Zeppelin

starts off with a twelve year old boy who’s name is Louise Zamperini who lives in Torrance, California. It is 1929 and he is awoken in the night by a loud sound. He rushes to his back yard and sees a Graf Zeppelin a German dirigible plane. Louie as any child would was amazed by the Graf Zeppelin astounded Louie was not the best child, he was known as a thief. If anything went missing in anyone’s house in Torrance they knew whose door to knock on. “He socked a girl. He pushed a teacher. He…

Some like It Hot is a romantic comedy film directed and produced by Billy Wilder and the film was set in 1929The film is centered on two musicians who are dressed in drag with the aim of eluding from mafia criminals since they accidentally witness a St. Valentine’s Day Massacre the two are on the run. The film is noteworthy for characterizing cross dressing, and for playing with the notion of homosexuality, as well as portraying gender stereotypes. Some like It Hot offers view on gender…

generally think of songs like these as having a “normal” song structure. In fact, very few pop songs go against this grain, with most of the few examples of this not actually being pop songs. “Bohemian Rhapsody,” by Queen, “Stairway to Heaven,” by Led Zeppelin, and “Wish you Were Here,” by Pink Floyd, are just a few examples of this. Why is this the case? It’s pretty simple. More repetitive songs have more potential to be popular. What does “potential to be popular” even mean, though? Well,…

Picture from: http://www.dakinarchives.net/iphoto/wwIcartoons/Desktop-Pages/Image5.html Identify the many groups of people devastated by WWI. Men Women Children Many races and ethnicities Describe how the war took its toll on these populations Zeppelins in the heat of battle killed a bunch of kindergartens. Women had to be careful making ammunition Women working in factories with TNT could get poisoned with their skin yellow and their hair orange. Women, men and children could become ill …

The 70’s were known for lots of different things and events. Such as music, fashion, marches, and protest. In the 70’s they had their own fashion style and statements. The 70’s had lots of new famous artist and hit songs that are still known today. Also during this era they had many protest against the Vietnam war and multiple pro equality marches. Everything that defines the 70’s made it unique from all of the other decades. During the 70’s music was involved in the majority of people's…

he was good enough to compete in the Berlin Olympics in 1936 where he came in seventh place. He had his mind set on running in the 1940 games in Tokyo but unfortunately they got canceled due to the start of World War 2. When he was young he saw zeppelins flying over his house that frightened him and foreshadowed that he would be in the air force in World War 2. The only thing he liked about…

Before the arrival of the airplane, warfare was conducted almost entirely by a country's infantry and navy. Up to this time in history, aerial warfare had played no significant role in military strategy. Balloons had been used for observation and propaganda distribution during the Napoleonic wars and the Franco-Prussian conflict of 1870-1871 (Balloons in the Military). The airplane had also been used in a limited role for bombardment missions during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-1912 (Wilkin).…

The Devil in Heavy Metal Popular culture can have a strong impact on society and endorse social change. An important issue regarding this topic is the distinction between legitimized and subversive culture. Indeed, both young people and older people try to single themselves out, and these attempts are present in every field of popular culture. Music is an important example of this strong reaction towards the “legitimized” popular culture. One of the most criticized types of music is Heavy metal,…

had never received the kind of attention to detail that Graham brought to the Fillmores. Notable acts to play the Fillmore East include Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the Allman Brothers Band, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Led Zeppelin. During this time, he also moved to the Carousel Ballroom. The original Fillmore Auditorium was starting to fall apart so he bought a new building and named it Fillmore West. Once he had established his name, he used his venues as a way to…

The Hidden History of Carnegie Hall One of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, Carnegie Hall has been a fixture in New York City for well over a century now. Since 1891, this iconic venue has hosted some of the most famous and respected musical artists from around the world and become known as one of the country’s most venerated performing arts centers. Few people, however, know the hidden history of the famous venue, such as the important played in popularizing rock and roll music and…