In the mix of creating some of the nation’s greatest hits and improving the community, the Stax Museum also known as Soulsville USA previously known as Satellite records changed the dynamics of South Memphis neighborhood and shifted the community for the best making the area a spot for business and success. Two siblings by the name of Jim Stewart and Estelle Axon created this studio to originally support local artist and make signature sounds that would carry on for generations. This studio created
jazz, R&B, pop, country, and rap. Stax records were found in in 1957 which was known as satellite radio at the time. Stax has made a major impact on helping the lives of people in Memphis. Stax has overlooked the obstacles of color and racism by giving many artists of different races the opportunity they dreamed of. Stax has made a major impact by helping the lives of people in Memphis, breaking color and racism barriers, and most importantly by making music. (Stax Museaum) Segregation kept musicians
Dramatic language has the fundamental elements of drama being role, character and relationships, situation, voice and movement, focus, tension, space and time, language, ideas, dramatic meaning; mood and atmosphere; and symbol and audience (Dinham, 2014). These foundations shape the drama to captivate the audience so they comprehend the meaning and purpose of the dramatic action (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2015). After viewing and observing the short dramatic
Every Wednesday evening, all across America in the 1960s, a very familiar tune could be heard seeping out of the speakers of a plethora of televisions. “Come and listen to a story ‘bout a man named Jed, poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed” are the opening lyrics of a song that everybody knew (VinylNostalgia). The song is entitled “The Ballad of Jed Clampett”, and it is the theme song for The Beverly Hillbillies, a popular comedic television show from the 1960s and early 1970s (“The Ballad
Brassy fanfares, sweet flute melodies, and intense strings. These are the types of music that are used in the film “Rebel Without a Cause”. This film was released in 1955. James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo star as the lead characters of Jim Stark, Judy, and John "Plato" Crawford. The orchestra music for “Rebel Without a Cause” serves three functions: it reflects the emotions of the teens, it acts as element of the mise-en-scène, and it causes the audience to feel a particular emotion. The
an after school and summer music programming also gave the residents a sense of ownership and pride in the effort to rebuild and recontextualize Stax. In addition to several community meetings and outreach initiatives to gain the residents feedback, ideas, and to keep them informed, Ewarton felt hiring people from the neighborhood to help rebuild Stax was paramount. Not only in the pride the community will take in resurrecting a landmark, but in the dignity of their neighborhood as a whole. Deanie
Extra Gum Commercial Extra gum company explicitly sells gum very well; in this commercial advertisement not only does Extra sell their gum, they sell a visual of love. This advertisement is very successful in selling their product in a different kind of approach. This commercial targets romantic comedy lovers, teenagers, and young adults. The Extra gum commercial makes people feel very happy and positive by creating a commercial that is emotional and entertaining. The Extra commercial chose
“The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin is about Mrs. Mallard, a lady with heart troubles who is married to Brently Mallard. At the beginning of the story, her husband’s friend Richards and her sister Josephine informed Mrs. Mallard that a railroad accident had killed her husband. After she had received the news, she then went by herself in her room alone (Chopin 337). The story then goes on to say, “When she abandoned herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips. She said
The article “ In Defense of “Trap Queen” as our generation’s Greatest Love Song” by Hanif Abdurraqib, who is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio, writes about todays modern “love song’s” and their meanings. Hanif believes that todays modern generation love songs are not the same as they once were, because the meaning of love has evolved over time. Love songs have a different kind of passion then the once did, they have evolved the passion of love towards each other to a whole
Memphis, Tennessee is known for its music. It brought great artists such as Elvis Presley, Isaac Hayes, and Otis Redman. However, one of that artist that does not get the attention that he deserves is Rufus Thomas. Many people say that he gave Memphis the “Memphis Sound.” In 1953 Rufus Thomas wrote Sun Record’s first hit “Bear Cat,” a song that attracted attention because of its similarities to the prior version “Hound Dog” and its sexual content. Many people try to argue that the song has a deeper
The faded voices of choir singers are muffled by a roaring explosion. The sounds from the crumbling building spread down the block. Worn-down bricks, knocked out from underneath each another. Shards of colored glass, shot into the air. Chucks of wood and rubbish litter the sidewalk. Thick smoke and fearful screams saturate the air. A mother’s worse nightmare. In the poem “Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall, a mother attempted to protect her daughter by sending her to church. However, in the
John Steinbeck, the author of many books including The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden, writes the book The Pastures of Heaven. This book describes the lives of multiple families and life in a town called the Pastures of Heaven. One family in particular, the Munroe’s, seems to be involved in all families living on the Pastures of Heaven. The Munroe family serves as a dramatic foil character to the rest of the families since, wherever they are, the lovely Pastures of Heaven turn into chaos. In chapter
Understanding Life Through Drama Contrary to the widely held belief that the art of drama excels in distortion, speaks through exaggeration, and revels in the unreal, one can determine that when well executed, drama can masterfully reflect the human condition in its truest and most condensed form. Through the thoughtful use of language, drama reflects human emotions, mirrors relationships, and presents new ways to pose questions concerning the human condition. In many cases, drama can even be
Muscle Shoals Sound Studios was built, and used as a recording studio from 1969 till the mid-1980s. During its prime it had several phenomenal artists come to record, from the likes of The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Percy Sledge, Art Garfunkel, and several other talented musicians. At its peak, the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios was one of the most renowned recording studios in the nation. The Muscle Shoals Sound Studio was a pivotal recording studio that
you increase the PH up to the optimum and then decrease the PH as the PH increases past the optimum. · Dependent Variable The dependent variable for this experiment is the amount of water absorbed by the diced steak by process of osmosis. I will record this by recording the mass before and the mass after marination. From these results I can calculate the percentage change in mass so that I can compare the different results with each other. I will calculate the percentage change by : Change x 100
produced their first record in thirty hours to complete their deal with the old Yardbirds. They toured Scandinavia for awhile also to complete their obligations to the Yardbirds. When they first came to the United States they supported Vanilla Fudge. They also played in clubs to start their American popularity. After they played in the clubs they got their first headlining tour and toured again that. They were playing their fifth tour by the March of 1970. Led Zeppelin the record was released by the
areas of disagreement; the most important are the relevance of the historical record and the presence of decision criteria that are common to rival programs. I show that Lakatos' rejection of the incommensurability thesis and dismissal of actual history are motivated by the belief that neither are compatible with the rationality of theory-change. If MacIntyre can deny the necessity of dispensing with the historical record, and show that incommensurability and the consequent absence of shared decision
entertaining each other. The older man has a record player that he brings out once a week for the listening pleasure of the group. He is very proud of this treasure. It has sustained through these hard times just as he has and he limits his use of it to make it last. He owns only three steel needles and he gets one out to use because on this particular occasion, their is a musician visitor with them. The other men act as excited as children. They listen to the record and then leave the doctor's house. Doctor
Sport Record The founding father of the Olympic Movement, Pierre de Coubertin, referred to the sport record as having the same function in the ideology of Olympism as the principle of gravity in Newtonian mechanics (Loland 1995). The record was, so to speak, the eternal axiom of sport. No doubt, Coubertin was right in many ways. The fascination for records is a key element in our fascination for sports. Records are the stuff of which legends and myths are made. Johnny Weissmuller's 1924 one
District because she claimed that her children were ridiculed when their grades were read out loud in class by classmates. Falvo says that when teachers have students grade each other's papers, the 1974 federal law protecting the privacy of educational records is violated. This is such a controversial subject that it has not been resolved as of today. This paper argues that peer grading does not violate the privacy law. One argument in favor of peer grading is that it offers a student feedback on minor