American Music Festivals

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    Who Invented Rock and Roll?

    nobody. Rock music is the innovation and evolution of many different types of music from a wide variety of groups of people. No one planned rock and roll, and it took over a great deal of American culture and revolutionized popular music. Rock and roll was influenced by African American music as well as white American styles. Since the introduction of minstrel shows in America in 1840, people have created and developed many other kinds of music. Mostly originated from African Americans, swing, blues

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    Ecobottle

    Introduction We made closed ecosystem because we have to study for which organism can alive in closed ecosystem. We can study how to living things are servieve and which material can we use than they are alive. What kind of food and how much water they needed? We have to put hole to reach the oxygen for them in closed ecosystem. Procedure and Materials In ecobottle, we put the Rocks, Water, Duckweed, Elodea and Fish in the bottom. We put holes in the bottle lead and put the straws across

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    Robin Hood Case

    Robin Hood was a man on a mission but had no plan. He had hoped that strength lay in numbers and the better it would be for him to effectively fight against the sheriff and his administration. The dilemma occurred when the increasing number of men had made the band a corporation. The more men were recruited into the organization, the less face to face interaction Robin had encountered with each of his men. The capacity to fund the increasing number of people became very scarce. Supplies needed to

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    Segregation In Iran

    the coffin for freedom of expression in Iran,” the imprisonment of these artists was an attempt by Iranian authorities to silence what was considered sacrilegious rhetoric in their works. For most Americans, the ability to freely practice artistic expression is often taken for granted. For Muslim Americans, the opportunity for freedom of expression is taken and used to further the aims of their community. As a community, Muslims in the United States face increasing

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    Woodstock Research Paper

    Apr 2011 Woodstock: Peace, Music, and Memories In the summer of 1969, a music festival known as “Woodstock” took place for three straight days in Upstate, New York with thirty-two musical acts playing, and over 400,000 people from around the world coming to join this musical and peaceful movement. Woodstock started out being a small concert, created to promote peace in the world. Now, Woodstock is still being celebrated over 40 years later. This three day music festival represented the perfect concert

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    Marketing Strategies and Subcultures

    subcultures of African American, Hispanic, and Asian. African American The marketing strategies that would be used to market flavored cigarettes within the African American should first start with the brand name. The brand name should be printed in languages like Gullah and Creole. Further the pricing of the cigarettes have to be lower than normal cigarettes the distribution should take place in the areas of African Americans in Louisiana and Georgia. The African American vernacular English should

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    Alan Freed's Rock Music

    Throughout thousands of years, music has evolved. From Beethoven to Folk songs in the west to today, it is constantly changing. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines music as “vocal, instrumental, or mechanical sounds having rhythm, melody, or harmony.” Rock music has been an escape for many people through the fascinating history, concerts, and the many different genres of rock. Many people credit Alan Freed with coining the term Rock ‘n’ Roll. At radio station WJW in Cleveland, Ohio, dj Alan Freed

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    Branding Through Music

    Companies using music events to build their brands Debajib Das-12DM-049 Chatting about music is an ordinary activity. Talking with musicians about their music is a conversation to remember. But place the whole scene in a swimming pool minus the water, and you have an event. This is an idea that Dutch beer brewer Heineken is considering for its 'Green Room' series, which kicked off in India in June, in the warehouse-like atmosphere of The Foyer, a South Delhi nightspot. Green Room events have been

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    Will Changing the Australian Legal Drinking Age Be the Demise of Youth Music Festivals?

    ENG224 | Will changing the Australian legal drinking age be the demise of youth music festivals? | Stage Two Research Paper | | Maya Burvill 16568 | 4/twenty-one/2011 | Academic Research Paper – Stage Two | Will changing the Australian legal drinking age be the demise of youth music festivals? Abstract: Binge drinking and alcohol incurred road accidents by youth are a growing concern in Australia; issues which governments are looking for strategies to control. One solution that

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    Couterculture

    counter cultural movements of 1960s. The youngsters began to question the traditional values and culture of the Orthodox American society. They welcomed sex, drugs and pop music. The counter culture movement reached its heights in 1969, when the young people attended the Woodstock Music and Art Festival at Newyork. The festival became a symbol of anti-war movement. The festival was a mixture of hippie, pop and drug culture. One of the notable feature of the counter culture movement was the sexual

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