influential musicians in American history such as Elvis Presley‚ Frank Sinatra‚ etc. that caused and initial craze amongst music lovers‚ The Beatles were a cultural force that shaped the way people experienced pop music and their music reflected the era and coincided with one of the most socially turbulent periods in America. The Beatles came to America when irreverent‚ anti-authoritative behavior was sub culturally prominent. This was relevant to change in American culture at the time because the
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After World War II ended‚ the postwar began and Americans life changed drastically in a radical way. This brought new innovations to the United States‚ which led people have more leisure time than ever before. At that time‚ leisure was an activity people wanted to do because it didn’t implicate working‚ due to all the hard work during World War II. Leisure time flourished‚ largely due to technological innovations. In the early 1950s‚ the American population was in real need of entertainment and leisure
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Becoming the band of the decade or the trendsetter of the music industry was a goal that was not always reached in the lifespan of an artist or songwriter‚ however MTV (Music Television) created a whole new generation that would change American culture forever in just a day. The debut of the first ever music video‚ ironically titled “Video Killed the Radio Star”‚ only vaguely foreshadowed the volume of impact that this TV show would have on the world. “It turns out‚ video now makes the radio star
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of National Liberation and the End of Colonialism National liberation is a concept that has been justly and unjustly idealized for many generations. Freedom and independence are rights that every person deserves‚ and‚ sadly enough‚ war is often the only means by which to obtain these basic human needs. Most Americans living today know close to nothing about dictatorships‚ tyranny and how many people don ’t have these rights‚ which most American people commonly ignore. National liberations are
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National Culture National culture is the value system and pride associated with a nation. Many people deny their national culture when they move to a new location‚ and embrace the national culture of their new home. Characteristics of culture As one might expect‚ all cultures must share several characteristics if ‘’culture’’ is to be differentiated from other forms of behavior. These similarities between all cultures are surprisingly few. The ultimate goal of cultural anthropology is to determine
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Blues‚ work songs‚ ragtime‚ spirituals‚ and minstrel songs were‚ in their own ways‚ all part of the great "Africanization of American music" that was originated by enslaved Africans in the southern United States. But the greatest of the musical forms developed in this process was jazz--one of the major American contributions to world culture. Each of these forms of music made essential contributions to the development of jazz itself but each‚ more or less‚ retained its own integrity and none could
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Tupac Amaru Shakur immersed in the culture of the African American urban class at an early age surrounded by economic struggle‚ political influence and incarceration. Tupac was born in 1971 and raised in poor inner-city neighborhoods in New York. Tupac’s parents Afeni Shakur and Billy Garland were prominent members of the Black Panther party. Afeni was acquitted on more than 150 charges of conspiracy against the U.S. government but later became addicted to crack cocaine. His godfather was
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Great Depression and WWII‚ people turned to music for joy. A simplistic style of happy‚ feel-good music that was innocent and meant to be non-offending to it’s listeners. People were not expressing their true feelings and they had to fit a ‘role’ in American society. By the time the baby boomer generation was growing up‚ they had different experiences in their lives and had different ideals than their parents in the Great Generation. They expressed themselves through Rock and Roll. Elvis was a major
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From the 1960’s (when it originated) to present day‚ Star Trek has represented what our culture strives to achieve. The show was boldly going where no man has gone before‚ and America was too. Part of the “American spirit” is to tackle momentous issues and improve upon the things we already have solved. In the 1960’s we dove into the Space Race and now we have breakthroughs in chemotherapy that has increased the 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer patients from 16% to 27% (and that percentage
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Elie Wiesel Why were many atrocities committed during the Holocaust? Elie Wiesel was one of the 3‚000 prisoners who was liberated from Auschwitz on April 11th when the first American military units arrived and liberated the camp. Wiesel therefore has dedicated his life to write about his horrifying experience‚ but most importantly to keep the memory alive for those who died in Auschwitz. Many of his unpleasant moments in the camp still remain in his heart‚ and mind. In 1960’s the book Night
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