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    Gang related violence in the United States has been a plague for the last several decades. The serious crimes such as murder‚ drug trafficking‚ extortion‚ assaults‚ and kidnapping can all be attributed to organized gangs. Of all the established and recognized gangs in this country‚ motorcycle gangs are among the most vicious and virulent group of criminals with no regard or respect for law enforcement or human life in general. Members of these organized clubs appear to be linked by a common bond

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    Does the Effect of Rock Music Cause Violence? Growing up listening to rock music was a part of my life‚ discovering from my older brother the band Kiss was just awesome and then later actually seeing them in concert when I was 15 was even better! So to me music is an essential part of life in America today. Millions of Americans listen to recordings from a variety of artists every day. Since the advent of Rock N’ Roll‚ politicians‚ law enforcement‚ and several independent organizations have

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    In discussions of Rap Music‚ one controversial issue has been whether There Is a link between violent lyrics and violent behavior. On the one hand‚ Matthew Robinson‚ a professor at Appalachian State University‚ argues that there is a link between violent lyrics and violent behavior. On the other hand‚ Jennifer Copley a writter from the website Suite101.com contends that listening to ap music does not make teens violent. My own view is that it can make people violent and it does not make them violent

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    Television and Rock/Rap Music do not cause youth violence: Literature Review It is acknowledged that media such as television‚ musicmusic videos‚ movies‚ video games‚ internet and other visual implements penetrate our daily lives in one form or another. This concept is especially applied to teenagers. Today‚ adolescents usually go straight home after school. However‚ they are not dedicating their time on homework or revision. Instead‚ they are mostly tempted to spend time being entertained

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    Comments Since rap music made its way to the music scene‚ it has been a topic of much dispute and argument. Rap music controversy seems to continuously grow parallel to the popularity of the music itself. People have been taking sides on the issue on whether rap music is proper or not — or if it is even to be considered as music in the first place. It all started smooth at first‚ the music was whimsical with a little funny scratching sound in the background. Hip-hop music with its rhymes and

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    I’m going to share my personal speculations on rap music versus‚ classical music. Born in a family of Jehovah’s witnesses‚ I personally enjoy all types of musicrap being the only one I detest . In perspective classical music is much more soothing than rap can ever be. Rap tends to discredit and disfigure woman. Rap started in the late 1970’s. Rap to me is a cluster of drug dealers‚ and hood rats rapping telling young kids there troubled child hood stories. Rappers use vulgar language‚ that

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    Daniel Music and its Deception Year after year various artists release new music. With every new year comes more and more aggressive and provocative music than the previous year. In today’s culture and society we find youth rebelling‚ choosing a less successful route to pursue. In the blog “Music and the Influence on Society” by Kandi‚ she states that music doesn’t have a direct influence on today’s violence or teen behavior. Whether music is a direct or indirect factor‚ it is obvious that

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    Rapping can be traced back to its African roots. Centuries before hip hop music existed‚ the griots of West Africa were delivering stories rhythmically‚ over drums and sparse instrumentation. Such connections have been acknowledged by many modern artists‚ modern day "griots"‚ spoken word artists‚ mainstream news sources‚ and academics.[15][16][17][18] Blues music‚ rooted in the work songs and spirituals of slavery and influenced greatly by West African musical traditions‚ was first played by blacks

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    Persuasive Essay Have you ever wondered what type of music is the best for getting ready before a game? Rap is a good type of music to listen to‚ because many researchers have said‚ if you listen to a fast‚ upbeat‚ happy‚ crazy song before you perform‚ or get ready to play a sport‚ some have said it makes you play better because all of your Adrenaline is rushing and you get excited. Rap is better than any other music. This is because it pumps you up before a game‚ it relates to life situations

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    Study of Hip Hop Music * Introduction – describe what hip-hop is and attributes of the genre (200 words): In this case study I will be looking at music genre of hip-hop and how representations of gender‚ sexuality and race are reflected through this genre. Joseph Schloss describes hip-hop as ‘a diverse and vibrant culture that makes use of variety of techniques and approaches to serve many communities throughout the United States‚ in fact the world’ (Schloss:2004: p8). Music from the genre

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