I AM SAM My first reaction? Wow! Another Hollywood attempt at portraying people with developmental disabilities. Interesting movie. Sean Penn pleasantly surprised me in his portrayal of Sam Dawson‚ a young man with special needs who fights to regain custody of his seven-year-old daughter. Sure‚ some of the disability stereotypes are present in this movie: goofy clothes‚ bizarre laugh...‚ but there is also depth to the character. We can see Sam’s frustration at not understanding the world around
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life a. Attempted suicide three times b. Angry his father left he and his mother III. Rise to Power A. John Lennon 1. The Beatles started as John Lennon and Paul McCartney 2. Formed in Liverpool John’s home town 3. “Beatlemania” a. A wave of fame where everyone was a fan of The Beatles b. Many different music styles including pop‚ classical elements‚ and psychedelic rock 4. First single “Love me
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Great Rock Musicians: Their Achievements and Effect on Rock and Roll The blues are undeniably the roots of early rock and roll. Rock today has mutated so much that the basic blues patterns have been all but lost. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the birth of‚ and evolution of rock and roll by focusing on three of the arguably greatest rock musicians of the sixties and seventies. The origin of the blues can be traced to the emancipation of the slaves in the rural black areas of the
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Imagine that you can talk for one hour with any person who has lived at any time in history. Wich person would you choose to meet? Use specific details and examples to explain your choice. In fact‚ there are several persons in history I hope to meet them‚ and discuss with them‚ how they became ideal persons from simple persons‚ how they developed their knowledge and skills to acheive their dreams‚ and they became a phenomenon in their time. For me‚ I will select the inventor Edison for several
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The Beatles became popular all over the world and forever changed the music industry. The Beatles started the British Music Invasion in the United States. On December 10‚ 1963‚ Walter Cronkite from the CBS evening news featured a story about “Beatlemania” in the United Kingdom where their song “She Loves You” was featured. A girl from Maryland saw the news report and sent a letter to a DJ for a
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Mike Clement MUS 245 21 March 2011 The British Invasion The British Music Invasion was one of the most influential time periods for the development and maturation of a new variation of rock and roll. This innovating movement was initially inspired by some of America’s greatest rock and blues musicians including: Buddy Holly‚ Little Richard‚ Elvis Presley‚ Eddie Cochran‚ Chuck Berry‚ and so on. The establishment of the British music scene absorbed and completely reconfigured the traditional instruments
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Brandon White 12-27-12 B4 Beatles Biography No band has influenced pop culture the way the Beatles have. They were one of the best things to happen in the twentieth century‚ let alone the Sixties. They were youth personified. They were unmatched innovators who were bigger than both Jesus and rock & roll itself: During the week of April 4‚ 1964‚ the Beatles held the first five slots on the Billboard Singles chart; they went on to sell more than a billion records; and 2000’s 1‚ a compilation
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Beliebers have a clear concept of themselves as a community‚[8][9] which Bieber acknowledged on Twitter by using the word‚[10] and by claiming one day he could fall in love with one of his fans. "I love all my fans‚" he declared‚ "but I’ve never been in love with one."[11][12] woman in shirt saying "I love Canada Ontario London‚ Hospital St. Judes‚ 2nd floor‚ Room 126‚ 1st March 1994 12:45am tuesday." A woman in a Belieber shirt commemorating Justin Bieber’s birthday and place of birth The early
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Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11‚ 1974)[1] is an award winning American film actor. He gained worldwide fame for his role as Jack Dawson in Titanic and has starred in many other successful films including Romeo + Juliet‚ Catch Me If You Can‚ and Blood Diamond. He has appeared in Martin Scorsese’s recent films Gangs of New York‚ The Aviator‚ and The Departed‚ causing people to compare this relationship to that from which actor Robert De Niro benefited early in his career.[2] DiCaprio is
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The lost art of singer/song writing – is there a place for it in today’s pop music? In 2008‚ the British singer Adele sang “Make You Feel My Love”. The release charted at number 4 in the UK; and has little over 52 million views on Youtube. In 1997‚ Bob Dylan wrote a song named “Make You Feel My Love” which didn’t chart. In today’s popular music‚ it is clear that the art of song writing is not held in the same esteem as it was in decades prior to now. Popular performers for today’s masses only
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