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    boy named Elvis Oke‚ who has big dreams to make something of himself in America‚ the land of the free. Through out this novel‚ major cultural and life changes come about. Generational differences from the elders to the youngest living generation are unmistakably present through out the whole story‚ especially after Elvis’s mother dies and him and his father move to Lagos. The corruption aspect of the governments in Africa changes as the story progresses as well. The occupations that Elvis has throughout

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    Mama Thornton or Little Richard’s recording of "Hound Dog" with that of Elvis Presley Jingwen Yang Dr. Mark Berry Due Day: June 24th Compare Big Mama Thornton or Little Richard’s Recording of "Hound Dog" with that of Elvis Presley The song “Hound Dog” is a blue song when it was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller‚ even though they were rock music composer. But‚ when I listened to the recording which one performed by Elvis Presley‚ I felt that this song more like a rock music. Actually‚ “Hound

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    questions‚ but I love the mystery. I love the questions. In his book‚ Velvet Elvis‚ Rob Bell says‚ “A Christian doesn’t avoid the questions; a Christian embraces them. In fact‚ to truly pursue the living God‚ we have to see the need for questions.” He goes on to say‚ “Questions are not scary. What is scary is when people don’t have any. What is tragic is faith that has no room for them.” I read the book‚ Velvet Elvis‚ several years ago when I needed to ask some tough questions about my life‚

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    POPULAR CULTURE OUTCOMES • Analyses relationships within and between social and cultural groups. • Accounts for cultural diversity and commonality within societies and cultures • Evaluates continuity and change‚ assesses social futures and strategies for change and the implications for societies and cultures. • Evaluates the influence of power‚ authority‚ gender and technology on decisions making and participation in society. • Applies appropriate language

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    1) "The blues were a creation of black slaves who adapted their African musical heritage to the American environment. Though taking many forms and undergoing many per- mutations throughout the years‚ the blues formed the basis of jazz‚ rhythm and blues‚ and rock-and-roll. "  Page 2 rocking in time a social history of rock n roll by David  p. Szatmary. The music was very Rhythmic and soulful. Most sung to ease their minds while doing the tedious work in the cotton fields.  R&B Muddy waters sang

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    I chose Sam Phillips for my producer because I love the blues and “rock and roll” and he played and important role in this area of the music industry. Sam Phillips inspires me to be more creative and to think outside the box when creating music. I think that’s what music is all about. Sam not only broke down racial barriers in the music industry but really tested the limits of blues and helped and influenced the creation of “rock and roll”. He was a talent scout during the early stage of his career

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    Lenan and that theres only two of them alive right now at this day?The togethernesss of captivating mixed with woeful events could be seen in history‚ music‚ and more! Americas frustration and sorrow due to Nixons impeechment‚ the oil crisis‚ and Elvis Presleys death is reflected in the arts of the 1970s. My first historical event that had happened was the Watergate Scandal or also Nixons impeechment. It had arrested five men for breaking into the D.N.C. headquarters at the watergate complex."Recording

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    Andy Warhol Best-known for his silk-screened photographs of Marilyn Monroe‚ Jacqueline Kennedy‚ Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis Presley‚ Andy Warhol accustomed artists and critics worldwide to use the art of borrowed imagery. Replicating previous artwork from decades before him‚ Andy Warhol became the founding father of appropriation‚ that has now become a symbol of postmodernism‚ and an artistic approach for an era in which concepts of innovation and authorship are thoroughly questioned. This theory

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    These are my rough unedited class notes representing general ideas and concepts for class lectures. Please ignore the many sentence fragments. The African-American culture of the southern plantation influenced the birth of the blues through the adaptation of their African musical heritage. Based upon a call and response structure‚ one slave worker would call or play a lead and the fellow workers would respond with the same phrase or an embellishment of that phrase. The music involved predictable

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    Rock music is a group of related music styles that have dominated popular music in the West since about 1955. Rock music began in the United States‚ but it has influenced on a broad field of cultures and musical traditions‚ including gospel music‚ the blues‚ country music‚ classical music‚ folk music‚ electronic music‚ etc. Thus‚ rock music is now felt worldwide. Actually‚ Rock Music is not only a kind of entertainment or music style. There are many meaningful values which lie hidden beneath

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