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Woodstock The 1960’s marked a huge turning point in American history. Music continued to become more and more influential in everyday life. By the mid 1960’s, young Americans began to feel progressively more frustrated by the society they were being brought up in. The youth had to witness women be suppressed and discredited strictly based on gender. Many women revolted against the traditional housewife position that men felt the need to impose on their wives. The youth had to watch colored men…

influence, whether in the time signatures, minor-keyed chord progressions, subject matter in the title or lyrics, or through imagery on stage or in their album covers or music videos. The examples are endless, the Rolling Stone 's Paint it Black, Led Zeppelin 's Kashmir, The Clash 's Rock the Casbah and some more modern hip-hop like Jay Z 's Big Pimpin '. The genre of heavy metal, which comprises a large part of my personal musical background, also has a surprising amount of middle eastern…

Music Final Paper Blurred Lines vs Got to Give it Up Marvin Gaye's’ family sued Pharrell and Robin Thicke for copyright infringement claiming “Blurred Lines” sounded too similar to “Got to Give it Up”. The guest rapper T.I and the record label, Universal Records were also included in the suit due to their involvement in the song. While Pharrell, the co writer to “Blurred Lines”, was clearly influenced by Gayes work, which he admits to, he did not break any copyright laws. Pharrell made sure that…

Music and the media are two extremely important things that practically make life how it is today. Multi-million dollar companies and corporations use music to catch the attention of the target audience, and they post signs on the Internet and social media to advertise what they are about. Music and media have come a long way from what they used to be. Older music and advertising used to be censored and have more conservative values, but now the modern day media has more free and outgoing…

Jesus of Nazareth is most likely the most influential man of all time. The majority of events in the common era- which began with his birth- can be considered a result of his life. As the founder of Christianity, he has had billions of followers throughout the past 2000 years. The Bible- which contains four accounts of his biography- has been published more than any other book. His life and influence has lead to the founding of nations, the composition of songs, and the writing of many, many…

A Reflection of Rock and Roll There is no doubt that throughout the decades rock and roll music has changed and been influenced by cultural and social events. The only way to explain these changes is to start at the beginning. These changes started as early as, or even earlier than the 1920’s. That is where we will begin all the way until today’s music. In the 1920s music was dominated by blues and jazz. The blues primarily came from African American slaves mostly in the south. A lot of the…

On the night of February 20th, 1967, the cry of new life spread soundly through the maternity wing of Grays Harbor Community Hospital. This seemingly average night in Hoquiam, Washington would prove to be one of profound and unforeseeable significance; Wendy O’Connor and Donald Cobain would welcome their first-born child Kurt into their lives and, in that very same instance, the world would gain one of the most influential musical icons to strum a guitar. It was in this northern logging town on…

Controversy over Marijuana When you hear the word Marijuana also known as Cannabis, what comes to mind, an illegal recreational drug or a medicine? Its existence goes back as far as 7000 B.C.; it was not until the early 1900’s when marijuana was used as a recreational drug. Thereby, generating an ongoing controversy about its use in society since. Marijuana is a drug that has negative effects if consumed in excess, but has also had medicinal benefits for certain individuals who suffer from…

lyrics are slightly abstract in their relation to the novel, but that is what makes them more meaningful, “And in the winter night sky ships are sailing, looking down on these bright, blue city lights.” In an early scene of the novel, wights in zeppelins (the “sky ships”) spot the peculiar children (the bright, blue lights; the “good” characters) on the beach below and chaos ensues from…

Today in our modern society, there are multiple different genres of music to pick and choose from. So obviously, there is at least one type that people prefer to listen to. The meaning of music varies from person to person. To some, music is an outlet to release one's inner emotions, while to others, music is just something to past time. Rock and Roll is one of America's pastimes, from the riff of electric guitars to the beats of the drums, one can't expect to live life without at least hearing…