His music said what he wanted to express and people began to see his music as what they were also feeling and thinking. ... As a result of Dylan Thomas influence, Bob Dylan used his music to transmit his beliefs and emotions to his audiences. ... Even though Dylan did not set out to be a major influence in politics, his music, lyrics and humble style were welcomed and supported by those who comprehended and appreciated the message that was so prevalent in his music. ... Furthermore, Dylan was strongly influenced by Martin Luther King, Jr. and others like King who started protests, boycotts, an...

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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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World music and globalization of world music is becoming one of the most controversial topics in today's world. ... In my opinion, I see the positive aspects of world music allowing for the development of social and cultural interconnections between people and the music of the world. ... Due to the overwhelming evidence presented regarding the positive aspects of globalization through world music, it is difficult to grasp that the creation of world music started off as a marketing strategy. ... It is evident that the global music industry has flourished due to the introduction and coopera...

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Research shows that classical music has the best affect on stimulating the brain because of the relaxation and calm mood of the music. ... " it started off talking about how music is said to influence the process of thinking, learning, analyze matters faster and work better. It also talks about how it can have a positive affect on your mood and attitude to listeners and give them a sense of motivation. ... Music with stronger beats causes brain waves to sync with the music, bringing higher levels of alertness and concentration. ... Shirley focused mainly on a new study called music th...

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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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Other types of flutes traditionally used in Andean music include the quenilla, quena, and quenacho. ... Dance, however, was not the only factor in the development of Andean Music. ... Later, after the addition of Spanish influence into Andean music, the major-minor system became delineated and emphasized by the addition of Western harmony which formalized the major-minor pattern. ... Although the political struggles with the Spanish were painful and trying, there were Europeans in the nineteenth century who took from the Andean culture in a positive way. ... The music of these countries ...

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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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But, despite its controversy it has remained a source of encouragement to many as its influence spreads across the globe. ... Hip-Hops influence is global, with a fan base consisting of just about everybody, with consumers primarily consisting of white privileged suburban youth. ... Perry argues four distinctions of hip-hop music that make it characteristically black American Music 1. ... It is no secret how music permeates the human psyche, namely music's significance to culture. ... A deeper examination of rap lyrics alludes to this positive racial socialization Dr. ...

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The truth is often sensationalized to win viewers or sell music. ... "Their findings estimate that four to six percent of crime can be linked to movie influence" (Bayles 29). ... Music is a powerful communication medium for adolescents, who often associate the music with such emotions as excitement, happiness, and love. ... "The Columbine school shooting has been traced to the music of Marilyn Manson whose music was said to have been played constantly by the shooters. ... Such heroes were influential in reinforcing positive values and helping build self-esteem. ...

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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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Across the culture spectrum (literature, drama, music, visual art, dance) and also in the realm of social thought (sociology, historiography, philosophy), artists and intellectuals found a new way to explore the historical experiences of black America. They influenced the contemporary experiences of the black lives in the urban north. As is well known, the influence of WWI was very important to the Harlem Renaissance. ... The white and black people's relationship's influences of the Harlem Renaissance, and the positives white people's responses advanced the development of the Ha...

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Many people who know little about this diverse type of education believe that these children lack positive social skills, but the truth is that due to adult influence, multigenerational interaction and community participation, home schooled children receive more positive social training compared to public schooled children who learn social skills from peers. ... These children spend an average of ten hours a week in activities like music classes, sporting activities, play and musical activities outside the home, Sunday School and church organized groups, Scouts and volunteering from prescho...

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Observational documentaries attempts to simply, and spontaneously, observe lived life with a little to no intervention, and usually relies on voice-over, music or reenactments. Participatory documentaries rely on the filmmaker to be part of the film, making direct contact to the subjects, and having their presence influence the film. ... It interviews people directly involved by the event, edited with archive photos and films from the event, and uses rock music from the same era as the Munich Olympics. ... The choice of rock music is another case of both negative and positive. On the positive...

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Technology overtakes our self-identity it amplifies the feeling of invisibility that can influence the perceptions that we have on our self. ... Generally as the Internet has changed the way we purchase or download music, arrange our yearly travels, and do research for school papers, it has likewise influenced how we collaborate with each other on a social level. ... Truth to be told online networking does truly influence our character both in a positive and negative way. ... However with all positives there are bound to be negatives. ...

