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    their family dynamic through the neglect of Mona’s mother towards Mona. Mona, as well as other characters in the book, utilize music as a form of therapy to heal the soul. The characters in Wabanaki Blues utilize music to heal in ways that parallels Bob Marley’s Redemption Song and the Rastafarian religion. Wabanaki blues is a book that concentrates on a recent graduate of high school named Mona LaPierre and her path in finding herself. She is a Native American of the

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    What Is Bob Marley Remembered: Bob Marley was reggae’s foremost practitioner and emissary, embodying its spirit and spreading its gospel to all corners of the globe. His extraordinary body of work embraces the stylistic spectrum of modern Jamaican music - from ska to rocksteady to reggae - while carrying the music to another level as a social force with universal appeal. Few others changed the musical and cultural landscape as profoundly as he. As Robert Palmer wrote in a tribute to Marley upon his

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    Certain musicians changed the way people started to look at music in the 60s. The 60s were a time for standing up for what the country believed it, a time to show the “overpowered” people that they weren 't afraid. People looked to musicians such as; Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, and many others for their influential music. Different types of artists with different sounds changed

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    Music is an art, music is entertainment, and music is good for the soul. Stevie Wonder said “Music is a world within itself, it is a language we all understand.” Music can change our moods, bring up emotions, and trigger memories. Although, the changes in rock & roll throughout the last sixty years have been significant, the way music makes us feel continues to be the same. Periodically throughout the history of music, there are special artists/bands that come along at the perfect time with the perfect

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    Christmas Carol What is Charles Dickens moral message and how does he communicate it to the reader in “A Christmas Carol”? Christmas carol is a novel written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) during the Victorian times in London. For me to explore the moral messages I feel it is important to acknowledge exactly what the message is. Charles Dickens throughout the novel communicates; Charity, goodwill, family, kindliness and humility as moral messages, however, I personally feel Charles Dickens most

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    MUSIC CENSORSHIP, 1950 till now 1952 The Weavers are blacklisted due to the leftist political beliefs and associations of several members. In 1953 six counties in South Carolina pass legislation outlawing jukebox operation anytime when within hearing distance of a church. During 1954 Stephen Foster songs are edited for radio to remove words such as "massa" and "darky." For radio airplay the perceived drug reference "I get no kick from cocaine," is changed to "I

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    Essay on A Christmas Carol

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    Scrooge’s relationship with his employee Bob Cratchit is one where he mistreats poor bob. Scrooge neglects Bob and he thinks that he has to get his moneys worth for his work. The ways that Scrooge mistreats Bob Cratchit is by not allow him to put another coal on his fire he is told to “poke the ashes.” This shows his wicked and cruel side but Cratchit puts up with his evil ways because he believes it is because Scrooge is lonely. Scrooge is adamant about bobs time of work he finds a defense about

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    Shawshank Redemption Essay Question 8: Analyse how specific techniques were used to portray inspiring ideas in a visual; or oral text. Directed by Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redemption tells the Story of Andy Dufrane, a man who has been wrongly convicted of murder and must endure life inside the harsh and corrupt Shawshank prison, but despite this he never loses hope of finding freedom. Hope is an important inspiring idea in this film, as it is what sustains him during the long and difficult

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    Statement of Intent I’ve decided to write a film review because I am passionate about this film and how they make it seem so real and the lessons you can lessons you can learn from them. My purpose of this film review is to persuade people that this is an amazing film and a lot of life lessons that come with it. Title: The Guilty Prison Displacement The Shawshank redemption is drama film directed by Frank Darabont set in the Shawshank State Prison through the 1930’s to the 1940’s time period

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    Victims of the Revolutionary Era “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been,” written by Joyce Carol Oates, portrays the fast-cultural transition that heavily impacted teenager’s behavior in the 1960’s. The new style of music is an example of how the rapidly cultural transition highly influenced adolescent’s behavior from that generation, initiating a revolutionary era. It was a time when culture was rapidly changing. A sexual revolution was taking place, leading people, especially teenagers, to question

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