By:Jasper Asian gangster films are portrayed as bad movies. Gangster films in general are always told to be a bad influence since all they are mostly about is killing and assassinating. In my opinion‚ they can be educational at times. People mostly think that gangster films teach kids the wrong way of life and doesn’t have any meaning in the movie but like the director of Godfather said “It’s not about the character‚ it’s the way of life.” This is true because most gangster movies are not only
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4/4/13 Negative Effects of Technolog y on Teenag er s | eHow.com Print Article Discover the expert in you. Negative Effects of Technology on Teenagers By James Stuart‚ eHow Contributor T echnology can be a useful tool for educating teenagers. When used in moderation‚ it can help students with their studies. However‚ overuse of technology such as cell phones‚ computers and television can be harmful in a number of ways. Monitoring your teenager’ s use of technology will ensure that
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Analysis of the Negative Environmental Impacts of the Glastonbury Music Event It is clear that when large numbers of people gather in one place‚ this will have a negative impact on the local community and on environment. As the Glastonbury Festival is one of the largest music events in Europe‚ which gather about 140‚000 people in one small area‚ it causes serious pollution problems‚ which include air pollution‚ water pollution‚ land pollution (Pow‚ 2009‚ p.11) The most wide-spread pollution problems
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In discussions of Rap Music‚ one controversial issue has been whether There Is a link between violent lyrics and violent behavior. On the one hand‚ Matthew Robinson‚ a professor at Appalachian State University‚ argues that there is a link between violent lyrics and violent behavior. On the other hand‚ Jennifer Copley a writter from the website Suite101.com contends that listening to ap music does not make teens violent. My own view is that it can make people violent and it does not make them violent
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I’m going to share my personal speculations on rap music versus‚ classical music. Born in a family of Jehovah’s witnesses‚ I personally enjoy all types of music‚ rap being the only one I detest . In perspective classical music is much more soothing than rap can ever be. Rap tends to discredit and disfigure woman. Rap started in the late 1970’s. Rap to me is a cluster of drug dealers‚ and hood rats rapping telling young kids there troubled child hood stories. Rappers use vulgar language‚ that
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whole does have an effect on teenagers. But it is not a fact that music‚ videos or tv actually influence teens to do anything. Regardless to what teens hear or see‚ their going to have sex‚ do drugs‚ or join gangs because they want to. The urban community does not revolve around music. The lyrics to someone’s song is just what that person went through in their life and their just telling their story. How teens react to it‚ cannot be blamed on the artists. Some teens say media does influence
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Study of Hip Hop Music * Introduction – describe what hip-hop is and attributes of the genre (200 words): In this case study I will be looking at music genre of hip-hop and how representations of gender‚ sexuality and race are reflected through this genre. Joseph Schloss describes hip-hop as ‘a diverse and vibrant culture that makes use of variety of techniques and approaches to serve many communities throughout the United States‚ in fact the world’ (Schloss:2004: p8). Music from the genre
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interesting musical and literary developments of the 1980s was the emergence of rap‚ a form of popular music in which words is recited to a driving rhythmic beat. It differs from mainstream popular music in several ways‚ but‚ most interesting in literary terms‚ rap lyrics are spoken rather than sung. In that sense‚ rap is a form of popular poetry as well as popular music. In Black English‚ rap means “to talk‚” and in most current rap songs‚ the lead performer talks or recites‚ usually at top speed‚ long
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THE IMPACT OF SOCA MUSIC ON THE CITIZENS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Did you know as quiet as it is kept‚ Trinidadians seem to be in long term denial that there is a direct correlations between Soca music and moral decadence here in Trinidad and Tobago. To the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago Soca music is mainly taken in good spirit by Carnival lovers. Soca or Soul Calypso is a form of popular Caribbean music originated in the island of Trinidad and Tobago by the reputed father of Soca Garfield Blackman
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Dancehall Music is a popular genre of Jamaican music. It is composed of ‘riddims’‚ fast upbeat rhythms than the traditional reggae music. Dancehall music has become a symbol of explicit sexual imagery and violence. Despite the positive effects Dancehall music might have on our young people‚ it has become more a pathway for moral degradation with our young people. Dancehall lyrics are found to be crude as it promotes sexual behaviors‚ sexual imagery and violence. It is expected that the youth of society
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