Elvis Presley

Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Prince, and Journey. All of these artists have one thing in common, they are “alive”. Whether you grew up listening to the songs and lyrics that these people have provided or your parents force you to listen to their music, almost everyone knows these artists. The test of time is a phrase used to describe if something or someone will be remembered in following years. The real question is, what current musicians will stand the test of time? There is a…

Lumumba: Death of a Prophet explores a moderately obscure historical figure and his relation to cultural history. As the film progresses, it discusses the dominance of the elite or majority over representation, which allows the creation of an “authorized” historical perspective, leaving no room for discussion of other probable conclusions pertaining to historic events. In contrast, Lumumba: Death of a Prophet displays the uncertainty of distinctiveness that comes in relation to the accepted…

whole song. Apart from having reggae and R&B, Mars also had included pop, rock, blues, etc. into his album. While listening to this album one thing’s for sure, you can hear some influences from great legends, such as Prince, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, etc. If you pay attention to this album and listen to it all…

The 1950’s- 1960’s saw a big change in society, as well as in the constant growing music industry. In the States and the Uk, people were still holding onto many aspects of the past: -World War 2 for example, and the crisis that many people went through, which many artists in future decades used and were inspired by different social and cultural events which gave inspiration to make some of the most well known songs in classic rock in the 80’s: for example: the song “one” by Metallica- which is…

American poet Billy Collins (born 1941) has worked to craft a poetic art that is accessible without being sentimental or crass. Named poet laureate of the United States in 2001, Collins became the public face of American poetry and embarked on an ambitious effort to insert poetry--not the teaching of poetry so much as the raw material of poems themselves--into American secondary schools. His own books have enjoyed a rare combination of popular and critical success, selling tens of thousands of…

1950s Fashion “Fashion is not necessarily about labels. It’s not about brands. It’s about something else that comes from within you.” (Lauren) Wearing flappers started in the 20s, the style outraged a rebellion in women. Women wore their flappers, makeup, smoke cigarettes, and drank. Then the 60s introduced the black leather jackets and tie-dye shirts. The miniskirt was also popular in this time but mostly the hippie time. (Lee) Historical events, technology, and music impacted the 1950s…

the rumor. He explains that this often times happens because the person hopes that by sharing the rumor they may find out that the rumor is false. Next is the message from Elvis section, which talks about how some of the most captivating rumors are of disease or death. That is why some people believe the rumor that Elvis Presley is alive because it introduces the…

schedule in advance. Then, you have to pay a co-pay fee right away at the appointment. If you can’t pay the co-pay, you won’t get a look from the doctor’s office staff. The United States is all about making profit from either good or bad causes. Elvis Presley,…

In the essay “Human Clay” by Chuck Klosterman, he states that “the culture is coarsening” (Klosterman 93). Over time things that were not acceptable back then are now acceptable with the exceptions of mainstream rap music and stand-up comedy. He introduces 2 Live Crew who made very vulgar rap music and a crude stand-up comedian, Andrew Dice Clay Silverstein. The difference between them both was that, for some reason, 2 Live Crew’s music was accepted and tolerated while Clay’s stand-up comedy…

The final important and influential person in John Lennon’s life was his second wife, Yoko Ono. Yoko Ono is a Japanese born poet, musician, and general artist. She had met John at a showcase displaying her artwork. The two had an instant connection, but both were in their own respective relationships. Though this did not stop Ono from pursuing Lennon and after a while of being very “close” the two divorced their other partners to marry each other soon after. The couple were very similar in the…