... as a number of other popular records. In 1982 Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock" became the first rap record to use synthesizers and an electronic drum machine. With this recording, rap artists began to create their own backing tracks rather than simply offering the work of others in a new context. A ... duties. This was rap music first emcee team. They became known as Kool Herc and the Herculoids. Rap caught on because it offered young urban New Yorkers a chance to freely express themselves. This was basically the same reason why any of the aforementioned verbal/rhyme games manifested th...

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... forward to the 1970's. It was then when Hip-hop was born. It was the voice of a generation that wanted to be heard and refused to be brought down by urban poverty. Now in the early 70's, disco ruled the airwaves. But then a man named Kool DJ Herc migrated to the Bronx from Jamaica with, at the time, an unusual play ... the beginning of the hip-hop movement. The way they walked, talked and danced was so unique, unlike the disco artists and fans, who were not in touch with the urban side of America. One other main important element to hip-hop is rapping. Rapping, originally began as the t...

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... historians argue that this change was very beneficial for New Englanders. There is no doubt that wage workers and the poor reaped positive benefits from the sudden submergence into an urban society. Improvements in the specialization of work, use of technology, and organization of work all assisted in upgrading the lives of New Englanders. However, artisans did unfortunately see many negative ... better quality as well as the honing of workers' crafts (Bixby House, O.S.V). Productivity began to improve, which led to better efficiency in factories "a truly fortunate occurrence. Eli Whitn...

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... go into road making. Horses became more popular as a source of transportation. In 1840 there was an average of about one hours for every four to five people. A majority of urban families owned no horses, as did close to half the farm families in many New England towns, where oxen remained the primary draft of animals. Even in regions where horses ... taverns turned into social establishments without selling liquor. People started treating animals with a greater amount of respect. Farmers evolved and became commercial and efficient. Women gave up spinning and bought machine made fabrics....

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... futuristic and extremely scary for many people at the time. People found Dr. Who's enemies, whether they were the Daleks' or the Cybermen', very scary and the concept of a time machine fascinating, yet fun. They were a phenomenon. They had various series, of which no one had seen the likes of before on T.V. These included That Was The Week That Was', The ... the peak, love and peace was available by the bucket load, but there were bands that went against the typical love songs. The Rolling Stones were a catalyst for all angry urban youths'. They took drugs and snarled at photographers. ...

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... can afford it move to the suburbs leaving the poorer and unfortunate behind. In the 1960's the population was evenly divided between the cities, suburbs, and rural areas. By 1990, urban and rural population had declined. Today, the divide between the suburb and the city, unfortunately, is a racial divide. The government continues to cut spending and aid to the cities, therefore ... school supplies. The teachers were also told to expect a tremendous pay cut until this problem was eased. The school's sports facilities are also a disaster. They are missing everything from a washing machine...

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... needed more, an atmosphere of anti war predominated, leaving America divided. Jimmy Hendrix a great musician often expressed his thought of the war through his music. For example in his song Machine Gun: " YEAH THAT'S WHAT WE DON'T WANNA HEAR ANYMORE, ALRIGHT NO BULLETS AT LEAST HERE, HUH HUH NO GUNS, NO BOMBS HUH HUH NO NOTHIN', JUST LET'S ALL LIVE AND ... it could give me a head ache. I could also see how music affects the way I look. When I use to listen to a lot of rap I would dress baggy and a lot of those urban wear clothes but as my music changes so did my taste in clothes. I als...

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... of thousands of cases of blindness and paralysis. Since being made illegal there were few safety standards, the booze trade was spinning out of the nation's control. Gangsters controlled America's urban underworld during the Twenties. Prohibition failed in many areas, but it successfully created one of the largest black markets. Al Capone, the most notorious gangster of the time quickly became ... as toys for the rich. The sudden growth in car interest was due to Henry Ford's Model T. Ford and his company created specialisation and diversification, meaning that each person (or machine) ...

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... and ended. Russia was run backwards compared to all other countries in Western Europe. The peasants working and living conditions were very bad. The government badly wanted to industrialize in urban areas. For the government to do this they needed money, they got this money by taxing the peasantry. In 1905 is the beginning of the revolution was more rioting behavior ... the other Armenians- premature death. Sometimes the method of execution was slow and painful, such as starvation or physical abuse. Other times the method was quick and brutal, such as machine-gunning. The Turks left no ...

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