Music Is Everywhere

I believe that music is everywhere. Nowadays, one would most likely expect it to being coming out of their ipod or car stereo, but music also finds its way into more simple places. It could be birds chirping, raindrops falling, feet stepping, stomping, banging, anything that makes sound could be considered music. In a more formal display, the media sells it. They pump sounds, rhythms, and beats into our ears at all times. We enjoy this, so we pay money and in turn, strengthen the companies supplying the music to send us more. Music reaches the entire globe, dating back to ancient times, and varies widely from place to place. However, this music is all interconnected, borrowing elements from one another. You could say that R&B and hip hop music, heavy on rhythm and percussion, are similar to primitive tribal music based solely on the drums. Similarly, the fast melodic guitar solos of metal music, simply running through scales at increasing tempos and volumes, are comparable to the work of Mozart and other classical composers. The fact of the matter is that music is not just a compilation of genres and styles, but one universal sound. Other than people who unfortunately can’t hear, there are little to no people in the world who have never heard some form of music. I have been listening to music for as long as I can remember. I’ve watched music evolve through different fads and trends. One could say that music plays a large role of not only an individual’s identity, but the identity of a generation. The 70’s had disco, the 80’s had pop music, the 90’s had grunge and alternative rock, and that’s only regarding popular American music. Whether it’s coming out of the radio, ipod, record player, watched live in concert, or being made, music is everywhere.

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This I believe: Music is everywhere; it is inescapable and could be considered synonymous with ones culture, thanks not only to music being a significant cultural factor, but also to corporate music companies broadcasting it through the airwaves of popular American culture.

The Surplus Generation

In my opinion, the best word that describes kids today is surplus. Kids are exposed to a surplus of entertainment and advertising, are obsessed with technology, and are always craving the latest and greatest little gadgets. They have a surplus of fast food joints that have consequently given them a surplus of weight, making this the fattest generation in history. There is a surplus of material goods sold such as clothes, video games, and even drugs. Kids today even have a surplus of money, given to them from mom and dad, which they use to buy their surplus of everything.
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Ocean City, Maryland

Ocean City, Maryland could easily be considered the most popular place to vacation for the entire Delmarva area (Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia) in the summer. With swells of visitors reaching a half million each year, the resort town established around 1900 has exploded as a vacation destination in the past decades. Also, the construction of the Bay Bridge and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel in the 1960’s gave residents of the Baltimore, Washington D.C. and Virginia areas easy access to the resort, while annual migration to “OC” increased exponentially. This 10 mile stretch of beach and boardwalk boasts seafood, entertainment, and a tan to people of all ages. It is home to what seems like hundreds of hotels and motels, numerous big name seafood restaurants such as Phillips and Thrashers, The Roland E. Powell Convention Center, and infamous bars such as Seacrets and the Party Block. Ocean City sees a wide variety of people during the summer with annual events like the month long barrage of drunken teenagers during their “Senior Weeks,” families just taking their kids to the beach for a week, or even the dreaded “Bike Week.” I personally have gone down to Ocean City almost every summer for as long as I can remember, sometimes even more than once a year, and I strongly believe that Ocean City, Maryland plays a very significant role to a wide variety of people as a place to let loose and just have fun.

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Ocean City, Maryland

Ocean City, Maryland could easily be considered the most popular place to vacation for the entire Delmarva area in the summer. With swells of visitors reaching a half million each year, the resort town established around 1900 has exploded as a vacation destination in the past decades. Also, the construction of the Bay Bridge and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel in the 1960’s gave residents of the Baltimore, Washington D.C., and Virginia areas easy access to the resort, while annual migration to “OC” increased exponentially. This 10 mile stretch of surf boasts seafood, entertainment, and a tan to people of all ages. It is home to what seems like hundreds of hotels and motels, numerous big name seafood restaurants such as Phillips and Thrashers, The Roland E. Powell Convention Center, and infamous bars such as Seacrets. Ocean City sees a wide variety of people during the summer with annual events like the month long barrage of drunken teenagers during their “Senior Weeks,” families just taking their kids to the beach for a week, or even the dreaded “Bike Week.” I personally have gone down to Ocean City almost every summer for as long as I can remember, sometimes even more than once a year, and I strongly believe that Ocean City, Maryland plays a very significant role to a wide variety of people as a place to let loose and just have fun.
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