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gtons JazzOne of the greatest tragedies in the 20th century can be seen in the debasing of the Jazz genre as a unworthy equal to its predecessor, European Classical music. This can be seen in various statements about Jazz, such as Boris Gibalin commit, The Jazz Mania has taken on the character of a lingering…

In like Eminem says, why all the fuss? featured in The Age journalist Shaun Carney defends Eminem and his lyrics. Carny stresses that Eminem winning the category should not be so controversial when Mathers is clearly depicting a role. His contention through out the article is to convince the reader to refrain from reaching to…

John Davison Rockefeller (July 8, 1839 May 23, 1937) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy. In 1870, he founded the Standard Oil Company and ran it until he officially retired in 1897. 1 Standard Oil began as an Ohio partnership formed by John…

Is there a single plant that could possibly save the world? Because of its vigor and adaptability, it was amongst the first plants to be cultivated by humans and has been used and grown by many cultures for thousands of years. Yet, today people are fined, even jailed for growing this plant because it is…

Latin American SocietiesBook reportThe Cuban MileThe Cuban Mile, written by Cuban native Alejandro Hernandez Diaz, is a story about two Cubans who set sea for Miami in hopes of finding more successful lives. The author writes as if he was one of the refugees, and we are reading his journal entries. The journey lasts seven…

As defined in Webster’s New World Dictionary, Third Edition,telecommuting is an electronic mode of doing work outside the office thattraditionally has been done in the office, as by computer terminal in theemployee’s home. Basically, it is working at home utilizing current technology,such as computers, modems, and fax machines. Traditionally, people havecommuted by cars, buses, trains,…

By:Seth CoxEnglish Research Paper3/26/99Ludwig Van Beethoven, thought by many to be a sort of demi-god, a man ofotherworldly genius. Beethoven has had such titles as: Beethoven the Creator,Beethoven, the Man who Freed Music, and Beethoven, Life of a Conqueror,(Internet source, roughguides 1). These typical images created of Beethoven havebeen around since the composers day, extracting…

There are very few musicians who, with their music, can impact our lives for thebetter. There are even less that can do it over their entire career. Such is thecase of Mile Davis. A jazz-trumpeter whos sound transcended American culturefor over 40 years. In this report I will be reviewing his great life whichtouched so…

Jazz is once again back on its feet in South Africa. After many years of cultural oppression due to Apartheid, jazz is slowly but surely finding its way back to popularity in South Africa. However, the road to reconstruction is apparently not a smooth one, as many jazz musicians and the entire jazz community are…

What is hip hop and is it influnceing listeners to condone violence and drugs. First off to set the record straight, this is the truth nothing outside of this is trueand if you agree great if you dont agree thats your bad. But I am tired of people saying “Ilisten to hip hop”, stupid you…