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Candice gray 4 April 2016 The exploration of hybrid cultures within textiles I will be exploring hybrid cultures within fashion and textiles, by looking at traditional African textiles though their techniques, patterns and colours, of their fabrics and further exploring how fashion and textile designers contemporarise these traditional textiles in to modern and exciting textile pieces. Traditionally, textiles from Africa have originated for thousands of years, and were used used to show…

Who Is Kevin Gates? Kevin Gates is a Down- South rap artist born in New Orleans but raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. According to Kevin he grew up living with his grandmother because he was too much for his mother to handle. Kevin wasn’t the best kid growing up being in and out of jail since he was 13 but was still able to get his Masters in Psychology while incarcerated. Not like other rappers Kevin doesn’t consider his music rap but rather “Reality Music”. Dealing with different cases of…

"Nobody can tell me where I can and can't go." Kanye West. A rapper, television personality, loving husband of reality star Kim Kardashian, father of North West and possibly the most controversial celebrity of the century. Kanye is known for having arrogant, egocentric, and outspoken traits which draw the public's eye to him. This puts them in awe of how someone could have no filter and have a sole focus for themselves. The phrase "no one loves Kanye more than Kanye." is definitely a true…

Andre Romelle Young “Dr.Dre” Was born in Compton, California on February 18th, 1965. He went to Centennial high school where he dropt out his junior year. Dr.Dre early influences were his parents who were both singers and both were in singing groups. After his parents split Dre went on to live with his mother who married several times and moved around a lot eventually ending up living in the Wilmington Arms housing projects. Dr.Dre did not like school so after he dropt out he committed his life…

Kanye West for his recent comments showing in support of current President Donald Trump and later his comments about how slavery was a choice. Kanye West is an American rapper, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur, who has made media headlines multiple times with his “outrageous” comments, such as saying that former president George W. Bush doesn’t care about black people and how the rapper’s biggest regret in life is not being able to see himself perform. On April 25, 2018, West…

History The city of Berlin dates back to the year 1237 A.D. where it was actually composed of two medieval cities, Antberlin and Cölln. Cölln was built on the isle of Fischerinsel and separated from Antberlin by the river Spree. Over time, the two cities grew together economically and socially. In 1307, the cities developed an alliance, uniting completely with the exception of internal policies. The area that would become Berlin lay in the Holy Roman principality of the Margraviate of…

The rise and fall of the three great West African empires is a tale of conflict, leadership, and pure circumstance. In the savannah these civilizations flourished on trans-saharan trade, environmental benefits, and strong leadership; Islamic influences from North Africa soon thereafter provided a strong cultural influence on these states. With this foundation three empires rose up sequentially in West Africa – the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. From this same base came the downfall of each…

Team Flash Factors While DeVoe and his wife might work fine as a duo, Barry works best with his team behind him. That’s the way it’s always been from the day one. Without them, he would have lost a long time ago. The one thing that has always gotten Barry through is the assistance of best buddy Cisco’s inventions. According to Savitar, the way Team Flash stops DeVoe is with the same cerebral inhibitor that wiped Barry’s memories. As to what the thing does to DeVoe, we aren’t sure yet, but…

the violent suppression of the people of East Germany. The Berlin wall was created to stop the frightened people of East Berlin from defecting to West Germany, creating the political conflict created by the Russians compromising the East Berliners ability to move about the world freely. The Soviets tried to control the number of defectors to the West by building the Berlin wall, creating conflict for East Germans by compromising the rights and freedoms of the East Germans.…

The North and South’s style of fighting Civil War, a war fought between the North Union and the South Confederacy. The war started in 1861, and ended on April 9th 1865. The Unions style of fighting was used first by the Teutonic/Anglo-Saxon fighters. The Confederates style of fighting was the Celtic style. Culture had a lot to do with how each side fought. The Confederates were proud like the Celtic leaders of the past. They would attack head on or in the…