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…, nearly a century old, continues to be a booming industry, serving the cultural needs of both Latino and non-Latino listeners. Translated literally, Tejano means "Texas-Mexican". Indeed, the origin of the past and present phenomenon is uniquely Texas-Mexican…

…and an unexplainable trend in people wanting to look "punk". Throughout history everything changes and evolves, somewhat. With punk rock music it does the same. From the strong ideals of non conformity, ending mass commercialism within the music industry and political…

…been the 2. Bain, C.M., DesRivieres, D., Flanerty, P., et al. Making History. (Toronto: Pearson, 2000), 33 only Allied troops to reach their D-day objectives. The terrific progress that was made from the landing on Juno Beach was the most important…

…HISTORY OF DRUG USE IN SPORT The Greeks had made sport an important part of their lifestyles by 800BC. It was both a cultural and religious observation of the time. Not only was there emphasis on the athletics but on artistic merit also…

…Frederick Jackson Turner's text "The Significance of the Frontier in American History", was and still is an important American document. In this article Turner discusses all aspects of the frontier, and what it means to many different types of people…

…The History of the Panama Canal The Panama Canal has been called the big ditch, the bridge between two continents, and the greatest shortcut in the world. When it was finally finished in 1914, the 51-mile waterway cut off over 7,900 miles…

…The History of Apartheid in South Africa "Afrikaners believed they were a superior but native African tribe whose territories had been encroached upon by warlike and primitive black tribes from the north. To the blacks and their outside sympathizers…

…Lippmann explains it, "History is a record of human achievement, but its other face is human defeat." I believe we as a people tend to take our history for granted and misuse the advantages we have to day inspired by our history. The history usually taught…

…is to show that rap music is not a fad, but a musical art form that has been around for over 20 years in the United States. In fact, one can trace the history of rap back to the West African professional singers/storytellers known as Griots. However, it is not my…

…The History of the Greeks: Hellenic and Hellenistic The Hellenic Age and the Hellenistic Age are the two main periods in Greek history. The Hellenic Age is significantly different from the Hellenistic Age. The Hellenic period saw the rising and falling…