African American Vernacular

Works of the African American Vernacular Culture When thinking of musical genres such as Jazz, blues, and hip-hop, most Americans do not realize that they are the essential components to the evolution of African American Vernacular Literature. In fact, It Is the key factor that brought African American culture Into the limelight In America. Since the first black peoples In America were slaves, and were not allowed to read or…

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Juvenile Violence

Doffs Society In 1996 more crimes involving Juveniles ages ten to seventeen had occurred then twenty years prior to that. The increase in crime was nearly 67 percent (Barbour, 1999). These crimes Include school shootings, robbery, and other various violent acts. The violence has yet to cease. There continues to be an increase in these aggressive behaviors. Thesis What caused such a large increase in Juvenile violence? Music lyrics, family…

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Censorship and the Redression of Societal Imbalances

Art, culture, and policy: three factors that govern our lives day In, day out. Although the relationship between them may not always be apparent, they both reflect and progress one another. If one were to change, the others would have to adapt. I’m Nick Thomson, owner of Atlantic Records, long time social commentator, and avid fan of music. As can be inferred from the works of Irish poet Seam’s Haney,…

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Compare and Contrast Rap and R&B

Even though rap music is considered violent, there are some rap songs that delivers positive messages and then you have some R&B songs that are Just as violent and raunchy as some Rap songs. Rap and R&B music are both enjoyable; however, both genres of music have a lot of differences. The word “Rap” came from a slang word meaning conversation. Rap music tends to attract a more tough and…

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Peer assessment

This past year has seen the rise In a new fast-evolving Internet-born dance-music submerge called “Spunk”. Spunk is the name of a Midwestern Internet phenomenon created by a group of 20 something’s birthed out of tumbler to describe a lifestyle aesthetic. The submerge began gaining popularity across the Internet due to the birth of Coral records founded by Fire for effect and Zombie, who class themselves as Spunk musicians. (http://scorecards….

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Reflection paper

Royals For my first reflection paper I chose to use Lord’s “Royals”. I’ve heard this song numerous times on the radio and on television. Although I heard it so often I never really took the opportunity to really focus and listen to the song. As with most music I come across if its not from an artist or genre I prefer I just don’t pay much mind to it. Since…

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Presentation Martin Margiela

An accurate analysis of the profile of Mom’s customers is to use socio-styles. Mom’s customers are sharing the same vision of fashion, they love refined but minimalist fashion and are avian-sardines. They want to stand out from seasonal trends and they do reject the conventions in fashion: they are rigorists. Two subcultures are mainly represented amongst Mom’s customers. The “Boobs”are the new urban upper class, they love wearing brands without…

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Kristian Gause

Professor Jennifer Rotor Research Methods In Behavior September 11, 2014 The Current Message Portrayed in Hip Hop Music’s Effect on the Increase in Police Brutality Towards Black Males. (Outline) For my research, I would like to see if there is a direct correlation in the change of the content in hip hop music and the increase In police brutality amongst black males in the last 20 years. In 1991, video…

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Graffiti vs. Street Art

Research Paper From cave drawings to hieroglyphics to the streets of New York, graffiti and street art have made their marks as the most ancient form of resilient communication. Whether viewed through the lens of skeptics or supporters, the practice remains in the gray area of legality, despite it’s remarkable positive artistic and creative worth. Graffiti has many unsung beneficial traits, and encompasses an entire urban culture, as is highlighted…

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Eminem in society

Mine was a very Influential rapper In the sass’s to many young adults and teenagers. This mainly came about because of the harsh childhood he had and they nasty family background he had. Many people criticized Mine for his work but even through doubt he chose to keep following his dream and rapping to the kids who had Just as much as he had growing up. Many of his songs…

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