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    Rap music videos are also a crucial influence in shaping identity among young listeners. The images displayed send off messages on how men and women should behave and look. The majority of rap music videos display misogyny through sexual objectification towards women. Many of these music videos portray women as sexually pleasing objects‚ this reinforces male dominance showing young young gilrs that their own sexual orientation and beliefs are inferior to a males sexual desires (Oosten‚ p. 988). For

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    importantly‚ his influence on the music industry has been present ever since he performed his first song showing the mix of explicit lyrics and outrageous productions in a single song‚ while paving the path for many artists of our time with his unique style allowing other artist to explore the road he paved. Prince’s biggest contribution to the music industry is how he changed the desires of his audience through‚ much of at the time‚ his very controversial style. People considered prince’s music as “experimental”

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    genre in music; Rock’n’roll! Rock’n’roll originated from a combination of southern blues and gospel music‚ stemming around the time of World War II. Jazz bands mostly dominated “white music” during this period but rock’n’roll was mainly African-American influenced. This was the first time music had developed amount different social and ethnic groups. Some of the notable artists of this time include Ray Charles‚ Bill Haley‚ and of course Elvis Presley. These artists had a major influence on many artists

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    creation‚ performance‚ significance and even the definition of music vary according to culture and context. Music can be divided into genres and subgenres‚ although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle‚ sometimes open to individual interpretation‚ and occasionally controversial. Within the arts‚ music may be classified as a performing art‚ a fine art‚ and auditory art. To many people in many cultures music is an important part of their way of life. By all accounts

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    The Influence of Music on Human Beings (Research Paper) To: Ms. Fe Baculi (Instructor) By Bing Deng EAP Level 6 Research Writing April 18‚ 2013 I. Introduction A. Background 1. What is music? 2. Music in society B. The relationship between music and humans C. Thesis statement 1. The importance of music 2. The functions of music 3. The effects of music II. People should not live without music. A. Music is the language of the world. B. Music makes people

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    Film genres hold a great influence on the type of music chosen to appear. Music must fit the theme and tone of films in order to convey emotions accurately. Between 1935 and 1939‚ films began to be widely segmented by genres. Many of the films didn’t fit just one genre‚ these films where categorized in two or more genres and their music reflected this hybrid quality. The film The Informers is categorized as being in a dramatic genre. The music of the film is greatly influenced by this genre

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    How does music influence teens in love‚ drugs‚ and drinking? Alex Brown 12/11/12 Sociology‚ 6th Society today is different than it was decades ago. Whether good or bad‚ it is evident. Culture is more centralized around media more now than it has ever been. It’d be hard to go a couple hours without being exposed to media and impossible to go a whole day. How exactly does media influence us? Does the constant exposure make us susceptible to the messages artists and designers are trying to portray

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    Rock music is a group of related music styles that have dominated popular music in the West since about 1955. Rock music began in the United States‚ but it has influenced on a broad field of cultures and musical traditions‚ including gospel music‚ the blues‚ country music‚ classical music‚ folk music‚ electronic music‚ etc. Thus‚ rock music is now felt worldwide. Actually‚ Rock Music is not only a kind of entertainment or music style. There are many meaningful values which lie hidden beneath

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    considered to be the greatest composer in the history of jazz music and one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. He composed over 2000 works and performed numerous concerts during his musical career. A compilation of some of his most popular music is collected on a CD called‚ “The Popular Duke Ellington.” Duke Ellington can be considered important for numerous things. To choose a few reasons‚ Duke Ellington is important for his musicinfluence on people‚ and being a superfluous composer in his century

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    Western Influence on Chinese Music China has long been the cultural hub of Asia‚ and has had the longest amount of contact of any Asian country with other Western countries. Ever since the Silk Road was established‚ China has been trading with other Western countries and exchanging aspects of their cultures with one another. One of these aspects is music. But how exactly has Western music influenced Chinese music? In order to understand this‚ we must look at the history of Western encounters

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