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The integration of aspects from other cultures in a culture is an example of culture hybridization; the English language has been recently used in China regularly. English itself has been becoming a worldwide language, about 300 million to 450 million people on Earth are native English speakers and more than 1 billion people in total know how to speak English (“English as a Global Language”). In China, English is taught in schools of all levels and individuals are even learning the language on their

Jazz Festival. Held in early May at multiple venues throughout the island, it draws visitors and musicians from around the world (Saint Lucia). A popular folk dance is the Quadrille. Together with Caribbean music genres such as Calypso, Soca, Dancehall, Reggae, Compas, Zouk and Salsa, Saint Lucia has a strong indigenous folk music tradition. Each May since 1991, Saint Lucia has hosted an internationally renowned Jazz Festival. The dancing in Saint Lucia comes from the Caribbean and is quite active

playing of cornetist Joe Smith, And that Armstrong was hired only because Smith was unavailable. Smith lacked Armstrong^s rhythmic drive, yet his warm sound and ease of execution could hardly be faulted and may have been better receive by the average dancehall patron.

Don’t Fence Me In: The Music of the American West In 1852, a young woman named Caroline Richardson travels out into the vast wild of the American west. She and her fellow pioneers, holding fast to their strength, bear through the trials of the overland pass searching for the wealth of gold in the far-off promised land of California. Despite warnings of a cholera epidemic, they barrel forth with the promise of riches and adventure. One night in Salt Lake City, she and the other emigrants set up

and/or resist them. She writes that “although some Black women artists assert agency and resist derogatory representations of Black female sexuality, young Black women are often sexually objectified and portrayed in passive roles in popular rap, R&B, dancehall songs, and music videos” (Stokes 2007: 171). Stokes further works to understand the effects of such objectification by looking at the content produced by (self-proclaimed) black adolescent girls on youth-oriented websites. Using sexual scripting

[6] Basquiat’s belief that black art and culture was worthy of mainstream attention can be seen prominently in one of his most famous pieces, Charles the First, which he composed in 1982. Despite the name, Basquiat’s piece is not about the British king, instead it is a tribute to Charlie Parker, a famed jazz musician who sadly died young from a heroin overdose. Basquiat idolized Parker and he was one of his greatest sources of inspiration (Saggese 95). With this in mind, Basquiat juxtaposes his personal

of these two genres of music. Reggae’s Influence on hip-hop Reggae music had a direct impact on the development of hip-hop music. Both styles of music emerged from the dancehall, with lyrics containing social and political message. “Reggae started as ‘sufferah’s’ music in poor Jamaican villages. Inside gritty dancehalls, selectors spun scratchy sides, called ‘specials,’ and MC’s boasted, talked nonsense and criticized political, cultural and economic oppression” (Havlock). Reggae emerged out

According to Erikson (1968, referenced by Jacobson, 2009), “…in the social jungle of human existence there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity.” It is well understood that, like all individuals, youths especially have a need to belong to a social group. Many youth participate in subculture resistance, apparent through demonstrating language, expression, and fashion that are often opposing parental and authority figures, and the dominant culture. People who have similar characteristics

The Cultural Impact of Hip-Hop Hip-Hop is often mistaken solely as a genre or style of music, but it is more than that, it is an entire cultural movement born out of the ghettos of america where underprivileged and impoverished youth created a culture that would take not only America but the entire world by storm. Many people think of Hip-Hop as a historical phenomena that was created through a capitalistic economic system and a very racist government that was trying its best to segregate and oppress

The can-can, cabaret and prostitution dominated Paris in La Belle Epoque. Sex was a commerce, an escape, and a way of life. It's prominence in Parisian culture made sexuality synonymous with power and a tool for obtaining it. The combination of beauty and assertiveness could get you places that hard, honest work simply could not. Both men and women took advantage of this lustful commodity—prostitutes and mistresses were seen as status symbols, while flirtatious "femme fatales" had their way with