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    Ellison’s Invisible Man, the utilization of improvisational music, especially jazz, where invisibility rules is symbolic of the protagonist’s ability to become invisible and find an identity outside of the conventional mold. Prologue Prize Fighter Boxing the Yokel The yokel uses time and space to defeat violence of science. The restriction that science imposed was overcame with the ability to think of the situation differently Similar to how Invisible Man thinks of Louis Armstrong Music differently Trueblood

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    can not see, paint on a canvas, and how can a composer compose music if he is deaf? Astonishingly, one famous man did exactly that and his name is Ludwig van Beethoven. He was a renowned composer of the late 1700’s. He was born and grew up in germany during the time of Napoleon. He greatly influenced the world of music. Overcoming his brief childhood education and his overwhelming deafness, he composed the greatest music of all time and reflected more on God in his later years.

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    Against Music, the audience learns that music is ultimately harmful to society. He first starts out by saying that the responsibility of a benevolent man, or women, is to find ways to eliminate what is harmful to society. In addition to this, a benevolent man’s duty is not to just take his only interest and add it, but also make decisions based on the common good. For instance, many rulers and ministers may like music very much; however, it does not provide any benefit for the common man, thus people

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    There are hundreds, even thousands of styles music and each style from each place has its own set of beliefs and traditions. A common tradition and theme in music is the role of men and women and how each gender is perceived or included in a tradition. Tango is an example of this; men are supposed to be a strong, masculine, even virile figure who lead the effeminate, submissive female partner. Another example of gender roles in music is in the musics of Native Americans and First Nation people where

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    television, music, religion, sexuality, and diversity are all part of today's youth culture. Things that are becoming more acceptable. Music plays a huge role in all cultures because music is mostly universal. In the 1920s there was jazz, in the 50’s there was rock, in the 70’s disco, 90’s gangster rap, in present-day, most music has some underlying message relating to what is happening in society. Some messages in music transcend through culture and time. Today's youth demographics music taste has

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    White Pant Analysis

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    From the costume of the man who came later, we could tell he was a noble. At that time, man preferred to wear tight pants. The woman’s clothes was distinctive as well. From the dress of these people, we could initially estimate their identities and classes. The second element works well for me is the way that the fight was conducted between the two men. The men in white pant with better swordsmanship pressed hard against the other man. His constant attack forced the other man to the upstairs. During

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    Man Down Gender Roles

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    contemporary music videos are a measure of myth about sexuality and gender whereby sexual objectification is accompanied by media culture. Music videos depict images that captures minds, shapes a person’s attitude and tells a story. Throughout the 21st century, music videos have shaped perceptions of women and their role as sexual objects. In this case, the music video Man Down provides a potent example of black masculinity and sexual overtone. This blog entry will speak about how this music video bounds

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    Bruce Springsteen and the American Dream Music has the ability to connect with people by the masses, and can tell a story of the current state of time. Bruce Springsteen, one of music’s biggest stars is greatly known for his knack of creating popular music, that’s lyrics tell a story. These stories that Springsteen told through his music, represented believes that he held close to his heart. Springsteen was able to make music that was wildly loved, and that shed light on the so-called American Dream

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    Steppenwolf : The Disintegration of Harry Haller as it Relates to Music       Among the many themes present in Hermann Hesse's 1927 novel Steppenwolf, two stand out as basic threads around which the story is constructed: the isolated nature of the artist and the duality of existence (Benét 471). Harry Haller, the protagonist of the novel, is portrayed as an outsider to society and to modern life; he must struggle with his own outmoded ideals and bestiality to embrace humanity

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    Theories in Music Ontology and a Feigned Argument in Support of the Historicist Theory Two persistent and basic questions surrounding music are (1) what is a musical work1, and (2) what is the thing that makes something a piece of music?2 To answer these questions, philosophers have relied on several ontological theories that purport to answer these, and other questions, of importance in the field of music. The first theory of musical ontology, the Platonist view, contends that works of music are objects

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