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    Brian Johnson was born in October of 1947. He is an English singer and songwriter who does lead vocals for the worldwide sensation AC/DC. The band has been inducted into the Hall of Fame and is one of the hugest successes the world of music has ever seen. Here are some facts about the front man. Number Fifteen: Choosing to Continue AC/DC When Bon Scott, the original vocalist, died, the remaining band members considered calling it quits. Realizing that Bon likely would have wanted them to…

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    || Narrator's Perspective || "Thank you Brisbane (idk)!" Aisha yelled loudly to the crowd after the band took their bow. The crowd cheered in return as they ran backstage to change their clothes. "That was a good show," Kyle (it kept correcting to Luke???) said with a lopsided smile as he put his bass on a rack. "Yeah!" Allison grinned. (The Mike Wazowski's) 1 Minute 'Til Midnight was the name of their band. It consisted of Aisha, the lead singer and rhythm guitarist, Robyn, the lead…

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    John met Paul McCartney in 1957 at a church function, where Paul impressed John by playing Eddie Cochran’s Twenty Flight Rock. John asked Paul to join the band, which at the time was not called The Beatles but The Quarrymen. Then Paul met George Harrison at an acclaimed grammar school. Paul was impressed with George’s talents and invited him to see the band. At first, John was reluctant to let George join the band but after seeing George audition Lennon was in awe. Ringo Starr, originally known…

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    When Did Radiohead Break

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    Over the years, the struggle of becoming a popular artist in the music industry has gotten more and more competitive. Artists would struggle to find something that made them stand out from the rest, and eventually give up on trying to be illustrious, conforming to the basic chord structures and rhythms of every other popular tune. However, for twenty seven years, the expressionistic band Radiohead has constantly risen above the musical standards, ignoring everything about classical music theory…

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    does not have to go by the laws that are enforced. In this story, Harrison reveals his character in the rebellion by breaking out of jail, revealing his self to everyone and taking everyone’s handicaps off. At the beginning, the speaker says George was thinking about his son Harrison, “He began to think about his abnormal son who was now in jail…”. Harrison was not like everyone else, he was in jail and he is only fourteen. Harrison was missed by George, who could hardly think about him longer…

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    Over There I have always been a fan of musicals and the great songs sung on the musical stage or in the Hollywood movies. My one all time favorite musical was about the life of songwriter and composer George M. Cohen who wrote a lot of patriotic song in his time. One of most inspiring and wonderful songs which he wrote during WWI was “Over There”. It was equally inspirational to the young men marching off to war and fighting overseas as it was to everyone who remained on the home-front. On April…

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    freedom? Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” is a satirical science fiction short story that takes place in the American future of the year 2081. Vonnegut’s story is seemingly a utopia from the opening line that “everybody was finally equal” but is quickly revealed to be a dystopia due to the severe limitations placed on civilians in order to maintain equality. Vonnegut mentioning of the specific traits to which every American is equal is reflecting the American values. “Harrison Bergeron”…

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    mentions includes, the cover of Abbey Road which some interpret as a funeral scene. Lennon all in white represents the preacher, Starr’s black clothing represents the mourner McCartney’s bare feet and simple clothing identify him as the corpse, and Harrison, dressed in denim, depicts the grave-digger.…

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    In the story, “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, the author writes about a strict society where a hero, Harrison Bergeron, stands against it. Harrison breaks harsh rules for the people of this society who could have had the freedom and thrived for some amount of time. Harrison makes many daring actions for the people that are stuck in the strict society. Harrison is demonstrated to everyone that he is the only one who can save society because of the danger he displays. For example, the news…

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    the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. society has been modified into a supposed utopia by making everyone equal. In the story everyone who is deemed “above average” is brought down to average with the use of handicaps. While these handicaps work for most, some people try to challenge the Handicapper General, Diana Moon Glampers. One of these people is Harrison Bergeron, a fourteen year old boy imprisoned for trying to take down the government. In the story Harrison breaks out…

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