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San Carlos White Men
922 wordsFor generations, the Apaches resisted white colonization of their homeland in the Southwest (presently New Mexico and Arizona) by both Spaniards and North Americans. In 1848, when gold was discovered in California, the Apache were threatened by the incursions of white fortune-seekers. In an incident at a mining camp, Mangas Coloradas, chief of the Mimbreo Chiricahua, was whipped, an act that resulted in his life-long enmity against white men. Though his nephew Cochise had long resisted fighting ...
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Native Americans William Blake
1,133 wordsKurt Cobain and Jim Morrison were more than leads of great bands. They were heros of their generations. They had so many talents and each influenced a multitude of people. Aside from being singers and song writers Kurt was also a musician, guitarist and mass-media phenomenon, and Jim was also a poet, film maker and writer. Their groups also had about a twenty year span in between them. Even though it seems you could not compare them you actually can. Unlike fictional writers their material comes...
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Gangsta Rappers Ice Cube
2,192 wordsNWA was a gangsta rap crew who told stories of the hustler lifestyle where life aint nothin but bitches and money. As such, they relied heavily on being as offensive as possible. The cover of their 1988 album, Straight Outta Compton, features a power-emphasising low-angle shot of the band members looking down into the camera, which places the audience in the position of the defeated enemy. A gun is pointing straight at us. Each man is wearing street clothes, and one has a chunky gold necklace sh...
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African American Blues Jazz
1,108 wordsAlthough the enslaved African people who were brought to America could not bring their musical instruments with them, they did not forget their musical traditions. Some slaves were not allow to speak their native language in American and added their own traditions styles to European American songs and Dances. They passed on traditional African musical styles from generation to generation. Gradually, several styles of African American music emerged in the United States. Today, two of the best sty...
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20 Th Century Carnegie Hall
1,701 wordsBillie Holiday was one of the most famous jazz singers of the 20 th century. Billie Holidays innovative phrasing about her life experiences in her music makes her one of the most influential jazz lyricists of the 20 th century. The emotional intensity that she brought into the words she sang was always very memorable and sometimes almost scary; she often lived the words she sang. Billie Holiday was born Eleanor Harris in Baltimore, Maryland on April 7, 1915. She did not have a stable life. Her f...
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Metal Music Loud
404 wordsOpinions. They can be dangerous things. You have two options: You can annoy all your friends and co-workers with long-winded arguments or you can vent here. The choice is yours. Here are a few of the finer sentiments our LOUD viewers have expressed to us over the last few weeks. Hey, I was just reading the "rage page" and I would like to say that "Rob" is an idiot, Slipknot is the BEST band in the WORLD! The bands he listens to like GRADE, BOY SETS FIRE, THURSDAY, BOY HITS CAR, STRIFE, and WATER...
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Middle Ages Metal Bands
1,512 wordsThe song that Ive chosen for my work is named Winter of Souls. A progressive metal band named Demons & Wizards performed it. This German band is a side project for Blind Guardian vocalist Hansi Kursch and Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer; it also featured onetime Iced Earth drummer Mark Prior. Demons & Wizards recorded a self-titled debut in 1999, with Schaffer also handling bass on the record (occasional lead guitar was contributed by guest Jim Morris). Already available in Europe, the...
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A Critical Look At Mosh Pits Rock Concerts
924 wordsThe people were everywhere. Too many were in such a small space. The crowd surged forward and back in one relentless wave. No one could help but to push and shove the others around. Someone was lifted into the air and tossed back by the mob. The noise was almost too much, too loud. Security guards and policemen formed a boundary around this group, but did nothing to stop the madness. They stood and watched, ready in case some serious accident should occur. For some strange reason, however, out o...
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John Jr 80 Percent
1,068 words"Push! Push, I can see it crowning. Don't stop keep pushing. " The doctor says in a deep but calming voice. "I can see it, I can see it! Here it comes!" says John with tears of excitement in his eyes, as he looks at his beautiful wife Ne chelle, who is about to give birth to their first child, will it be a boy or a girl he wonders. "I see its head, one more push here it comes Oh my god it's here, it's a boy Yes it's a boy! We will name him John Jr. " John shows all the signs of a man who is comp...
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Ringo Starr George Harrison
1,607 wordsBehind Sad Eyes: The Life of George Harrison When a celebrity passes away, that passing seems to serve as permission for some biographers to write about the dark side of the dearly departed. Marc Shapiro carries on this dubious tradition in BEHIND SAD EYES: The Life of George Harrison. As fans of the Fab Four will recall, Harrison was considered the quiet Beatle, the spiritual one who kept to himself, and was content to stay in the background. Just like his fellow Beatles, Harrison grew up amid ...
