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    Arnob Basit Dissertation Has Hip-hop changed the youth in todays society? Throughout the past 30 years, there has been much speculation about how negative hip-hop music truly is, and how it actually affects the youth. The hip-hop music of recent years has been the foundation of many controversial issues and has been illustrated negatively by the media countless times. Issues such as gun and knife crime which has escalated heavily within younger age groups in the last 15 years, especially in the

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    Rap music led to more black professionals in the music industry. Rap can be traced back to its African roots. Before rap stories were told rhythmically over drums and instruments. This era was known as the golden age of rap. Rap did and has changed the face of music for the better. Old school flows were relatively basic and used only few syllables per bar. Simple rhythmic patterns, and basic rhyming techniques and rhyme schemes. There are different variations of flow, such as the syncopated

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    In 1979, Johnson and his wife Sheila established Black Entertainment Television, the main link system focusing on the African-American market. It was dispatched in January 1980, at first television for two hours a week. In 1991, BET turned into the primary African American-claimed organization to be recorded on the New York Stock Exchange. The system has kept on developing since that time, achieving a huge number of homes and extending to incorporate other customary and computerized channels.

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    Vanessa Machado MUL1010 8:25AM Aerosmith Rock 'n roll has been in the American culture since the 1950s, having roots from various genres such as blues, rhythm and blues, and jazz. One of the most popular American rock bands, and one of the best selling, is Aerosmith. This band was the top hard rock band of the 70s. "If you set foot in a high school parking lot back then, the verbose back-alley numbers on 1975's Toys In The Attic and 1976's Rocks were inescapable." Says RollingStone. Aerosmith

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    day, a christian rapper. He doesn’t like to be labeled as that because people envisage him as a bible thumper before they even listen to his music. He talks about real life situations in his life and the world. Lecrae is an amazing artist with an amazing message which makes him an influential artist to the world by really touching people’s hearts with his music. With a long journey from being in the ghetto, to finding God and becoming the most popular gospel rapper in America, this is Lecrae. Background

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    There are a lot of differences between modernism and postmodernism. The first is that modernism began in the late 19th century and lasted until the 20th century, specifically from the year 1890s to 1945. According to Oak (2008), “… modernism and postmodernism highlights the difference in the approaches towards life.” A good example would be, during the modernist era rational and logical thinking was encouraged as well as being objective and postmodernism does not and is subjective. My chosen major

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    of Cairo, Egypt. The church is believed to be built at a much lower level than the street level as described by Betlar. He said “During my visit to Egypt, the Church’s level was below ground level by 14 feet or by its height by 18 metres,” (Habib, 1979) It was first constructed during the 10th century and was

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    John Wayne as an American Icon Essay

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    John Wayne as an American Icon Marion Morrison, also known as John Wayne, is perhaps one of the most popular movie personalities ever. He began as a mere stagehand, but by the end of his career he had developed himself as a very successful actor, producer, and director. Marion Michael Morrison was born on May 26, 1907, in Winterest, Iowa. His father, Clyde, worked as a pharmacist, and John Wayne thought of his father as the “kindest, most patient man I ever knew.” Later on in life

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    consenting adults from marrying more than one person at the same time” (Den Otter 1979). If gay marriage could get passed in states the people are fighting that plural marriage should have the same rights as gay marriage. American Choral Directors is a contemporary Constitutional reform group that has been around for over 50 years. The mission of the American Choral Directors is to “inspire excellence in choral music through education, performance, composition and advocacy”(American Choral Directors

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    Navorro, Mexico to Josefina Barragan de Santana and Jose Santana. Growing up he was influenced by American Rock and Roll artist and the music of his culture. Carlos is a self-taught guitar virtuoso and has played with many famous artist over the last forty-seven years and has been the major influence for the Latin Rock genre. He has won numerous awards for his music and philanthropy. 2. Career Beginnings Jose Santana was a professional mariachi violinist and insisted Carlos learn to play the violin

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