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    Santana Research Paper

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    (Accession No. 14094622) Donald, L. (2004). Santana, Carlos. In S. Wasserstein (Ed.), Baker’s biographical dictionary of popular musicians since 1990 (Vol. 2, pp. 591-593). Retrieved from Gale Virtual Reference Library database. If you came to San Francisco. (2013). In J. Wallenfeldt (Ed.), Popular Music Through the Decades (pp. 161-167). Menard, V. (1996). The man behind the music. In Ebsco (Vol. 9, p. 18). Retrieved from MAS Ultra - School Edition database. (Accession No. 9603203863) Mitchell, G

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    Essay on The Music of Puerto Rico

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    which included public concerts and the music of nature based, religious and social activities, along with traditional festivals at the center of town squares, prosecutes a favorable environment for musical development. By the end of the eighteenth century, popular music evolved by converging sectors of the church, community, urban and rural society emerging beyond the capital, San Juan. During the eighteenth

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    Southern Asian immigration occurred during 1904 to 1917, and thousands of Southern Asians entered the United States from Canada. This was due to there being anti-Indian sentiments in Canada at the time, and soon after most immigrants arrived through San Francisco. This phase ended when the United States passed an immigration act in 1917, that only allowed

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    LSD and the '60s Music Scene Essay

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    In the sixties, the psychedelic music scene was at its prime and the world was full of hippie musicians that loved to drop acid and create some of the most interesting and innovative music known to man. During this time, drugs were a very popular part of the hippie culture and the prevalence of LSD helped to create the distinct genre of psychedelic music known as psychedelic or acid rock. Many bands and artists such as Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Beatles, and The Byrds were heavily influenced

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    Long Beach Geography

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    visited by more than 13 million people since its opening. Kajima International was the developer of the Aquarium of the Pacific and architects included the Los Angeles office of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum and Esherick Homsey Dodge and Davis of San Francisco. Geography Long Beach is located at 33° 47' North, 118° 10' West, about south of downtown Los Angeles. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, with of its area being land and of it is water. Long Beach completely

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    Bebop Research Papaer Essay

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    Bebop music was the next evolutionary change of Jazz music that succeeded swing music. This paper’s aim is look at musicians who impacted this era, exploring more in depth Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. In the early 1940’s, the swing bands began to all sound the same as well as work along predictable chord changes.1 The music was now not used for dancing. Some people believed that this would let the music go away from the elite social groups, and now be for everybody. Also just because

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    Princess Diary

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    Thành phố này được đặt tên theo Philippe II, Công tước Orléans, công tước nhiếp chính Pháp, và là một trong những thành phố cổ nhất ở nước Mỹ. Đây là trung tâm công nghiệp và phân phối và là cảng biển lớn của Mỹ. Thành phố này nổi tiếng với những di sản văn hoá đa sắc tộc, không khí lễ hội với nhạc và nghệ thuật ẩm thực địa

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    History of Rock and Roll                     INTRODUCTION Rock and Roll started after the year 1955 with its roots being in Blues, Gospel, and Jazz. This influenced vocal music, which was popular with the African American population. Hep Harmony which added rhythm and harmony was sung by groups such as The "Mills Brothers" and the "Ink Spots".      Small Swing Bands or Jump Bands featured saxophone soloists and repeated phrases. These city style blues featured singers such as Joe

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    1. There wasn't really no crucial point in this chapter because everyone is just now coming into the story, and Gatsby is having a party. 2. Nick depicted himself as an exceedingly moral and tolerant individual. Additionally he works in the bond business, and admires his dad and says he figured out how to save his judgment about other individuals. Nick is the storyteller of the story and as of late moved to New York. 3. He says Tom is an intense figure wearing riding garments. Also, was once in Nicks

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    For the past ninety years, marijuana has been an enemy to drug agencies, government officials, and presidential administrations. Smoke Signals, a book about the oppressive and beneficial history of marijuana, is written as an effective argument while highlighting the plant in many different social settings. Cannabis use can be traced back to the Neolithic Period (10,200-4500 BC). Since then, nearly every culture continued to use marijuana for personal reasons, causing information

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