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Protest Music (rhetoric) – 15 pointsAs many of you mentioned in our discussion last week about Political Speech and Rebellion / revolution / ‘blood shed’, maybe the action does not have to come to violence. The natural connection to the past and present is the following example:Vietnam Era (60s/70s protest)Choose one song that you feel shows ‘opposition’ during this era:Why was it written? (Historical context)What is it opposing (REBELLION)What are the lyrics (and the author) attempting to provoke?You will be presenting this to the class, so put some time into the ‘rebellion’ component.Today … conflict or issueChoose one song from the present day that you consider to be a PROTEST SONG Think about an issue today that you feel passionate aboutThink about a message that needs to be sentYou will be presenting this song to the class as well with the following explanation:Why was it written? (Historical context)What is it opposing (REBELLION)What are the lyrics (and the author) attempting to provoke? ................
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