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    Sublime. He died at the age of 28 from a heroin overdose. Raised in Long Beach‚ California‚ Nowell developed an interest in music at a young age. His father took him on a trip to the Virgin Islands during his childhood‚ which exposed him to reggae and dancehall music. Nowell played in various bands until forming the group Sublime with bassist Eric Wilson and drummer Bud Gaugh. Bradley Nowell was born and raised in the Belmont Shore neighborhood of Long Beach‚ California to Jim and Nancy Nowell‚ with

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    of will be discriminated against just because what they support is different. In Jamaica‚ lesbians and gays are the victims of violent persecution which often turns into murder and the ammunition behind the persecution are popular reggae and dancehall songs with their demoralizing lyrics. A 28 year old man by the name of Richard stated in the article Black and Gay and Hunted‚ “It is like living in Afghanistan under the Taliban. I wake up in the morning not knowing whether today I will live or

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    Jonathan Smith Ms. Marshall Ethnic Studies 12/11/12 Reggaeton is a form of dance music of Puerto Rican origin‚ characterized by a mix of Latin rhythms‚ dancehall‚ and hip-hop or rap. Reggaeton has its own specific beat and rhythm. There are others version as to where Reggaeton originated from Panama. Then the music made it gracefully throughout Puerto Rico. The origins of Reggaeton begin with the two different versions. One of them is‚ that in Panama first made first recording in the 70’s

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    “I have outlived my penis” Carolyn Cooper‚ Contributor Published: Sunday June 03‚ 2012 Purpose – Summary of Work Carolyn Cooper‚ an author and professor of literary and cultural studies wrote this article highlighting some of the literary arts performed at the Callabash International Literary Festival. She wanted to entertain the audience with some of the artistic elements performed at the event‚ which she considers profound. She also wanted us to see the hidden elements in these artistic

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    Jamaican music has long been a powerful force on a global scale. The islands wealth of extraordinarily popular genres such as dancehall and dub‚ as well as having a long history of folk music and even mento. Mento draws from many of Jamaica’s folk music styles‚ and primarily began as the music of slaves on the plantations‚ it was the sound of rural Jamaica in the 1940s.

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    Reggaetón stands as a musical genre that originates from Panama and was popularized by Puerto Rico (LeMay‚ 2012). Known as ‘underground music’ and the first form of transnational music‚ Reggaetón combines Jamaican dancehall‚ Spanish rap‚ hip-hop and other Latin American influences. This type of music contains a fundamental influence from Jamaican and Spanish Reggae starting in the early 20th century. It includes artists such as Daddy Yankee and Tego Calderón who display both the sexual and political

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    Rihanna used to be one of my favourite singers back in the days. She started to change not only her image‚ but her music. I did some research and looked up what made her change this much. Her songs used to be what made her change this much. Her songs used to be much more sex-free. My research shows that Rihanna could have had experiences‚ or just wanted a change in her. I asked myself‚ ’How has Rihanna changed throughout her career?’‚ and I could come up with many assumptions‚ but I want to make

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    From as far back as making films go the 35mm camera has always been around‚ for over 100 years now and if you watch a movie made on 35mm you can understand why. The effect it gives off is something else its not terrestrial TV style and it’s just right‚ except one thing the price tag on the actual film celluloid. Unfortunately there is no substitute or cheaper equivalent to 35mm for recording a movie. However as we have advanced in the world of technology we now have a camera that is capable of recording

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    Samantha Camacho October 7‚ 2008 Major Spanish Project: Column B Ms. Sanchez I have broken up the 10 personalities in 2 groups with 2 posters. One group on one poster is “Musica y Los Bailes.” In that group‚ I put 5 of the 10 personalities I have to choose for my project. The 5 personalities I chose for this group are Reggaeton‚ Bachata‚ Aventura‚ Celia Cruz‚ and Fulanito. I love music so that’s why I wanted to make a separate poster for it. The other group on the other

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