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In his article, Brooks strongly focuses on how protesting work with music based on moral, physical and perceptual. A song is written not only to sell, it is also composed depend on individials’ speeches that about peace, avoiding violence and war. Brooks expresses people against themselves when they protest because they would be arrested by violence, so people should not protest and ask themselves why they have to protest. However, actually, people need to protest because it is also their benefits that they must protect. Protesting and avoiding against themselves, it seems to be impossible, but it is not. Protest music can make impossible to possible. Brooks analyses how majority, chorus, and footnote impact to a protest music. In addition,

In order to understand the topic that is to be discussed in this essay, one must first understand two seemingly unrelated topics. Those topics are feminism and punk rock. These two social movements spawned the love child that has come to be known as the riot grrrl movement. The history of the riot grrrl movement is deep and intensely intertwined with themes of monumental social change, musical evolution, and the previously unseen all-encompassing nature that is unique to third wave feminism.

When people think of a protest song, they often think about artist such as Tupac, N.W.A, and even Dar Williams. People remember these artist specifically because they leave a lasting impression on them in one form or another. The first question that comes to mind is what really is a protest song composed of? Many people do not realize that a protest song does not just draw attention to a certain social, emotional, and political issue. A protest song strives beyond the idea of these cliché criteria. It is important to know all these criteria for the reason that society thrives on the arts to advance a cause or problem towards success. For many years, artist have utilized art to aid them in advancing these causes in a positive manner. The song called “Revolution” by the infamous Beetles illuminates an issue about war. Written in 1968, it has withstood much criticism from various different social groups even today. This song enlightens the listener on John Lennon’s opinion over the Vietnam War and the effect violence can have on society as a whole. The song is to be considered a protest song because it draws attention to the issue about involving the U.S in combat with Vietnam, it expresses the artist’s opinion in the lyrical aspect of it, and in some form, depending on personal opinion, offers a solution such as isolation to fix the issue at hand.

Introduction: The rhetorical functions of protest videos are important to study because they enable us to understand and learn from opposing ideologies that are expressed. Music has a lot of power than we realize, it can express every feeling, mood, or desire. It has many genres and holds a broad and diverse listening audience. It also has the power to rally different people’s backgrounds, cultures, and values to come together and listen to a cause. Music holds a persuasive element; with a catchy beat and strong lyrics, one can create a movement.

As time progressed, groups like the Sex Pistols raged their anarchy stance with “God Save the Queen,” and Black Flag stormed their intent to rise above the restrictions of society in their song, “Rise Above.” Secondly, when looking at the characteristics of Punk Rock music, the guitar involvement must be considered. Initially, it is obvious that the riffs are very fast, and the chords usually consisted of two to six random chords per song. Furthermore, it seamed that Punk Rock was breaking the traditions of Rock and Roll, especially when there was little to no guitar solos within the songs produced. An excellent example is The Ramones songs, “The KKK Took My Baby Away,” and “Blitzkrieg Bop.” In like manner, Punk Rock is known for its incredibly fast paced, high energy, and aggressive drumming, such as The Buzzcocks song, “Orgasm Addict.” Nonetheless, Punk Rock has never been known for having quality musicians, as many of the players were self-taught in garage bands, which is where Punk Rock was initially conceived.

In the 1960’s there were two ways of escaping or fighting “The System”, the term used by those in the counterculture to refer to institutions of authority and usually in reference to some part of the government. The first being political activism, in which people would attempt to affect the government’s and society’s actions and attitudes through civic activities, these ranged from petitions to protests. The other however, was through popular music at the time, usually some form of Rock N’ Roll. The interesting thing is that despite these two forces ostensibly working towards the same or, at the very least, incredibly similar goals, often fought each other. The political activists declared that the only way for change to happen was to make

Hearing a piece of music from decades later is like stepping into a time machine and being transported to that particular moment. The connection between music and memory is powerful and stir the very nature of a political movement or event. These movements / events are rooted in music, and can personify conflict,

Music is a powerful apparatus that shapes generations. In the 1960’s, music was a force that affected the way people thought and behaved(Welch). During that period, people started composing their music in different ways. Many musicians wanted to share important messages or their opinions about situations on that time: Protest songs were born. For example, Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie in their songs “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “This Machine Kills Fascists” were protesting against wars and conflicts. It was new and unique because most of the music composers were being very creative in songwriting. They wanted to reach people’s hearts and minds with peace, justice and anti-war messages(Protest).

For us to really reach an understanding when it comes to social conflict, it is first necessary to recognize the creative forms of expression that arise from that conflict, the things that inspire and that which is inspired. It is in these forms of creativity, in this case music, that the very core of struggle is expressed in its raw and most honest form.

Punk rock music has been used for decades to express dissatisfaction with society, government, or any idea common in mainstream media. Yet punk rock is not simply a tangent of the mainstream, it is a dynamic and fluid genre with many distinct songs. Don Letts, a mainstay in the London punk scene during the 70’s and 80’s, went as far to say that hip-hop was essentially “black” punk. While punk and hip-hop music are stylistically different, the fundamental tone of the two genres is the same. Even throughout the decades, hip-hop has sang the same issues as punk, including the plight of the lower class, police brutality, and gang violence.

Our world is full of propaganda and unique activities of every sort. There are countless methods of entertainment pushed towards us in an effort to capture our undivided attention. These forms of entertainment are available through the freedoms Americans have - the freedoms derived from our Constitution. Americans enjoy “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” more than arguably every other country; moreover, they will be the first to say so. Americans have little restrictions on expressions and, therefore, many groups feel the need to do just that – express themselves. However, these expressions by such a plethora of actors also is the very reason none of them succeed in holding one’s attention for great lengths. When analyzing “punk” rock as an expression or propaganda, it actually is one of the few which has been able to capture the attention and live through the people for a long period of time – over 30 years.

“Questioning anything and everything, to me, is punk rock,” said Henry Rollins, the singer and lyricist of punk band Black Flag. Punk music gave a voice to the “blank generation” of teens and young adults who were angry about their situations and questioned the failing society around them. This is the core sentiment of punk rock bands, whether from the United States or the United Kingdom. These bands realized that hippie approach of “peace and love” had failed and that a more aggressive and direct approach was needed to convey the feelings of their generation.

Several writers in this field believe that the music of protest "...solidified the chain of commitment among followers..." and was a "...source of strength, unification and expression...

Gatsby’s most important thoughts all center around Daisy, loving her, trying to win her back and passing himself off as the man that she would want him to be. Though the way in which Fitzgerald rights in this story does not allow the reader to directly read the thoughts of the characters outside of Nick from Gatsby's behavior and his interactions with Nick you can discern that his most important thought is of being with Daisy because every single thing he ever did in the book was to be with her. Gatsby reveals to Nick that he saved his money for a couple years to be able to afford his huge mansion so that he could live across from Daisy and look out to her side of the bay every night. Gatsby we learn in the end became a bootlegger with the

In a broader context, protest musicians composed songs about student protests in which they firmly sided with the protesters, supporting their actions and condemning those trying to stop the protests. (OnlyEverArabella, n.d.). The ideas were expressed in music as it served as a form of publicity and promotion for the counterculture community during this era. The government continuously tried to prevent media coverage about these movements but their music simply spoke the