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    Born Stephanie Lynn Nicks‚ Stevie‚ as she’s known has become famous in the world of rock n’ roll music not only as the lead singer of Fleetwood Mac‚ but as solo artist as well. To some there is a great deal of mystery that revolves around her‚ but I beg to differ. The only one would have to do is listen to her extensive catalogue of songs‚ that majority of them penned by her‚ which explains in great detail the certain stages of her life and the life of those closest to her. If her genre of music

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    What Is Patriotism

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    What is Patriotism Patriotism according to Merriam Webster is defined as "devotion or love for one’s country." I believe this definition does not capture the true essence of the meaning of patriotism. This definition would be outstanding‚ if there were no other conditions factored in this complex equation‚ but it seems that patriotism is a double edge sword. So often more a persons loves their country‚ the more they hate every one who is not of their country. In other words they tend to become

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    John Williams has composed over one-hundred film scores of which he has received forty-five Academy Award nominations. He has become a household name through his memorable music motifs. These themes capture the essence of the film and as one fan summarized: "John Williams has composed some of the best known themes and scores ever. You can’t deny that the Star Wars scores‚ for all the movies‚ especially the Imperial March‚ are incredible. He invented the famous Jaws theme‚ which is a standard

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    The Allegory of the Cave In the Allegory of the Cave it is explain how reality is different for everybody. Not all of us have the same view of what reality is‚ most of us believe in what we see and that is the reality we know and the one we believe in. In this allegory we hear the story of prisoners who are chained in a cave just looking at a wall in front of them‚ behind them there is a fire and between that fire and them there is way‚ here is where people pass by and when this happens‚ the prisoners

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    6. Discuss the issue/topic of race in Western Culture during our courses era‚ and secondly‚ comment as to how it pertains to the career of Jimi Hendrix. Your discussion could include a brief review of Steve Waksman’s article “Black Sound‚ Black Body: Jimi Hendrix‚ the Electric Guitar‚ and the Meanings of Blackness‚” highlighting the author’s main points and conclusions. Black repression was still very much alive during Jimi Hendrix’s time. Black artists were thought only to appeal to a black crowd

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    Dont Take The Girl

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    Don’t Take the Girl The name of my piece of music I choose is “Don’t take the Girl”. The original writer is Larry Johnson but the song was redone by Tim McGraw in 1994. It’s recognized as a country song under both cases. The instruments used in this selection very sometimes Tim sung it acapella but‚ if it was sung the regular way the tools used were his wonderful voice of course‚ piano‚ chims‚ drums and the classic guitar. The song tells the story of two young lovers dealing with difficult scenarios

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    Vicente Fernandez is a well know Mexican actor‚ producer and singer‚ Vicente is known as the king of ranchera music all over the world. Vicente started singing on the streets when he was a young boy for tips‚ Vicente came from a very poor family‚ he was forced to drop out of fifth grade to support his family. He got little jobs around his home town. He says he would stop cars and offer to sing to them for a few pesos in Guadalajara‚ but has now won seven Latin Grammys and one Grammy. Vicente was

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    Songs are known because of their notable lyrics‚ mind-blowing instrumental background or delivered amazingly by the singer. Sometimes‚ they become overused and were tied-up to the cinematic universe and even in TV shows. Here is the list of the most overused songs in movies. Number Five: “Sweet Home Alabama” by by Lynyrd Skynyrd.This is probably the only song that Hollywood knows that reminds us about the South and when the character is a backwards country hick. Ironically used in Con-Air when the

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    At one point in your life you probably created a huge problem for yourself. However‚ you most likely did not solve that problem without seeking help. “La Bamba” written by Gary Soto is a rare case. The story features a boy named Manuel who decides to sing in his school’s talent show. Unfortunately‚ during his moment the record sticks to one verse and Manuel is forced to sing along. The performance was embarrassing‚ but he became popular. This story shows how one character archetype can solve a problem

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    The Republic Notes Dialogue between Socrates (protagonist) and Glaucon (interlocutor) Stage 1. Bound inside cave * Been there since childhood‚ legs and necks fettered * Fire burning behind and above them * See artifacts carried by people along wall of path * Honours‚ praises‚ prizes for those sharpest at identifying shadows & order of shadows honored and held power; rewards are desired / envied * Truth is nothing other than the shadows of those artifacts Stage 2. Freed of

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