Tragedies & Music When a tragedy caused by a minor occurs‚ it is not uncommon for people to analyze the music that minor was listening to prior to the event. Who is responsible for this influence? The musician(s)? The parent(s)? The minor? The record label? Should we even bother to look at the music or should we look elsewhere for an explanation? “Music is intended to bring people together for socialization and friendships‚” says Hast‚ Scott‚ and Cowdery. Music has the power to do many
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they were defeated on May 18‚ 2009. They are still active‚ but they are no longer officially recognized as a terrorist organization because they don’t have a base and their leader is dead. They are a national separatist group in Sri Lanka whose ideology can be traced to Marxism‚ Leninism‚ and nationalism. The Tamil Tigers are a terrorist group that has been fighting the Sri Lanka government for independence. They are also known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or LTTE. The armed conflict
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What Makes Art Art I believe Art is something that can not truly be defined. Art might be thought of as just a simple picture to hang on the wall. However‚ Art can be many different things and mean many different things to one. My personal definition of Art would be anything created by someone. Art can include a huge variety of different things. Art can be paintings‚ sculptures‚ photographs‚ drawings‚ illustrations‚ architecture‚ furniture‚ music‚ poetry. I also feel that choreography could be
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Cleisthenes was a Athenian politician that changed the political game. He brought forth the ideology of Demokratia or rule by the people‚ we know know this ideology as Democracy. Before 507 B.C. the city-states of Ancient Greece were failing to uphold control. At the time most city-states were either Monarchies or an Oligarchy‚ a government ran by a select few. But by the time of the of the collapse of the Bronze age the city states overthrew their kings and adopted a constitution. They still
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art‚ philosophy of‚ the study of the nature of art‚ including such concepts as interpretation‚ representation and expression‚ and form. It is closely related to aesthetics‚ the philosophical study of beauty and taste. ------------------------------------------------- Distinguishing characteristics The philosophy of art is distinguished from art criticism‚ which is concerned with the analysis and evaluation of particular works of art. Critical activity may be primarily historical‚ as when a lecture
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The power of music: its impact on the intellectual‚ social and personal development of children and young people Susan Hallam‚ Executive Summary Recent advances in the study of the brain have enhanced our understanding of the way that active engagement with music may influence other activities. The cerebral cortex selforganises as we engage with different musical activities‚ skills in these areas may then transfer to other activities if the processes involved are similar. Some skills transfer automatically
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Pop Art and Art Nouveau. This was in direct response to the mass media being produced in popular culture. Pop Art emerged partly from absorption of ideas put forward in the work of various artist such as Roy Lichtenstein and partly from a spontaneous response to the commercial imagery that was beginning to swamp the visual world in that country. Art Nouveau originally formed as a response to mass media under a group of artists in New York who wanted to counter pop culture with their art‚ music‚ and
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People listen to music for a variety of reasons. Some listen to music to relax in which it serves as a sort of escape from everyday life‚ some because they are a fan and follow a certain artist‚ and others because they can relate the lyrics to their own personal experiences. Whichever the case may be‚ music has and continues to serve an important role in people’s lives. Music has been circulating the air across many cultures for centuries; however‚ in the last 50 years‚ the music industry has become
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literature review we will be looking at reading based around the idea of progression within music. Comparisons between different pieces of text regarding the current position of music‚ and if possible‚ the future of music and how it can progress. The main books in discussion will consist of‚ “Simon Reynolds:Retromania”‚ “David Gauntlett:Making is Connecting”‚ Attali:The Political Economy of Music. A lot of the quotes that will be in discussion will revolve around the theme of
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I have never thought that music alone without lyrics can have certain meaning and create some kind of emotion. As both of my parents don’t have a special like on music‚ I am growing up without familiarity with all different types of music. I just used to listen to songs which have pretty melody and lyrics. To be honest‚ I have never paid much attention to rhythm‚ beat and rests because I feel like lyrics and melody are the only things that make me to like certain song. Before I take this class and
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