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Rock Films, 1982.
This paper discusses the presentation of rock and roll on film, from the 1956 dramatic film "Don't Knock the Rock" through later documentaries like "Woodstock", "D.O.A." and "The Decline of Western Civilization".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 23.95
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"The sexual component of rock and roll has been a strong element in films about and featuring rock and roll from the beginning. In the 1950s, when rock music was new, the films featuring rock often were based around parental fears of the rampant sexuality supposed to go with the music. In films like Don't Knock the Rock (1956), the plot revolved around convincing parents that kids listening to rock and roll were not inevitably preparing for an orgy. Ironically, the sexual component of rock became stronger and more overt as initial parental fears were sublimated if not eliminated, and rock on film would become sold for its sexual content rather than in spite of it.
Ehrenstein and Reed note how rock and roll fit with the rebellious spirit of teenagers in the 1950s, specifically ... "
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Rock and Roll Film Genre, 1982.
This paper examines the Rock and Roll film genre and the correlation between movie outlaws and Rock and Roll music by looking at films: ?The Wild One?, ?Rock around the Clock?, ?Shake, Rattle and Roll? and ?Hot Rod Gang?,
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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"The rock and roll film came into being at the same time as the music began to make itself known. The use of "Rock Around the Clock" in The Blackboard Jungle was one of the first instances of this type of music serving as background to a film, though it was only used in the titles and was not embedded into the film itself in any significant degree. The music was popular, though, and within a short time films specifically about the music were being produced. The early films were primarily intended to assuage parental concerns, though they usually had an attitude of defiance as well. Over time, though, rock became more and more associated with the idea of the outlaw. Performers in the early films were clean-cut types trying to make a success with something new and innovative, but over time this image shifted to the musician as ... "
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Classical Rock and Popular Prophecy, 2005.
A paper discussing the influence of classical music on rock music and why rock music is the classical music of the future.
2,873 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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This paper discusses the contention that pop music is tomorrow's classical music within the context of rock/classical music collaborations since the early 1950s. The paper makes the point that pop is as certainly the classical music of tomorrow as classical music is the spirit of rock today.
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"Long before the official birth of Rock and Roll, the incorporation of old classics into a new sound was a common practice among trendsetters and musical rebels alike. Classical music is certainly not the only genre of music to be reinvented in meaning and sound, but the choice of Classical pieces is a popular one because of the impact on listeners. Classical pieces are almost universally recognized as familiar to an audience, whether they are able to make a distinct identification of the piece, or if it is simply a vague sense of deja vu influenced by the historical music. "Thus even the early days of ragtime and vaudeville produced their own variations on the classics, though we have few recordings. From the 1920s through the 1940s, James Price Johnson, Jelly Roll Morton, and Fats Waller 'jazzed up' the classics, alongside the Big Band versions of Paul Whiteman, Duke Ellington, Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Les Brown... Many composers of Broadway shows also appropriated classical melodies." (Duxberry, "Nexus...") Pre-Rock Classical interpretations did not stir nearly the amount of controversy that would be seen in later years. The fervent nature of Rock and the moral/political rebellion associated with the genre, perhaps coupled with the passionate dedication of Rock musicians that equals that of the greatest Classical virtuosos, has been fuel for the fires of disapproval."
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"Rocking-Horse Winner", 2002.
A discussion of the symbolism of the Rocking-Horse in D.H. Lawrence?s "Rocking-Horse Winner".
1,580 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper reviews the novel "Rocking-Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence about the devastating effects that money can have on a family. In particular it looks at how Lawrence uses the rocking-horse to symbolize not only the lost innocence of childhood but also the lost innocence of a world gone mad with greed. It examines how the meanings of the rocking-horse evolve through the story. The object first emerges as a symbol of the type of monetary greed expressed by a family attempting to live beyond their means in the form of a Christmas present. Later the horse becomes the avenue for which young Paul attempts to find the luck that his mother feels she and his father are missing. Further on in the novel, images of the horses at the races become superimposed over the idea of a little boy growing too large for his new, then old and worn, rocking-horse and this is the imagery that really influences the reader into the idea of the rocking-horse as a real sweating and shackled racer. It attempts to put forward the message that people living in a corrupt environment imagining that the bridle of a horse can bring them salvation can only receive salvation at a high price.
