Bruce Springsteen

Transgender Bathroom Laws The United States has been determined for its citizens to have equal rights given for every citizen no matter race, skin color, sexual orientation, religion, and gender identity. Although with the United States’s determination, a few complications stand in the way for a certain group of people in order for them to get the rights someone like you and I would have. This group of people, known as transgenders, have recently been targeted for wanting to use the bathroom of…

Elvis Presley born on January 8, 1935 at 4:35am (Watson 14). Elvis Presley gave birth to rock and roll (Watson 10). Growing up Elvis’s parent did not have a lot of money. American singer Elvis Presley exploded onto the music scene in the mid-19502 (Elvis). But on August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died but died a hero. To truly understand Elvis Presley, one must understand his early life. Presley was born on January 8, 1935, at, 4:435, in Tupelo, Mississippi (Watson 14). Elvis was the child of…

Picture yourself walking through the doors of an art gallery, expecting to see something totally new, diverse and original, only to be disappointed by being surrounded with whiteness in every sense. This scenario speaks to the exclusionary nature that many people of color in the art world feel when they enter theses spaces. The notion of art has always been seen from the perspective of a certain particular group of individuals, who throughout centuries have sought to affirm whiteness in art and…

Peace, war and rebellion. These three words that can sum up rock and roll in a whole. Starting in the 1950’s, rock has been known to break all the rules. Challenging racial barriers, family values, and teen rebellions, transitioning the decades and shaping society. From the beginning and its creation to its influence in America through the decades, shows how important rock and roll was important to history. Singing out their pain and suffering, or just to make the time fly by, blues was said…

from the inner city. The second part of Gaye’s lyric about panic is what is really happening in the inner city. People are becoming panicked when they see police because they fear for their lives, and it is spreading. The very famous singer Bruce Springsteen wrote a song called American Skin (41 shots) about a man who was shot and killed by 19 of the 41 bullets that were meant for him by police. A lyric in the song is, “You get killed just for living in your American Skin.” This man was killed…

that time an illegal organisation, had been propagating an insurrection of previously subjugated knowledges via the distribution of unofficial posters, leaflets, and most interestingly, postage stamps. Prisoners, who carved imprints out of leather and smuggled them to the outside, produced some of these stamps. The stamps constructed and represented a different history of Poland and located Solidarity within that history, in opposition, as Evans put it, “to the official histories produced by the…

Bono : A True Inspiration Who would've thought that a famous rockstar in a band could affect the world in such a huge way? Bono has inspired many people by writing lyrics that focus on things like politics and religion. He has also met with many political leaders and even spoke at the United Nations to help those less fortunate. Most impressive is all the money he has raised to make his country Ireland proud. The Irish Musician Bono has inspired many people all over the world through his…

Story Headline Summary 1. Dr. Marina discusses breast cancer treatment This is the only article in the headlines that had a sidebar that said local on it and the only video. The doctor who is being interviewed is discussing his role in the Tallahassee memorial hospital cancer center when it comes to helping women with breast cancer determining if they need radiation post-surgery. 2. Sancho offers after-hours voter registration The information on the article discusses exactly what the headline…

When I started the search for an interesting subject to do my fieldwork on, I found it a challenge to overcome scheduling obstacles and still find something that would suit my fancy. After I finally found an event, I thought about what my topic would be and became extremely overwhelmed when searching for a theme that is intriguing while also giving a new perspective to what some would call basic observations of a live performance. With that said, I found it immensely relieving when I began to…

Bob Dylan has used his multiple years of making music and writing countless poems to earn himself an outstanding award. He is the first musician to ever win the Nobel Prize Award for Literature and it has come with a lot of controversy. Even though some consider him not to be one of the best musicians, he is one of the most important poets and musicians of all time because he has expressed so many social and political concerns throughout his lyrics. His great works can be not only sung but also…