Music plays a significant role in the production and outcome of a film. It can be used to set the stage, bring about the climax, or even take the viewer on a roller coaster ride. But, what does music tell its audience about a culture? Most music is culture-specific giving its listener a front seat v...

In an age of error the most influential thing in a child and or a teenagers life is music. Whether it be Reggae, Hip Hop, Gangster Rap, R&B, Oldies Rock, Latin, or Heavy Metal it still has a way to overpower a persons mind no matter how old they are. Right now pretty much everybody that I talk to wh...

Music adds cultural continuity to any immigrant group\'s national, religious, and family celebrations. Like other immigrant groups, Mexican immigrants continued their musical traditions once they moved to the United States. The influence of music traditions from Mexico, particularly regional music, ...

Gen. Purpose- Explain the adverse effects of file sharing. Specific Purpose- To explain the loss that artists and the music business incurs as the Mass public continues to download files illegally. Introduction: You have undoubtedly heard about the various lawsu...

The Sounds of the Unknown Try to create a music, which no one has ever heard. It is so broad, new, and unexplored even the creator cannot even place a name for it. As Derrik May put it, "We had to crack some serious codes, we did things no one else would do, played music no one else would ...

Jazz at Home in America Jazz is a mixture of culture, rhythm, and blues. It is a melting of many different people and there heritage. This American musical form often-improvisational development by African Americans, and influence by both European harmonic structure and African rhythms. Du...

I'm so tired of elected officials, politician wanna-be's, and media whores posturing and pretending that they know what's best for the entire country. Are we Americans so ignorant that we need fringe members of the government to tell us what is and what isn't acceptable entertainment for our kids??...

This poster art form took off in the early 20th century as a result of the Russian Revolution and grew a tremendous amount during the 1920\'s and 1930\'s. Founded in 1917 in Russia by sculptor Antoine Pevsner and his younger brother Naum Pevsner Gabo, they believed that art should be functional and ...

Jomo Ent. & Terminus presents The Legendary Wailers § The Legendary Wailers performed African Herbsman on Tuesday, September 14, 1999. This particular song promotes black equality and political independence, which is a primary focus of African American Psychology. African ...

Soda or "pop" has become more and more a part of our culture. It was once a considered a treat but is now more like a beverage to go with every meal, and all times in between. Now it would be hard to find a household in the U.S. that doesn't have any cola in the refrigerator. To achieve this the ...

Alborz ZinabadiAmerican LiteratureDecember 15, 2000Rhythm and BluesThere are many types of music in the world but the one that stands out in everyone's mind is the sound of Rhythm and Blues. It has been around for many decades. It has captured people's interest around the world. Rhythm and Blues(R&B...

In the new two thousand Census, they show a increase of over sixty percent Hispanics in the United States. Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the U.S., over taking blacks which lead by nine million in the nineteen ninety records. The new figures are accounted for by large waves of new...

The 1960's was a special decade, not just emotionally but musically as well as politically. The early 1960's there was a slow beginning of protest songs but the escalating war in Vietnam made more musicians write songs with a message. It was a time of war, sex, drugs, rock and roll and most of all...

In almost every culture throughout history, there has been dance. Prayer dances, celebratory dances, social dances. In many cases, we can see the cultural progression through the progression of dance. In the United States alone, we've seen the transitions from the European-grown ballet to tap, th...

Blink 182 has won the hearts of punk rock fans all over the United States over the past 4 years. In those years they have released numerous albums that have each went platinum multiple times over. However; there was great disappointment in their 1998 album "Enema of the State." While at the same ...

These three articles were all about the relation of criminology to popular culture. I believe that a lot of the scenarios and perceptions towards certain violent movies are true. By using certain characters (heroic father or hard bodies) they can allow the viewer to perceive that character as part ...

LC524 KA DRUG CARTELS & THE NARCOTIC THREAT The Narcocorridos A view of the Mexican trafficker counterculture Angel A. Fierros Farell (ID 1017664) Unconventional warfare 1. INTRODUCTION Before analyzing t...

America can mean something different to everyone. There is no one aspect that can wholy and truly define the vast, varied nation. To some it simply represents home. To others it stands for freedom, refuge, or the land of opportunity. Still to others it is a great antagonizing force - a country t...

In the turmoil of the 60's, America was at war with Vietnam. Butmore evident was the movement among the young people taking partin the protests and displays. Many people were against this was,especially the youth, an unfair was the was seeing many of our youthbeing killed and drafted in America. The...

There are many important things that happened in history. One of them would be World War II. This was a very important time in America. Many men and women during the holocaust were losing their lives because of one man's beliefs of "ethnic cleansing." This was one of the lowest points in the history...

On my first day in English class I came in right before the door shut. As I hurried to find a place to sit I noticed a free seat in front of the class. I took my seat and listened to the professor start class. The class started like any other class. The professor gave us a brief overview of the clas...

America, The Land of Opportunity Most people, nowadays, want to become wealthy and live in the lap of luxury. Everyone wants that million dollars, and to make it to the Promise Land. We use literature to spill our thoughts and tell stories about history. History and literature are linked in tha...

Globalization is an apparent concern in our world today. Not only are countries trading goods and conducting business with one another, they are also exchanging cultures and religious beliefs on some levels. While there are still many drastic differences between the developed countries and the und...

TV in the 1950's Reflected/Created Culture How many hours per week do you spend watching television? The average American child or adolescent spends 22-28 hours per week watching TV, which is more than any other activity other than sleeping. Did you know that there are more television sets in...

Major Creditors to the History of RocketryTsiolkovsky - Konstantin Eduardovitch Tsiolkovsky was born in September, 1857 in the town of Izhevskoye, Spassk District, Ryazan Gubernia. On the merits of some of his early research and related writings, Tsiolkovsky was elected to the Society of Physi...