Hillbilly

Robert Johnson was almost virtually undiscovered once the man’s twenty seven year lifetime came to a close in 1938. Today, he is regarded as one of the most influential blues musicians to have ever lived (Robert Johnson Wiki). Shrouded in an abundance of myths, such as the prospect that Johnson had sold his soul to the devil in order to obtain his musical expertise, Johnson’s legend prospers in the recordings of inspired musicians such as Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and a…

When a person thinks about country and rap, they would think these two genres were polar opposites. As much as these two genres contrast, they compare as well. This essay will show the audience what is different between the two genres and what is similar between the two genres through the genre’s historical background, the genre’s musical elements, and the genre’s social impacts on the world. Country is a “homegrown American art form that originated in the southern United States in the 1920’s”…

Beam Charles' comprehensive state of mind toward music was one that he created amid his adolescence and early profession. A beam was drenched in the hints of jazz, blues, gospel, and nation in his childhood, playing in R&B groups and a Country Hillbilly band. Beam Charles spearheaded soul music, which greatly affected famous music. In secularizing certain parts of gospel music with R&B, Ray got his first gospel and R&B hit "I Got a Woman", which got consideration from both high contrast…

There has been a centuries-long debate about the influence of nature versus nurture and the conclusion is that both influence a person. This age-old argument is seen in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald as the geography surrounding the characters would create vastly different personalities if set somewhere else. Not only does the state The Great Gatsby is set in impact the whole story, but also the location of where the characters live and, as Thomas C. Foster mentions in How To Read…

Will James survived to be seventeen. Many of the players on Shiloh Christian’s football team are willing to disregard the dangers for the game. Many of them do not know the lasting impact is has on their lives. The coach of the Ozark High School Hillbillies, Brooks Coatney, has worked with the team to improve their game, but many of the coaches of high school football do not take the necessary precautions to keep their players safe. All of these people have their own point of views on how the…

Blues is a simple and timeless American music. It is a folk music that collided with new media and commercialization. Blues influenced the development of many other styles of music, such as jazz, rock and roll, and soul. The roots of blues stem from Africa but this music was born in the United States. In 1865, the American Civil War freed American slaves and by 1900 the blues appeared in the south. Many of the newly freed slaves came from different tribes, but the blues gave them a new language…

Going into A Behanding in Spokane, I anticipated not liking the show. My horizon of expectations had been built up by numerous warnings that there would be excess violence and crass language (not for nothing, because plenty of rude language was indeed present), so I was prepared not enjoy the show at all. I was not nearly as shocked by the language A Behanding in Spokane as I though I was going to be. It was a key aspect of the production, and something important would have been missing if it…

Negative Effects of Videogames Ralph Baer created the first video game console, in the late sixteen-hundreds (Smithsonian). Since then, many new consoles like the PS4, XBOX, and the Nintendo have been created. These consoles offer a first-person capability, giving them a real-life experience. This type of experience makes it hard to differentiate between real life and the virtual world. The video games have become sexually, graphically, and violently more advanced. The most dangerous effects of…

family is actually only together in front of the television. In fact, shelly and the narrator seem the closest due to the shows on the television and not due to the parents. For example, “After school we watched Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Beverly Hillbillies, Gilligan’s Island, and The Andy Griffith Show” (8). During this, the father and mother stopped communicating towards each other. The father moved out of the house and only came to talk with the family on Saturdays, around the television.…

The world of television was once a way of entertainment for families to sit down and watch together as well as a way to be informed. Since then the definition of television has brought a change, especially in todays culture where entertainment now means watching reality shows peoples’ lives. The culture of television is focusing on reality television making it a huge part becoming the center of socialization. It is becoming clear that over time television is becoming a part of a social reality.…