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Robots and Music
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A 4 page research paper that summarizes, contrasts and compares 3 articles on robotics and music, focusing on the role of human beings in robotic music production. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khrobomu.rtf

Rock 'n' Roll's Departure from Norms: Music and Social Change
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A 3 page paper discussing the paradox of popular music's ability to shape the culture that creates it, focusing on the 1960s and 1970s. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSmusRockSoc.rtf

Rock and Roll Sociological Examinations: African Americans
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An 7 page paper which discusses various aspects of the African American culture as it involves music and community. "Spectacular Vernaculars" by Russell A. Potter is utilized in terms of addressing the hip hop and rap community. In addition, Marlon Rigg's documentary style productions, "Ethnic Notions" and "Black is...Black aint" are discussed as they relate to Rigg's work. The second half of the paper addresses the Chicago steppers movement, examining its history and it place between Motown and hip hop. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAhiphop.rtf

Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!"
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5 pages in length. Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!," easily one of the world's most beloved musical productions, sports a theme of celebration in relation to the spirit of rebirth and renewal. That this particular production openly addresses in the overwhelmingly difficult aspect of social change is indicative of its ability to reach out and connect with all who experience it. Based upon the Lynn Riggs play entitled "Green Grow the Lilacs," Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" touches upon the same components of social struggle that are found in the original adaptation; this version, however, does so in such a manner as to both enthrall and enlighten the audience. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCoklah.doc

Rodgers And Hammerstein's "Carousel"
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8 pages in length. Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel – the classic tale of love and redemption – is arguably one of the most beloved and frequently produced plays of all musicals. The lighthearted yet poignant tale of naïveté and social comeuppance provides the audience with a sense of whimsy combined with the underlying theme of deceit and betrayal. Carousel's musical structure in the Paper Mill Playhouse's production is typically associated with familiar Rodgers and Hammerstein fare, representing a combined style of music and dance that is quite indicative of its time period. The writer reviews a local production of Carousel. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCcarou.wps

Roger Waters
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An 8 page paper on Roger Waters from the band Pink Floyd. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RApflyd.rtf

Rogers & Hammerstein/Carousel
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A 3 page research paper and analysis on music from the Rogers and Hammerstein musical, referring specifically to the film. In the 1940s, the musical team of Rogers and Hammerstein redefined the Broadway musical. In their hands, the songs in musical became more than simply excuses for production numbers or musical interludes, but rather were used to significantly comment on characterization and progress the plot. Two songs from the film adaptation of this Broadway musical (directed by Henry King and produced by Henry Ephron for Twentieth Century Fox, 1956) illustrate this point. The songs are the Carousel Waltz and If I Loved You. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khrhcar.rtf

Role of Environment in 3 Burials
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Role of Environment in 3 Burials : A 3 page essay that discusses the role that the environment plays in this modern day Western Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (directed by Tommy Lee Jones, Sony Classics, 2005), which stars the director and concerns the ultimate resting place of a illegal Mexican immigrant to the U.S., Melquiades Estrada. The film features the work of "seasoned cinematographer of the outdoors Chris Menges. A present day Western, it is set on the Texas-Mexico border and has as its protagonist a "laconic, Stetson-hatted" character, Pete Perkins (played by Tommy Lee Jones), who can be regarded as the embodiment of "Old West-style machismo" (Keen). As Perkins in typical machismo style is a man of sparse words and a great deal of action, the environment serves to symbolically convey a deeper understanding into the humanity of the main character, as well as having a transformational effect on the film's villain. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: kh3bur.rtf

Role of Sound in Comedy Films
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A 9 page research paper that discussing the use of sound in comedy films. The writer discusses Foley, sound effects, dialogue and music. Two films are highlighted, Amelie (Director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001) and Liar Liar (Director, Tom Shadyac, 1997). Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khcoms.rtf

Role of Women in Society in 3 Works
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A 5 page essay that examines three classic works -- Aristophanes' Lysistrata, Shakespeare's King Lear and Richard Sheridan's School for Scandal -- in regards to how they portray women's role in society. The writer argues that an of these works, which are separated in time by centuries, demonstrates the universality of patriarchal attitudes that have served to suppress women within these societies. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khass.rtf