... It has influenced the styles, language and ideals of America especially the younger generation. (2, 7, 8) Rock and Roll is a direct descendent of the blues. The blues is a form of music invented by blacks in the southern United States as a reaction to the harsh racial discrimination imposed upon them. It is a ... musical form based on alienation, depression and suffering. Centuries of bondage under slavery have defined what the blues is about, and when manumission came in 1865, the ex-slaves needed a new form of expression to help cope with the new situation. Although ... form of trans...

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... , especially that of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the ideas behind integration. Unlike Baez, though, her style of music was entirely new. She is described as having " brought African-American blues to white Americans?34 In her song "Get it While You Can,'she belted lyrics like, "In this world if you read the papers, Lord, you know that everybody's fighting ... .38 The number of people attending Woodstock was equivalent to the population of the fourth largest city in the U.S. at the time, and traffic was backed up for literally miles.39 The celebration received a lot of negative feedback fr...

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... Vietnam conflict. Today, the United States is involved in a similar situation.38 The war in the Middle East has caused enormous public debate and anti-war protests within American culture.39 Because of the lack of support from the American people, the war in the Middle East has fallen far short of successful in the eyes of the public. Despite the ... ...

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... -80 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Total (Millions of Dong, at 1970 constant prices) 2,979.4 3,719.7 4,064.5 3,964.5 3,712.9 Agriculture 20.0 23.7 22.7 20.1 19.0 Forestry 2.3 3.2 3.4 2.9 2.7 Industry 31.9 31.3 33.6 39.1 40.7 Capital Construction 5.4 5.1 5.6 4.5 5.4 Source: Nien Giam Thong Ke 1982 (Hanoi: Tong Cuc Thong Ke, 1983), pp.223;230. Source: Tri, V.N., "Vietnam's Economic Policy since 1975", 1990, p.76 Table 2.1 Table 2: Sectoral ... ...

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... youngest person to ever receive the award in its entire history. Tragically, Martin Luther King Jr.'s life was taken on April 4, 1968, when he was assassinated at the age of 39 at his hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Following his murder, eighty riots broke out that evening. James Earl Ray was arrested and convicted of this shocking crime. Another key individual in ... ...

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... featured surprise attacks on French installations and military posts all over the country, so as to disperse enemy forces and to wear down public support for France in the war. 39. By 1953, the United States was paying almost 80% of French military expenditures for the war. The results, from Washington's point of view were disappointing. The Vietminh situation was improving ... ...

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