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Abstract The goal of this paper is to better understand how advertisers utilize songs and jingles to prompt parents to purchase the child-centric items they're marketing. elements of advertisements such as influence of endorser, good music and slogans play a crucial role in attracting young children towards it. ... Music and sounds are often used in radio and television advertising to trigger moods and communicate nonverbally (Lewis, fretwell, Ryan,). ... The hypothesis for this paper is that the jingles in advertisements have a positive impact on the decision of the child consumer to pur...

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"Where the breeze warbles and the mute still Air/ Is Music slumbering on its instrument" (Coleridge, 627, 32-33). ... The ideas that manifest from this union of the creative and inanimate are related to the beautiful nature of music. ... The chosen "boldlier" reinforces the dissimilarity between the "coy" music the harp produces as a result of a "desultory breeze" and the music formed when wind more boldly sweep the strings of the harp. ... The poem succeeds in not only describing how the wind can be the player with a bow across a musical instrument, but directing attenction to the a...

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These ideals have negatively influenced many young girls. ... Many researchers suggested that parents' who experience body image issues influence their children; parents' are also considered the primary role models of their children. ... Advertising, music and fashion industries, and popular magazines place lots of importance on how people look. ... Research suggested that an appreciation for diverse sizes in media will promote self confidence and positive body image in all consumers. ...

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The "influence" market which is the amount of parental spending that children can directly or indirectly influence. ... " (www.commercialalert.org) Alcohol promotions target youth and encourages positive affiliations with alcohol by linking drinking alcohol with attractive symbols and role models. ... The biggest and most specific concern are advertisements that use elements of youth culture, such as animation, music and fashion to create a positive association and affiliation with youth. ... Research shows, "A study on the responses of young people to alcohol advertis...

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With these functions in mind, one can say that the media is a tool or institution that strongly influences people's attitudes and values. ... I am always amazed and aghast at the misrepresentation of women in music videos and thirty minute sitcoms on TV. In music videos women are seen as a prize catch; a passive thing that can be consumed or used and explored in anyway that pleases a man. There are many music videos that serve to objectify women and in most cases women submit to the whim and fancy of the men in the video. ... Men's perceptions of women are profoundly influenced ...

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The movie was about secret messages that The Beatles reportedly put into their music. ... As Bart's family is sitting around watching the television, one of Bart's popular music videos comes on. ... His purpose for being in Springfield is to recruit people through brainwashing and subliminal messaging in the Party Posse's music. ... Currently, audio stimuli can be found in commercials, music, and self-help tapes. ... There is only the slightest influence of stimuli that can affect or influence an individual wit...

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May and Hamilton (1980, in Haralambos and Rice, 2002) found that female participants who were shown photographs while listening to pleasant music, rated their men higher than the groups listening to unpleasant or no music. This study seems to support the theory of classical conditioning because the pleasant music appears to be influencing the photograph ratings. ... Some factors which influence the forming of relationships include the theory of proximity, which refers to how close we are to each other. ... Both proximity and familiarity are referred to as situational factors, in that the situa...

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The idea of a strong Italian influence, shown in diegetic text such as the pizzeria signs, reinforces an idea of a Mafia connection, which ties in to the impression of a gangster society. ... The music in this opening is of even greater importance to the setting of the scene than the music for The Sopranos. The music, Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin, is in itself the very essence of Americanism. ... The music reaches a climax with the spectacular finale of the firework display. ... This comes across in the way that although various sides of New York are mentioned they are all fairly positive. ...

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The origin of the piece would most likely be a rock music encyclopaedia, which would therefore place it in the reference genre. ... Both are highly favourable of their respective subject matters, evidenced in the constantly positive tones. ... Article 1 attempts to make a series of meanings regarding Van Der Graaf Generator, as well as the music scene of the time. ... This economic influence can also be felt when the article states that the university "aims to be widely known for high-quality research," another source of cash flow. ... Within Article 1 there are many cultural literacies presum...

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Brand's costuming choices do nothing positive for him but reinforce the audience's understanding of him as "The Geek, " and Miller shows this extremely well. ... The music definitely influences how the audience reads the character, but only to add to the already reached conclusion of Brand's invited reading. Occasionally when Brand is on scene there will be some light music in the background, but nothing tense or energetic. ...

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With the availability of computers, people could net surfing, download music, watch movies, do research, and more. ... Then the individual feels great about him or herself, in return, success boosts one's confidence by giving him or her positive emotional benefits in a way that computers encouraged the students to go back on the computer and improve their skills even more. In addition, positive academic affects could also take place when using computers. ... In some classrooms the teachers use computers to influence what they teach. ...

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