Thesis: knowing Music or playing an instrument has a lot of positive effects over people. ... Learning how to play a musical instrument whether it is a guitar, piano or anything else, helps in a lot of positive ways. Music helps relieve the stress of every day life. ... Music also helps people express themselves. ... Today, we live in very difficult times and having a strong method of self expression that allows young people to state their mind is certainly a positive aspect of music. ...

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THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF MUSIC ON YOUTHS Many youths get easily influenced during adolescence. ... MUSIC LYRICS Music lyrics are an important part of music. ... Performers should also be more sensitive towards issues that they convey through their music as youths are easily influenced. ... Music video producers should also be encouraged to produce music videos with more positive themes such as relationships, racial harmony, non-violence and conflict resolution and drug avoidance. ... Whether music gives a positive or negative impact, it all depends on the individual. ...

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Can you imagine a life without music? ... Music is what keeps our kids interactive, and distracted from bad influences. Many school districts are not aware of the positive impact music has in our children. ... Not only is music good for adults, music is great for kids also. ... They discovered that from 2000 to 2012 music students were outperforming non-music students. ...

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Rap Music and Violence The issue of whether rap music contributes to violent crime is a continual debate here in America. ... In Martin's article, "Music of Murder,"" he stresses that music containing violent images through words is the misuse of the first amendment and that it can influence the mind. Influencing the mind the same way that music can uplift the spirit or rage it. ... His music also glorifies violence and demeans women. ... Rap has changed for the worse taking the art form and transforming it into trash with some positive messages that are hard to grasp from the music....

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Persuasive Rock Rock music can be a positive influence on young people. ... Rock music is sometimes thought of as a bad influence on the youth. ... Rock music is quite complicated. ... Rock music can be a very positive influence on its listeners, although some people may not think so. ... Rock is a very great type of music. ...

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For the past few decades, hip hop and rap have had an enormous influence on youth culture. ... Rap music have influenced youth culture in many ways but particularly in how they choose to dress. ... The terms were never viewed in a positive light but Rap has made them more derogatory, as if almost to say being a "b*tch" is a good thing. ... Through the language and images used in their music videos and songs, rappers influence everything about youth. ... Rap music has an enormous influence on the youth of today. ...

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Changes in the Music Industry How has the music industry changed in the past few decades? ... Values have progressively been undermined as the music industry has become a bigger influence in our lives. ... But now, instead of looking weird, the music industry is using not the music or the style of the artists, they are using their sexuality, and that to me is the biggest change in music itself." ... "I think that the integration has been a very positive outcome because now we have groups that have a mixture of different ethnic styles, sounds, and backgrounds." ... "I've lost some re...

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While the impact of mass media can be very educational and positive, Parents should monitor what their kids watch and do, because it can lead to children becoming violent or showing aggressive behavior not only in school, but also at home., it takes away their ability to socialize positively, and it can be a major influence in behavioral growth and forming values. ... The influence that television and the media has on most children is stronger than what is being taught by their parents. In today's society, programs such as Black Entertainment ( BET), Music Television (MTV), Cartoon Netwo...

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It's very widespread and an influence to them greatly. ... However, hip-hops most deadly form is its rap music. ... I think that the hip-hop culture should instill in our youth that they should go to college to support themselves and their families with a good future and help steer others in a positive direction. Some people think that hip-hop isn't a negative influence on youth. ... Hopefully, our youth will get the positive message out of the hip-hop culture and understand that it is another way to survive and make an honest living. ...

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Subcultures are formed when a person's values and beliefs are shaped around particular styles of fashion, music, language and other individuals with the same or similar interests. ... However, young people can also be viewed in a positive way as there are many choices for them to take on such as employment, education, technology, socialisation and support. It is unfortunate that young people in Australian society are most often under scrutiny for violence, crimes, and drugs rather than for their positive contributions to society. Subcultures are formed when an individual's atti...

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The many different areas of the media have positive and negative effects. ... The type of media I chose to focus on is the music industry and music on TV. ... It combines the music with a video that teens can watch. ... I understand that a teen's favorite musician is an influence in their life, but a parent should be able to sensor what they listen to or explain to them that violence is not an acceptable escape for the rage that is built up inside of them. ... The violence that psychologists say is caused by explicit lyrics can be destroyed by positive role models in a teenager's...

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Hip hop music had a major impact on not only the black community but African American masculinity. ... The music had an effect on the way African American males, dressed, spoke, and carried themselves. ... On the other hand there was a series of shows that made African Americans take pride in themselves, their occupations and their culture but in a positive way. ... All black men are not like this, I would base African American men masculinity off faith, pride, humility, respect, and positive influence. ... Also even if an African American man is in a gang or doing something wrong he will alwa...

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Circumstances can influence both positive and negative change. The texts I have covered this year "The picture Of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde, "Prize Giving" and "The Glass Jar" by Gwen Harwood and "The Door" by Miroslav Holub all have circumstances which have influenced self change, some positive experiences causing negative change and some negative experiences causing positive change. Circumstances can influence positive change for many, this is especially true for the protagonist Professor Eisenbart in the poem "Prize Giving" the circumstance is the girl shooting the owl, in the Osc...

