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1973 Film Time Period Setting of American Graffiti

In five pages this paper examines how the 1950s are represented in the drive-in, 'hot rods,' and early rock and roll music feature...

Rap, Poetry, and Nikki Giovanni's 'Nikki Rosa'

In five pages this paper discusses rap music as a form of poetic expression as represented in Nikki Giovanni's 'Nikki Rosa.' Five...

Beethoven vs. Bach

used two themes, which were contrasted by the composer within a homophonic texture. In other words, the fugue depended on theme ...

Poetry, Art, and Music Creativity

conceptions of himself, his fellowmen and his universe" (Fleming, 1974, p. 1). The visages that art can take are many and varied, ...

Blues and James Baldwin’s Short Story “Sonny’s Blues”

their late mother, who was the familys support system. Of her, the narrator would recall, "I always see her wearing pale blue" (B...

Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and the Blues of the African-American Experience

a subtle reminder particularly to African-American women of how far they had come as a race and how much further they needed to go...

1960s Music and Film Authenticity

truth and the search for meaning in life. It was no longer a time for people to sleep and hide in their supposedly perfect illusor...

American Appeal of Blues Music

both in terms of musicality and lyrics. This paper will examine the roots of the blues, what has made it very appealing...

Mark Twain's Life Transition Represented by Huckleberry Finn

story we can see this as Huck states that "I never seen anybody but lied one time or another, without it was Aunt Polly, or the wi...

Life and Times of Pablo Picasso Represented in His Paintings

it is wise to be wary of people who are quick to dump on a passionate temperament, particularly during conservative social and pol...

Youth Violence In The United States

in a society where proper parenting has become a thing of the past. Detachment of this extent can reach epic proportions when men...

Music and the Sexualization of Women

The number and diversity of those involved in the debate surrounding the sexualization of women is overwhelming. Research abounds...

Choreographer Jerome Robbins

a disconnected collection of dialogue, songs, and dances, to an integrated dance drama which relies heavily on dance to express em...

Singer Hector Lavoe's Tragic Life

In eight pages singer Hector Lavoe's tragic life and contributions to Latino music are examined. Six sources are cited in the bib...

Life and Short Stories of Ring Lardner

who they had both known was sent to the hospital after the game that day. Grimes, not realizing the Lardner is a reporter, and Lar...

Black Spiritual's Significance

time on their own to form cultural groups (1988). Piersen contends that New Englands black population was the most assimilated out...

Romantic Art and English Painter J.M.W. Turner

In ten pages this nineteenth century artist's life and art are the focus of this report with his music in paint Romanticism the pr...

French Composer Oliver Messiaen

In fifteen pages this research paper discusses the life of this French composer and analyzes his music in terms of his uses of bir...

Composer Frederic Chopin's Life and Music

falls in love with the young Robert LeBrun and befriends the old pianist Mademoiselle Reisz, whose music arouses in Edna "the very...

Blues Musical Artist Muddy Waters

In five pages this research paper examines the life of blues legend Muddy Waters and discusses his profound influence on music. F...

Beethoven, Life, Music and Romanticism

not attached to any one court or one prince. Rather, he received income in various ways, such as in giving music lessons to aristo...

Handel/2 Operas

and of the English choral sound" (Thiers). By this point, Handel had realized that in order for his music to be successful in Engl...

Singer and Business Mogul Madonna

the success may be seen as a result of "street-smart business sense" (Harry Scolinos quoted in Grant, 1998). The initial beginning...

Twentieth Century Jazz Musician Cy Coleman

The life and music of this legendary jazz artist are considered in five pages. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Life and Music of Jazz Artist Sonny Rollins

In five pages Sonny Rollins' life and jazz music are examined in this overview. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....

Paul McCartney's Life and Music

In seven pages this biographical profile of Paul McCartney examines his life and his evolution from Liverpool bass player to rock ...

French Composer Charles Gounod's Life and Music

1937). Gounod was equally gifted in art and for a time seemed torn between the two but a musical epiphany he had at age 13 would ...

Art History Questions

about Egyptian life. Discuss how an artist may express his or her point of view by explaining the content, concept and style of a...

Music Element Analysis of Aaron Copland’s Ballet Billy the Kid

who wrote this symphony can compose at the age of twenty-three a work like this one... it seems evident that in five years more he...

Harlem's Poet Laureate Langston Hughes

of poetry, ten collections of short fiction, two novels, two volumes of autobiography, nine books for children and more than two d...