18. Listen to the music‚ partner: Delivering an ultimatum to a business associate. You’re a marketing manager for Stanton‚ one of the premier suppliers of DJ equipment (turntables‚ amplifiers‚ speakers‚ mixers‚ and related accessories). Your company’s latest creation‚ the FinalScratch system‚ has been flying off retailers’ shelves. Both professional and amateur DJs love the way that FinalScratch gives them the feel of working with vinyl records by letting them control digital music files from any
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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 is a “style of Jamaican popular music that had its genesis in the political disturbance of the late 1970′s ad became Jamaica’s dominant music in the 1980′s and 90′s”‚ ( C.J.Cooper) “Jamaican dancehall culture is commonly disparaged as a homophobic‚ homicidal‚ misogynist
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Homosexuality is an embedded taboo in Jamaican society. In fact‚ it is so disgraceful that even parents can forsake their own children because of it. In a particular case reported in the Daily Observer by Karyl Walker involving the attempted lynching of a young boy suspected of being homosexual by residents and students of his school‚ it was confirmed that it was the boy’s father who instigated the violence directed at his son and left him to the mercy of the angry mob. The boy was set upon because
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I choose this poem mainly because of the title. I was and still am a bit of a Bob Marley fan‚ his music always managed to make me happy no matter how bad my day was. Something about his music felt like you’re flipping a switch‚ and all your worries go away for a while. His music promoted peace and made people happy‚ which I think was his goal all along since his music was made in a time where some people thought only certain types of lives mattered. Bob Marley stood for what he believed in‚ he stood
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"The Weary Blues" and "Lenox Avenue: Midnight" by Langston Hughes are two poems written as scenes of urban life. Although these poems were written more than seventy years ago‚ it is surprising to see some general similarities they share with modern day city life. Dilluted down with word play and irrelevant lines such as "And the gods are laughing at us."‚ the underlying theme is evidently urban life. "The Weary Blues" and "Lenox Avenue: Midnight" approach the general topic of urban life from two
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Gabby Crank P.2 Honors English 4/20/15 Music Paper Adam Levine featuring Maroon 5 For the past twenty-one years‚ Maroon 5 has been epically thriving and amplifying in the music business. Maroon 5 originated in Los Angeles‚ California. The group was known as Kara’s Flowers in 1994‚ and then became Maroon 5 in 2001. This was not the only change for the sprouting band; their sound went from grunge to lively pop rock. Maroon 5’s most well-known artist‚ Adam Levine pours his heart and emotions into
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For their service in a difficult war they lived by its regimental motto‚ "Honor and Fidelity‚" and the regiment set a foot print in the National Guard’s leading role in our nation’s military history. Out of all of the traditions that makes the Puerto Rican culture must be its music. Some of the instruments played in customary Puerto Rican music originated with the Taíno people. The most notable is the güicharo‚ or guiro. Some of the guiros were made from dried gourds and fruits. They were also
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Bob Marley understanding of the hardship within Jamaica’s society begin at a young age‚ and grasping what Omeriah was facing as a human right mentor. Bob Marley understood that Omeriah wanted to create modification in the Jamaica’s society. I feel that needing an encouraging mentor inspired Bob to battle for his faith. To make his views heard Bob Marley battles constantly with the music companies and government throughout his songs and lyrics. Bob Marley understanding of beauty was his involvement
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-Ian DeanEnglish 9Ms. Smith4/27/12Bob MarleyIn 1945 on February 6th Robert Nesta Marley was born. Raised in the poor Trenchtown area in Kingston Jamaica‚ his childhood would be one without a father‚ and steeped in Rastafarianism‚ a faith that would govern his life. He would grow to be one of the most influential pop culture figures in history‚ amassing a following still going strong through a generation who could never even see him perform. Bob Marley’s charity and concern for the wellbeing of impoverished
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Introduction This is a School Based Assessment (SBA) on how dancehall music affects the class of five (5) Crimson‚ at Mannings School. According to one historian‚ “dancehall music is a genre of Jamaican music derived from reggae music in the 1970s.”1 It has now become somewhat of a code by which many Jamaican teenagers live. This project has been designed to break down and isolate the key reasons why dancehall music affects the teenage population and how it affects them.
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