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    Music has the ability to bring people of the world together. Musicians are the ones in power to affect the society through lyrics and instruments. Over the years the power and style of music has had a drastic change in the world. Artists such as Tupac Shakur and Kurt Cobain have had a strong influence and significance to popular music by providing fans with timeless music, instead of just being part of a trend. Tupac Shakur was an artist who spoke about things going on in the urban environment…

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    Ap 100 Grunge

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    of grunge. The song, “Smells like Teen Spirit” starts off with a chord progression that gets stuck within the listener’s head. From there, it leads into the verse which has a dreamlike kind of vibe. The bridge then produces this raw, powerful, tension filled rhythm that caused the listeners ears to perk up in suspense. Finally, the song progresses into the chorus leaving the audience in awe at what they are hearing, knowing it is a monumental song. “Smells like Teen Spirit”, was not meant to be…

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    Denby Corn Pone Analysis

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    typical teen movie genre and accentuates the fact that these archetypes inaccurately reflect reality for the majority of teens in high school. When Denby asks “Do genre films reflect reality?” he assumes that we know what genres, films, and reality are. Both of the terms “genre” and “film” can be easily defined, but “reality” can change from person to person. A genre is a category, generally used to describe movies and music, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. Film…

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    The genre of teen films was born in the 1950’s but became a fixture in pop culture following on the heels of movies from John Hughes in the 80’s. The genre of teen films encompasses movies that are directed towards a teen audience and are generally also about teens. They encompass essential components that reflect the teen experience: a defined social hierarchy that is usually disrupted during the course of the movie, conflict stemming from rebellion, and a romantic interest. All of these are…

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    When you ask people their opinion on the topic of teens under 17 seeing rated r films, many of these answers will be the same. We are not mature enough to see these movies. Age does not define how mature you are. By the time you turn 13, teens have learned the rules and values they must follow, if a 2 hour movie ruins there this, then it isn't the movies fault (Lexington)There are many debates over if teenagers 13 years and older should be allowed to see rated-r movies without a legal guardian…

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    Maze Runner Book Vs Movie

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    'Maze runner' written by James Dashner achieves prosperity being the best-selling book in 2009.The novel attracted both teen and adult readers due to the Young Adult Dystopian Science Fiction (YADSF) approach. Due to the success of the novel, the film rights were purchased by Fox in January 2011. Maze runner was directed by Wes ball in 2013, with Wes directing his first film. The film adaptation is relatively equivalent, due to xerox of plot and characters. In a interview Ball stated "I wanted…

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    or even better than, to a man in a higher position because the media is exposed to the younger generations is filled with male superheroes and male role models where women rely on men to “save the day.” This influence can negatively impact young teens, specifically girls, because it could lead them to thinking that just because they are a girl means they cannot achieve the future goals that a boy can. The American society has made it obvious that they are not ready to have a female in charge…

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    Over time film has truly evolved and progressed in more ways than one. Since 1930 the art of the film has truly developed including evolving genres and ever changing production techniques. Since the creation of motion pictures in 1890 the presence of film has always been apart of society. Although motion pictures started off with no audio and color, directors were able to still get different ideas across to the audience. Throughout time many different effects were created in order to illustrate…

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    9/11 Apocalyptic Films Essay

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    Case study 1 Apocalypse and the influence of 9/11 on the apocalyptic movies Apocalypses have always been in people their heads, the thought of the end of the world has been and still is really popular in the film industry. Bendle says “Apocalypses are one of the oldest narrative forms, and they have informed some of the most imaginative and terrifying imagery in cultural history” (Bendle, 2005). In the years before 9/11 the apocalypse movies, books and magazines have been a great and widely…

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    movie that everyone can watch, but this movie contains a lot of adult humor. Denby described Hollywood’s portrayal of high school as a “never ending nightmare” (p. 366). He continued by describing how Hollywood stereotypes certain teens in movies, such as the popular teens, cheerleaders, football players, and outsiders. The popular, well-known girl usually has blonde hair and has a skinny figure. Most of the time, the popular girl…

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