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The amazing band that I chose for this project is called Daft Punk. The album that I chose from this band is called Random Access Memory. The album came out in May 17, 2013. Daft Punk produces electronic music. The music in this album though is very upbeat getting you excited and making you want to dance. However, if you’re ever tired, this album has some relaxing music too. In the band, there are two men named Guy Manwell Decristo and Thomas Bangualtor. The two guys play bass, drums,…

Thebe Neruda Kgositila is a Chicago native, the son of a UCLA law professor and a South African poet. Nowadays, Thebe is far better known as Earl Sweatshirt. The rapper, producer and former key member of the Los Angeles based collective and movement Odd Future has gained recognition and praise ever since he'd released his debut mixtape, Earl, released back in March 2010. The subject matter of "Earl" can be easily described with one line from the title track. "I got nuts to bust and butts to…

When life gives you lemons what do you do with them? The obvious and cliche answer would be you make lemonade. But what happens when life gives you tasks or burdens that prove themselves to be nothing but a pain and a struggle? You fight them because that is your only chance of getting rid of them. Perhaps one of the best examples of this would be the partitioning of Israel in 1948. Before 1948 there was no country known as Israel, there was no state for Jews, there was no place that all…

Background Information New York Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2015. . Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank were, at one point, collectively know as Palestine.The right to own the land is being fought over by the Israeli Jews and the Palestinian Arabs, who are also known as the Muslims.After the Arab-Israeli War of 1947 was over, the land of Palestine was split into the three regions, Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank. the Israeli Jews state that they have the right to the land because it was…

Both of these losses were taken personally with West publically citing his everything from his wealth and success to his narrow-minded pursuits and selfish endeavors as his fatal flaws. Regarded as the black sheep of West’s discography, reception was anything but positive with the album receiving a 7…

was due to the Communist Government of the German Democratic Republic. Their goal was to split East and West Berlin to prevent Westerns from entering Germany. The formation of this wall split families, friends and loves ones. November 9th 1989 is known as the day of the ‘‘Fall of the Berlin Wall.’’ On this day the gates where finally opened. It was not until October 3rd 1990 that the East and West where officially reunited. After the fall of the wall a concert called The Wall was hosted in…

of 18. A phenomenal young African American woman accomplished this which could be considered mediocre compared to her other achievements. Katherine Johnson was born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia on August 26, 1918. She was handpicked to be one of the three black students chosen to integrate West Virginia’s graduate schools. Her brilliant skills in schools and at home gave her the ability to advance through her educational experiences. Her father name was Joshua Coleman and Joylette…

In connection to America, child labor is a serious problem in the present day just as it was in the past. America used child labor until tragic events and laws caused a change, but continues to support such a corrupt system though its companies. Child labor may be illegal within the states, but America still benefits from it. Many big companies in retail use child labor in other countries. Clothing, technology, and food companies use sweatshops and factories to have their products produced. The…

During the early 1900's miners in southern West Virginia were fighting, literally, for simple rights that every worker deserves. A 40-hour work week, decent pay that wasn't in scrip, and a sense of safety. On May 19 of 1920, members of the Baldwin-Felts detective agency arrived in the town of Matewan to evict union miners from houses owned by the Stone Mountain Coal Company. After catching wind of the detectives’ activities, Matewan Mayor Cabell Testerman and a pro-union sheriff named Sid…

After studying under these men, for some time, Peale traveled to London to learn under the artist Benjamin West. In 1767, Peale sailed back to America, and a few years later he, his wife Rachel, and their children moved to the town of Philadelphia. The year of 1776 saw Peale marching out with the Continental Army, and in due time, receiving the title of captain…