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1. What seemed to be the musical focus when it came to recording Nevermind and how was it different than rock music in the 1980s?

2. What did you find unexpected or surprising when watching those videos? Why?

3. How would Nevermind have completely changed the music industry, based on what you watched? What makes you say that?

1. The 1990s was famous for having a loud-quiet dyanamic
2. The part I found most surprising was when he mentioned that he had to lie to the band about the takes being faulty because he knew it would sound better with more layers. I didn't realize just how many layers it took to kind of create this grunge sound
3.Production would become more complex on albums in the future.

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From 1960-1967, “The Counterculture” began to develop and surface in America. What was the counterculture and how was the movement reflected in the pop culture of the time period (music, clothing, etc.) You can reference artists like Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead as well as authors like Ken Keasy and Jack Kerouac, as well as the growing popularity of marijauana and acid. Please make sure to specifically discuss the Summer of Love in your response.

The origins of the counterculture began in the 1950s with "the beats". Jack Kerouac's novel "on the road" became a bestseller and indentified with the feelings of discontent that many youngsters had about our materialistic society. These youngsters would hold meetings in the coffee shops in new york, where they could read aloud rebellious slam poetry. They also played chess and listened to folk music. Bob Dylan was one of the first to sing the songs he wrote, and many loved his lyricism that spoke to the truth of what people were feeling at the time. The hippie movement, however, did not become prominent until the 1960s. When Ken Kensy grew a following from his popular novel "one flew from the cuckoo's nest", they payed attention when he took part in a military LSD experiment. He wanted to spread the word about the ecstasy of LSD, and he would invite people to take LSD in gatherings. San Francisco and Haught Ashbury became major spots in California for artists of all kind and young people to gather and create art and feel free using the escapist quality of the LSD hallucinations. The hippies valued peace and freedom above all, and for the most part to take part in politics.This, among many other reasons, were why adults came to dislike the hippie movement. They thought the deviation from the normal structure of society was selfish and hedonistic, and the music and fashion was strange to them because a lot of the art that was being made was difficult to understand if you weren't doing LSD. Adults were worried about this new epidemic of young people who were at risk of putting themselves and others in harms way because they were doing drugs. This fear hit its peak when word broke out of a gathering 100,000-200,000 young people who were going to flock out to Haught Ashbury over the summer to fully indulge in this way of life. Adults were advising others against it and officials were threatening to call in the national guard. Nonetheless, the Summer of Love proceeded and the youth culture triumphed. Loads of bands and musicians played, and free stores were set up because of counterculture's desire to avoid materialism and because the amount of people exceeded the town's capacity. Utopian as the hippies wanted it to be, crime, homelessness, and chaos broke out and the young people left to return to their normal life. A funeral called "the death of a hippie" was held a year later, and was one of the moments that signified the end of this era.

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In his review, Ebert said of “Do The Right Thing” -- “Thousands of people already have seen it at preview screenings, and everywhere I go, people are discussing it.” And later on said “It requires you to decide what you think about it.” With that in mind, what are your expectations for this film prior to watching it, and why do you think Ebert suggested that this specific movie requires you to decide what you think about it? Don’t all works of art require that?

My expectations about the movie is that that is isn't going to have a happy ending. Characters will make some bad decisions, but it will help the audience come to their own conclusions about the problem as a whole. There will be things that are shocking and give the viewer information about racism they didn't know. The movie might be poignant at times, but some of the movie could be manipulated so that some white people will people to identify with it or understand it more.

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Before going to bed, we had some free time, so my mother and I decided to watch an American movie "Rocky IV" via pay channel. It is supposed to be a film about a Soviet boxer. For the ten days traveling in the United States, I have already missed home, and I wanted to see something about the Soviet people. A brutal face of the actor playing a so-called "Soviet boxer" frightened me. When he had killed an American Negro athlete in the ring, I ran into my bedroom, threw myself on the bed and cried. I was offended that this film portrays our country so falsely and cruelly… The next day, in a television interview, I said: "In the film "Rocky IV", which is shown on American television, there is not a word of truth about the Soviet Union. The Soviet people, even individuals such is not the case. I'm ashamed of the adults who made this movie. I realized that those who incite hatred for our people are the first enemies of peace on Earth."

