One of the first rifles was the Kentucky Riflemen on May 12 1700. It was used by the military and also just the normal civilians with its large unique developments of variants from the 1730 to the 1850’s. Here is now some of the rifles in which that are talked about in the below there are many facts on the rifles. With all of the bullet types there length. It also may have the bolt to gas from single to automatic. The overall length is at 1181mm (46.50 in) if the rifle. The barrel length of
The Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun is better known as the 'Ma Duce' to those who have had the pleasure of firing this heavy barrel machine gun. In 1919 John M. Browning developed the M2 .50 cal as an anti-aircraft weapon. The M2 was first introduced into the United States Military in 1933 and is used by many militaries through out the world today. Since 1933 there have been little changes made to this weapon system. The BMG (Browning Machine Gun) is a crew served, belt fed, air-cooled, recoil
Beyond Beats & Rhymes” Byron Hurt captures a scene at a rap concert rapper 50 Cent questioning the manhood of another rapper Ja Rule. He’s projected onto a screen and says to the crowd, “Ladies and Gentleman it has come to my attention that you guys don’t know what bitch ass niggas look like. Take a look at this” Appearing on the screen is a video of Ja Rule crying with watery eyes and a single tear streaming down his face. 50 continues to talk to the crowd when he says, “I know that’s not hip hop.
Introduction The problem which our company found with Sony’s music entertainment division was their lack of focus on digital distribution. That is, most consumers do not know the artists or content which Sony Music Entertainment has to offer. Also, if consumers were aware of the content which Sony has made available, most consumers would download it illegally rather than pay for it because they feel that the price is too high. The trend of digitally available content is an essential adaptation for
Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International BMG International is a subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG, a German media conglomerate that became the second largest media enterprise with 1992 sales of $9.7 billion. At that time Bertelsmann was comprised of over 200 companies and 50,000 employees in 37 countries whose business interests included music, radio, television, film, book, magazine and newspaper publishing and distribution, printing and manufacturing operations. Headquarted in
Music on the Youth Today In this essay I will be talking about the influence of music and its contrasting message it has on the youth of today. 50 cent is a rapper, while Ms. Dynamite is an R&B singer. I would say that 50 cent appeals to gangsters and young urban teenagers, whereas Ms. Dynamite appeals to women and Girls. I think that 50 cents influence on people is promoting a gangster lifestyle and making things like murder and theft happen, he is creating a bad world for the kids of
In the article, “Katrina Documentary Gives Voice to Survivors,” Dennis O’Neil explains how Spike Lee documents the damage of hurricane Katrina to New Orleans not only structurally, but the emotional hurt as well. The film, ¨When the Levees Broke: A Requiem,¨ is broken into four acts which graphically depict the trauma of hurricane Katrina. O’Neil gives a brief background on Spike Lee and how he made this magnificent production. He talks about the trips to Louisiana, the hundreds of interviews and
Chloe Fleming 11D The Cove Hack Friday - Podcast Script [Hack introduction music] […23,000 being wiped out every year, and it's not even acknowledged. – Dave Rastovich in The Cove, 00:25:30 – 00:25:35] TOM TILLEY: Good evening Australia! Welcome back to another episode of Triple J Hack. I recently received the list of Academy Award nominees and was surprised to see a documentary titled The Cove nominated for Best Documentary Feature. This is going to be one of today’s topics, with the focus being
events that take place behind the music. When comparing Tupac and 50 Cent, one can see the flaws of American society. Both Tupac and 50 Cent come from a history of violence and drugs. They both had to make something out of what they had which was very little. They realized that if you want to achieve then you have to dream, and do whatever it takes you to achieve that dream. They had the ambition very few others had. Curtis Jackson (50 Cent) came from nothing and had to start providing for himself
Dr. Dre would help make sure The Game had high album sales. Dr. Dre and 50 Cent were producers on his debut album The Documentary, an album that explores The Game's life while he was pursuing a career in the rap industry. Though The Game is a was artist, he has already made some hip hop rivals: among them Suge Knight and Death Row Records, and Jay-Z of Roc-A-Fella Records, Yukmouth, Memphis Bleek, Joe Budden, and even mentor 50 Cent.
The music video for the song “Candy Shop” by 50 Cent shows the nature of these relationships in popular culture. The video begins with 50 Cent driving into the gates of a mansion in his sports car. When he enters the doors he is greeted by numerous women scandalously dressed. He then climbs the stairs in the foyer as he makes eye contact with the women. He sees Olivia and makes eye contact with her, then begins to follow her. The camera then goes to 50 Cent in the driveway with his car, a place
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The history in a family can influence many generations. Certain families have stereotypes about them based on family history. This is a real world situation; the movie The Pregnancy Project, stereotypes about teen pregnancy where shown, and how they affect people. In the Pregnancy Project, the use of Gabi’s background influenced people’s reactions because her family has a history of teen pregnancy. Gabi Rodriguez is a senior in high school and must come up with a project to graduate. Her first
Teenage Pregnancies are considered to be an epidemic in the United States. In fact the United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the industrialized world. 3 in 10 teen American girls will get pregnant at least once before age 20. That’s nearly 750,000 teen pregnancies every year. 8 in 10 of teen pregnancies are unintended. There are many theories on the causes of teen pregnancy, but one you don’t hear very often is the impact of child abuse on teenage pregnancy. Can child maltreatment
Teen pregnancy is a global issue affecting teens under the age of 18. Teen pregnancy is a huge problem but the after affects can be catastrophic. Besides the reasons like premature death and many more health issues, teen pregnancy affects more than just the family of the teen. One major thing that teen pregnancy does is lead to over population. Over population means the condition of having a dense number of people compared to the amount of resources. Over population is ruining our environment and
“I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of hard times, I learned the hard way” (Allen Iverson). Allen Iverson grew up living a harsh childhood. Allen’s mother was a single mom with three kids. On her own Allen, his sister Brandy, and his sister Leisha. Allen has led a very interesting life. He is destined to be one of the greatest NBA players of not only his generation, but of the history of basketball. Allen Iverson was born on June 7, 1975, in Hampton Virginia. As a child growing up Allen had
Comparing LeBron James and Michael Jordan is like comparing apples and oranges. It just isn’t a fair comparison. There are too many differences. There are too many variables. There are too many fallacies that are involved to make a fair assessment to determine who the greatest basketball player of all time is. Unfortunately the comparison is being made seemingly every day, and the article by Mr. Mathis is full of fallacious material. His extreme uses of exaggeration and card stacking, along with
Have you ever decided to do something different that you would not normally do? Have you ever tried something new? I had never imagined myself competitively swimming. It was so different from anything I had ever done before, but trying it was the best decision I could ever make. My friend Amber had been part of Mingo Central High School’s Swim Team since our first year. Actually, she was the only one on the Swim Team that year. Junior year I told her I would join. Amber and I were walking in
BMG Entertainment The Internet, by making free and non-free online distribution of music, has profoundly affected how business is conducted in the record industry in terms of distribution channels, copyright and the economic structure of the major players in the global market. Initially, the Internet was viewed as an opportunity by some of the major players as a new channel of promotion. However, after the existence of Napster and few others, the majority considered it as threat because of the
Simon Cowell is a great co business owner and entrepreneur. He has helped create many great production companies; one of his best though is SyCo which he owns fifty-fifty with Sony Music Entertainment and was founded in 2002. SyCo employs a number of great people such as; Global CEO Charles Garland (day-to-day operations), Sir Philip Green (advisor), and Karren Brady (advisor). In 2010, Ellis Watson CEO of SyCo Entertainment, resigned. SyCo’s main productions are Got Talent and The X Factor which