Lou Reed is one of the most influential musicians in rock and roll history. Whether it was in his solo career or his work with The Velvet Underground, Reed was influencing the masses and other intellectuals and creatives of his time such as Andy Warhol, David Bowie, and Nirvana. Upon Lou Reed’s death Patti Smith, an influential musician, stated, “Lou was a very special poet – a New York writer in the way that Walt Whitman was a New York poet. One thing I got from Lou, that never went away, was the
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“He who is greedy is always in want”. (Horace). That was a characteristic of a man named Ebenezer Scrooge. The script and movie of “A Christmas Carol” tells the story about him. On Christmas Eve Scrooge is visited by three spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Over the three visits, Scrooge sees how he will die alone if he doesn’t stop caring about money and himself. “A Christmas Carol” script and movie have their differences, but they do have the same moral. In the play when Past visits
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The Lorax In the book The Lorax, their was a man named the . The Once-ler was full of greed and cut down all the truffula trees. He caused the lorax to come out. The Once-ler made a factory that polluted the earth.Years later a boy wanted to see a tree truffula tree, the Once-ler gave the boy the seed for the truffula tree and everything turned out how it was in the olden days.The Author who wrote this book is Dr. Suess. The Once-ler was full of reed, but in a long time, he did the right thing
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In the 60’s there were a lot of singers and some musicians. Mainly all of them were male. One of the most successful female artist was Janis Joplin. She will be forever remembered by her powerful, loud, explosive voice that left fans speechless. Her whole life was filled with ups and downs, from college and high school to the band's big brother, all the way to her own solo career, she had one eventful life. It all started when she was born. She was born on January 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas
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At the beginning of A Christmas Carol, Scrooge is mean, ill tempered, truculent. He’s mean because in the story Cratchit burst into applause. Scrooge’s response to this is “Another sound out of you, and you’ll keep your Christmas by losing your position.”(4) He’s ill tempered because in the story there are few kids singing God Rest Ye merry gentlemen. Scrooge’s response will seizing a ruler to this is “ get away from here , you! I didn’t ask to be bothered with that.”(6) He’s truculent because
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The Spirit of Christmas Present shows Scrooge the Cratchit's house and how his self-centered actions have consequences. In the house, Bob Cratchit wants his family to toast Scrooge as the "founder of the feast"(404). However, Mrs. Cratchit refuses because Scrooge is "an odious, stingy, hard, unfeeling man"(404). Then Scrooge sees the Cratchits call upon the fragile Tiny Tim to sing a
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In “The War On Drugs - Holden” the music video starts with an older man waking up on what seems like a normal day. As the video continues the camera focuses on a picture which looks to be a picture of him and a woman while they were younger. Waking up alone, I concluded that he is alone and possibly has been feeling lonely. When the video goes on he goes to a diner where he meets people with friendly expressions (ends up leaving with one). While watching the music you learn that the older man could
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dreadlock enthusiast, Denise Watkins, who was featured in the Huffington Post, talks about why she decided to get dreadlocks, the natural hair movement, and more Denise Watkins is a woman who is aware of her own natural beauty. She has her own YouTube channel where she gives various tips on how to take care of your dreads. She has become a role model for women to embrace their natural beauty. You can follow her on Instagram @loccrush. 1. How do you feel about an African American woman being
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Tim Dunnigan Dr. Frye Reggae Music Reggae isn’t just a genre of music, it’s a way for Rastafarians to express their way of life in their own unique way. The most famous Rastafarian and Reggae artist of them all was Bob Marley. His way of expressing his political opinions and messages in hit songs not only influenced in Jamaica, it had an impact on the entire world. He gave Rastafari an international identity and is the reason some people converted. Famous groups like the Rudeboys and Maytals
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What the Waters Revealed1 What the Waters Revealed Kathy Buschman Eng/215 October 12, 2013 Mr. Iwuchukwu What the Waters Revealed2 In the essay “What the Waters Revealed” written by Jim Wallis, Jim Wallis uses all three classical principals, ethos, pathos, and logos in his argument about Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster that everyone in the United States will always remember. During
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