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Tom Petty was born on October 20, 1950 in Gainesville Florida. He is currently 65 years old. Tom Petty’s full name Thomas Earl Petty. (AKA Thomas Petty or Tom Petty.) His gender is male. Tom Petty’s mother and fathers names are Earl Petty (that is where Tom Petty got his middle name) and Katherine Petty. He has one brother named Bruce Petty. Tom Petty was very poor growing up. He went to Howard Bishop Middle School only for 9th grade. Tom Petty was really quiet. Earl Petty (his father) was a salesman

Tupac Shakur Multi-Platinum selling rapper and actor Tupac Shakur was born on June 16, 1971 and died on September 13, 1996 at the young age of 25. His legacy lives on even 19 years past his death. He continues to be known as one of the best MCs (Master of Ceremonies) of all time. Tupac was born Lesane Parish Crooks, but his mother changed his name by the time he was two. Tupac was named after an Inca Emperor who fought against Spanish Settlers; Shakur was his step father’s last name (The Life and

The Affect of Media Beauty Standards on Women's Self Esteem In the daily fight for the emancipation of women and the pressures and influence of advertising, women of all ages are coerced into physical and psychological self-torment trying to achieve an optimum look or image. This is something not limited to a few. One can see the work of television advertisers in high schools everyday as girls wear the same clothing, makeup and accessories as their favorite stars. They may also try to imitate

Colombia Columbia emergence as a nation is after Spanish occupation of the country's coastal lands back in 1499. The Spanish occupation of the region lasted for 300 years influencing developments in culture, politics and religion. In a bid to establish control over the region, Spanish colonization destroyed the social structure that pre-existed their occupation leading to exploitation of the riches within the country. Importation of slaves into the region resulted from the need to replenish the

Charles Ives Charles Ives is known in our day as the “Father of American Music,” but in his day, he was known just like everyone else- an ordinary man living his life. He was born in Danbury, Connecticut on October 20, 1894 (Stanley 1) to his mother, Sarah Hotchkiss Wilcox Ives and father, George White Ives (A Life With Music, Swafford 4). His father was renowned for being the Union’s youngest bandmaster and having the best band in the Army (The Man His Life, Swafford 1). Little Charles

range consisting of two to three, however, the flute had to be modified greatly in order to keep up with difficult music being composed (Toff, 1996). The flute consisted of six holes that were spaced out along the flute body with three holes each in groups of two, which were designed to make it adequate for musician to be able to reach keys rather than acoustic specifications (Toff, 1996). However, the spacing of the two groups did make it difficult for flutist who struggled to produce the F# which

emotions is the scene when Romeo and Juliet have their first kiss. In this short writing, I will analyze a clip from the 1968 version of the play by Paramount Pictures, as well as the 1996 version by 20th Century Fox, and in doing so I will closely look at what the director was trying to accomplish through the use of music, lighting, camera angle, and actor choices. This will allow

Gregorian Chant "This music can be divided into three types, marked by the degree of difficulty. Simple chants allowed the whole congregation to participate, and some could easily reach back before Gregory, perhaps even to the music of the synagogue. "More complex are the antiphons for lauds and vespers. Still, they are not too difficult for a monastic community with members of varying skills. The "O" antiphons for Advent belong to this second group. "Finally, solo cantors or small groups of trained

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is first and foremost the album that gave rise to 'hopes of progress in pop music" (The Times, 29 May 1967) Did the impact of the Beatles Sgt Pepper album help redefine popular music as a culturally significant art form? Summary of Assignment Choose an artist from the period 1900-1970 and to examine their relationship to the cultural and social framework of their era with reference to an important or influential album. Introduction In this essay I

(especially surrealism), realism (documentary), and performance of the ‘actors’ (particularly accents) as they relate to a Hard Day’s Night. A Hard Day’s Night stands as a revolutionary movie in the history of motion pictures. It ‘invented’ the music video, popularizing what are now standard tropes of the genre. It is the first ‘rebellious youth’