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    Reggae and its influences One of the world’s iconic figures‚ Reggae musician Bob Marley(1945-1981) stated that‚ “People want to listen to a message‚ word from Jah(God). This could be passed through me or anybody‚ I am not a leader‚ messenger. The word of the songs‚ not the person‚ is what attracts people.” Reggae music is gifted to people in Jamaica as their own unique identity. Jamaican musicians are well-known for expressing their Rastafarian beliefs through the music‚ Reggae. Rastafarian

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    America has had a huge influence on the culture of the Philippines. Here’s a few fun facts as well as a few specific ways in which American culture has influenced Filipino culture. History of America in the Philippines In 1898‚ the United States declared war on Spain‚ ultimately resulting in what is called the Treaty of Paris‚ in which the Spanish agreed to give up the islands of the Philippines in exchange for $20‚000‚000. The Philippines had been ruled by the Spanish for nearly 333 years.  During

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    War Music Influence

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    Music is a strong resource that can influence our minds to feel things we otherwise would not have. It can affect how your mind perceives things going on around you‚ making you feel different emotions in correlation to the tone of the music you are listening to. Due to this‚ music has been used to sculpt the decisions of the american people in several ways. Some melodies have even helped people temporarily forget about their lives troubles. In war times music has been used as means of communication

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    Baroque Art Influence

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    The Baroque time period in history saw changes in art across Europe‚ all leading to more dramatic more individualized art. However‚ the movement saw its beginnings in Italy. Though many influences inspired the change to Baroque art‚ the religious climate in 16th century Italy was one of the strongest influences on the art of the time‚ mainly because of art’s role in the Catholic Counter-Reformation. The Reformation was mainly brought about by Martin Luther who raised numerous concerns with the

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    Naima Ali Mr. Wagoner Practical Writing Skills 2 May 2016 Rap it Up: Rap Music’s Influence Rap music is one of the biggest music genre of today. When hip-hop started in the 1990’s‚ rappers sang about their lives and world problems. If you look at today’s rap music‚ it contains violent and misogynous lyrics. Because rap music has a large amount of profanity and misogyny‚ it gives a bad influence to its listeners. Rap music contains misogynous lyrics that may lead some lead men to believe that sexual

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    Sound is a living manifestation from God‚ and music is our pills to heal our soul and body. Peru music is very diverse combination of many different types of music ranging from its Andean musical ‚ Spanish and African roots‚ the modern Peruvian music and Amazon music influenced are also common in Peru too. There are some main kind of music that Peru people play (the most popular)‚ such as folklórico‚ huayno‚ and chicha. The national anthem of Peru is called “Himno Nacional Del Peru”. There are lots

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    European Music Influence European music influenced American music tremendously by immigrants arriving over the centuries. Many of the great classical pieces came from Europe and influenced popular composers like Aaron Copeland. Also Irving Berlin a composer who wrote many American songs from the early part of the twentieth century until the latter part of the century was born of European immigrant parents. He and many first generation Americans as well as those European immigrants‚ including

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    CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Music of any period reflects‚ in its own way‚ some of the same influences‚ tendencies‚ and generative impulses that are found in the other arts of that time (Donna‚ 2005). Thus the word "baroque‚" usually used despairingly by eighteenth-century art critics to describe the art and architecture of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries‚ came to be applied also to the music of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. After some years after the death of Johann

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    My Brother Sam is Dead The book I chose to do for my historical fiction project was “My Brother Same is Dead” by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. In this book‚ the historical event associated with it was the American Revolution. I chose this book because I have always had a great fondness and fascination with the American Revolution and wanted to learn more about it. The historical event associated with my book was the American Revolution. This war was fought between the Patriots

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    The influence the internet and mass media has on cultures today. Most people in the United States listen to many genres of music. Depending on where you live‚ influences the type of music we listen to. For example‚ most people that live in the South will listen to country music. Country music has definitely changed from what it was in the 1980’s to what it is today. In today’s country music‚ one can listen to different songs that go from singing to almost rap like beats and rhythm. In today’s times

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