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    Motown Essay

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    Motown The Motown Museum in Detroit is truly a motivational part of America’s history; it stood for another way for African American voices to be heard on a much greater scale both national and even world wide. Motown has become America’s pop soul music for anyone and everyone.      The birth of Motown music came to be in a small recording studio aptly named Hitsville, U.S.A. Barry Gordy, who came from a large middle class family had borrowed money in order. The main stage of Motown music

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    My Best Day Essay

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    In 8th grade everyone would always hang out at paradise valley mall to eat , laugh and just gossip about whatever went on . we would only go after school on fridays or in the afternoons on saturdays . It was honestly fun being with my middle school friends outside of school. Although all of that ended for me . I still regret it from this day forward.(2) It was a saturday morning when I was getting ready to go to pv mall and hang out with a close girl friend of mine and also my goofy guy friends

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    Every year, tens of thousands of people come to Detroit, Michigan with hopes of getting a glimpse of Hitsville U.S.A. Since 1985, the recording studio that once produced and made the dreams of many famous singers a reality has been a popular tourist attraction, known as Motown Museum. Motown Museum is open five days a week to local and international visitors. Visitors are given a tour through Studio A, where they can stand in the same room in which their favorite Motown artist stood. Additionally

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    Part I: Q: What was your favorite place to enjoy music in Detroit? Essay: It has always been a personal goal of mine to go to as many shows as I possibly can every year. To fulfill this goal I have sometimes force myself to go to shows I don 't even care about. Perfect example of this being October 8th—the Volbeat/Five Finger Death Punch show at Compuware. I know this show is going to be a mess when we pull up are waved away from the parking lot by a typical clueless security guard sporting

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    Motown Impact On Society

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    “Motown was about music for all people - white and black, blue and green, cops and the robbers. I was reluctant to have our music alienate anyone” (Berry Gordy Jr.). Motown Records was founded in 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, by a young entrepreneur Berry Gordy Jr., in pursuit for better music and society. With the signing of many culture-changing artists, such as Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight, Motown’s influence in music and society has forever changed the lives of many. After their move to Los Angeles

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    Stevland Hardway Morris began his journey in Motown. Motown is an American recording company; it is the first black recording company. That is where Stevland Morris got his nickname, Stevie Wonder. His producer gave him that name because he has a very angelic and soft voice which is very relaxing and it is very nice to listen to. His talent has made an impact on the music industry; he made a significant contribution to the world which influences a lot of peoples thinking and behavior. Stevie wonder

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    The Political and Social Expressions of Marvin Gaye and Motown Records “You see war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know we’ve got to find a way To bring some lovin’ here today” -What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye, a sex music icon, was a symbol of the social and political issues during his time. Though his music he represented young culture, racial injustice, peaceful protest and his black identity. Produced with Motown Records, his album What’s Going On made it to

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    Berry Gordy founded Motown records in 1959, and created one of the most famous recording companies to ever produce music. Motown had crossover success that helped promote the music of African Americans. Motown records helped the civil rights movement and helped the blacks in their fight for their rights. Berry Gordy really helped out the African American community by creating Motown records and showing the world that blacks could really make quality music. On January 12, 1959 a young man by the

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    Hamlet's Temptation

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    We have all had trouble resisting our temptations. Whether it be eating a donut when on a diet or disobeying our parents to benefit ourselves; when we give into a temptation it costs us. In William Shakespeare’s, Hamlet, Hamlet gives into temptation which costs him as his regicidal plan goes awry when he murders Polonius because he lets his thoughts of vengeance get the best of him. At first Hamlet demonstrates patience and restraint in his soliloquies and actions but as the play moves along we watch

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    Temptation causes an urge to do things even if it’s not the right thing to do. In the movie Pleasantville, the town is introduced as a utopia where everything goes the way it is intended to and there are no problems. Everyone knew their place in society and nobody stepped in on each others jobs, until everything changed. One day David and Jennifer fight over a TV remote and they brake it, soon after a TV repair man knocks on their door and tries to fix the remote but ends up giving them a new remote

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