Neo-pop

Throughout its years of prevalence in the popular music industry, the disco genre has always polarised opinions. The subject of some quite literally explosive protests, many have hated disco for its supposed vapidity and homogeneity, and few have defended it. I will assert that the “disco sucks” movement was a populist declaration of difference and supposedly superior taste, musical purism built on racist, homophobic and hyper-masculine ideologies. My essay will be based on ideas from Richard…

hip pop which was surrounded by protests emanating from the post-industrial period. During this period, in a bid to match with the fast changing technology, economic and political development, the poor were ousted from town settlement and marginalization was the order of the day. The real hip-pop music sprout out during this time (Rick 1994). Listeners as well as dancers occupied all the streets and subways and in a way this served as a protest against the post-industrial injustices as the pop…

I have always enjoyed listening to many different genres of music from jazz, to pop, to R&B, and Hip Hop; however, I have to admit that two particular genres, Neo-Soul and Hip Hop had the most impact in creating who I am today. I don’t think that I really understood how important music was until I started high school. I have always been a musical soul due to fact that I…

Graceshous Shearon For me, when things stopped being considered as art, is pretty much sprinkled throughout most of America’s art history and it is sadly at the end of European’s art history. So, for both America and Europe there was not a long period where things did not seem like art. For America, it was more a sprinkling of finding a sort of identity through the wreckage and for Europe it was more for a rebellion and change of heart after the war. I do not think it ever stopped not being art…

Starting in the 1950s as part of America’s counter culture, rock music swiftly rose in popularity with an appeal to youth, vitality, and revolt. Rock revolutionized music and spread it across cultures to involve anyone willing to listen, going beyond the artful form of music that had previously been reserved for the upper class. Music has taken many different forms over the years, created new factions, new sounds, but the undisputed claim to fame today as far as music is concerned lies with…

Discuss the presentation and significance of Jane’s relationship with Helen burns? Jane and Helen both have opposing personalities yet are best friends. Jane’s relationship with Helen is very significant as it shapes Jane to be a better person. After the death of Helen she carries and remembers her teachings in the earlier and later stages of her life. Helen is a student at Lowood School, and becomes Jane’s best friend. There first interaction was when Jane was punished for dropping her slate…

Literature is a curious thing, it allows an author to express themselves in any way they what. Whether they express themselves in a literal and direct way, or through indirect plot scenarios and ___ is up to the author. Herbert Gray Wells was an author who did just that. His works of science fiction resonated many common beliefs of his era. Not only that, but he had a way to express his own beliefs. In terms of his famous work of science fiction “The Time Machine,” he presented many of the…

My Wonderful Education in Skitzland “The Fairy tale teaches the spiritual essentials, which facts alone cannot communicate.” (Ostry) Is “My wonderful Adventure in Skitzland” simply a fairy tale or a lesson on social reform filled to the brim with satire? Henry Morley wrote the story to be published in Household Words on January 6, 1850 not only for the fanciful enjoyment of the reader but also for the education of the middle classes. Henry Morley not only was a lecturer, writer and a…

are the ones that feel the most human to the viewer. Characters like Derek Vinyard in the movie American History X (Tony Kaye, 1998) capture the human essence of changing for the better. American History X follows the story of Derek Vinyard, a former neo-Nazi skinhead who tries to stop his younger brother, Danny Vinyard, from going down the same path he did. The movie uses different techniques to emphasize Derek’s change as a person and his path to enlightenment. The beginning half of the movie…

Love is a beautiful thing. Love is defined as an intense connection between two people. Love can sometimes drive people do things they would not normally do. This is evident in the book The End of the Affair. In the book, The End of the Affair, Sarah and her lover Bendrix display what love is. They adore one another. The problem with their relationship is the fact that Sarah is married to Henry. The love Sarah has for Henry does not compare to what she feels for her lover Bendrix. Her love for…