Popular Music vs. All Others Nearly every person in society today has some kind of music that they listen to daily‚ but most do not realize how much they are missing out on. Most people today follow what music is popular and what everyone else is listening to‚ which only consists of a couple of different genres and a list of musical artists that sound nearly the same‚ who have ‘One-Hit Wonders’ on the popular charts. Although nearly everyone in today’s society has some kind of love for music‚ most
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Music is an abstract form of human expression‚ and can mean different things to different people‚ but it has been a part of every culture on this planet‚ now or anytime in recorded history (Scheck & Berger‚ 2006). Whether it is individual listening‚ a concert‚ party‚ a dance‚ or a rite of passage‚ music contributes to a big part of many adolescents ’ lives across the globe. It has been estimated that from seventh to 12 th grade‚ the average adolescent spends over two hours per day listening
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One doesn’t need a Ph.D. in theology to look around the world and realize something is desperately wrong. The existence of evil is one of the most vexing challenges a Christian--or any person‚ for that matter-- must grapple with. It’s occupied the minds of great Christian thinkers since the beginning‚ including St. Augustine (354-430). For much of his life he worked hard at a solution. Augustine’s approach was not just brilliant; it was practical. His insight is intellectually credible and emotionally
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------------------------------------------------- Music of Indonesia The music of Indonesia demonstrates its cultural diversity‚ the local musical creativity‚ as well as subsequent foreign musical influences that shaped contemporary music scenes of Indonesia. Nearly thousands of Indonesian islands having its own cultural and artistic history and character.[1] This results in hundreds of different forms of music‚ which often accompanies dance and theater. The musics of Java‚ Sumatra‚ Bali‚ Flores and other
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1. The four main properties of musical sounds are; Tone Color (Timbre)‚ Pitch‚ Dynamics and Duration. Tone Color also known as timbre pertains to the distinguishing attributes of one voice or instrument from another. A good example is the tone difference between a saxophone and a guitar‚ or even between a nylon and steel string guitars. Pitch mainly has to do with the relative highness or the lowness of a sound. It is determined by the frequency of the vibration of sound. Smaller objects (shorter
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The Epidemic of Teenagers Abusing Drugs Krystyn Romualdo COM/156 November 18‚ 2012 Jackie Hudspeth Jr The Epidemic of Teenagers Abusing Drugs To have known so many people that have struggled with drug addiction in their teenage years it has become very apparent what a vital time in one’s life it is to know the dangers of abusing drugs as a teenager. Even though not all teens abuse drugs‚ it is an epidemic in the United States because more teens are turning to drugs to escape or use out
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Music has been around for thousands and thousands of years. The caveman had originally started some type of sounds in which branched off into the music that we listen to today. This prehistoric music was started by the cavemen in order for them to express themselves‚ and the others who listened were affected in the same way that people are affected by music today. For example‚ if someone is upset they will listen to something that will get them into a better mood‚ perhaps something mellow or soft
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Joan Sebastian‚ a Mexican singer‚ has been an influential figure in the music world with his passionate ranchera songs. His CD‚ Joan Sebastian con Mariachi‚ features various songs that deal with the theme of lost and unrequited love. In Peter Manuel’s Popular Music of the Non-Western World‚ he observes that a large number of Mexican music originates from other countries when he says‚ “the vast majority of the popular music produced in Mexico has been and continues to be based on imported styles”
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recognizable smell. The smell sticks to all fabric around the smoker‚ as well as the smoker’s hair. There effects of teenage smoking other than the physical effects. The main non-physical effect of smoking is addiction. People who begin smoking as teenagers are more likely to become addicted. Many people become addicted to smoking every day. Smoking is one of the most difficult addictions to break. The addiction of smoking also leads to people spending much of their
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Once upon a time there was a cherry blossom tree‚ and spring was just starting. All of the trees around her started to grow beautiful flowers‚ and so did she. As the weather became warmer‚ more flowers grew all over her branches‚ until she became the most beautiful cherry blossom in her park. One day though‚ she looked around and noticed the ground was littered with something. As the wind blew the soft pink petals up around her trunk‚ she saw‚ horrified‚ the petals of the trees around her littering
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