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"Paul steps away from innocence and embraces the faith that embodies the world of horse racing. The track representing almost a poor mans modern cathedral. His cohorts look upon the manner in which Paul receives the knowledge of the name of the winner as a mystical occurrence. When Paul?s Uncle Oscar questions the servant Basset about just how the whole betting process occurs with his young nephew, he still thinks it rather comical and is not quite sure how much to believe."
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Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson's "The Rock", 2006.
An enthusiastic review of the movie "The Rock", starring Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage.
1,269 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper presents a very positive review of the film, "The Rock", directed by Jerry Bruckheimer and the late Don Simpson and starring Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage. The paper summarizes and analyzes the film, pointing about both its strengths and its flaws and suggests that it is worth viewing for anyone wishing to indulge in a heart-pumping, action flick.
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"Is Alcatraz a movie with meaning? Will it change your perspective of life? I do not think so. However, if you enjoy "action-packed, blow-em up" type of flicks, and you are just looking for pure entertainment, this movie was made for you. It is one of the fastest, slickest, and most fun films of this genre. The Rock "rocks.""
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Rock-n-Roll History, 2005.
A comparison of today's rock-n-roll with the original rock-n-roll music.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper compares the stars and music of today's rock-n-roll to the stars and music of yesterday's rock-n-roll. The paper points out that while early rock-n-roll music and its stars wrote and performed original music with social messages, today's rock-n-roll songs and performers are unoriginal and express no social consciousness.
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"As a way of setting the cultural stage for the process of comparing and contrasting newer musical groups with older rock groups - since music reflects culture in the same way literature does - it is worth taking a look to see if "The Times (have been) A-Changin," (or how much they have been changing) as Bob Dylan wrote in the Sixties. The times have changed from yesterday's consistently progressive, liberal, and into social change activities, to today's more "party-oriented" young people who espouse a more conservative brand of politics and enjoy music that tends toward the predictable and bland."
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Rock Musician David Bowie, 2005.
This paper explores the music of David Bowie, especially his character Ziggy Stardust, which was a reaction to the latter half of the 1960's British rock movement.
3,330 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 95.95
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This paper explains that the concept album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" by David Bowie, the self-made man who is famous for his fleeting construction of personas, changed the way heavy metal, hard rock, punk music, glam rock and progressive rock sounded. The author points out that David Bowie's teenage wilderness years coincided with the gold-lame era of vintage rock 'n' roll, which reached England in the late 1950s in the form of American hip-swinging, lip-curling singers giving vent to youthful frustrations in a way seen as morally threatening such as Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog", Fats Domino's "Blueberry Hill" and Little Richard. The paper states that the album represented the archetypal rise and fall of the world of pop, which recently had experienced a sense of lost with the breakup of the Beatles and, with them, the cheery innocence of the 1960's; thereby, Ziggy became for many people the missing link between American punk and tight Beatle melodies.
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"Kenneth Pitt first entered Bowie's life when he made a suggestion to Bowie's manager that there were already too many Joneses in the entertainment world. The Bromley-raised David Jones saw the adoption of a new stage name as an opportunity to redefine his faltering career and changed his name to David Bowie, after the American Colonel James Bowie, Davy Crockett's sidekick in The Alamo. Pitt and Bowie soon paired up, and it became apparent the Bowie desired to become the "renaissance man of pop". Bowie's aspirations were to sing and dance; he wanted to be seen as an artiste rather than someone who had only just recently shed his rough and ready R&B skin."
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Resurrecting Rock & Roll, 2000.
This paper covers the most important aspects of Rock & Roll from its birth to the present.
1,830 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 4 sources, $ 58.95
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This paper covers the most important aspects of Rock & Roll from birth to the present time. The author looks at how Rock & Roll came about, the most important contributors to the music as well as Rock & Roll as an expression of freedom and escape.
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"The longest and most important cultural expression in the United States today is rock music. The majority of music purchased in the United States is rock & roll. Although there are many memorable names and faces associated with rock, little is know about their origins and influences in modern music. Rock & roll has become a musical escape into a world where free expression and freedom of speech has become less of a fantasy and more of a reality. It?s like an incurable virus that enters by ear and circulates in the veins of a generation that has been oppressed and rejected for so many years. Within the text of the statements below lay the answers to the age-old question of the origin of rock & roll and what it has progressed into along the timeline of music."
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?The Rocking-Horse Winner?, 2004.
