Week 3 Assignment Music has been a part of my life since as far back as I can remember, it is something that I truly enjoy and find to be very therapeutic. I have always had a love for music, going back to the days of elementary school when I was a part of the school choir, and being in music class, I always knew that music would be something that was in my blood. Growing up around the time when hip-hop was emerging, I immediately grew fond of this new culture and said that this is something that
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and Response Throughout my life I have encountered numerous things and witnessed a few outstanding events, but the one I will focus on is a very special person who’s wisdom has got me this far. If it were not for teachers such as music teachers and their talented gift of allowing every student, that have passed through their classroom, to learn, to love and experience music and making music in those years of their childhood, I would not be where I am today. I knew music but this one person enlightened
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Music Appreciation Essay MUSC 1030 Professor J. Mann Most people when they look at me automatically assume “oh that girl is all hardcore”. This is not always the case for me. I am very eclectic in my taste for music, and I feel I have a very good grasp on the various types of music in which I can appreciate just about anything thrown at me to listen to regardless of the genre. I appreciate where music has come from, all the way to where it is for today’s music. Because my daughter is more into
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Staying Positive When I began to do research for this paper my first thought was, what exactly is resilience? Resilience is adapting to adversity. It is the ability to roll with the punches that come in life. When stress, adversity, or trauma attacks, a person will still experience anger, grief, and pain, but they are able to keep functioning. Everyone needs to be a little more resilient in life, having a more positive outlook on trials that frequently come each individual’s way. “The Blessings
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is confident in everything she does. She is my idol, and I have personally been to her concerts and plan to attend more. Even though Madonna is 58 years old, she preforms better than most people my age. She has lived her American dream of being a singer, songwriter, mother, and actress. She has achieved this dream by pushing the social boundaries of everyday life. Hence, why it is so inspirational to learn about her American experience Madonna’s early life portrays vastly the image of herself now.
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On November 7, my family and I were invited to attend a Quinceanera. The Quinceanera is a ceremonial rite of passage in which a young Hispanic girl is celebrating the ritual of symbolically marking the stage of life when she transitions from a young girl to a women. The Quinceanera I attended is celebrated with a religious mass at a catholic church and a party to follow at a venue. My family and I make way to a catholic church where everyone will be gathering for the Quinceanera to begin. I took
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Is there more violence in gangster rap than in regular hip hop music? The answer to that is: there is more violence in hip hop music rather than ganster rap. I know it is may seem a little weird, but, it is true, there is more violence in hip music rather than gangsta rap, but, the number of gun violence has doubled from gangster rap from 2000 to 2014 (Taboola, 2015). On top of this, most people would think that hip hop is the culture of nonviolence and just people singing, to have a good time but
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who is constantly thriving to do my best at all times. I love my family, who are quite the specimens, yet they are constantly supporting me and my interest. I, along with my two sisters are incredibly creative and innovative. We are also extraordinarily energetic, my sisters more so than myself, therefore they can be quite the handful at times. My family in general are not always dependable, and seeing the way it impacts their lives, I personally always give it my best attempt at being as dependable
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art program in school. Whether it was music, art, drama, creative writing, or visual arts. Some students may have learned something from it like any other class. The arts programs are very important to many students especially when they reach high school. They want to take that class and turn it into their career. Though some say it is not an important class and a distraction to the more important classes such as math, science, and English. The art and music programs in public schools are very important
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your name, my man. It reminds me of a quality brand of English muffins" (Thomas, 37). J.C. Thomas, in his book Chasin' the Trane: the Music and Mystique of John Coltrane, provides the reader with a background of the life and times of John Coltrane, going through various aspects of how he got started, his influences, his conflicts, and other pertinent areas. Throughout the book, Thomas supplements his commentary with hundreds of quotes sprinkled about, both from people in Coltrane's life, and Coltrane
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