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- 3021: The Art of Rock and Roll by Charles Brown
- The Art of Rock and Roll by Charles Brown The book The Art of Rock and Roll by Charles T. Brown basically proposes methods for analyzing music and anyone who reads the books should be able to develop techniques for listening to music and making legitimate statements about it. It treats rock and roll as ... Chapter one discusses the elements of rock and makes four assumptions. Assumption one states that rock is a legitimate art form. An art form is defined as a creative act that springs from the artist's experience as it reflects or reacts against society. It then states that acculturation, a process by which a certain people are influenced by a foreign culture, changed the Afro- Americans from their original culture to one that was a mixture of U.S. influences and African roots which played a large part in the way rock and roll sounds today. Brown proves rock is a legitimate art form by talking about its audience and its lasting power. ...
- 3022: To Kill A Mockingbird: Sterotypes and Misconceptions
- ... with Scout and Jem when they picked up on the stereotypes going around the neighborhood about Boo. When I got there, my breeches were all folded and sewn up(pg 63) When Boo sewed Jem's breeches together, this was a sign from Boo to let the children realize what a kind and pleasant man he really was. Also, Boo was considerate enough to save Jem from a couple of whippings, because after all, if Atticus were to see the torn pants he would have known Jem was the culprit in the Radley's yard. You were so busy looking at the fire, you didn't notice Boo behind you(pg 76) This was also a symbol which Boo shared to let the kids slowly realize the truth about him, that he was an innocuous caring person hiding behind a ...
- 3023: They Shall Inherit the Earth: Loss of Innocence
- ... not only lost his innocence by running away from home but he also lost his innocence by convincing Sheila into thinking negative thoughts about her father, Andrew Aikenhead, and saying such things as "they don't want us, do they?" about her father and step mother. Although Michael had made many mistakes as a kid, it is almost expected that kids make mistakes because they do not know better and so ... Choate out on a boat to try to convince Dave to leave Sheila alone. Dave refused to listen to Michael and asked Michael repeatedly to turn the boat around, but Michael simply said "I won't turn back till we settle this" . Dave Choate finally decided that since Michael would not row him back home, he would just swim home, and so Dave "dived off the end of the boat" . Michael ... him onto the boat but instead "tried to hook him with the oar" and tire him but he did not succeed and soon, Dave was headed to the other shore. A few days later, Dave's body was found and Dave's mother, Martha Choate, blamed Michael's father, Andrew Aikenhead for murdering Dave because of an argument they had a few nights ago. Soon, rumors were being spread all ...
- 3024: Personal Writing: Fragment - Changes in Life
- ... I'm sure that there are going to be lots more of them to come but these that really stand out in my mind are mainly because they happened quite recently. Incidents occur in one's life daily. Most of the time people enjoy talking about "what happened today" because most of the time it's usually funny and it isn't really considered anything serious. Some happenings in our lives are very serious and aren't as easy to talk about with others. Even though this is true it does help the person feel better ...
- 3025: A Bronx Tale (film)
- ... life. They were his father, Lorenzo, and a mob leader named Sonny. In the film there were a three scenes that especially demonstrated the influence Sonny and Lorenzo had on Cologero. An example of Lorenzo's influence on his son takes place in front of their apartment in which Cologero is a witness to a crime Sonny committed. An example of Sonny's influence on Cologero is when Sonny demeans Mickey Mantle in front of him. This then causes Cologero to have negative feelings about Mickey Mantle someone he has idolized his whole life. Another scene that shows Sonny's influence on Cologero is when Cologero takes Sonny's advice to go out with a black woman from his school, even though his father doesn't agree with inter-racial relationships. This specific event ...
- 3026: A Mind To Murder
- ... order. The novelist assumes that the reader agrees that killing people is wrong; it does not matter if the victims are exemplary citizens or odious individuals, it is the mere act of snuffing out another s life that is against the social order. In P.D. James A Mind To Murder, Nurse Marion Bolam s murder of her stuffy and self-righteous cousin Enid illustrates a situation where the nurse and her invalid mother had suffered from her cousin s stinginess; James gives us a clear look at the murderer s fear that if Enid had been given time to change her will as she had threatened to do, the Marion and her mother ...
- 3027: Are You Ready For Some Footbal
- ... society. It teaches discipline, how to be a team player, how to interact with others and is a good source of physical activity. In specific, football utilizes all of these aspects of sports and its a great source of teaching self-restraint and perseverance. Some may say that football is a violent sport or its not beneficial in any way, but in reality it gives a person the basic tools needed not only for playing the game, but also how you interact with people in society. The first process of ... thirteen. Even at this early stage of peewee, football is very demanding because of the time involved. This involvement is usually by choice of the child because of interest in football and parents usually dont force their children into playing. Involvement in peewee football is due to the fact that children have a lot more time to play than young adults. Football is also economically feasible for most families ...
- 3028: The Effect of Prejudice in To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... not act like a normal person. In society, his actions are mysterious and abnormal. One day Boo was cutting the newspaper with scissors, and when his father passed "Boo drove the scissors into his parent's leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activity"(Lee, 11). Boo just sat there after stabbing his father. He did not apologize or feel remorse for his actions. Boo Radley isolates himself from the people of Maycomb. Boo stays inside his home all day and nobody ever sees him. After some trouble with the law, "Mr. Radley's boy was not seen again for fifteen years"(10). If Boo chooses to go outside, he will be unfairly viewed as a visitor from abroad because of his mysterious ways. Boo stays inside his home ... his face and says 'Too proud to fight, you nigger-lovin' bastard?'
'No, too old'(217). This does not bother Atticus because he knows that he is doing the right thing defending Tom properly. Atticus's children have to confront comments by family and people in their neighborhood throughout the novel. In an incident at a family gathering Francis Finch tells Scout 'Grandma says it's bad enough he lets ...
- 3029: The Pardoner: "The Root of All Evil Is Money"
- ... all evil is money. Because this phrase has been repeated so many times throughout history, one can fail to realize the truth in this timeless statement. Whether applied to the corrupt clergy of Geoffrey Chaucer's time, selling indulgences, or the corrupt televangelists of today, auctioning off salvation to those who can afford it, this truth never seems to lose its validity. In Chaucer's famous work The Canterbury Tales, he points out many inherent flaws of human nature, all of which still apply today. Many things have changed since the fourteenth century, but humanity's ability to act foolish is not one of them. Perhaps the best example of this is illustrated in The Pardoner's Tale. His account of three rioters who set out to conquer Death and ...
- 3030: Catch 22
- Catch-22 Satire is often used by writers to express their discontent towards a subject in a humorous way. Joseph Heller's novel, Catch-22, satirizes war and its implications on society and man himself. Heller reveals the dehumanizing aspect of war, not the glory of it. He makes a social comment on the corruptive, self-fulfilling ... the plane used in the event of an emergency. He believes "it is an obstacle put there by providence as part of the plot that would destroy him" (Heller, 57). Also during one of Yossarian's flight he goes over the treacherous city Bologna against his will, but fulfilling the mission requirements. Suddenly black smoke is seen surrounding the plane and at any moment the plane could explode. Yossarian knew there ... deems him a failure. Milo Minderbinder, an avid entrepreneur in charge of running the syndicate alludes to the corruptive, materialistic tendencies mankind possesses. At the young age of twenty-seven Milo has accomplished every stockbroker's dream on Wallstreet, wealth and power are at his fingertips. His syndicate has expanded globally at an exponential rate increasing trade routes and net profits. Due to such prosperity and fame, Milo becomes greatly ...
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