A critique of ?The Rocking-Horse Winner? by D.H. Lawrence.
981 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper examines the story, ?The Rocking-Horse Winner? by D.H. Lawrence, in which the main character, a young boy named Paul, constantly hears voices whispering in the house about the family?s need for money, causing him to get involved in a series of events that eventually lead to his demise. In particular, it looks at how the symbols of money and rocking horse play a significant role in the story?s theme; the money symbolizes desire, and the rocking horse symbolizes inspiration and ambition.
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"According to Lawrence, Paul?s family enjoyed living in style yet always lived beyond their means. There was never enough money, causing a great deal of anxiety in the house. The parents dreaded the fact children were growing up, as they knew they would need money to send their children to school. As a result of the all the psychological trauma associated with money, the house became haunted with the phrase: ?There must be more money! There must be more money!?"
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In Defense of Rock and Roll, 2002.
An analysis of the various opinions of rock and roll music.
1,393 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This essay examines the statement that rock and roll has closed the American mind and is complete lifeless dribble with no contribution to society. The rock and roll artist, Pink Floyd, is examined in order to refute this statement. The paper illustrates how Pink Floyd demonstrates with its down-to-earth lyrics that rock and roll can indeed make a significant contribution to culture and society.
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"Beginning in the 1950?s and extending into the 1960?s, a new wave of music swept through the United States and Europe. This movement away from musical standards became known as rock ?n roll. By the end of the 1960?s rock had gained a strong foothold in the music industry. From its early days, critics have claimed rock ?n roll lacks substance and intellect. In his book, The Closing of the American Mind, Allan Bloom asserts that rock music is nothing more than ?junk food for the soul? (77). Although there may be some substance to Bloom?s argument, it is inaccurate to deem all rock music as garbage. Pink Floyd, a British band defies many of the rock ?n roll stereotypes outlined by Bloom. Though Bloom would clearly find the band questionable, their lyrics and behavior do serve to add a positive influence to society. This social significance is evident in their use of intellectual lyrics, their lack of sexual content, and their music?s connection to more classical styles."
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Three Generations of Rock and Roll, 2005.
Examines the life and career histories of rock and roll musicians, Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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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.
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"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)"
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Censorship of Rock 'n Roll Music, 2002.
Explores the controversial issues surrounding Rock 'n roll music.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 13 sources, $ 89.95
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Rock 'n roll music violated many cultural and social taboos of the 1950s. Performers and their recordings were frequently subject to censorship. This paper traces society's responses to pioneer rock stars such as Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis and examines why rock 'n roll has stirred so much controversy since its inception.
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The Dome of the Rock, 2008.
An analysis of the true purpose and meaning of the Dome of the Rock.
3,668 words (approx. 14.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 101.95
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The paper discusses how the Dome of the Rock was built to propose new religion and to place it atop of two older ones - Christianity and Judaism. The paper also discusses how the Dome of the Rock was also builty because Abd Al-Malik wanted to build a temple that would compete in its significance with Ka'ba. Lastly, the paper examines a third view, which represents the traditional Muslim belief that the Rock is the place from where Muhammad ascended to heaven and that the Dome was built over it to commemorate this event.
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" The historical background of the Dome of the Rock may direct us to the conclusion about the real meaning of this splendid structure. The construction of the Dome of The Rock, or the Qubbat as-Sakhra, was ordered by the Umayyad caliph 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan and was completed in 692 CE (72 AD). The building is located in the eastern part of the city of Jerusalem, on the rocky platform generally known as Temple Mount, or as Mount Moriah to Jewish people and as Haram al-Sharif ("Noble Sanctuary") to Muslims. The Dome of the Rock was built on the ruins of the Solomon's Temple destroyed long before Muslims entered Jerusalem by Babilonians. Around 640 CE Jerusalem fell under the Muslim rule of the Umayyads, however historians agree that there was not any kind of the battle before conquering the city and that Muslims entered the city rather peacefully. "
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Racism and Rock and Roll, 2002.
A review of Michael T. Bertrand's "Race, Rock and Elvis" on Elvis' work against racism.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, $ 62.95
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This paper is a full examination and critique of the book, "Race, Rock, and Elvis" by author Michael T. Bertrand. This book promotes the theory that Elvis, as well as rock and roll itself, worked to deconstruct racism in American in general and in the South in specific. The paper critiques the book in terms of organization and theme.
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