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structure made it permissible to be crafted into decorative pieces. The thickness of the Jacobsville Sandstone ranges from 5 to over 15,000 feet total. The location of the sandstone is on the Keweenaw Peninsula to the east of the Keweenaw Fault line. This rock is found along the shoreline of Lake Superior in both Michigan and Ontario but many stratigraphers believe that the Jacobsville stretches out under a good deal of Lake Superior as well. Many geologists believe that the sandstone was…

Craig Werner’s A Change is Gonna Come: Music, Race, and the Soul of America, serves as an overview of the post-war history of recorded music by and influenced by African Americans. In addition to a historical analysis of post-war African American music, Werner focuses on how music both effects and is effected by society and provides a running dialogue between artists and eras. Music’s significance transcends its commercial and aesthetic value and does not simply serve as a soundtrack to a…

BANG!BANG! Two shots ring out from the drug dealers safehouse. THUMP!THUMP! The bullets land. A young police officer looks over and notices that Detective Dan is lying in a pool of blood behind a cop car. “Sir are you okay?” Dan thought about his son, his wife, and all the good things in life, before he passed out from blood loss. The young police officer quickly called the ambulance and Detective Dan was transported to the ICU, nearly dead. Earlier that night, Thomas, Detective Dan’s son was…

A moody teenager enters a wakeboarding competition, but first must overcome his personal obstacles to compete. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: MAHI RASHEED, a teenager, lives with his grandmother JEEG. Mahi also lives in the shadow of his father, who was once a great water skier. Mahi enters a water slalom skiing competition cheered on by his best friend CHIP CONLEY. SHIK LEE bullies Mahi. Shik competes in wakeboarding against BLAKE BOSS, a local legend. Blake’s sister, NILLY BOSS (teen), watches.…

As I drove through Belden Village on what was a very pleasant February night, there was a different atmosphere than that of the previous months. Excitement filled the air as it was the beginning of a new era. As I passed the Chick-fil-a parking lot, I noticed that it was not filled to its usual capacity. I had finally arrived at my destination that I had longed for many months. Cars were filed around the building twice and occupied the entire parking lot down to Value City Furniture, as police…

Elvis Presley born on January 8, 1935 at 4:35am (Watson 14). Elvis Presley gave birth to rock and roll (Watson 10). Growing up Elvis’s parent did not have a lot of money. American singer Elvis Presley exploded onto the music scene in the mid-19502 (Elvis). But on August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died but died a hero. To truly understand Elvis Presley, one must understand his early life. Presley was born on January 8, 1935, at, 4:435, in Tupelo, Mississippi (Watson 14). Elvis was the child of…

Sublime If you are laid back and love being at the beach, then you should try listening to the band, Sublime. Sublime is a ska punk and reggae rock band from California. Their band consists of 3 laid back, down to earth guys. Bradley Nowell, the voice of the crew, Eric Wilson, the bass, and Bud Gaugh, the drummer. Their band is so different and original, it’s impossible not to love them. Sublime has released so many creative songs such as “Santeria”, “Wrong Way”, and “April 29, 1992”. Many…

movement of censorship swept through as a result of parents fearing Rock ‘n’ Roll’s challenge to traditional values and abstinence. The campaign was successful in making artists and producers of Rock ‘n’ Roll more reserved in the music they made. In doing so, they failed to damage the industry as a whole. The toned down nature of songs and performers encouraged Rock ‘n’ Roll’s acceptance to a broader audience. In the development of Rock ‘n’ Roll, groups began to organize and fight to censor…

Twenty One Pilots’ album Blurryface captures the emotions and feelings almost everyone experiences, but is too afraid to express. With its multi-genre track list, Blurryface could not be identified as one genre due to the complexity of the melodies, off putting beat changes, and depressing lyrics. The album should have failed in the beast that is mainstream music. However, bandmates Tyler Joseph and Joshua Dun of Twenty One Pilots managed to take their polarizing sound and turn it into a…

The 70’s were known for lots of different things and events. Such as music, fashion, marches, and protest. In the 70’s they had their own fashion style and statements. The 70’s had lots of new famous artist and hit songs that are still known today. Also during this era they had many protest against the Vietnam war and multiple pro equality marches. Everything that defines the 70’s made it unique from all of the other decades. During the 70’s music was involved in the majority of people's…