Essay on Media Effects

Since the Constitution of the United States was written, Americans have practiced their right to freedom of speech as a way to express their point of view on issues facing the country. Over time, voicing one’s opinion went from outspoken newspaper articles to large rallies, and during the Vietnam War, music was a prevalent tool in aiding the protests. Allowing political messages to be shared nationally, the music had touched the lives of the younger generation. Author Jerome L. Rodnitzky explains in his journal, “The Sixties between the Microgrooves: Using Folk and Protest Music to Understand American History, 1963-1973”, how music was “trying to be all things

In the summer of 1969, a music festival known as “Woodstock” took place for three straight days in Upstate, New York with thirty-two musical acts playing, and over 400,000 people from around the world coming to join this musical and peaceful movement. Woodstock started out being a small concert, created to promote peace in the world. Now, Woodstock is still being celebrated over 40 years later. This three day music festival represented the perfect concert for the “baby boomers” during a messy political time. Woodstock significantly impacted the counterculture era of the 1960’s in a number of ways; how it began, the ideas of the concert, the sense of union and love it represented and it

“The rise of rock ‘n’ roll and the reception of it, in fact, can tell us a lot about the culture and values of the United States in the 1950s. According to historians James Gilbert, there was a struggle throughout the decade ‘over the uses of popular culture to determine who would speak to what audience, and for what purpose”. At the center of that struggle, rock ‘n’ roll unsettled a nation had been “living in an ‘age of anxiety’” since 1945” (p.15). Altschuler talks about how music and race interlock with one another. Rock had become a “highly visible and contested arena for struggles over racial identity and cultural and economic empowerment in the United States” (p.35). Other chapters within the book state the battles involving sexuality, generational conflicts, as well as other social issues. The author states ideas that are somewhat problematic. For example, he states that there is a myth that rock ‘n’ roll went into a “lull” following the payola hearings (the practice of record promoters paying DJs or radio programmers to play their labels ' songs) of 1959 and did not come about again until the arrival of the Beatles in 1964.

An early moral panic involves Mods VS Rockers in 1964. Events that were actually just a few scuffles between youths and vandalism were report in an exaggerated way. The media portrayed this event as a ‘Day of Terror’ and words such as ‘Riots’ and ‘battle’ were used. Cohen suggests over reporting of this far outweighed the importance of the actual event. He argues that the media tapped into a social consensus, that all the public shared concerns about the general decline in morality of the young and the emergence of a strong youth culture. Consequently the two groups were perceived in a stereotypical and distorted way.

Kelly Fox presents as incredibly emotional about the subject, and her article comes off as more of a rant than the rhetoric she intended it to be. With a title like, “BOW DOWN, MACKLEMORE,” in all caps, and with her closing statement of, “I don’t need

Music has been a major part of the American life in the United States since its victory for independence against the British in the later part of the 18th century. As time, has passed in the United States different verities of music appeared and with each new verity came a changed that ushered in a new style of music. The 1940’s to the 1960’s was a time when the genre of music called Rock ‘n’ Roll appeared and along with its appearance came conflicts and arguments. Glen Altschuler in his book, All Shook Up: How Rock ‘N’ Roll Changed America, does a tremendous job at providing an analytic and well formatted narrative to discusses all the conflicts and arguments that came with the emergence of rock ‘n’ roll and how this music either supported

Through their music, they were able to freely discuses social issues and frustrations with the war on a mass scale. In addition, young people were able to listen to this music and feel connected as a generation united against the war. The sparked protest around the country and birthed the music festive known as Woodstock. In Crossroads, Michell K. Hall examines popular culture in the United Sates between the 1950’s and 1980’s. One of those parts of popular culture was music.

Music has been a long standing form of expression for hundreds of years. More recently however, it has become a way for artists to make social commentaries on the society they live in. During the 1970s, Punk bands and Ska bands emerged in England and rose to become a major source of social commentary through their upbeat music. Specifically looking at music from The Stranglers, The Specials, and The Clash, it is clear that lyrics clouded with anger and passion can be best communicated through upbeat sounds and melodies. Each of these groups communicates a need for radical change in society; but each one goes about this in a different way. Through the songs, “I feel like a Wog,” by The Stranglers, “A Message to you Rudy,” by The Specials, and “White Riot,” by The Clash, these bands point out that there is a common enemy in Society. They are forcing the mainstream to realize unpleasant truths about the culture that they inhabit. The future of England was unknown, and these songs were written during a time where people were worried about their place in the world. Faith in the system was dying and these bands gave way to a future generation to improve upon society that will present a more positive and equal multicultural Britain. Through the music it is clear that multicultural Britain was complicated; there were tumultuous times that these bands were commenting on, which pitted races against each other but also brought them together in fighting back against suppressive societal

The late 1960’s and early 1970’s was a time of intense political change and shifting worldviews, especially in the Bay Area. Particularly, the summer of 1967, nicknamed the “Summer of Love,” had widespread political impacts, even though that was not the intention for some participants. With the emergence of LSD and new optimistic, loving mindsets, hippie culture shaped peoples actions in regards to prominent issues in the years following, such as the Vietnam War and the War on Drugs. This paper will explore how the Grateful Dead influenced and adapted ideas from this time period. Despite the band’s self-proclaimed apolitical stance, the Grateful Dead inadvertently influenced the proliferation of LSD, the War on Drugs, and drug use in conjunction

In Jonathan Epstein’s novel, he suggests that the band’s following viewed the group as a hierarchy, separated socially and personally. Similarly, Charles Manson’s group, known as The Family, were willing to live and die for him, all for his ideologies. Unlike Manson, the band people never explicitly asked for people to follow them, but it is not secret that people in the entertainment industry always look for an audience. Not only artists, but the people who are in charge of our government as well, seek out for those who agree and are willing to support their message. It is unlikely that one would not have strong opinions on the mechanisms of our society, and it appears that now more than ever people are becoming more aware and an advocate

Paragraph 1: The first text being analyzed is titled “How Two Outcast Rappers Built an Insane Clown Empire.” And, the website that features the article is Wired. Furthermore, an interesting line from the text is “ICP’s discography comprises some of the most profoundly vile music ever made” (Raftery). Specifically, the “awful” music that ICP overwhelmingly produces is a sure fact that even if a majority of people think the music is “awful” there will always be people who admire ICP’s strength to be fearless when it comes to creative expression. Further, another interesting line from the web article is “Radio stations and MTV mostly refuse to play the band, while critics have declared ICP as the worst act in music…” (Raftery). Basically, the

There have been numerous events in society where heavy metal musicians have been blamed for the events that took place. Musicians have been blamed in school shootings and other events that have caused tragedy or discomfort in the world. The lyrical content of

Even though the Sex Pistols’ critique of the English society at that time may have been justified, they expressed this in a way that was unacceptable. The Sex Pistols used their music, behaviour, and image to communicate their rage about these issues, however, the music was extreme, cruel, violent, and ill-mannered. I believe they communicated their rage and created more anger and problems. Instead, they should have dealt with these issues in a mature, respectful manner. According to Price, the Sex Pistols changed the face of music and influenced a deprived generation (4).

Descriptive statistical analysis of the song data indicates that contemporary US punks are much more likely to write songs with lyrics about the state or other insider institutions. US punks are also more likely to address insiders with the personal pronoun "you", suggesting a major shift in the rhetorical structure of punk music over a period of less than 20 years. Table 1 summarizes the raw data by group.

Amid those days I understood precisely what an essential part that media plays in my regular daily existence. From the noteworthy to the insignificant, media massive affects practically every part of my life.