Her poetry is full of experience her childhood and adolescence years back in Arkansas. ... He is a superstar because he was incredibly talented but also because he took the side of the poor, because he represented the spirit of the LA Rebellion and he spread that spirit throughout society. ... Rebellion is a double edged sword. It can change a lot of problems in the society but it can also harm the writer like in the case of Tupac. ... We have discussed the concept of rebellion in poetry. ...

• Word Count: 1141
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

He speaks or slavery, rebellion, misery, and freedom in his poems and short stories. ... He seeks to redeem the darker brother throughout his works of poetry (Mead 132). ... He used his dialect to convey character in his poetry. America and Dunbar gained national praise for his dialect verses in some of his poetry. ... He wrote intimate feelings of his family's slavery days and how they felt imprisoned and worthless to society. ...

• Word Count: 1623
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

He was intrigued with the unanchored rebellion these bohemians where staging. ... In 1967 he wrote a book of Black Nationalist poetry, titled "Black Magic." ... He also wrote a lot anti-semitic poetry at the same time. His poetry from that period contains such phrases as, "I got the extermination blues, jewboys."(Amiri Baraka Reader, pg. xxiv) Amiri is all about using poetry as a machine-gun, he once made a comment "we want poems that kill" (Amiri Baraka Reader, pg. xxv). ...

• Word Count: 2297
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Abstract Hip-Hop has long been demonized for its militant language and outlawed narrative as a part of American society. ... It has a political location in society distinctly ascribed to black people, music and cultural forms 3. ... Hip-hop is an organic expression of urban hip-hop culture; rap quietly became the distinctive sound of African-American anger, rebellion, cultural style and contemporary experience (Best and Kellner). ... Hip-hop bolsters the candid individualism of American society. ... Hip-hop figures are a source of hope and inspiration to those that have been marginalized and ...

• Word Count: 1971
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They were publicly shamed and disgraced in order to keep them in a state of inferiority in South African society. ... And, rebellion against the race laws was dealt with severely. ... And finally, music also served a tactical purpose in South African society. The songs of freedom used to display an artist's anger also mobilized a society in the direction of a collective social resistance. ... Also, James Mahhlope Phillips was arrested more than once for not only singing songs of rebellion, but also because he tried to organize strikes and protest through his music. ...

• Word Count: 3760
• Approx Pages: 15