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    Social Norms Theory

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    Their are statistic differences between the two groups, using the Pearson correlation to asses the relationship between actual and perceived normative behavior. Second part ⦁ 1. What did Natalia Maine's of the Dixie Chicks say at the London concert that led many country music stations to stop playing their music? She stated "just so you know , we're ashamed that the president of the united states is from Texas. ⦁ 2.What three types of the theory does the author use…

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    way to live after you have loved and lost. The last song that I would choose would be “Wide Open Spaces” by the Dixie Chicks. The Dixie Chicks is a Western-themed bluegrass band who formed in 1989. They two sisters named Martie and Emily Erwin who joined Laura Lynch and Robin Lynn Macy as the band we now know as the Dixie Chicks. They named themselves this after a Little Feat song “Dixie…

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    director Seth Gordon has zero competitive gaming experience, he is a very capable filmmaker, having graduated from the Harvard School of Design and taught himself how to edit footage. He worked his way up to director from being a cameraman on a Dixie Chicks documentary. Apart from the desire to tell a compelling narrative, we should believe Seth Gordon; it's not as if he has a horse in the race of competitive gaming. #4: The Pathos of The King of Kong Gordon establishes pathos by showing both…

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    are written on a personal level by the artist. For example, the song “Wide Open Spaces” was written by Susan gibson who used her own personal experience of going off to college at the University of Montana. The song was later recorded by the The Dixie Chicks, and added country elements on the instrumental side of the song. By containing inspirational lyrics along with a strong upbeat tone and cheerful…

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    In 2003, the Dixie Chicks go on stage in London. Their careers after are destroyed. They are chased with death threats, threats of violence, and vandalism. The reason was that Natalee Maines declared being an objector the Iraq war and being ashamed the president was from Texas on stage during that show. Natalee Maine made this comment during a time period where it was unacceptable to be seen publically being against the president and the war. The question of how and what free speech in society…

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    Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989 in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Taylor Swift’s mom, Andrea, and dad, Scott, named their first child Taylor because they planned for her to work as a stockbroker. Andrea chose a gender-neutral name because when Taylor grew up and applied for a job no one would know if she were a woman or man. This helped because the finance industry was a male- dominated profession. Taylor Swift’s parents wanted her to become a stockbroker because both Andrea and…

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    In the early 1900s, in the eyes of many, women were considered unequal to men. Many men did not believe women deserved to have power or rights. Many men believed that they were the superior gender and even considered women as unintelligent. In Susan Glasspell’s story, “A Jury of Her Peers,” the author shows the audience just how unfairly women were treated during this time period in history. Glasspell, however, does an incredible job at using this story to portray that women are just as capable…

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    Ray Waddell, author of Red, White, and True Blue, grew up in Middle Tennessee and covering the music industry for about 18 years. In 2000, Billboard expanded its touring coverage, so they tapped Ray to become their first full-time concert business writer in decades. He stayed in touch with several agents and everyone else that associated with the concerts. Ray is an author to Billboards, and is also a contributor to them for section reviews, and sometimes features artists, mostly rock and…

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    Essay On Western Swing

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    Western Swing Music From the 1930’s to the 1950’s a new genre had taken the spotlight. Consisting of country, jazz, polka, mariachi, pop, and blues, Western Swing had become very popular in the state of Texas. Known for dance music, Western Swing has continued to play an important role in Texas history. People of all cultures were influenced by this type of western music. It created joy, as well as energy to Texas. In the early 1900’s Bob Wills, who later became known the “King of Western…

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    and drug references are quite often grounds for censoring by radio stations, governments and society in general. Music censorship even occurs as a result of an artist speaking openly about their political views. One such example is when songs by Dixie Chicks were no longer given airplay on American radio stations due to the band’s lead singer, Natalie Maines, insulting President George W. Bush at a performance, ‘…we’re ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas’ (Rossman, 2012).…

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