Redemption Rock

Adrenaline rushes through his body, his heart begins to beat faster and faster, and his palms start to sweat. Everything he's prepared for is all coming down to this one night. He runs on stage with everything in place. The crowd starts to cheer, and the spotlights are all on him. “It's time to kill it,” he exclaims, and the show begins! So you might be wondering who is this mysterious man on stage was, well I'll tell you. This man is none other than Bo Burnham himself, and he’s an American…

It was very early in the morning when I start hearing yelling almost screeching words that came from just outside the front door. My father rushed to the door knowing the if he was not there soon whoever was not outside would not hesitate to break down the door. As my father opened the door the Nazi officer did not hesitate to to welcome himself in. The officer talked of having us move somewhere else but wouldn't be more specific than that. He only gave us half an hour to get ready to leave…

Detective Perez, Detective Elkin, and Detective Ma arrived at the crime scene at 1:22 A.M. after Fannin, a prominent racketeer in Ernie’s lunchroom, was shot and killed by a presently unknown assailant. The three detectives rushed in a few minutes after the gunshot was heard. We found a handprint on the wall and the floor was newly mopped and there were footprints in the shallow pools of water. We discovered that there were four people eating at the bar and we suspect that three of the four…

Freaky Friday David Andrew Burd is a thirty year old Jewish man from an upper-middle class family who grew up outside of Philadelphia. In the last few years, David has changed his life into that of a rapper who goes by the name Lil Dicky. What initially started as a side hobby quickly became an entire life for David. As Lil Dicky, he moved from the world of advertising into a hybrid field that he sometimes called “comedy-rap.” When he initially started his artistic work, Lil Dicky wanted to…

Fitzsimmons Helpless Running down the street, I held back a sob. I wasn’t prone to crying, but today was an exception. I kept on running until I got to a dark alley where I thought it was safe and no one would find me. Stopping is something I hate to do because silence makes me think about what had happened. Those men took my family away and I might never be able to see them again. I heard a sound and I ducked behind the enormous gray dumpster. They were coming, but I wasn’t going to make it…

In his article, Baker argues that music is not written about civil right movement or wars, it is also about environmental issues, such as climate change. The author addresses 10 the best protest songs which deals with climate change issue. First, The Shadows is an emotionally poignant song which highlights the sad reality of what will inevitably happen if the current situation goes unchecked. Save Our Planet Earth highlights how our actions will impact future generations, so people have to…

The late nineteenth century and early twentieth century was an era of radical ideas that lead to the rapid creation and transformation of several new music genres including the blues. African-American were not allowed to record many songs until the rise of race records which were “records manufactured to present separate lines of material targeted at African American consumers” (Wald). There were several African-American women, including Gladys Bentley, Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Bessie Smith,…

The car moved down the empty riverbed streets and off away, leaving the empty streets with the empty sidewalks and no sound and no motion all the rest of chilly November night. Mr. Mead saw all the country houses past and he wondered where the cop was going to take him. Mr. Mead asked the cop “where we were going” The cop mumbled “to the desert haha” Mr. Mead couldn’t hear him because the muffler of the car was too loud. Mr. Mead asked “Could you repeat that?” The cop shouted at the top of…

Focusing on pop and light rock tunes that were very well received by a younger generation. Their songs had a collective sound and resemble the larger sound of the late 50’s early 60’s. Just a few years later those same artists sound completely different as they were no longer motivated…

This genre of music can be traced back to the 600ths, at this time England, France, Spain, Portugal and Holland were competing against each other to control the slave trade. Millions of slaves were captured and transported to British North America. They were forced and used as property. They all came from backgrounds were music was part of their cultures and, was very diverse. By mid 1700s there was a large number of slaves living in British North America as well as their was a small population…