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Final Research Paper: Os Mutantes and Tropicália By: Christie Alexander In Brazil, on April 1, 1964, the Armed Forces, backed by the United States, overthrew the Brazilian President João Goulart. Goulart was a member of the Brazilian Labour Party. The 1964 Brazilian coup d’état put Brazil under the control of a military regime until 1985. This event sparked a musical movement in Brazil known as Tropicália. Also known as Tropicalismo, this movement was not only about music in Brazil but theater,…

over the handlebars and hurdled towards the edge of the path, nearing the drop off. Thankfully, I somehow managed to stay on the trail and quickly hopped up, assuming I was alright. That assumption was unfortunately wrong. My head was pounding like a drum and then everything went black; I collapsed just in time to land in my sister’s arms. She and my friend frantically tried to help me regain consciousness, or so I was told, for what must have seemed like forever to them. Two young male cyclist…

The aim of this research paper is to focus on the history, philosophy and sonic outcomes of Instrument Destruction, particularly in relation to performance art. whilst exploring ethics and danger involved in destroying instruments. This research will be undertaken with Annea Lockwood’s Piano Transplants’ series firmly in mind, and reference will be made to both scores and performances of these works. This paper also represents a unique opportunity to raise awareness on important works in…

mid 80s. Most of death metal 's influence came from another sub-genre of heavy metal, thrash metal, a derivative of punk. A typical death metal band consisted of two heavily distorted and low-tuned electric guitars, one bass guitar, one double-bass drum-kit, and one deep growling vocalist. Lyrical themes can range from extreme violence, war, murder, anti-religion, Satanism, mysticism, folklore, science fiction, politics, and even history. Many fans believe the term death metal came from the…

Company produced 1,700 cars during its first full year of business. Henry Ford produced the Model T to be an economical car for the average American. By 1920 Ford sold over a million cars. At the beginning of the century the automobile entered the transportation market as a toy for the rich. Honda City is a compact car which has been produced by the Japanese manufacturer Divyam Malik and Dev Batra Honda since 1981. Originally made for the Japanese, European and Australasian markets, the…

Nicknamed the “Bull fiddle”, the bass is one of a handful of instruments that played a significant role in the development of music during the 20th century. The bass gained much of its momentum as the popularity of the New Orleans brass and jazz bands was spreading throughout the US, and it eventually took on such an essential role that it was forced to evolve. The new bass players were slowly transitioning the bass from accompaniment to a solo instrument. As it moved from the background to the…

on the company you want to develop apps for. The publisher of you app will also take a small amount of your profits, typically 30% or less. Buying a developers account will also get you a application to write your code on or Software Development Kit (SDK). Once you publish your app, the likelihood of it being downloaded at least once is very high. Over two billion apps are downloaded collectively each month on the App Store (Ester 92). Programmers can easily become their own boss by…

All rooms or parts of your home have their own, special purpose. However, there are rooms that receive much attention and have greater value than others. A bathroom shower is one of underappreciated areas in a home. Most homeowners spend their time cleaning the bathroom and making sure it’s neat. They don’t have enough time to give their bathroom a new look or an extra styling. This is the reasons why most bathrooms are plain and boring. If you want to stand out and increase the value of your…

After an intermission that was probably only ten minutes but felt like an eternity, the lights at the Fillmore Theater in Miami Beach dimmed and the crowd erupted into deafening cheers and whistles as “The Flood Tour” started. The anticipation for the moment everyone in the audience had been waiting for since they bought their ticket is nearly palpable. Finally, the drummer starts, setting the rhythm, followed by the guitarist and bassist until lastly the vocalist starts singing and the fans…

A key emerging contribution from this research presented the dimensions- structure, activities and consumption of activities, professional, political and cultural context, - of the stated practice and noted that they are interrelated through strategic positioning and cultural accommodation. The document further emphasized the importance of public relations as a means of corporate businesses’ vital means of informing, persuading and relating to the public on issues of its operations. Public…