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Verse Talks Neighbour
296 wordsIn the first verse the writer talks about a lady who is buying him a present. If she gets the right thing than he will be happy and it would be heaven. If she doesn? t get the right gift, than all she has to say is one thing and he will forgive her. The second verse says that he wasn? t clear about what he wants for the gift so she gos to a store by a brook. The store sells sculptures of the forest and she finds a singing bird clock, (cook clock). In the third verse he writes about his neighbour...
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Nursery Rhyme Grateful Dead
1,480 wordsWho can say where the prose comes from that flow from the pens of the author s of the Grateful Dead s lyrics? Careful listening reveals a strong tendency toward the ancient form of the nursery rhyme. From Robert Hunter s first lyric for the band Alligator (Hunter 6), in which he echoes Old King Cole (Gould 143), to John Perry Barlow s Throwing Stones (Dodd), nursery rhymes have provided both text and rhythm, and seem to fit well into the playful sound of the Dead. The rhythm of nursery rhyme pre...
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Santana Blues Band Carlos Santana Music
557 wordsCarlos Santana Ryan Conroy All the world knows the special magic of Carlos Santana. Since 1966, he has led the group that bears his name, selling over 30 million albums and performing before an estimated 13 million people. In every performance, Carlos shares with his audience a personal communication that crosses all boundaries and differences. Carlos was introduced to traditional music by his father, Jose. An accomplished mariachi violinist and experienced musician, he taught Carlos the basics ...
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Effects Of Global Warming Greenhouse Gases
917 wordsHumankind is conducting an ongoing experiment to see what will happen to our health and to the well being of the planet when changes in the earths climate are made. This experiment is called global warming. Global warming is allegedly changing the world, as we know it. The concern of global warming is the increasing temperature of the earths climate, which is expected to warm even further because of human activities that include the burning of fossil fuels to run cars and trucks, heat homes and ...
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Huck And Jim One Of The Main
969 wordsThe Huck Finn Themes Themes The primary theme of the novel is the conflict between civilization and natural life. Huck represents natural life through his freedom of spirit, his uncivilized ways, and his desire to escape from civilization. He was brought up without any rules and has a strong resistance to anything that might sivilize him. This conflict is introduced in the first chapter through the efforts of the Widow Douglas: she tries to force Huck to wear new clothes, give up smoking, and to...
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Miss Brill Young Couple
1,146 wordsMiss Brill EXPOSED! Katherine Mansfield s short story, Miss Brill, is a tale of a woman operating at the outer fringe of reality, told from the third person omniscient point of view. The mannerly, refined Miss Brill is an observer of life, one who sits on the sidelines while the game of life is played without her. She wears a decrepit fox fur as if it were the most beautiful and fashionable thing to wear. Her dressing ritual would suggest that she were going to see a play, which she believes she...
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Write An Essay Convincing Evidence
605 wordsEnglish 4 Music Essay This paper is a claim-driven essay. That means, your goal is to persuade your audience to think the way you do about a particular issue regarding music. You will state a thesis and support this thesis with convincing evidence. Your convincing evidence will include analyses of lyrics, CD covers and videos and secondary sources about your musician or genre of music. There are three ways to approach this assignment: Approach # 1 Write an essay modeled after All the Rage by Cro...
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Views On Life Life To The Fullest
555 wordsOne One 5 / 1 / 01 One U 2 Its one love, one blood, one life we get to do what we should. One life with each other; sister s, brothers. One life, but we re not the same, we got to carry each other U 2, in my opinion, is one of, if not the most noteworthy band of its time. Starting their band as 14, 15 and 16 year olds, U 2 started to appear on the scene in the 80 s. This rock band has set a precedent for other bands to live up to. These boys from Dublin have used their art to bring attention to ...
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Cold Deathly Smell Cold Deathly Smell Of Chrysanthemums Man
618 wordsIn D. H. Lawrence s Odour of Chrysanthemums, is about the symbolization of chrysanthemums; the feeling Elizabeth Bates has towards her husband. Elizabeth waits anxiously for her husband to return for dinner. After a day down the pits, she is concerned for his safety and at the same time angry at the trouble he has made for her by coming home late, and drunk, so often. She ponders their poor relationship and tries to keep up appearances with her two young children. After unsuccessfully trying the...
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Deductive Argument Aggressive Behavior
712 wordsPunk is a term applied to a child or teenager who acts in an antisocial way. Punk music is a form of rebellion, and it turned against all other musical forms and influences at its time of creation. Punk music is as much cultural as it is musical. It is anarchic, against society, and against everything in established order. Patrick Goldsteins article, Violence Sneaks into Punk Scene, is about one mans observation of the experiences with violence and aggressive nature of youths rebellion. In the a...
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