Spanish speaking countries have lots of cultural differences but music is a big key in cultural differences. There are twenty-one countries throughout the world that consider Spanish their official language. They include Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela. All of these countries have differences in the type of…
After World War II, and The Vietnam War took place, American citizens were extremely disappointed with the government and how government officials handled situations in Indochina, and throughout the rest of the world. As government officials increased the commitments in Vietnam, American casualties soared. The desire for cultural revolution during and after the Vietnam War caused the creation of new developments of art, theater, propaganda, and advocacy. The preceding ideal of American culture…
If Elvis Presley came up to you ladies out there and said, “C’mon snake, let’s rattle” how high would your heart rate be? ‘Cause I know mine would be through the roof! Who wouldn’t want to dance with such a cool cat known as the King of Rock? Aside from Presley, a big thanks goes out to Alan Freed -- back in the summer of ‘51 -- for crankin’ up the sounds and broadcasting this crazy good music across the Midwest. Ever since Freed exposed those cool tunes, rock ‘n’ roll has been in and out of…
“Left wing, right wing, chicken wing.” Woody Guthrie was a skilled guitarist who traveled the U.S.A. singing songs and saying famous quotes to inspire people who get put down. He said a very inspirational quote and sang the famous song called “This Land is Your Land”. There are some differences and similarities from what he said and and sang. Both these work of art were meant for everybody who are usually being put down. They were also meant to inspire people. They both were said to make people…
The Shawshank Redemption, widely considered one of the greatest movies of all time, is a film released in 1994 that was based on a short novella written by Stephen King in 1982. The screenplay, written and directed by Frank Darabont, is a period piece, set in the 1940’s, based on a friendship between two cons serving life sentences for murder, in Shawshank State Penitentiary. Andy Dufresne, played by actor Tim Robbins, is a banker who has been convicted of killing his unfaithful wife and her…
HENDRIX 3 Jimi Hendrix: Life and Legacy Though Hendrix’s music career, along with his life was short lived, his legacy of being one of the greatest, if not the greatest guitar players of all time lives on along with his music. Jimi was born in Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1942. His parents were Lucile and Al Hendrix. He was born Johnny Allen Hendrix, but his father changed his name to James Marshall for unknown reasons. (Biography.com, n.d.) Jimi showed an interest in music…
Throughout the course of the semester we have learned about so many artists, and the transitions to different music genres. We have seen how music has grown throughout the years, and how artists use their songs to express their feelings, and their concerns over issues. As the years have progressed, we have seen how artists have become more vocal on issues that are have been occurring in the United States. One of the main points in history that we have seen in this course, in my opinion, has…
Missy Raimann Hastings English 1010 21 September 2016 Summary Essay Chapter 1-3 In Jon Ronson’s So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, Ronson explores different cases of public shaming for his journalism and demonstrates how the shaming not only impacts the person being shamed but everyone else around them. The author, Ronson is also part of the plot and he is affected by public shaming first hand via twitter. His personal experience with public shaming sparked his interest so he decides to…
In the novel ‘That Eye, the sky’ Winton’s male and female characters all have strengths and weaknesses, but the strength of women outweighs the strength of men. The text, ‘That Eye, The Sky’, written by Tim Winton, explores strengths and weaknesses of characters when faced with family issues. The novel is written in first person, narrated by main protagonist, Ort. The plot encompasses the life of Ort, his mother – Alice and family helper, Henry. These characters all show strengths, however,…
7. Bob Marley and The Wailers’ exceptional harmonizing skills came from their voice teacher Joe Higgs (June 3, 1950 to December 18, 1999), who was a popular reggae artist for 40 years (1950s to 1990s) and he trained other reggae artists to sing, also. Joe taught Bob how to play the rhythm guitar that kept the 2/4 timing for the Wailers. Additionally, Chris Blackwell (1960), and the Federal (1961), Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One (1962), Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong (1965), Lee “Scratch” Perry’s Black Ark…