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Describe a character in fiction, an historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence. Of the many fictional characters that I have met and experienced throughout my life, one who has had an influence on me would be Holden Caulfield from J.D. ... A common issue facing everyday people like myself is giving a positive first impression. ... A second part of Holden that has influenced me is his lack of friendliness and his inability to become a likeable member of society. Despite the negative effects of Holde...

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Some think that punk music is a form of rebellion, and that it is turned against all other musical forms and influences. ... Often overlooked are the positive attempts it has made to better the world in which we live rather then beat the crap out of it for not being the way we want. ... Probably the most prominent and exemplary example of the positive impact of punk music is that of a term whose meaning has become a way of life for many. ... It's music. ... Perhaps Howard Benson summed it up best when he said, "Whether or not it will ever be recognized for its positive impact on society, ...

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The greater the commitment, the higher the identity salience is and the more positive is the evaluation of this identity. ... There are three things that are constantly influenced when we decide to choose different. ... By taking on this role, I have to construct an eight-minute dance, design the costumes, and compose the music. ... Because of this positive outlook on this situation, I have been going to the gym every other day since January. I started making my music back in December and even bought a brand new program for my computer to compose music. ...

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The 1960's affected people's attitudes, music, fashion, and education and these changes would pave the way for positive effects in decades to come. ... Technology slowly began to enhance and change the way we listen to music and many artists of the time would not only change music but influence American culture. ... People found that they could relate to their music and they were influenced to write songs and learn to play the guitar. ... There were various major events throughout the decade that deeply influenced attitudes of younger adults. ... As society was changing educat...

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The Quarry Men were famous for the music known as skiffle. ... They simply idolized certain musicians and based their music on them yet still made their music reflect a certain style. ... Most of the trends were positive but where would the positives be without the negatives. ... Many popular positive trends were their trade ins for scruffy outfits to the frilly tops and leisure suits. ... The Beatles contribution to pop music and their influence on the culture of the sixties and seventies are beyond estimation. ...

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Other than his trumpet, Louis had a great voice for the music he played which was called jazz music. ... Davis he began to study music. ... Anyone that can touch somebody with their musical talent enough to make them dance, smile, or change their attitude to a positive one, is truly a charm to this world, or country. ... He is a big influence on many musicians and people that aren't musicians. ... Everyone is born with a gift, we just have to find what it is and when we do, we should make the best out of it because like Louis Armstrong, anyone can influence someone, or even influence ...

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The rock music in the 1970s had a huge popularity in Slovakia too. ... Many people think of these Americanizms as very negative influences of America which are destroying our culture. ... But thanks to the American influence it has changed. ... I do think it was a very positive influence of America. ... It would be impossible to mention everything about the American influence on our lifestyle. ...

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A prominent culture I belong to is hip-hop, which is not simply a genre of music but a world-known culture. ... The elements, unique style, and expression all are responsible for hip-hop's evolution and its strong cultural influence to the world. ... I first got exposed to the culture of hip-hop when I was a kid, as my older brother would play music in the house all day. When I was in elementary and junior high, I would always listen to hip-hop on the radio and watch the music videos on television. ... We need to bring back the grounds of the real hip-hop culture that was all about posi...

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The mothers in the music group could not hear the music played to the fetus through the earphones, but it is possible that they could have felt the vibrations on their abdomen. There is a possibility that this could have an influence on fetal behavior. ... The design was planned to test fetal habituation in healthy term fetuses and to study the influence of fetal states, state transition and fetal heart rate parameters on habituation. ... A positive response to the stimulus was defined as movement within one second after exposure. ... As we saw in the previous study, it is possible that th...

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At the time of the Jazz Age the creation of jazz music and jazz singers became popular. ... These events help to show the slow acceptance and influence of African American culture on white America. Jazz's influence on America could be most aptly described as a positive for cultural diversion, for free thinking, and for new ideals. ... With jazz music so popular many jazz nightclubs started to open. ... "The influence of the Harlem Renaissance was not confined to the United States. ...

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There are some ways to affect the influence of television on children. ... What are their positive, as well as negative, traits. ... Point out the distortions, implications, special effects, background music, and the use of paid celebrities in T.V. ads. ... Remember that parental viewing habits often influence those of children. ... Though television's influence on our children needs careful consideration and control, it is an important part of our society. ...

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It was always my ambition that if I was successful I would try to portray a truthful portrait of African Americans in this country, negative and positive. ... Spike Lee decided that he would present this film in terms of how life actually exists as opposed to the present positive images of what looks good. ... Our behavior is somewhat influenced by what we see, hear, or say. ... In music, we get many different types that influence our emotions and feelings about different aspects of life or reality. Music can also play a role in swaying our behavior and sometimes affect people in different way...

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