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1973 on 1520, Sedgwick Avenue. DJ Kool Herc, a building resident, was entertaining at his sister’s back- to- school party. He tried something new on his turntable- he extended the instrumental beat (breaking) to let people dance longer (break dancing) and began rapping during the extended break dancing. This had never been attempted or seen before and quickly became very popular. That is how hip hop music was created- by accident. Clive Campbell, better known as Kool DJ Herc, was only trying to…

The musical genre of rap has been in existence since the 1970s, but has evolved into one of the world's most likable styles of music. Some rap artists have turned their poetic lyrics into careers and often live a millionaire lifestyle. Beginning on the East Coast, the genre disseminated to the West Coast and developed another type of genre called gangsta rap. Gangsta rap is known mostly for its explicit and violent lyrics. The music genre rap had a gradual beginning that led into the golden age…

para. 2). Originally, rap meant to strike or to hit(Mize para. 2) However, in the 1960’s it began to pop up in the black community and was used as a slang word to mean that someone was talking or having a conversation (Mize para. 2). DJ Kool Herc is known as the first DJ and founding father of hip hop (Mize para. 5). On August 11, 1973 in the Bronx, New York history was made because Herc and his sister Cindy began hosting back to school parties in the recreation room of their building (Mize…

Lil B AKA “The Based God” is a truly unique rapper that has taken his positive music around the world, with varied results. Brandon McCartney, know on stage as Lil B or The Based God, is a 25 year old Californian rapper. He began his career at the age of 16, rapping for the rap group The Pack. When talking about Lil B, the Based philosophy must first be explained. Being based, a sort of religion created by the rapper. Being based is simply being yourself, not caring about what other people…

After the death of Baba, Amir reflects about Baba, “Baba had wrestled bears his whole life . . . In the end, a bear had come that he could not best” (174). Here the bear symbolizes the cancer and illness Baba had to struggle through. This shows that the bear did not just symbolize the power and success of Baba but the struggles he had to face. Baba had to struggle with losing his wife, raising a son on his own and leaving his home country, but he still manage remained strong. The symbolism of…

Rahim Khan, a venerable friend of Amir and Baba, succors Amir to be free of his guilt by giving him the duty to travel into the corrupt Afghanistan and bring back Sohrab, Hassan’s orphaned son, to the safety of Pakistan. This trip helps Amir mitigate, if not completely erase, his guilt because it compels him not to be selfish and to risk his own life to rescue Sohrab. It additionally requires Amir to find the self-confidence that he incessantly doubts throughout the book. Friends…

their own irrational needs before the wellbeing of those around them. Amir, the protagonist of Khaled Hosseini’s novel the Kite Runner, his father Baba and General Taheri are all examples of such individuals. The fear these individuals possess, cause them to damage and infringe on the lives of those around them. The validity of the statement that fear is the root cause of selfishness is clearly evident in Khaled Hosseini’s novel the Kite Runner because Amir, Baba and General Taheri all act…

Britny Sorenson Mrs. Jellison Honors English 10 (1125) 10 March 2015 Socio Economic Diversity Causes Turmoil in Relationships Throughout The Kite Runner,by Khaled Hosseni, the socio economic barriers between characters of varying ethnicities is apparent. Even at a young age, the Pashtun children perceive the Hazaras to be inferior because of their economic status. The idea that the Hazaras are not of the same status as them is instilled into them by the adults as a result of hundreds of years…

to start a new life and a new beginning; his sins and betrayals left behind. However, it’s Amir’s betrayal of Hassan in the past that lets him earn forgiveness in the future. The guilt causes him to search out Sohrab and bring him back to America. Khaled Hosseini uses all…

lot of time may be required for this to happen, as time can be known to heal wounds. Although, sometimes not even two and a half decades of time is enough to heal a friendship. The American number one New York Times bestseller, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, is an enthralling book that gives a perfect example of this throughout the whole story. The main character, Amir, purposefully betrays his best friend, (really his half-brother, but he doesn’t…