Abstract
This essay looks at the part women play in the world of music and examines the contributions made by Courtney Love to rock music, particularly focusing on the barriers she faced as a female in a male-dominated musical genre. The writer shows that the lyrics written by Love not only move away from the traditional male emphasis, but in many cases they actually strongly contradict the male-held stereotypes which dominate the music industry. The paper concludes that this has opened the door for many other female artists to pursue a career in rock music, which may not have been possible in quite the same manner before.

Abstract
Introduction
Courtney Love's Early Life
Sexuality in Rock Music
Challenging Stereotypes
Wardrobe and Visual Performance Elements
Music
Lyrics
Negative Contributions
Conclusions

From the Paper
''After a troubled early life, Love spent her late teenage years travelling around the US, UK and Ireland. It was after living in Liverpool in England that Love became a fan of rock music and decided to pursue this as a career in the mid 1980s (IMDB). This coincided with a period in music in which women were beginning to be considered credible members of rock bands, predominantly due to the popularity of punk rock. The presence of female groups in the industry was a heavy influence on Love, and along with Kat Bjelland, Love formed a number of different rock bands. Unfortunately, due to Love's fiery personality she was ejected from each of these, establishing herself as an actress for a short period. After teaching herself to play the guitar she placed an ad in Flipside and formed her band Hole, who released their first album in 1991. It was with this band that Love has written and released her most significant material in terms of contribution to music.''

Tags:rock, punk, career

Abstract
The paper explains that family systems therapy is concerned with the family unit and how the members function with each other in the multiple systems that exist in order to build their relationships. The paper looks at how Coco and Courtney (1998) state that in family systems theory "families can be characterized on a continuum of differentiation levels" (p. 485) and these levels may include the emotional system, family projection, emotional cutoff, generational systems, sibling systems and societal systems (Coco & Courtney, 1998, p. 485). The paper discusses how the theory then considers that when tensions arise within the family they are generally caused by conflict that exists between two people, which is especially true in the occurrence of marital conflict (Coco & Courtney, 1998, p. 485). The paper describes how the theory calls on the counselor to evaluate where the tensions within the family exist, what factors are contributing to those factors and the most appropriate methods for addressing change in the family.

Tags:family, systems, theory

Abstract
This paper explains that, since J.K. Rowling published the first "Harry Potter" book, some parents, religious groups and educators have opposed the supposed 'controversial nature' of the books saying that they are evil, while other people feel they are educational and beneficial. The author points out that Courtney Strimel in her article "The Politics of Terror: Rereading "Harry Potter" did a better job of relaying her message because she listed many reasons why Harry Potter books help children and her reasons left little room for one to argue otherwise; whereas, while making good points, Berit Kjos in "Harry Potter Lures Kids to Witchcraft" gave too many opposing positions and left many unanswered questions. The paper asserts that, whether the Harry Potter books are harmful or worthwhile will continue to be debatable; however, in this case, Ms. Strimel's article was the better of the two because she made the more convincing argument by providing strong opinions, better explanations and relevant facts. The paper includes several quotations.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Evil: Berit Kjos' "Harry Potter Lures Kids to Witchcraft"
Educational: Courtney Strimel's "The Politics of Terror: Rereading "Harry Potter""
Comparison

From the Paper
"She discussed the effectiveness of the use of Harry Potter books in helping children cope with terrorism issues. She claims, "instead of making the series immoral, the magic, frightening storylines, and character ambiguity all operate together to explore a vast array of morality issues." She goes on to strengthen this argument by discussing several different issues in great detail. One such topic is terrorism, of which she states, "the lessons about terror in the Harry Potter series may be scary and confusing at times, but magical fantasy allows children to deal with timeless, realistic, frightening topics while maintaining a safe distance from the agent causing the anxiety." This is a strength because it is a very plausible and justifiable argument that shows a benefit to children reading these books."

Tags:terror, fantasy, voldemort, church, opinions

Abstract
This essay deals with issues of sensibility in Enlightenment women's literature. Sensibility is the Enlightenment term for strong feeling, which was often disapproved of in women, yet encouraged in men. The essay explores how the characters in Wollstonecraft's "Mary" and Hays' "Memoirs of Emma Courtney" claim the power of sensibility for themselves.

Tags:sensibility, and, freedom

Abstract
This paper explains that, despite the enthusiastic participation of some recording artists such as the Dave Matthews Band and Courtney Love, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has brutally attacked file sharing programs, such as Napster, which allow the downloading of music from the Internet, by arguing that the availability of music on the Internet is destroying record sales. The author points out that the industry's use of "fake files," which attempted to halt Internet music downloading, was an almost laughable endeavor, but intentionally damaging a consumer's computer was not so humorous. The paper relates that, in 1999, a law was passed, which declared that recorded music was the property of the company that recorded the music, not the artist; this outraged many artists.

From the Paper
"The Dave Matthews Band broke ground by releasing the first single from their 2001 album "Everyday" through the now defunct file-sharing program Napster. Napster, an Internet based file-sharing program, gave its users the ability to search for and download music (in MP3 format) to their computers by directly tapping into another user's computer. The program gained popularity rapidly, with millions of users at its peak in 2000 and 2001. When the Dave Matthews Band premiered "I Did It" through Napster, the album debuted at number one, and generated the highest first-week sales the band had experienced thus far."

Tags:mp3, napster, protected, riaa, sales

Abstract
Over time, many musicians have shown us what good rock and roll music is all about. Musicians such as Elvis Presley (the king of rock and roll), Jim Morrison (lead singer and songwriter for the 'Doors'), and Kurt Cobain (musical genius from 'Nirvana'), are discussed in this paper to try and understand the fascination of rock and roll.

From the Paper
"Kurt Cobain was the lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana. He started the group with Krist Novoselic, a fellow punk rock devotee. They developed a style that became known as "Grunge Music". "It was a style that evolved as a reaction against the perceived superficiality of 1980s stadium rock and the over the top metal bands of the time" (5). Nirvana was an underground band with a devoted following. After four years of playing, the band just exploded into the mainstream. Cobain struggled with the band's success and felt the success was contradictory to their beliefs and what they stood for. The Nirvana song, "Smells Like Teen Spirit", became the anthem for Generation X. (3)"

Tags:Courtney, Love, Priscilla, Beaulieu