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- 181: Existentialism
- ... like Anouilh, Camus accidentally became the spokesman for the French Underground when he wrote his famous essay, "Le Mythe de Sisyphe" or "The Myth of Sisyphus". Sisyphus was the man condemned by the gods to roll a rock to the top of a mountain, only to have it roll back down again. For Camus, this related heavily to everyday life, and he saw Sisyphus an "absurd" hero, with a pointless existence. Camus felt that it was necessary to wonder what the meaning of ...
- 182: Hippies
- ... for housing hippies at night and for socializing during the day. As the 1960's progressed, the youth in America united. "In 1969 400,000 young people materialized for three dizzying days to listen to rock and blues music, to wear funny clothing or no clothes at all, to talk, sing, dance, clap hands, to drink beer or smoke pot and make love-but mostly to marvel again and again that ... the 1960's a radical group called the hippies shocked America with their alternative lifestyle and radical beliefs. They were young people who enjoyed life to its fullest. They used illegal drugs and listened to rock and roll music. With their alternative beliefs and practices they stunned America's conservative middle class. Concerned chiefly protesting the Vietnam War and with civil rights they made a huge impact on the America and the ...
- 183: Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead
- ... through science-fiction novels. When Garcia was fifteen, his older brother Tiff - who years earlier had accidentally chopped off Jerry's right-hand middle finger while the two were chopping wood - introduced him to early rock & roll and rhythm & blues music. Garcia was quickly drawn to the music's funky rhythms and wild textures, but what attracted him the most were the sounds that came from the guitar; especially the bluesy "melifluousness ... moment had passed, it would be the Greatful Dead, and the Dead alone, that would still display the ideals of fraternity and compassion which most other Sixties-bred groups had long ago relinquished and many rock artists did not use in favor of more incisive ideals. The San Francicso scene was remarkable while it lasted, but it could not endure forever. Its reputation as a youth haven hurt it and ...
- 184: Spy Games - Creative Essay
- ... out you have frog lips?" "No you monkey head." howled Dave. "She's been kidnapped!" * * * * * "Kidnapped!" I exclaimed. "Are you sure? Who told you this? When did you find out?" The questions just seemed to roll off my tongue. "All I know is that when I called her tonight her Mom told me that Tammy hadn't come home from work on Saturday. She figured that Tammy had gone out with ... you'll be able to tie things together and make some sense out of it." "Ah bummer man" said Tim. "How come we stuck with the loser job while the rest of you get to rock and roll?" If we lived near a beach, Tim would have been on the waves 24 hours a day. I honestly think he should have been born in California rather than Ontario. From the way he ...
- 185: Similarities Between Franz Liszt and Kurt Cobain
- Similarities Between Franz Liszt and Kurt Cobain Franz Liszt was one of many classical composers. In some ways, he can be compared to a modern rock and roll star. Franz Liszt was born in Raiding, Hungary, on October 22, 1811. Much like Mozart, he was a very great piano player at a very young age. Liszt composed an opera called Don Sancho at ... decorations hanging on chains, which was unusual for his time. For two years Liszt was hospitalized for a nervous breakdown. In some ways he was much like Kurt Cobain, the late lead singer of the rock band Nirvana. Kurt Cobain was born on February 20, 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington. He was passed on to several relatives after his parents divorced when he was eight years old. For some time he ...
- 186: Existentialism
- ... like Anouilh, Camus accidentally became the spokesman for the French Underground when he wrote his famous essay, "Le Mythe de Sisyphe" or "The Myth of Sisyphus". Sisyphus was the man condemned by the gods to roll a rock to the top of a mountain, only to have it roll back down again. For Camus, this related heavily to everyday life, and he saw Sisyphus an "absurd" hero, with a pointless existance. Camus felt that it was necessary to wonder what the meaning of ...
- 187: John Lennon
- John Lennon John Lennon was a great song writer and musician. He played the rhythm guitar, the piano, and sang. He was in the most popular group in the history of rock music. In 1959, John founded this group, called The Beatles. The original Beatles were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Pete Best. Brian Epstein became the manager of the Beatles in 1961. Epstein made ... Yesterday And since you've gone you're just Another Day How do you sleep? These lines were directed to Paul McCartney. John Lennon recorded seven albums during 1970-1975 which included Imagine--1971 and Rock and Roll--1975. John semi-retired from music in 1975-1980. He was raising his son, Sean, with wife, Yoko Ono. In 1980, John and Yoko released Double Fantasy. By November, their album was climbing to ...
- 188: Photographic Portraiture
- ... have had dynamic careers that have influenced many up and coming photographers and will for years to come. Because their work at the time has been preserved in inspirational and innovative images of their eras rock legends and cultural icons, similarities yet progressions can been seen through a comparison of photographers such as David Bailey, Anne Liebovitz and Rankin one of today's most talked photographers. David Baileys career was at ... he can create a whole image and personality from just one photograph. A likeness can be seen in all of the talked about photographers' work mainly because they were and are very much in the rock and roll scene! Especially Anne Liebovitz and David Bailey, although they worked very differently. David Bailey alike Rankin uses very simple sets and lighting techniques where as on the other hand; Liebovitz may seem to use ...
- 189: Jim Morrison
- ... Jim had moved to Paris in that previous March to reside with his on-and-off girlfriend, Pamela Courson (Langton 3). He wished to be recognized for his words as a poet, not as a rock singer ("The Doors"). The "proper" story of his death starts out at Pam and Jims Paris apartment. It is Saturday, July 3, in the hours of the early morning. Jim vomited a small amount ... not the actual cause of Jims death. Another presumed purpose for Jims demise is that he overdosed on heroin. While living in Paris, Jim and Pam had been "regulars" at a club called Rock n Roll Circus. This club was known as a "haven for the local heroin underground" (Hopkins 369). He always bought heroin for Pam (she was a heroin addict) because he thought it was the "mans ...
- 190: Similarities Between Franz Liszt and Kurt Cobain
- Similarities Between Franz Liszt and Kurt Cobain Franz Liszt was one of many classical composers. In some ways, he can be compared to a modern rock and roll star. Franz Liszt was born in Raiding, Hungary, on October 22, 1811. Much like Mozart, he was a very great piano player at a very young age. Liszt composed an opera called Don Sancho at ... decorations hanging on chains, which was unusual for his time. For two years Liszt was hospitalized for a nervous breakdown. In some ways he was much like Kurt Cobain, the late lead singer of the rock band Nirvana. Kurt Cobain was born on February 20, 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington. He was passed on to several relatives after his parents divorced when he was eight years old. For some time he ...
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