Did you know that George W. Bush approved the CIA's idea to torture suspected terrorists? Well that is what Green Day's album American Idiot was protesting when they created the album. The album American Idiot was communicating one main message. That George W. Bush was wrong to demonise all muslims are the same and are all part of the Taliban. They described George W. Bush as a racist and predaceous towards the innocent muslims that just wanted to live there life in the safety of America and escape all the war and death that lurks in there war torn countries.
I believe that American Idiot by Green Day is a significant cultural artefact because it changed the way people saw America. It changed people’s minds about George Bush and his war on
America had a successful revolution due to the motley crew, despite the lack of recognition and amenities they received for their contributions. “A Motley Crew in the American Revolution” by Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker highlighted the motley crew for their influence on the American Revolution, and provided information and background generally not given in a standard textbook. The motley crew, comprised of sailors and slaves in a literal sense, and the urban mob in a political sense, paved the way for the American Revolution and the founding documents through rebellions, uprisings, conflicts, protests, and violence. This group of men changed the world in the opposition of forced labor, press-gangs and slavery in particular, through influencing
Music can be traced back into human history to prehistoric eras. To this day archeologists uncover fragments of ancient instruments as well as tablets with carved lyrics buried alongside prominent leaders and highly influential people. This serves as a testament to the importance and power of music, as well as its influence in society. Over its many years of existence, music’s powerful invocation of feelings has allowed it to evolve and serve many purposes, one being inspiring change. American journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson once said, “Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel.” This fuel is the very things that powers the influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll on American society, that author Glenn C. Altschuler writes about in his book, “All Shook Up – How Rock ‘n’ Roll Changed America.” Between 1945 and 1965 Rock ‘n’ Roll transformed American society and culture by helping to ease racial integration and launch a sexual revolution while most importantly developing an intergenerational identity.
If it was not apparent enough that America’s education system is failing, Michael Moore’s “Idiot Nation” openly explains to us about the truth. America, for being the richest country, is behind in the educational standpoint. America needs to rethink their standards when it comes to education. America is more focused on corporate earning than educating our youth. The author of “Idiot Nation” makes the reader think about how America is viewed in the world. The purpose of Michael Moore’s essay is to point out what is wrong with this nation and also give the reader the motivation to actually do something about the situation at hand. Moore is trying to make readers aware of where we send our children. The author is trying to shock readers with the facts to do something to improve the American education system.
American Idiot, arguably Green Day’s most famous album, is one of the best example of and the most well-known musical protest of George W Bush. The album marked a milestone for Green Day, the benchmark where they became a political band. In the earlier albums, Armstrong wrote about anxiety, relationships, panic attacks, etc., looking inwards as a muse. However, in American Idiot, Armstrong does a complete 180, writing about politics and the “alienation and anger he felt during the presidency of George W Bush” (Orange). The album was meant to be provocative, to incite a response out of the public. Armstrong states that by being so political, it felt like we “tapped into the culture a bit” (purple). Before American Idiot, Green Day’s “social
Music and Art are two important factors in a society. They are apart of a neighborhood's History. They show how a community has lived, and what was important to the people and how they lived. The Art and Music during certain time periods can show how that community has grown and how it developed. There were many important artist and musician that played a big role in how Detroit, Michigan grew. They also had a big impact on the society of Detroit. Till this day those Artist and Musicians still have an impact on Detroit.
Def Leppard is one of the most influential rock bands of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Over the past forty years, the band has released eleven studio albums and gone on many worldwide tours. Their mix of pop rhythm, guitar riffs, and heavy metal has earned two Def Leppard albums RIAA Diamond Certification (“The Story of Def Leppard’s Pyromania Album”). However, Def Leppard had to overcome injury, death, and grunge rock to become the success story they are today.
One Tree Hill is an American television show filled with drama, romance, murder, mayhem, and milestones. The storyline follows the lives of two-half brothers, Lucas and Nathan Scott who both share a father named Dan. From birth, Dan Scott tried to keep the two sons drifted apart from each other. As the series progress, Lucas and Nathan rekindle their relationship. This season series is about small town kids who navigate their way through life. As the story goes on, this show proves to be more than just a teen melodrama. Teeming with extended life lessons and the importance of gender roles, One Tree Hill becomes a hit TV series.
Sunsets are beautiful. It allows you to take a breath and reflect on both the roses and the thorns that life throws at us. It’s no wonder that the characters in this story loved and mentioned them so much. The novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a fictional story about two rival gangs in Oklahoma who may see the same beautiful sunset but still experience the world in different ways. The rivalry between the Greasers and the Socs become violent and Ponyboy Curtis is left behind to tell us about his story. We see how each character struggles with the challenges that come with being young and being trapped inside limiting social expectations. The theme that stereotypes do not always define who you are is developed in this story when Ponyboy
Peoples of various countries around the world during the 1940’s spent countless hours tuned into to their radio for news, entertainment, and inspiration; the popularization of television sets was given immense cursory due to this. With the rise of television came heartwarming comedies, such as The Andy Griffith Show, thrilling episodic shows, such as Twilight Zone, and prime time variety shows, such as the wildly popular Ed Sullivan Show. These variety shows featured countless up and coming rock and roll performers and catapulted them into the hearts and minds of the American public.
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Salman Rushdie once said, “Literature is where I go to explore the highest and lowest places in human society and in the human spirit, where I hope to find not absolute truth but the truth of the tale, of the imagination and of the heart”. Throughout the years, people all over the world have learned to express themselves through literature. Literature played a key role throughout history and still has a major impact on us today. There are many different types of literature as there are people writing it. Authors all over the world have created devices to find the most efficient way to write literature. These devices influence and emphasize the meaning of the literature to the readers and give insight into these cultures. For example,
There are different disciplines within the humanities, but there is one that I feel that has influenced my cultural identity the most…music. I say music because from the start music told my culture’s history; informed others about deeds or events that had taken place, also, music was and continues to be important in comforting, healing, and during labor. “African American music has evolved through various eras and styles; the powerful melodic lines and the rhythm (the all-important rhythm) remained prominent and influential” (Powell, 2007, p.1).
When Rock arrived on the music charts in the 1950's, a merging of African-American and White music, it made a huge impact on society. As a general rule I am not heavily into music, but I was drawn to Rock for some inexplicable reason. It is just the music I like. This genre will be difficult to write about because the origin of Rock is unclear; there are traces of Rock's style back into the 19th Century. It is also a very broad subject and I will have to compress a lot of information into as few pages as possible. Be that as it may, Rock is, in my opinion the best music genre on the charts.
On a cold and snowy February afternoon last year, I sat down in my living room and decided to watch a movie. The movie of choice was Good Will Hunting. It popped up on my queue and I had not read any reviews, so I was certainly not expecting to have a deep, philosophical look at my life afterwards. Good Will Hunting is riddled with life lessons. After the movie, I considered what Will learned and tried to apply it to my own life.
I’m going to go ahead and lump the entirety of Rubber Soul into its own moment. This album was revolutionary at the time, featuring musical arrangements and lyrics that broke down all pop standards. Tracks like “We Can Work It Out,” “Girl,” “I’m Looking Through You,” and “If I Needed Someone” expressed a mature perspective toward relationships. This paved the way for other artists to produce deeper lyrics. “Drive My Car” and “Norwegian Wood” opened the door to the ideas of women in power, reversed gender roles and the dark, adulterous side of tour life. Tracks like “Single Ladies” by Beyonce or even Father John Misty’s “Tee-Pee’s 1-12” come to mind.