Martin Luther King Places Shall Be Made
1,098 wordsIn this essay, I will discuss the similarities and differences between two texts. The first text is a poem by George Gordon, know as Lord Byron, called The Dream and the second text is an extract from Martin Luther Kings speech entitled I have a dream. The main difference of these two texts is the different purpose. In the poem, the intention is to be read individually and several times to understand the meaning. The prose, which is a speech, has for aim to be listened and for this reason, power...
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The Origins Of Hip Hop And Rap
1,099 words... Sucker MCs upended that (Light 63). Unlike the majority of rappers during that time, Run-D. M. C. came from Hollis, an African American middle-class section of Queens, instead of the South Bronx. Run-D. M. C. was made up of Joseph Simmons (a. k. a. Run), Darryl Mc Daniels (a. k. a. D. M. C. ), and Jason Mill (a. k. a. Jam Master Jay) (Light 63). The group redefined rhyming with a style that Jones described saying, Run and D. M. C. shout, basically, but the rhymes go back and forth like beach...
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Romantic Music The Ideals Of Instrumental
860 wordsAt one point in the study of the Romantic period of music, we come upon the first of several apparently opposing conditions that plague all attempts to grasp the meaning of Romantic as applied to the music of the 19 th century. This opposition involved the relation between music and words. If instrumental music is the perfect Romantic art, why is it acknowledged that the great masters of the symphony, the highest form of instrumental music, were not Romantic composers, but were the Classical com...
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Light And Dark Heart Of Darkness
1,113 wordsWhen Joseph Conrad composed Heart of Darkness he created a literary masterpiece which embodied the essence of light contrasting with darkness. Throughout the novel Conrad constantly utilizes the images of light and dark and uses them to mold a vision, which the reader is then able to use to decipher the literal and metaphorical meanings of the novel. As Conrad said, " my task which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word to make you hear, to make you feel- it is, before all, ...
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Skilled Listening Active Listening People
814 wordsIn the workplace, it is not how a message is intended that determines its effect but rather how it is received. As Robert Bolton states in People Skills, the distinction between hearing and listening is important. Hearing refers to the physiological process of receiving auditory sensations. Listening is more complex and involves the interpretation and understanding if those signals. One can hear a person without ever listening to him or her. Whether or not one can actually listen and be listened...
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Hip Hop Culture Hip Hop Music
896 wordsDespite the tremendous growth of hip hop music during the late 1980 s, it was not until the early 1990 s that the first album of Tanzanian rap appeared. Saleh Aljabry (otherwise known as Saleh J) released the first Tanzanian rap album, Swahili Rap. The album immediately became a sensation all over the country and, in many ways, set a high standard for future Tanzanian tappers. Most of the songs were based on the music and rhythms of American artists, such as Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" and Naug...
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Sixth Sense Classical Music
718 wordsResponse to Reviews Opinions given by following writers are agreeable. In brief, this is an album which perfectly captures the mood of a film whose success was almost entirely due to its mood. James Newton Howard proves himself once again a master of his craft. A film score's primary function is to serve the film for which it is written, and as such, James Newton Howard's The Sixth Sense is a nigh-perfect example of superior craftsmanship. It makes for quite a listening experience. Howard's scor...
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Does The Divorce Of Parents Harm Their Children
1,618 wordsDoes the Divorce of Parents Harm Their Children? Title of Article: Divorce Is Hard for Adult Children Too. Author of Article: Holly Hubbard Preston. Journal Name (volume, page numbers): Newsweek (v. 136, no. 10, 2000. p. 11). Briefly state the main ideas of this article: In this article, Holly Preston strives to instil readers with the idea that divorce always negatively affects children, regardless of circumstances. Author also implies that children from families fractured by divorce are very l...
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Performance Of A Confident Speaker
663 wordsPerformance of a confident speaker It is a very hard thing to be a speaker. If you think that speakers disappeared long time ago you are wrong. Nowadays politicians, actors and public figures take special trainings to prove their oratorical skills. But dont think that you will never be a speaker. Maybe you will not speak before great audience but you may require speaker skills nonetheless. In this paper I want to shed some light on the integration of the various communication techniques and skil...
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Han Zheng Music Music Of China Chinese
1,123 wordsMusic of China The music of China enriches the listeners life both immediately and over the long time. It gives the basis for creativity and the opportunity of self-expression. The music of Chiba transmits cultural values and contributes to intellectual and moral development of the people who listen to this music. Its gentle sounds extracts the deep feelings, at the same time, making a listener relax and enjoy its calm and peaceful atmosphere. More than that, listening to music of China has shor...
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Jimi Hendrix Kurt Cobain
742 wordsHistory has always been marked by great music. Every generation has it? s own unique genre; from classical to swing, people have always found a song or a melody that seemed as if it was written just for them. However, truly great music is created by a certain type of genius. It takes more than the average guy to forge a classic like? Stairway to Heaven. ? Two men in the late twentieth century were such masterminds: Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain. While both will live forever in musical infamy, the...
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Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou S
834 wordsI will not allow anybody to minimize my life, not anybody, not a living soul- nobody, no lover, no mother, no son, no boss, no president, no body. (Maya Angelou) In Maya Angelou s I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, she, Maya, tells the reader about the challenges and praises throughout her life. She gets across to the reader that the number of things that have occurred to her in her life will never add up to make her feel unworthy. Because Angelou is a spirited journalist, (pg. 5) she was inspired...
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Rock N Roll 20 Th Century
1,295 wordsWith the start of the 20 th century music began to play a huge part in the rapidly maturing United States. The music of the 20 th century was not only theyre to entertain the people but it was more. It was used now to influence and manipulate the listeners, the artists had a goal to entertain and to enlighten the listener so that they could get their messages heard. Music is one of the best ways to advertise and to expand ideas, and many artists knew this. Music rapidly influenced every American...
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Portrayal Of Violence Negative Effects
238 wordsMany individuals in our society today believe that the positive portrayal of violence and sex in rap music has negative effects on its listeners. Due to this widespread perception, many studies have systematically examined rap music for evidence of its negative effects. This issue is important in that rap music has become a universal form of art. Rap music has spread into the suburbs where affluent white youth are among its greatest supporters. It is important to document the extent to which the...
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