Big George Collier and his band are blasting nostalgic tunes, smoke fills the room. We are all crowded in to a miniature avenue. Finally the dance floor clears a little as a variation in the music style provides a queue for some dancers to retreat. One or two other unremarkable songs in this final set of 1987 pass by. "Only thirty five minutes left", someone yells, then the band begins its version of "That Lovin' Feeling". I ask Robbie to spend the rest of the year dancing with me. She skeptically agrees and we move to the crowded dance floor... the miniature avenue. A giant mirror along one wall reflects reality but provides the illusion of greater size. It's a good dance Robbie is so pretty, wonder what she sees in me, I must be okay or she wouldn't.... "Bump.. Bang.." darn!... some fool's trying to get the whole dance floor by knocking everyone else off with their big buns. The colored lights around the bandstand are blinking in perfect sequence; wonder if they are just Christmas lights or part of the band's engineered lighting? Big George sure is t...
Sookan changes many ways through the book Year of Impossible Goodbyes when faced with the following situations when the Japanese lose the war, when the Russians take over North Korea, and when they find out the guide is a spy.
Hemming, Roy. The Melody Lingers on. New York: Newmarket, 1986. 87-9, 98-101, 113-4, 115-8. Print.
In Rock- The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Yorke provides a chronological approach to rock and roll from 1877- 1974. Although it is not extremely detailed, a general overview of each year’s music is presented. Throughout the book, many descriptive summaries of individual artists may be found along with classic pictures.
During the 1970’s, the United States experienced "Watergate," the most famous political scandal in American History. It was a scandal that began with a break in and ended in resignation. On June 17, 1972 five intruders were caught and arrested for illegally entering the rooms of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington’s Watergate Complex. "The investigation of the break-in lead directly to the reelection campaign of President Richard M. Nixon and unraveled a web of political spying and sabotage, bribery and the illegal use of campaign funds" (Washingtonpost.com). Two-and-a-half-years later along with a number of court hearings led to the 1974 resignation of Richard M. Nixon. Nixon became the first President in U.S. History to resign. During all the political drama the United States brought an end to an unpopular war and made great strides in space exploration.
gave the mic back to the DJ, who turned the music up. But since KayDe, Kelley, and their friends had always danced that way to hip-hop music, they couldn't believe Mr. Bennett would carry out his threat—so they kept on freak-dancing.
From the beginning of the novel, it was inevitable that Big brother would eventually win, and Winston would be caught by the thought police. He could never have an immediate affect on the Party. His long and pointless struggle achieved no result in the end, and finally was brainwashed and lost any freedom of thought he once had.
The band consist of 8 members, Nathan East bassist/vocals, Andy Fairweather-Low, lead guitar/vocals, Steve Ferrone- drums, Chuck Leavell-key boardist, Ray Cooper- tambourines, Katie Kissoon and Tessa Niles- vocals, and Eric Clapton- composer, rock n roll guitarist, lead vocalist. The band members dressed in casual attire. The band members were professionals, they knew exactly how to orchestrate every chord, they collaborated with the lead singer and each other in ways that wasn’t so noticeable to the audience but they knew which chords to use for every song, the band was a top notch team. The tempo of the songs were a mixture of fast, slow, to a medium style beat. The texture of the songs was homophonic and well put together lyrics. The style of the music was from the 1960s-1970s which genres were rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, jazz and blues.
In the dystopian text, 1984, by George Orwell the reader is exposed to an environment where the government or ‘party’ exerts complete control over the public. They maintain this power through the use of technology and depriving the public of any privacy or personal opinions. Throughout the novel we experience different character’s views and uses of technology; O’Brien’s use of technology to establish control, Charington use of technology to prevent rebellion against the party and Winston and Julia’s avoidance of technology to try to establish their own lives, away from the control of the government.
It is an upbeat, lively song; you hear it and want to dance. This is the atmosphere of the Roaring Twenties; everybody was partying and having a good time. Conveniently, it is also the atmosphere of Gatsby’s parties. Fergie keeps singing, “A little part never killed nobody, so we gon’ dance until we drop,” which is more or less the motto of the people attending Gatsby’s parties. They did not care about morals, they threw them out the window. All they cared about was partying and getting so drunk they passed out. They just wanted to have a good time and didn’t care about the consequences. The twenties were all about partying, getting liquor at speakeasies, and having a good time. Nobody was worried about what could happen, they were just worried about themselves. “They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made”(Fitzgerald
In 1958, Jerry Lee Lewis performed two of his hit singles “Great Balls of Fire” and “Breathless” on the American Bandstand with Dick Clark. With his addition to the rock ‘n roll genre, these songs are classics which listeners have heard for the past several decades. The following analysis of the songs are important to me because my family members enjoy singing them during karaoke nights. In addition, the analysis will highlight important musical characteristics, an explanation of how the music added to the genre of rock ‘n roll, and the important social implications the songs had at the time. Finally, the analysis will provide a personal critical critique of the performance. If you wish to view the video, please click the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4NquCaWIQI
Rytell, David. “Music Worthy of a Riot.” David Rytell’s Home Page. 1989. Web. 17 September 2011.
In 1984 many government issues take place, for instance propaganda, secret police, brainwashing, and a wide manner of other devices to oppress their populations. The idea is to illustrate the dangers of totalitarian government whether it be Communist, Fascist, or otherwise. Totalitarianism is an imposing form of government which the political authority exercises control over all aspects of life such as their sex life, and health in general. “If you can feel that staying human is worth while, even when it can't have any result whatever, you've beaten them” (George Orwell, 1984). Also psychological manipulation and mind control are a big controversy in 1984. Psychological manipulation is a social influence that moves towards the behavior of others through deceptive, or even abusive tactics. “And so it was with every class of recorded fact, great or small. Everything faded away into a shadow-world in which, finally, even the date of the year had become uncertain” (book 1, chapter 4). The author, Orwell wants the readers to think that the government monitors and controls everything that the humans do, and that basically everything that people do are against the law.
The reader starts to imagine that the mirror is hanging in a bathroom or a room like in the woman’s home. While reading the poem, the reader can imagine the mirror bragging about how true to life it is and the realism it represents. As the mirror switches in...
..., and filled it with figures floating upward. On the floor beneath this scene is a marble disk to mark the ideal spot from which the viewer can fully experience the illusion .