Concept albums

1. What is a “concept album” and how does Beyoncé represent a concept album? A “concept album” is an album where the songs are unified by a central theme. For example, an artist would create a theme and make songs that relate and illustrate parts of the theme, which ultimately relate to the whole theme of the album. Beyoncé’s Beyoncé album represent a concept album due to the songs being unified by a theme, which was Beyoncé wanting to go back to creative music and not letting anything getting in

What is a “concept album” and how does Beyoncé represent a concept album? According to our book, a concept album is an album by a solo artist or group that contains related songs on a common theme or even a story, rather than a collection of unrelated hits or covers. (Hanson, 172) Beyonce represents a concept album because she wanted her new album to be personal and released all at once without any songs leaking before her planned release date, and she didn’t want this album to be promoted in any

Am pretty sure my admiration for progressive rock concept albums started back when I started seriously getting into collecting record albums. As a kid in my single digits, I had 45's (singles) and whatever else one not quite a teenager yet would have, including the first Partridge Family album (1970). To my credit, I was never interested in what pop songs 'The Brady Bunch' was putting out, but I'll admit I did have a boyhood crush on Marcia (Maureen McCormick). Along came my teen years. From hanging

I saw lights blinking red upon the top of what I believe to be a water treatment plant. Looking over the Iowa City skyline (far from a Chicago/New York City skyline), there are many such lights. All are red. I imagine they only turn them at night. I saw them at 10:30 PM on a Wednesday, while crossing the river at Burlington Bridge. I saw red stoplights and red taillights. I saw their reflections on the backs of street signs. Reaching the intersection, I was halted by a red hand. In a moment, it

Covers If one were asked to describe David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold the World” with a single adjective, it is probable that – regardless of their specific musical tastes – they would do so with the word strange. This is so for two reasons: one, the style of the music is markedly different from much contemporary music, with interesting combinations of instrumentals and vocals (more on that in a moment); and two, the lyrics are quite cryptic, relating a strange and very incomplete tale whose meaning

Since I arrived in the United States one of the first concepts that was introduced to me was the concept of plagiarism and the severity of its consequences. Since that moment I see myself focusing much more on paraphrasing and not committing plagiarism than the quality of the ideas that I am writing. However, I have noted that most of my ideas and opinions are probably based on somebody else’s work I might have read before. Therefore, is it not plagiarism? In the article “Intertextuality and the

Kotter’s Leading Change Concepts/ Organizational Behavior & Management Concepts XXXXXXXX Webster University MNGT 5590 Dr. Victoria Bohrer May 11, 2011 Abstract This paper compares and contrasts the concepts found on John P. Kotter’s, Leading Change (1996), book and the concepts presented by John M. Ivancevich, Robert Konopske and Michael T. Mattenson’s Organizational Behavior and Management text book. Kotter emphasizes in each step the importance of dealing with human emotions and how

expand learner’s general knowledge and concepts in order to provide a base for schematic connections. Teachers can be seen reminding students of what they already know in order to build on previous knowledge and help make connections to new ideas. However, teachers must understand that not all learner’s schemata are the same. A method of instruction that has its roots in Schema Theory and is often used in learning environments is concept mapping. Concept mapping allows students to build on

Through the course of the English 1102 Folklore In Video Games class, I not only gained exposure to the analytic exploration of video games, but developed as a reader, writer, and presenter. While playing video games in an English class was a refreshingly different experience, learning how to analyze these games and showcase my knowledge through multimodal projects and presentations were the major takeaways from this course. Additionally, the included artifacts emphasized both individual responsibility

When discussing reality, several questions emerge regarding what reality is. A reality, "the real situation that exist," (Merriam-Webster.com) consists of two forms-perceived reality and actual reality. One spends his or her entire life trying to decipher the difference between the two forms; yet to truly understand reality, it is essential that you comprehend both. Plato 's "Allegory of the Cave," Dick Gregory 's "Shame" and Frederick Douglass ' "Learning to Read and Write" illustrate examples of