1. “The commitment to the Pleasure” is a short story written by Hanif Kureishi. The story is about a father who takes his twin sons to a rock concert. During the concert, he thinks back on his own youth and the music back then. He discovers music again through his sons and like his sons; he spends a lot of time listening to it. Through the short British history, we get from the father. He tells us that regardless if you are Black, Asian, gay, lesbian, hetero or what class you are in music is
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Advantages and disadvantages of participant observation. One advantage of performing a participant covert observation is that participant behave as they normally would do so this would make the observation valid when looking at the truants activities. Also by making it to the group the researcher can get the viewpoints of the participants rather than his own ones. Another advantage is that it can dig into deep social interaction because the best way to truly understand what something is like
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Week 1 Discussion Questons What’s Bothering Trevor Cost is something that everyone dislikes when it comes to seeing a doctor. I know from experience what it's like not to have health insurance. I thought I would be able to get Obama Healthcare however I was told I don't make enough hours so I have no insurance. If I was in Trevor shoes I would have chose option 1 to pay $150 to see my PCP. Trevor might not have the money at the time of his visit, if that is the case the doctor office just might
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achievement: Katie’s self-esteem is low because of the way she thinks about herself, she feels like you should change her style because she wants to be accepted but she shouldn’t have to as its not who she is. Also when she is in class instead of listening to rock music she listens to the latest pop music so they can’t pick on her. She is also very quiet in class as don’t wasn’t to be noticed. The bullying has gotten so bad she has given up on her dream playing the guitar and being in a band, as guitar was her
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Fashion has many meanings, as a verb and a noun. If you look on google, it tells you as a noun, “Fashion is a popular trend or the manner of doing something”. As a verb, it says “make into a particular or required form”. To me, fashion is a never ending cycle of various styles that people can express themselves through. It is a movement that allows individuals to show who they really are through clothes. Throughout the past 65 years, fashion evolved so much in so many different ways. I decided to
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Detective Browns decided to start the case the very next day. The detective started by going to the library and asking the staff if they had seen any that could help. When he got there the Detective asked to talk to the librarians who were at the library at the time. The detective first asked Jo Shaw, the night manager of the library. "Did you see anyone at the library at this time?" The detective asked. "Just one person beside the victim, I don't remember much but I know that he was wearing a
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‘The poems explore what it is to be isolated.’ Compare two poems which deal with figures who are isolated in some way. In Armitage’s poems, ‘Give’ and ‘The Clown Punk’, the idea of isolation is central. However, the poems contrast in the way in which the personas deal with and feel about their isolation. In ‘Give’, the persona is both bitter and helpless in his isolation, it seems that wherever he goes, he causes a scene, and Armitage also explores how the persona feels about his isolation and how
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Music in the 1980’s Can you believe that in the 1980’s most men wore more makeup than the women? Both men and women wore spandex, fishnets, and had huge hair. Men and women both dressed alike and produced similar music. In the 1980’s music was affected by the iconic deaths of John Lennon and Bob Marley. One social event that affected 1980’s music was that 2 musical icons died in the beginning of the decade. Robert Nesta Marley also known as Bob Marley was one of them; he died from an overdose in
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--- layout: post title: Investigation - The Science of Singing Along --- I have always been interested in the "physics of pop culture" and how we can analyze the culture that we love to consume every day with data science. To further explore this curiosity I did a deep dive into Alisun Pawley and Daniel Mullensiefen's research on The Science of Singing Along for a quick [Metis](http://www.thisismetis.com) investigation presentation. The presentation deck and an overview of key concepts is included
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hands shot into the air when Elvis sang and played his guitar. The Screams were almost deafening. From Elvis being born, to when he died, he was a rockstar. Elvis truly changed the way people looked at “Rock ‘n’ Roll”, in a good, and bad way.Elvis was incredibly important for the popularization of “Rock ‘n’ Roll” . From Elvis’ early life, to his rise to fame, and his legacy. It all started when Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, January 8, 1935. When he was very young, he had a stillborn
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