that after the people left and he had signed off the title to Mr. Myer, he thought of one more thing he had to do. He went back to the automotive shop to find the teen with the long black hair and red baseball cap, white t shirt and blue jeans. The punk who had artistically engraved the V8 motor was surprised to see Jackson at his counter. Jackson had one-thousand dollars to give to the kid who but a few days ago almost made it so Jackson would not have been able to enter the Frankfurt Car Show.…
For paper number two I’ve decided to go with the reputation mechanic in Fallout New Vegas. So what is the reputation mechanic? The reputation in Fallout New Vegas is a measurement of how the different factions in the game world or Mojave Wasteland perceive your character. It is affected by positive and negative actions that affect the faction in question, such as completing quests or killing members, of that faction. Reputation is separated into two categories: Fame and Infamy. Fame is positive…
movement influenced and gave music, fashion, and attitude a new name. So what is this movement I’ve been talking so highly of? The Punk Movement. This movement was had a major effect on the younger generation, and was not just a music genre. It was much larger than that; a statement, an attitude, a fashion, and a lifestyle. It started in the early to mid 1970s around 1974. “Punk was created by youths who identified themselves, not primarily as artists, but as bored working class youths looking…
of alternative rock incorporates sounds from funk, punk rock, rap, and metal that helped them gain popularity among the subcultures that were flourishing at the time in Los Angeles that later turned into international stardom. “A potent combination of L.A. skateboard cool, tattoos, thrash, and funk, the…
The genre I have chosen is Rock. Common instruments used in Rock music are mostly amplified instruments, like the electric guitar and electric bass. Rock also uses strong baseline and driving rhythms. Rock music, which was developed from rock ‘n’ roll, originated from the late 1940’s in the United States. It was influenced by country and blues music that started making a new sound using electric guitars and a balanced drum beat, which was a faster beat and rhythm instead of a slow one. Rock…
American band formed in the summer of 1995 by the merger of part of the group Black Liquorice and Popesmashers. After a successful joint tour, these two teams decided to mix the disco-funk with more aggressive sounds and integrate the hardcore singer Nic Offer from the The Yah Mos. The band's name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, in which the clicking sounds of the Bushmens' Khoisan language were represented as "!". However, as the bandmembers themselves say, !!…
This article displays the view and shows how “skinheads” are looked at socially. From a physical perspective skinheads, are seen to be angry demonic mass of bald head neo-Nazis who have ties to Satan and his worship. Hamm says, ”they are well fit physically white men who dress in wranglers and levis with white power propaganda all over their tees, and where heavy steel toed boots. They range in ages from about thirteen to twenty-five and are thought to be associated with a branch of rock and…
outlandish and aggressive music that allowed the people of the 70’s and 80’s to redefine themselves as well as create a new depth to the sound of music. Judith S. Baughman, author of the Master Series, writes in the article “The Punk Rock and The New Wave Movement” that “Punk was a do-it-yourself movement that was about seizing the moment, discarding history, breaking the rules, inventing new ones, and taking a stand (even a wrong one) whenever possible” (par 1). One without expertise,…
The Little Kids Robert and Bessie’s little kids, Teck and Vern, enrolled at the same college where they each followed the required curriculum to obtain teaching degrees.00 Normally, they helped finance their education by working at summer jobs in Portland, Oregon, while staying with their Aunt Audrey and her family.00 Nevertheless, one time they broke tradition by seeking and obtaining employment in the breathtakingly beautiful Glacier National Park. Prior to their summer break, Vern, Teck,…
In Cleveland, Ohio, lead Homicide Detective Wally Everett and his partner Detective Mike Smith, are called out to a crime scene where a body lays hidden between some hedges and the porch of the victim’s grandmother’s house. The victim, a male, is face down. Strewn around the front lawn are seven bullet casings, evidence suggesting that the victim was shot multiple times. As detectives investigate the immediate area, they discover clues of the victim’s alternate lifestyle–and they wonder if there…