Blues is a popular musical form that has influenced many American popular music. It can be dated back as far as the end of the 19th century. Towards the end of the 19th century‚ Blues consisted of work songs‚ spirituals‚ and African American traditional songs. It was a form of realism because singers were able to discuss about their problems and express their true emotions through Blues. Classic Blues Although Blues have previously been used to musically express the struggles of people in the United
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exciting. But believe it or not‚ without the simple twelve-bar forms and walking bass lines of blues music there would be no Jimi Hendrix or Led Zeppelin. Rock was born from blues‚ and the key components of the blues can still be found in rock‚ like the instrumentation‚ musical form‚ and purpose. Blues music really gained popularity in the 1930s and 40s‚ but it’s a combination of things much older than this. Blues emerged in the late 1800s as a distinct African American art form. The genre was impacted
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Anna Julia Cooper Zandra Owens November 23‚ 2009 SOC 480-D1/ Sociological Seminar Fayetteville State University Abstract Anna Julia Haywood Cooper (1859-1964) was one of the most influential African-American educators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As an activist‚ author‚ and scholar‚ she dedicated her entire life to the education and empowerment of African-American youth and adults. Her commitment and passionate belief in the power of education
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Reservation Blues Sherman Alexie‚ author of the novel Reservation Blues‚ explains that at the start of an Indian’s life on a reservation‚ he or she is destined to be hopeless. First‚ parental guidance is infrequent leaving many infant Indians with an insufficient childhood. After that‚ Indian children experience poor education revolved around heaps of stereotyping and bullying from their white classmates and teachers. Next‚ any sort of entertainment such as television‚ music‚ and books are extremely
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The Sound of Blue Velvet In Dreams You’re Mine Forever….is this Frank’s line‚ or is David Lynch speaking to the audience? Blue Velvet opens surrealistically with a dream-like/nightmarish introduction to suburbia. Amid the red roses posed against the white picket fence framed by the blue sky dwells a world of voyeurism‚ sadomasochism‚ the American dream‚ and naiveté. Lynch takes no time in getting to the dichotomizing nature of the film. Within the first few minutes‚ the viewer is shown
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immediate family were all going to have dinner at Anna Larsdatter’s plenty large home. For a nearly-80-year-old woman‚ Anna sure knew how to make it look like she owned a fortune. When Gunnhild‚ Kristen‚ and Laura arrived‚ they discovered the rest of the family had been waiting on only them for the party to begin. Laura studied each person in turn‚ trying to get a feel for how friendly they might be to her. There had to be about 25 to 30 people present. Anna Larsdatter had married a man named James Brown
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The Blues is a musical form and genre‚ which originated in South America within the African-American communities. It originated near the end of the 19th century‚ and was rooted from spirituals‚ work songs‚ field hollers (which are very similar to work songs‚ but some do not have lyrics)‚ shouts and rhymes. The blues form in jazz‚ rhythm and blues and rock and roll; and each is characterised by a specific chord progression‚ the most common being the twelve bar blues. The blues notes‚ are played or
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“Be compassionate. Be caring. Believe in yourself‚” are words to live by according to Anna Nobile. On April 19‚ 1949‚ John and Kathryn Ferera welcomed their youngest daughter into their family. Anna Lorraine Ferera was born in St. Francis Medical Hospital in Lynwood‚ California. Her life is all about being loving‚ caring‚ and cheerful. Determined and strong-willed‚ Anna became very successful‚ and she now lives a very happy life. Chaotic and crowded‚ Anna’s household contained five children that
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performance of “(What Did I Do To Be So) Black and Blue”‚ along with many of his other works‚ helped establish the “bluesy” feeling as part of Jazz’s harmonic foundation. In observing Armstrong’s performances‚ the meaning of his lyrics and the emotion behind the words are what helped makes jazz music so unique. Some of the lyrics that he sings‚ such as “I’m white… inside… but‚ that don’t help my case…” helped give Jazz expressivity as well as shows how Jazz could be very blue. Louis’ voice while singing this
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Anna Quindlen witnessed the hastening signs of summer and fondy reverted back to her boredom during those times away from the classroom. In her writing‚ "Doing Nothing is Something‚" she suggests these task-less periods of downtime may awaken creativity inside a youngster‚ that may have otherwise never surfaced. She blames society for stripping our youth of the opportunity for downtime by increasingly over scheduling their days. While learning how to be productive is very important‚ having enough
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