Joshua C. Cook English 1001 (006)
For my topic of research I’ve decided that I wanted to move away from all the theories and theoretical ideas usually covered in our class. Something that is of interest of me lately is music. Music being a form of rhetoric, having a wide effect on the population. What I wanted to find out is who is the primary rhetor (or song writer) for the music industry and compare the rhetoric to the rhetoric of the past. I would like to see if there is a trend in how music is changing and if it is for the betterment of society or not.
Reflecting on how I got to this topic, I’ve recently had a surgery that allows me to listen to music better than i’ve ever experienced it. I was listening to music with my sister and we were going through the major hits of different decades when I noticed that the lyrics along with the melodies where getting less complex and varied the closer you get to modern-day.
So my question that I want answered is ” What is the effect the of rhetoric from the music industry?” I believe this question is important because the music is a constant rhetoric. when you want to relax you put on music, when you want to party you put on music, music is a constant that shapes societies and cultures. So, it’s only natural that I would want to know who is shaping the society and how they are shaping it.
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