05 Feb 2013 Do Video Games Promote Violence? Video games are being blamed more and more for violent acts people cause after playing them in extreme amounts. These violent video games are becoming more popular around the world among children‚ teens‚ and young adults. These games promote aggressive acts like shootings‚ theft‚ and drug use. As video games get more sophisticated and realistic‚ it becomes more like the real thing which desensitizes people to the violence‚ blood‚ and gore. The most
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In the late 1970’s a new‚ popular form of urban youth culture emerged in the Bronx‚ New York that changed the face of popular music and American culture. Throughout its development‚ hip-hop has become a vastly commercialized component of popular American culture; however‚ it took the efforts of many pioneers and innovators to shape modern hip-hop culture and music. By exploring hip-hop’s origins‚ one can better understand its evolution and its influence on different social groups throughout the United
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Influence of Rap Music Today‚ Rap has become the most popular type of music in the US. Many people listen to music while they drive their cars‚ are at work‚ do housework‚ and study‚ etc. Music as we know it today is the voice of a generation. It gives us entertainment‚ and speaks out for a community of people in many ways. Most people listen to at least some sort of music‚ and serve a purpose. Just about any expression can be shared through music. Rap is one type of fastest growing music in the United
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all about rap and I’ll explain to why it’s all a bunch of crap. Word! (ment to be rapped). Rap is not music for the soul. In fact it shreds your soul. Rap does more harm to society than good. Rap in recent and past years made some controversial songs and introduced many controversial topics to songs such as many of the lyrics‚ music and sound as well as the references in the song makes rap so controversial. Rap was introduced around 1970 and became a big sensation in the 1990s. Rap hasn’t really
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representations of women in music‚ does hip hop deserve its bad rap? Almost exclusively blamed for the negative images of women in music videos‚ hip hop is often perceived as unforgivingly misogynistic. In hip hop and rap‚ many of the lyrics and images portray women of all ethnicities as sexual objects and depict the exploitation of and violence against women. The image of dozens of semi-naked women dancing provocatively around one blinged-out rapper has become standard in music videos. Similarly‚ pimps
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Kate Everett It’s a Bad Rap Every so often‚ a new style of music emerges in America. In the 1970s and 80s‚ it was rap. For many years‚ rap brought the population of African American’s together in a changing society. They all knew how it felt to be discriminated and terrorized. Rap was what people could relate to‚ because they knew they were not the only ones in trouble. Now‚ rap has changed for the worst. Modern mainstream rap is an embarrassment compared to the art form it used to be. Beginning
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Rap is Crap "She ain’t nuttin but a hoochie mama Smackin’ on your lips‚ put your hands on your hips She ain’t nuttin but a hoochie mama Oh I love those big brown eyes and the way you shake your thighs‚ acting like you’re so damn cute..." Rap music with lyrics like this play on the radio and in home stereos every day. Rap music pounds messages of sex and violence into the minds of young adults leaving behind their sexist and repetitive influential messages. Music has a very powerful influence
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C-Stress Management 1. Music: Vocal or instrumental sound or both combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form‚ harmony‚ and expression of emotion. Turning on music weather it’s out loud or through your earphones‚ music is a huge stress reliever. Music has a unique link to our emotions‚ which makes this a very good stress reliever. Because emotions play a huge part in stressing and music plays a huge part in our emotions when we listen. So the connection between music and stress is quite
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In the mid 1980’s‚ the music industry was shaken up with the birth of gangster rap. Artists such as Schoolly D and N.W.A produced hits such as "PSK What Does It Mean" and "F**k Tha Police." This new music genre portrayed images of gangs‚ guns‚ violence‚ and sexism‚ yet it was well received and became very popular in the span of just a few years. By the early 1990’s‚ gangster rap had a home at the top of the charts. Some of the artists responsible for this were Dr. Dre and Eazy-E‚ both former members
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Does Music Affect Teens? Can the Music Youth Listen to Affect Their Behavior? Music is often blamed for influencing particular behaviors‚ but does it really do so? Why is music sometimes associated with negative behavior and actions? With music being such a staple in youth culture‚ it seems that each teenager has a “soundtrack to their life.” But‚ are they just innocently listening to their favorite tunes? Or are they in for something more? In the media it seems that certain groups that
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