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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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 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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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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They are entitled to programs such as arts and crafts, music, television, occasional live performances, and leisure sports. ... The aim of group counseling is to develop positive peer pressure that will influence its members. ... Group counseling, group interaction, and other kinds of group activities can provide a corrective, positive experience that might help to make up for the earlier criminal association. ... The differential-association theory emphasizes that a person is more likely to become a criminal if the people who have the greatest influence upon them are criminals. ... Also, se...

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To me, the American dream means having the freedom of speech, to listen to whatever music I want to, to publicly disagree with our nation's leader and live to see the next day, and in many ways, my definition of the American Dream is similar to the traditional one. This dream influenced my grandparents to immigrate from the Philippines with hope of a better life. ... The people being stereotyped can take these and turn them positive. ...

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Musicians were putting out more and more songs, with positive lyrics that took minds off of the war. ... The influence of the film industry motivated people to contribute to the war effort and raised the overall morale. ... Other songs that kept a positive outlook were "Born to Win," "Dear Mrs. ... As popular music started to become more widespread and a way of life to Americans, jukeboxes started appearing on the street corners and in restaurants. ...

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