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“Are you frightened of bugs?” I asked Manya. “Scared? No, no. I am faint-hearted of bugs! I can’t even look at a bug! It scares me to death.” She replied. I couldn’t believe it that such a perfect girl would be horrified of such a wee creature. Manya had always been an idol for most girls. She had long, brown hair. Her skin was the best you could have, so moist and fresh. She was lanky and had a good dressing sense. Besides, above all that, she had an attitude boys would die for. I laughed. “How

Loss of Innocence Have you ever imagined being a child brought up in an abusive home but still trusting that there was hope? It can be complicated to believe that hope does exist when there is no type of love or affection given to you by the individuals you look up to the most. The short story, “A Dark Brown Dog,” by Stephen Crane, shows that even in an abusive relationship one can find love using character, conflict and climax. At the beginning of this short story, the author introduces a young

Imagine struggling to afford the ‘mandatory’ three meals you’re supposed to consume a day. It would be hard and stressful right? I met over one hundred hungry people that have to feel this emotion every day of their life, struggling to provide enough food to make a meal, fulfill their hunger, and stay healthy. On October 17th my senior year of high school I volunteered at a place called “Broad Street Ministry” a Christian based community church. They have many community service opportunities that

between the 1968 movie and the 1996 movie are striking through the time, music, and scenes/actors. The setting in the 1968 movie is very different from the 1996 movie. The setting in the 1968 movie is the sixteenth century. Since the 1968 movie is in the sixteenth century, the movie has castles, horses, and carriages. Another word for the sixteenth century would be medieval times. The setting in the 1996 movie is also very different from the 1968 movie. The setting in the 1996 movie is modern. Another

A music genre is a category of pieces of music that share a certain style or “basic musical language” (van der Merwe 1989, p.3). The two articles that I will be comparing are “Genres, Subgenres, Sub-Subgenres and More” by Kembrew McLeod (2001) and “On the Value of Popular Music” by S. Firth (1996). Categorizing music is especially challenging when it comes to fitting it into sub genres. As we move through the ages, and technology and communication becomes more complex, newer and unique genres are

Sixties Music and How it Reflected the Changing Times The 1960’s in the United States was a decade marred by social unrest, civil rights injustice, and violence both home and abroad. These were some of the factors that lead to a cultural revolution. The revolution attempted to diverge the fabric of American society. Teenagers were living dangerously and breaking away from the ideals that their parents held. In the process they created their own society (Burns 1990). They were young and

The Music Industry and the Big Six The music industry is made of companies which produce and sell music. The music industry as we know it was solidified in the mid-twentieth century, where records succeeded sheet music as the primary product in the music business. Record companies were established, but did not last very long until the late 1980s when the “Big Six”, a group of multinational corporations consisting of Sony, MCA, WEA, Polygram, EMI, and BMG controlled most of the market. Initially there

Music Education: A Much Needed and Important Discipline "A nation that allows music to be expendable is in danger of becoming expendable itself," said Richard Dreyfuss during the Grammy Awards broadcast on the 28th of February (National Coalition for music Education 14). This is a very interesting statement because it involves something that is related to everyone -- school curriculum. When school budgets have to be cut, the music classes are usually the first ones to be removed. Ironically

Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay a new genre of music was evolving. This new genre of music eventually came to be called the Argentine Tango. Tango music evolved from the interaction of many different cultures, and it continues to evolve and branch out into many subgenres. Beginning around 1880 the first traces of the Argentine tango were beginning to fall into place. (History 2005) This occurred through the convergence of music of the many cultures which were found in the area. Immigration

Brooks and Dunn: In April 1996, Brooks & Dunn's fourth album “Borderline” was released to little critical acclaim, however the first single off that album became the their signature song, Although, B.W. Stephenson’s 1972 single “My Maria” was a top-10 hit and made him a popular songwriter, Brooks & Dunn's version had reached iconic status, you could not turn on country radio without listening to this song. In addition, it spent three weeks at number one in mid-1996 and peaked at number 79 on the