CULTURAL ARTIFACTS Cultural Artifacts CULTURAL ARTIFACTS Abstract Today we are surrounded by artifacts that describe our culture without us even realizing it. I’m sure 100 years ago people would have never guessed the Titanic would be an icon for that time period and we would be trying to resurrect artifacts and learn about that phase of boat engineering even today. While we sit here right now typing on
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Assignment for Media with Cultural Studies Level Two Youth Cultures‚ Subcultures and Industry Hip-Hop Culture This essay aims to examine the importance of the Hip-Hop culture in 21st century society. It will begin with consideration of the history of Hip-Hop‚ discussing its stylistic adaptations‚ cultural preferences and concerns‚ referring to the studies of black culture by Ellis Cashmore and Mark Neal. Within this I will explore the ethnicity and authenticity of the culture‚ with reference
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“Divorced from skin color‚ sound quality‚ scene or history‚ Hip-Hop (and therefore its more prolific offspring‚ rap) and punk share every important defining factor: heavy bassline‚ repetitive and melodically simple or devoid vocals focused on internal rhyme‚ minimalistic instrumental hooks‚ and lyrics about nihilism‚ social concern‚ poverty and oppression”(Ross Hsu). Hsu asserts that despite the fact that Hip-Hop and punk have different cultural and historical backgrounds‚ they are similar because they
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Michael Nguyen Professor Liza Rios Communication Studies 110 9 July 2013 Cultural Artifact Speech Outline Recall the time when your boss hands you a bonus check for a job well done. Remember that feeling of excitement and anticipation before you opened it? That is the exact same feeling that the lucky red envelopes during Lunar New Year’s brings to all those who receive one. Today I will be sharing with you fascinating facts about this long honored tradition in the Vietnamese culture. First
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reference to hip-hop. I: Introduction Increasingly over the past twenty years‚ hip-hop has transformed from “marginalised to mainstream” (Motley & Henderson‚ 2008‚ p.243) as more and more of the world’s youth follow the genre. With these growing numbers all over the world there is simultaneously growing concern that hip-hop is increasingly homogenised as artists adopt the genre. This essay will address both the homogenous and hybrid aspects of hip-hop‚ arguing that true hip-hop must contain
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Cultural Artifact Speech Outline I. Intro A. Hello everyone my name is . And today I am going to talk about a cultural artifact but before that by a show of hands how many of you consider yourselves young adults? Ok now does your family recognize you as a young adult? There is a point in your life when your family starts to see you as a young adult. For Hispanic girls they are seen as a young adult at the age of 15. B. I have here with me today a high heel. You done see little girls wearing
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Cultural Artifacts Could you image going through your whole life‚ without a cell phone? Many of us have become accustom to the new technology that allows us to communicate so effectively. Today the world uses technology in almost everything it does. No modern artifact has the capability to be so incredibly noticeable and brilliantly built as the cell phone. Cell phones play a huge role in our daily lives. They are an item that every one possesses from‚ children‚ students‚ workers‚ parents‚ and etc
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themselves in different ways. Music is used to express life experiences and other things. Many use the art of hip-hop to express themselves. Hip-hop is a form of art which can be expressed through a history rap songs‚ breakdancing‚ and graffiti art. Hip-hop culture has evolved and is a large part of today’s generation. It has breached out and has an influence all over the globe. The culture of hip-hop has impact and influence on millions of people. It is this way because not only is a genre of music‚ but
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Place Hip hop is a form of art that has been popular for the past twenty years. Although people in recent years often mistake rap music as vulgar and ill-mannered‚ the hip hop community continues to provide a great way to channel emotion and soul into their music. In his article‚ “The State of Rap: Time and Place” Jeffrey Louis Decker illustrates the black nationalism within the hip hop community by exploring how Black Nationalism can be accounted for within the hip hop music. Before hip hop was
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Hip-hop music has been a part of my musical repertoire from early adolescence‚ and more recently‚ an art form I have been interested in exploring from a more critical and academic perspective. I’ve wanted to extend my knowledge beyond hip-hop as a pastime and into hip-hop as a social tool with the power to create‚ reproduce‚ and challenge dominant social life. This consideration facilitated my research question: “How is homosexuality represented in hip-hop music and communities?” Due to hip-hop’s
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