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Rock Music Essays and Term Papers
History Of The GuitarThe guitar is a fretted, stringed instrument, and is a member of the lute family. It originated in Persia and reached Spain during the twelth-century, where it¹s versatility as both a solo and accompanying instrument were established. The theory of the guitar was discovered in the early ...
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The Turbulent SixtiesThroughout American history, each generation has sought to
individualize itself from all others preceding it. Decades of American
history can be separated to represent a distinctive set of values, culture,
and political ideals. The 1960's was a decade caught between euphoric,
idealistic ...
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Dizzy GillespieThe people of today, raised by the sounds of The Beatles and Pearl Jam have forgotten all about the musicians that paved the way for these artists, and the musical styles that evolved into rock and roll, rhythm and blues and rap or hip hop. Unfortunately the music that once dominated the night ...
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Stan Kenton & His OrchestraBorn December 15, 1911 in Wichita, Kansas, Stanley Newcomb Kenton grew up in Los Angeles, California. Sometime around the age of 8, his mother, Stella, a traditionally-trained musician noticed her son's irrepressible aptitude for the piano and became his first teacher.
It wasn't long, however, ...
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Dizzy GelespieThe people of today, raised by the sounds of The Beatles and Pearl Jam have forgotten all about the musicians that paved the way for these artists, and the musical styles that evolved into rock and roll, rhythm and blues and rap or hip hop. Unfortunately the music that once dominated the night ...
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Shakira"This album represents exactly the way I am—my state of mind today, as an artist and as a woman," says Shakira. "Some of the songs remind me of my beginnings, so it’s kind of like going back to where everything started, but from a new perspective, with the way I see things now." On her ninth album, ...
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History of the Media, Radio, and TelevisionHistory of the Media, Radio, and Television
When were the forms of media created? When did advertising first show up? Who owns the media?
. Creation of the various forms of media
o Newspapers & Magazines ~ 1880
o Movies ~ 1910
o Television ~ 1980's
o Cable Television ~ ...
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The Tale of Two Presidencies: Herbert Hoover & FDRJohn Szczsponik
April 12, 2012
The Tale of Two Presidencies: Herbert Hoover & FDR
1.) Herbert Hoover and Frederick D. Roosevelt were bipolar to one another's ideologies on what needed to be executed in rehabilitating the economy. When comparing their backgrounds and political attachment, you ...
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Kurt CobainA look Into the Life and Career of a Legend; A Proposal
Kurt Donald Cobain was the lead singer/songwriter of the band Nirvana,
until April 5 1994 when he committed suicide. Troubled by depression, chronic
stomach problems, and an addiction to heroin, his ailments in his personal
life showed ...
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Appalachian Musicians And Singers And The Songs They WriteGrowing up in Appalachia and around its music has made a great impact on
my life. I can remember, as if it were yesterday sitting on grandpa's front
porch with my family singing along with Hillbilly songs on the radio. Along
with entertaining the music eased the tensions of living a meager ...
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Nullsoft's Winamp ReviewNullsoft Winamp is a fast, flexible, high fidelity music player for Windows 95/98/NT. Winamp supports MP3, MP2, CD, MOD, WAV and other audio formats. Winamp also supports custom interfaces called skins, audio visualization and audio effect plug-ins. Nullsoft also provides a high quality website at ...
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Everything Old Is New AgainIn comparing the sixties and the nineties, my first thought was how much popular culture has changed since then and how different society is today. The strange thing is, the more I tried to differentiate between them, the more similarities I found. Both the sixties and the nineties were about ...
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Bob Marleywas a Jamaican singer, guitarist, and songwriter, and a pioneer of
Jamaican reggae music. He was considered one of the greatest artists of his time and was
the first Jamaican reggae performer to achieve significant international stardom. Marley’s
career stretched back over 20 years. During ...
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The Influence Of Black Slave Culture On Early AmericaThe Black slaves of colonial America brought their own culture from Africa to
the new land. Despite their persecution, the "slave culture" has contributed
greatly to the development of America's own music, dance, art, and clothing.
Music
It is understandable that when Africans were torn from ...
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Austrailian AboriginesPrior to the colonization of Australia by the British in the late 1600's, large group of natives called Aborigines lived there. They received the name Aborigine due to the translation of the word "the people who were here from the beginning" (Internet, Aboriginal history and culture). The ...
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Jimi Hendrixperhaps no other rock-and-roll trailblazer was as
original or as influential in such a short span of time as .
Widely acknowledged as one of the most daring and inventive virtuosos in
rock history, Hendrix pioneered the electric guitar (he played a right-
handed Fender Stratocaster-- his ...
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Society Points Guns And Fingers
A few months ago, in Littleton, CO, two students performed a heinous massacre at their high school. Incidents like these seem to be on the rise, and naturally, people are looking for answers. And too often, fingers are pointed at rocker Marilyn Manson. Marilyn Manson’s music takes a look ...
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Canada- Facts And FiguresEducation has two main goals: to give individuals the opportunity to develop
themselves, and to provide society with the skills it needs to evolve in its best
interests. Canada's educational system is based on finding a coordinated approach
to the pursuit of these sometimes conflicting goals. ...
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The BluesWhen was brought to Chicago it became a more powerful, hard-edged type of music, but kept its original form. This consisted of the two basic kinds of traditional blues: the Slow Blues and the Fast Blues. The names do not define the tempo of the two, because both can be played either way. The Slow ...
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Natural Born KillersOliver Stone’s Portrayal of the Effects of Violent Media
When I was young the only time I willingly woke up early was on Sunday mornings. I would throw on a robe over my pajamas and run down stairs with my brother to the living room and sit myself in the middle of the couch, which was directly in ...
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