The underlying influence of illegal substances on American music can be heard in the “trippy” instrumentals of The Grateful Dead, the sub-context of “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” and most of all in the blatant lyrics of modern hip-hop artists. It can be seen on MTV, BET, and CMT. It can be smelt at almost any concert in towns all across America. Throughout the 1960’s Hallucinogenic drugs became largely popular within the younger generation. According to a survey done in the late 60’s only 25,000 Americans had tried LSD in 1962, but only four years later in 1965 this number had risen to almost four million.
AADY Humanities August 5, 2012 The Jazz Impact Throughout history every major civilization has left a significant impact to the world of humanities. The Egyptians gave us the pyramids and hieroglyphics; the Roman’s provided the coliseum and democracy; West Europe gave us classical musical and literature; and America gave us art in modern music and film. Jazz is defined by dicitionary.com as “music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and aharmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through romanticism to atonality.” Or in less technical terms Jazz is the free expression of classical music. Professor Gerald Early stated that "I think there are only three things that America will be known for 2,000 years from now when they study this civilization: the Constitution, jazz music and baseball. They're the three most beautifully designed things this culture has ever produced."
Nearly half of America’s 5.4 million full-time college students abuse narcotics or undergo alcohol binges at least once a month. This is according to a new study that portrays substance and alcohol abuse as an increasingly urgent problem on campuses across the nation. ALCOHOL REMAINS BY FAR THE FAVORED SUBSTANCE TO CONSUME ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES HOWEVER, THE ABUSE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND MARIJUANA HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY SINCE THE MID-1990s. This is according to the study released by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, which called on educators to move more aggressively to counter intensifying drug and alcohol use among students. Today’s report, the centers second on the subject, involved a survey of 2,000 students and 400 administrators as well as 6 national studies.
The music and its technology have influenced many musicians right through the decades. The 70’s music had seen the rise of disco music in the later years of the decade. Disco had been around for years before it peaked in popularity in the United States. Many of the fans of disco music went to the clubs to enjoy this music. Because of all the fighting from the previous decade, people went to the club to get away from all the conflict going on in the United States.
Motown played an important role in the racial integration of music as it was the first record company to be owned by an african-american and consisted mainly of african-american artists who achieved crossover success in the 1960’s. “Into the '60s, I was still not of a frame of mind that we were not only making music, we were making history. But I did recognize the impact because acts were going all over the world at that time. I recognized the bridges that we crossed, the racial problems and the barriers that we broke down with music. I recognized that because I lived it.
The MP3 was created in the 90s; followed by the rise of the Internet. P2P networks allowed consumers to download and share recorded music with anyone across the globe. These technological innovations were great for consumers, but terrible for the recording industry, as piracy devastated profits. Record labels sued and continue to sue p2p networks and individual music downloaders, but piracy still continues to cannibalize sales around the world. Alternative business models are being tested and many persons in the music industry have identified iTunes as the most successful to date.
Due to this widespread phenomenon of binge drinking, American college students spend an average of over 5.5 billion dollars a year on alcohol. That is more than they spend on soft drinks, tea, milk, juice, coffee, and all their schoolbooks combined (Kimmel). As of right now we do not have a cure for alcoholism, but there are many ways to treat this disease such as therapy (e.g. Alcoholics Anonymous) and medications to help with dependency (e.g. Antabuse, Depade, and ReVia) (Anderson).
Alcohol is accepted more widely, Marijuana possession is now treated as a misdemeanor in California if one possesses less than 28.5g of the substance, and the number of drug cartels in Mexico is on the rise. Therefore, drugs now influence more lives than they ever have before. Many people see music as a short holiday from reality. Yet isn’t this the same way that a lot of drug users think of drugs? Both are ways to temporarily remove yourself from your current situations.
The absolute main reason for UACs for crossing into the United States would be the growing amount of crime and violence within their home countries. “According to a 2011 report by the United Nations, homicide rates increased -- in some cases more than doubling -- in five out of eight countries in Central America over the previous five years” (Millman). The breakdown of law and the blurred line of government and crime have and are causing many UACs to flee their home
Crim 135 MWF 12pm-12:50pm Dr. Hughes Sex offenders are a statewide problem that keeps growing in the united state alone there are over 92,000 registered sex offenders. With sex offenders on the rise, residency restriction are beginning to tighten making it almost impossible for registered offenders to get their lives back on track. Some states have gone as far as banning registered offenders from 500-25,00 feel near places where kids are know to hangout. Although residency restrictions gives victims and their families a hard piece of mind. They make it almost impossible for offenders to get a fresh start.