Aaron Michelson Professor Natalie Graham AFAM 356 11 January 2015 Album Review Assignment: Off The Wall When reading the album review of Lil Wayne’s album “I Am Not A Human Being II” by zcamp, it is not entirely obvious if the reviewer liked or disliked the artist in general. He starts off praising Lil Wayne’s style and his so called “moth butterfly thing”. But then goes into a more sarcastic bashing of his new album. It is obvious that he greatly dislikes his new album that he is reviewing
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Area, my family listened to lots of rock n roll, alternative, and Americana music. Guitars, mandolins, pianos, and drums were scattered around the house and any free time with the family entailed a jam session playing music from these genres. When I became a teenager, I enjoyed the rap and hip-hop that my older brother listened to, which I immediately immersed myself in since they were great for pumping me up for the sports I played. Left out of my years before college was the newer music genre known
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department of music on “Baroque and Beyond songs of love and loss”. The performance was given by talented professor and musicians Jennifer Gliere, Christopher Baum, and David Close. The event was held at 12:30 pm during club hours. The concert included the various musical composition which was the music of Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677), Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Reinhold Gliere (1875-1957), Kurt Weill (1900-1950). This musical performance was arranged for students taking music classes and with a music major
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Electric Music The flashing lights, the bang of the bass, and the sweat pouring down my arms. The smell of the sketchy club that will be the stomping ground for the night and the huge amount of people within my view, moving similarly to an uneasy sea. I’ve lost all track of time; my legs have been in constant motion along with my fellow ravers for what feels like days. Techno is the one thing that draws everyone here, as if we were bees being drawn to a flower, the music is the nectar of our ears
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young I’ve always had life challenges. Growing up I didn’t always make the best decisions or was the smartest in class. However the mistakes I did, what I’ve been through, and where I’m from makes me who I am. No matter how hard my life challenges we’re I’ve always succeeded in the end. I hold no regrets in life and wouldn’t change a thing I’ve done if I had another chance to. I am currently 17 years old, I was born November 11th, 1997 in Brooklyn, New York. All my life I’ve been living in Canarsie
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favorite television program? | My favorite television program would be Everybody Hates Chris. It was a really funny show but they don’t replay the episodes on TV anymore so I haven’t watched it in a long time. | What is a recent movie you enjoyed? | A recent movie I enjoyed was the movie 47 Ronin which I watched at the theatres a couple of weeks ago with my friends. It was really interesting. | What kind of music do you enjoy? | I don’t really have a specific group of music I enjoy listening to. I’m
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One project that distinguished me in class was the Cell Organelle Video. My partner and I were one of the few groups that made a music video. We effectively demonstrated the function of our assigned organelle, the ribosome. At first, my partner was very hesitant to complete the project in the form of a music video, but I encouraged him to try something that was out-of-the-box. I was committed to making a music video, and we thoroughly explained the role of a ribosome in transcription and making proteins
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Music can often be a get away from reality. It can generate tranquility, relaxation, and healing for both the mind, the soul and the body. Life can be extremely difficult, from losing a love one, experiences as a child, and life’s everyday struggles. Music can be used to disconnect from reality. Music has the ability to help forget about everything negative that happens in life. Music can symbolize many things. In Thomas and Beulah music symbolizes love for Thomas. For Beulah music represents healing
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Some criteria for a discourse community are common goals, communication, and lexis. These help a community succeed. In my life as a choir student, I bonded with other students over the love of singing and music, to me that's what makes the choir a discourse community. The first criteria that you need as a choir student is Goals. Two common goals as a group are to memorize our music, and to bond with
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God with them | “Can God be seen through my family?” | August 3, 2013 | | Group Dynamic | | One can determine if God is visible in the family he/she belongs | | To let everyone know the importance of peace in the family | “Enemy in the Family?” | September 7 | | | | | | To promote the prescribed clothing everyone is encouraged to wear | “Putting on the Apparel” | October 5 | | | | | | To let everyone choose their destiny whether a life with or without God | “Power of Choice” |
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