Do you feel as though Katya is justified in her feelings about this film? Should people who live in the USSR have felt like they were falsely portrayed? How could this film have been more fair to both sides and less biased in favor of America?

Katya's feelings about the film Rocky 1v are completely valid. The boxer that was supposed to represent the soviet union was cold and scary looking, and it's unfair to generalize an entire country of people like that. Not all Russians had such scathing opinions of Americans, but this movie could lead some people to feel that way. The boxer killing the American fighter also exacerbated this by making them not only look scary, but evil. People can disagree with each other's views, but very few people are driven to kill people they dont know because of it. To make the film less prejudiced and have less of a divisive tone...they could've had the boxer not kill Apollo Creed. He could beat Apollo in the ring, but not kill him. Maybe the soviet boxer could appear vicious at first so that the movie still has the element of suspense, but they could also have Americans taunting the boxer outside of the fighting ring and Rocky, being the nice guy he is, could show good sportsmanship by saying something like "don't listen to them alright". When Rocky says "if I can change, we all can change" there could be a scene of Rocky looking back at the Russian boxer, the other boxer could respond with a subtle nod of approval.

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1. What did television reflect in the 1950s? How was rock n’ roll different?

Television in the 1950's was an extension of middle class values, often featuring families that had similar mannerisms and lived in suburban neighborhoods that resembled those of the people watching the programs. Rock n Roll expressed dismay at these values and became a medium for expressing social problems and tensions that teenagers faced but could not talk about.

1. How did rock n’ roll help expose -- and break down -- racial divides?

It got white teenagers listening to black music and put into their heads the problems that black people had. They would idolize black singers and go to concerts with black people.

1. How did rock n’ roll’s sexuality contribute to the breaking down of traditional morality amongst teenagers?

Rock n roll had lyrics and singers that danced in a way that promoted having sex. Teenage pregnancy had risen a lot during this time

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1950s

Look nice

Dont talk loudly

Women werent allowed to date multiple people

No scandal or sex

Dont be obtrusive

Be helpful

Good manners

Stay organized - plan everything

No sloppiness

Make sure to get along with friends’s/date’s parents

A date with family

Women look tidy and charming for men

Punctuality

Greet dad as though they are genuinely happy to see him

Make him feel like he is special

Dont talk about unhappy things

Say grace

Napkins on lap, no talking about unpleasant unemotional conversation

No one starts eating until dad starts eating

Dont talk for a long time

Dont complain

Don’t insult your siblings

Don’t compare yourself to what other kids have in the neighborhood

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Joseph Mccarthy was a senator that exagerated the threat of communism for his own politicial gain and made the rest of America hunt for communists. He claimed that he knew of more communists working in government then there actually was. Of the small amount of people that were in the communist party, very few were spies. He made america suspicious of everyone around them. Employees would question your political views, and the government would call you in randomly for a hearing. Here you could risk losing your job or going to jail if you did not confess or expose somebody else.

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The song “til the love runs out” by one republic and IT (2017) are both pieces of media that have had a personal impact on me. I was about 10 when I first heard the song mentioned above, riding in the car with my family listening to the radio. The radio was pretty much the only place I went to hear new music back then. I remember the popular music back in the early 2010s being very different from what it is today, it was very upbeat and EDM-influenced and there didn’t seem to be much a place for more alternative-leaning music to make its way to the charts. I’m pretty sure til the love runs out is just a regular pop song, but it stood apart from other songs I was hearing at the time. I was mystified by the song’s darker tone and lack of comparative radio play. It sort woke me up to the fact that there might be an entire world of music out there that I wasn’t aware of. It was the first time I experienced liking a song that was less popular. People might’ve been able to recognize it, but it wasn’t big like a Katy Perry or Ellie Goulding song would’ve been. The film resonated with me because of the characters’ friendship throughout the movie, with the scene where the kids stand hand in hand together with their hands bleeding getting to me the most. It made me sad to know that even though they had been through so much together, they weren’t going to see each other again until they were adults and so much had changed.

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