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    What Genre of Music is Most Popular in Teens and Why? What makes music popular? Over 90% of responses have said that 3 things make a good song. Those three factors are lyrics‚ a melody line and a catchy rhythm (Forum.emusictheory.com‚ 2014). My survey I created has reached a result to this question that most people said that the best type of music is the one with the most meaning. They said that the lyrics of the song make it good because they like that it has meaning and songs without meaning

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    The Latin American Boom

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    During the second half of the twentieth century Latin American literature exploded globally. The works produced during the mid to late 1900s are still enjoyed by readers of many ages‚ as well as many cultural backgrounds and ethnicities. This boom refers to the literature provided by such important authors as Gabriel García Márquez‚ Julio Cortazar‚ Manuel Puig‚ and many more. Thanks to these literary superstars‚ through their literature‚ much of South and Central America were awarded the fame and

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    Two Friends‚ Until Death Do Us Part Guy de Maupassant wrote the short story entitled “Two Friends”. The story starts out employing the reader to think about war and disaster‚ and then to completely lose themselves back in time‚ to a simple beautiful life of friendship and beauty. The ending of the story brings the reader back into reality‚ back to a tragic time when war was a reality‚ and death was the outcome. Maupassant was easily able by his words‚ to engage the reader from a time of disaster

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    Phoenix Faculty Material EARLY CIVILIZATIONS MATRIX CIVILIZATION |politics |society/ economics |technology |art |music |architecture |philosophy |literature | |Prehistoric |Establish- ments of large social entities 7 million ’’ 10‚000 B.C.E. |Fossil remains of near-human or proto-human creature known as Hominids 7 million-10‚000 B.C.E. |Tool and weapon making 20‚000 B.C.E. |Paintings and carvings on walls of caves and surface of rocks 15‚000 B.C.E. |Ancient music in most of Europe (1500

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    Latin America struggled to achieve stability and reach prosperity during the 19th century because the government was improperly set up or political power was difficult to establish. Latin American power was divided by countries often resulting in conflicts between each other and dictatorships to be formed. Dictators tried to build the economy by pursuing free trade as opposed to economic independence. Trade supported the economy‚ however when the value of their raw materials and exports decreased

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    Music is a way of life‚ it is all around us. It can influence who you are and how you go about your daily lives. Music can manipulate the emotions in a powerful way‚ which can sometimes determine your mood and your conscience. Sometimes different cultures adapt different music into their lifestyle. Example‚ Reggae is usually listened to by the Black Caribbean Community. Their music is relaxed and optimistic‚ as is their lifestyle. The style of music quite often reflects the culture. Music in the

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    U.S. interventionism in Latin America resulted due to the economic clashes stemming from basic agricultural reforms in Cuba and Guatemala. Following WWII‚ Latin America experienced a wave of revolutions. After being subjected to the reign of tyrants for decades‚ the people of Guatemala and Cuba yearned for full rights and in pursuit of this sought to establish self-governed democracies.The pursuit of agrarian land reform was at the forefront of their concerns. The people desired to usurp the supremacy

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    Contemporary Latin American Studies Documentary Response Dominican Republic & Haiti The documentary Haiti and the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided discusses differences between two countries that share one land mass. In the first few seconds of the film the only visible separation or distinction viewers can observe is the Massacre River and the two different sides the countries occupy. However‚ moments later viewers are informed of the many deeper-rooted differences between the two countries

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    greedy dictators controlling your fate. Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote the speech‚ “The Solitude of Latin America”. He tackles about the history and recent state about Latin America. How the greedy and cruel ruled Latin America. Additionally‚ Marquez preaches about the word “solitude”‚ the state of being alone or isolated. The dictators brought lot of negativity upon the civilians living in the region of Latin America‚ as a consequence to this a doleful mood was shown throughout the speech. Hence‚ in Marquez’s

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    Tuberculosis was one of the main leading causes of death in the United States in the early 20th century. People who were carriers or affected by the disease were quarantine‚ isolated from society‚ and placed in sanatoriums‚ which later became known as the "waiting room for death." As described by Sheila Rothman‚ death was a synonym of tuberculosis and was a habitual characteristic of the sanatoriums1. Although people were highly encouraged to go to these establishments‚ they were not as effective

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