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Many famous people, specifically musicians, are often negatively portrayed by their peers and the media. Due to this, many parents and guardians believe that listening to metal music leads adolescents into a world of drugs, mental illness, and even suicide. However, experts have shown that listening to this stimuli, actually does not lead to bad behavior, and can even have positive effects. Metal music has been put down since the start, but it culminated in 1985 when D. Snider of Twisted…

Induction Assignment Task 1 CPU – The CPU of a computer stands for ‘Central Processing Unit’. Many people know this as the brain of the computer RAM – The RAM of a computer stands for ‘Random Access Memory’. The computers temporary memory is stored here. Hard Drive – The Hard Drive is used to store files and folders. Graphics Card – A Graphics Card is used by the computer to generate images onto your Screen (Both 2D and 3D) Power Supply – A Power Supply is used to power…

data. (Tesla Model S, 2012) The Model S consists of rechargeable batteries in the car itself which runs fully on electricity, instead of gasoline. The charger input comprises of one (standard) or two (optional) chargers that converts AC current from a charging station to DC for charging the high voltage battery. (Tesla Motors Manual,…

Race/ethnicity plays a huge role in the music industry. Rollingstone voted Jimi Hendrix as the #1 guitarist of all time, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is the best selling album of all time. Bands like The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, AC/DC, and more have come over to America from various countries and have become huge stars. There have been artists who have represented or converted to other cultures. Jim Morrison of The Doors had believed he was possessed by a Shaman Indian and according…

Hello and welcome to Behind the News. Today we take a step into the past to sway, bob and jive through popular music of the 50s, 60s and 70s. These decades were periods of drastic social change, triggered by the rebellious teen demographic and expressed through popular music. Music shaped popular culture in these changing decades, in turn shaping Australian identity. In fact, popular culture is integral in allowing Australians to challenge and rewrite societal ideologies. Stay tuned, as we…

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live off the grid? Well, if you haven’t, it is the right time to start planning to get off the grid. More and more people, as well as industries around the world, have turned to green, clean, and renewable sources of energy to take care of their energy needs. In fact, sustainable and free power solutions are the future because they are relevant regardless of where you live in the world. If you live in a remote area or you would like to generate…

Napoleon made his troop go from Northern Italy into Austria. John Adams is the first president to live in the White House. 1803 Louisiana Purchase was made. Tsar Paul I is assassinated. The Cumberland Road was made to improve western transportation. Johnny Appleseed start teaching pioneers how to plant apple trees. In 1800 Lewis and William Clark expedition began in 1804. Robert E. Lee attends the first West Point Academy with Ulysses S. Grant. Charles Willson Peale establishes…

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People don’t usually think of slow, smooth, bluesy guitar playing when they think of rock music, but what most people don’t realize is that without the blues, musicians such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and even AC/DC would not exist. Blues music has had a dramatic influence the way rock music has, and is currently played, heard, and thought of in today's scope of music. For instance, when listening to rock music nowadays, and certainly early rock music,…

“His job on the train caused Edison to become deaf. One morning, he tried to climb the first step but was not able to keep his balance. A railroad worker grabbed him by the ears and hauled him up. Edison felt something snap inside his head, which started his deafness, and got worse throughout his life,” (Thomas Alva Edison). Edison’s deafness allowed him to focus on his work and not be distracted by outside noises and people. He was able to focus on his own thoughts and not hear the others who…