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    eventful but otherwise ordinarily entertaining plot in an alternative rock or indie-pop music video, but this scene that takes place in alt-J 's music video, Breezeblocks, is more than simply attention-grabbing. The fight scene shown in the video is striking as it is slowed down and shown in reverse order instead of chronologically, which intensifies the events that play out. Directed by Ellis Bahl, the Breezeblocks music video connects the viewer to the somber message of the song 's lyrics which describe

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    The first song is sung in the very beginning of the documentary, when the landscape is shown. The man who sings and the social situation, however, is not shown. I’m fairly certain this song is the same song that is heard the second time music is heard. The second time music is heard in the video is when the women are cooking and the grandfather is singing with the baby in his arms. This tribal songs a strophic form and it is sung with a terraced contour. He sings acapella in duple meter and in moderato

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    Louise Labe

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    she considers an ideal or beautiful man. This is contradictory to Petrarch’s approach, since he seems to focus more on the physical beauty of Laura, such as when he describes her golden hair. As well Louise Labe questions what makes a man beautiful or what she refers to as “stature that puts a man beyond compare”. Through this sonnet Labe tries to get across the point that while beauty may possibly be important, there are also spiritual or emotional aspects of a man that can make them beautiful as well

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    Hip Hop Sociology

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    Music shapes our way of thinking and helps us create new terms. Hip-Hop has shaped our generation and generations to come. Hip-Hop is different from R&B, R&B is softer and carries a different beat. Hip-Hop has defined man-hood and how woman are believed to be and how women should be treated. Hip-Hop is seen as sexist, homophobic, and misogynistic in our society. Hip-Hop gives you a stereotypical view of black people. In Hip-Hop, manhood is defined as being strong, hood, dominant, possess money,

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    without I always say my music. I think music is something everyone should have in their life because it does amazing things for people’s lives some even say it’s the window to our soul. Music can change people mentally and physically which is why I think it’s so powerful. Playing an instrument is something that can require you to be independent and responsible for your own practicing which helps and can resemble when developing life skills. When listening and or playing music it does something chemical

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    David E. Becker, the Director of Orchestral Studio, he create an event. It was a music event at Texas Tech University; its name is University Symphonysa Orchestra at Hemmle Recital Hall, yesterday, October 30, at 7:00 PM. There were adults with some kids who dress up for Halloween. The students were also dressing up for Halloween. There were also some students who dress up Halloween costumes. One of person dresses up as Santa, which was perhaps because Jack Skellington asking for Santa’s help during

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    Music has the ability to soothe a person’s soul, and it can get someone’s spirit excited and ready to fight as well. Transcending genres such as Gospel, Rap, Blues, and Jazz, to name a few, music has enabled African-Americans to assist this burden-plagued race to overcome such obstacles as slavery, racism, and issues of identity. When a human being has nothing else to call their own, they have music in the heads that help them to overcome any problem that they may face. Jesmyn Ward used music in

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    He made history when he became the first musician to win Grammy awards, not only for his classical recordings but also for his music in Jazz. The following year, he received another. He then won another Grammy each year for three years. Wynton Marsalis also founded Jazz at Lincoln Centre, a series developed with the express goal of widening people’s exposure to jazz music. His role for this series increased each year, with Marsalis eventually leading the program’s 15-piece big band in their final

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    The Watts Music Festival

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    the form of massive music festivals. In the late 1972, the black community came together for a concert known as Watts Summer Festival. In 1969, the largest music festival of its time was held, and was known as Woodstock. Later that year, the Rolling Stones put together a massive free concert in San Francisco known as the Altamont Concert. All of the concerts and music festivals were not aimed at making money or becoming famous, but about the unity of people through the art of music. On August 20

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    Informative Outline: The Evolution and Psychology of The Modern Music Festival Experience Topic: How music festivals have transformed since the 1950s and the psychology behind why Organization: Chronological/Topical Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about how modern music festivals emerged and how/why they have completely transformed globally 1. Introduction Attention Getter: When we think of the beginning of music festivals it takes us back to 1969, when 400,000 hippies gathered at a 600-acre

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