Argentinean Folk Argentinean folk music is a genre that many people, who enjoy listening or playing music, may not know anything about. There are many factors as to why this is so. When looking at music of the twentieth century and what has been recorded so far in the twentieth-first century, it is evident that western music has impacted a huge amount of countries. It has not intentionally taken away certain countries former celebrated genres. These former celebrated genres are still enjoyed by…
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Australian music of the 1960's Rock n' Roll, the new craze! The 1960's were known as one of the greatest musical and revolutionary decades of the 20th century. It was a time of experimenting with sythesizers and electronic music. Experimenting included developing a new pop culture out of rhythm and blues, which was strongly influenced by British bands and 'Black-American music' such as the 'Rolling stones' and the 'Animals'. Australian music during the 1960s contrasted in many kinds, including…
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Chapter 38 Latin America: Revolution and Reaction in the 20th Century Chapter Summary. Latin American nations in the 20h century shared problems with Third World countries relating to matters of economic development and relations with more powerful economic societies. The earlier political independence of Latin America and its Western-influenced political and social structures gave it distinct characteristics. Their economies, dependent upon Western investment and exports, were vulnerable to…
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Jazz and Hip-Hop Jazz and hip-hop, two forms of music born out of the historical and social struggles of the African-American culture. Jazz finds its origins in New Orleans, Louisiana, uniting military music with ragtime, Creole and European traditions, and finally the blues, with its painful history of slavery and racial abuse. Hip Hop however born out of the streets of New York City, reflecting on the treacherous gang violence and social inequalities for inner black kids. Most would say that hip-hip…
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Hip hop a word usually defined as a style of music, something kids these day listen to, what if I told you that Hip hop is not only music but a powerful sentiment in you that has changed a person in history and that you today use. At the end of the sixties, a new musical genre appeared in the slums of New York. It's a style influenced by soul, funk, reggae and even Latin rhythms. Little by little, supporters of the genre, who are usually African American and modest in origin, have begun to stand out…
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institution. To what extent has this institution preserved UK culture and/or changed UK culture (give examples)? Researchers tried to interpret the relationship between the institution and culture, which is the main purpose of analyzing the social anthropology, but it is not easy to indicate the basic relationship in this area. By analyzing how UK institution preserved UK culture and changed UK culture, firstly should define the institution and culture. Institution could be defined as ‘systems of established…
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have made progress from the past, but it is apparent that opinions have not changed. These attitudes are shown through popular culture and the media. Erica Chito Childs is the author of Fade to Black and White: Interracial Images in Popular Culture. She has two interracial children of her own, providing her with a first-hand experience of the topic of interracial couples. The book is based on her own research of how interracial couples are portrayed. The first way she describes is that people…
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field of music, social change is the most pivotal force in creating and evolving these sounds. The music itself has weight as well; it evokes emotion, influences behaviors, and connects people based on values, thus creating a feedback loop that makes change become exceedingly possible (Peralta, 2021). However, there certainly…
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Christopher Columbus sailed from spain in his second voyage and discovered Puerto rico. On November 19, 1493. He named the island San Juan, Bautista. Columbus thought the island to be beautiful and wrote so in his diary. Soon after, the islands name was changed to Puerto Puerto Rico has a self-governing commonwealth with the U.S. There are two legislative chambers : the house of representatives which has 51 seats and the Senate with 27. The President of the U.S. is also president of Puerto Rico so the…
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HOW DID THE AGE OF REVOLUTION CHANGE EUROPE FORCES OF CHANGE: Cultural/intellectual change: Enlightenment: Rosseau: believed the government should be based on general will; democracy Growth of literacy Economic changes: Middle class- business men wanted political rights to match their economic status Population explosion: after 1730, population rose dramatically French population increased by 50 % ; British population increased by 100% Why? Better boarder controls limited the spread…
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