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    Rock and roll has developed a long way throughout the years from a dance craze in the 1950’s to a political and cultural landscape that is recognized worldwide. Rock and roll has come to define the roots of teenage rebellion‚ people who don’t follow the norms‚ and have disrespect for authority. The style of rock and roll itself is a melting pot of music‚ a combination of sounds that include jazz‚ country‚ blues‚ ragtime‚ gospel‚ swing‚ classical‚ and ethnic music. It can be a simple variation of

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    By 1982‚ rock had stayed strong through the thick and thin. Rock survived everything from the initial shock of the first rock stars in 1950‚ the fall of rock and roll on the day the music died‚ and through the onslaught of subgenre phases such as the psychedelic era‚ disco fever‚ and the emotional punk days. By the early 1980s things were looking really good for the rock and roll music industry. By this time rock was not seen as a revolution‚ and it was thought to be mainstream. This thought brought

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    Rock ‘n Roll is a wonderful genre that was born from the mixtures of genres like the Blues‚ Jazz‚ Country and Gospel‚ It’s like a melting pot of all these genres combined to make the great sound of Rock ‘n Roll. Many artist claimed they influenced the birth of Rock ‘n Roll but there are 3 artist that I believed that had the most influenced and importance to the creation of Rock ‘n Roll. The first artist that I believed was a pioneer of Rock ‘n Roll was Little Richard. Like discussed on the video

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    Rock n’ Roll. Have you heard of it? Well‚ it came from the decade of the nine-teen fifties. That is not the only popular event in the decade. The nine-teen fifties had many other important and interesting events that occurred. That is why the nine-teen fifties are the greatest decade of the twentieth century. It is not just because the cool events occurred‚ but the affect it has on life today. The greatest decade of the twentieth century was the nine-teen fifties because it was the start of abolishing

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    comes to music‚ any music lover would love to talk about their favorite genre type. The Rock and roll genre has been around since the early 1940s and it has evolved decade after decade. Rock and Roll is composed of other genres such as jazz‚ gospel‚ classical music‚ country‚ and blues. Instruments that have been used in this genre include bass and electric guitars‚ keyboards and drums. Throughout history Rock and roll has influenced and impacted the lives and lifestyles of many individuals. Through music

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    this paper I would like to take a closer look at Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road‚ in context of the Beat Generation‚ in comparison to Ernest Hemingway‚ the leader of the Lost Generation. This paper tries to show the differences and the agreements between the two literary streams and how it influenced the two particular authors. Therefore‚ the paper starts with a definition of the Lost Generation and Hemingway in particular‚ and then I will try to deal with different aspects of Jack Kerouac’s novel

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    All Shook Up: How Rock ‘N’ Roll Changed America by Glenn C. Altschuler states that rock ‘n’ roll music influenced post American culture through race‚ sexuality and generational conflict. In order for blacks to profit during the rock ‘n’ roll era performers and promoters “bleached the music‚ and promoted white rock ‘n’ rollers” (p 35). American culture was sexualized by rock ‘n’ roll music and it influenced men and women’s values. Americans were also convinced that rock ‘n’ roll music reinforced

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    Question 1   (1 point) Brackett‚ Chapter 11: Independent (Indie) record labels are often able to take chances that major labels cannot.  Why?  Student response: Percent Value Student e Respons Answer  Choices a. Low  talent &  recording  costs for  indie  labels 0.0% b. Indie  labels set  up their  distributio n  carefully  (identified  their key  demogra phic and  distributio n areas  and only  sent  material  to those  disc  jockeys  and radio  stations) c. Major  labels 

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    The immense recognition of rock and roll affected an exceptional level of social‚ political and cultural impact on Australian life in the post war period. Not just a musical style‚ rock and roll influenced lifestyles‚ fashion trends‚ dance moves‚ attitudes‚ haircuts‚ forms of language and political views. The influence of rock n roll‚ in the post war period of the 50s and 60s was indeed one of great significance to Americanised culture. Australia was also influenced by this seeing as Australia had

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    Little Richard’s Influence on Rock and Roll Rock and roll music emerged as a part of American teen culture during the notably conservative time period in the country’s history which shortly followed the traumatic events of World War II. Being that the genre’s target audience was white teenagers‚ many Americans- already overwhelmed and on-edge due to the anti-communist movement inspired by the Cold War- were apprehensive about the influence that this up-and-coming style of music might have on their

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