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Task One--DESCRIBE YOUR TOPIC ---Due Monday, March 12th Each topic includes an association (movement) and an individual. **PROMPT: Explain the achievements associated with both parts of your topic. Who and what were altered? Describe why both were significant in the 1980s. Explain the relationship between the individual and the association or movement.** Please write **__two__extended** power paragraphs to address the above question. **Each paragraph** should meet the following expectations:

**Task One Rubric **
 * Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from a minimum of  3  credible sources,
 * Select only signed sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px;">Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Insert the Works Cited listing the three sources after the Third Task.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Post the paragraphs to the wiki March 12th. Timely posts of complete assign = 10 points. Task One = 50 points

During the 1970s, the American music scene was dominated by disco, country rock, and southern rock. These styles were all reminiscent of the funk movement and hippie protest culture of the 1960s and there wasn't much innovation in music. However, during the 1980s, a new innovation started to form. The hard guitar riffs of punk music and strong lyrics of southern rock combined to create the Pop-Rock movement. This joined with the Glam Rock movement popularized in Britain, which featured "singers and musicians wearing outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots" (Encarta MSN). The resulting hybrid was the Hair/Glam metal band, which was "s<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif';">trong on guitar licks and melodic choruses but cognizant of costumes and hair spray" (Hair Bands PCU). This movement quickly gained national popularity and many Glam/Hair bands were largely successful with some albums selling in excess of nine million copies. One of the crowning achievements of the Hair Metal Movement was the heavy inclusion of Hair bands in the Moscow Music Peace Festival in 1989.

One of the main organizers of the Peace Festival was Jon Bon Jovi. He had tried to organize a concert in the Soviet Union for years, however politics and red tape kept him from making it a reality until 1989. Jon Bon Jovi was born John Francis Bongiovi in 1962. He got his musical start through a recording studio owned by his cousin and "<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif';">After recording a series of demos at the studio, one of them, "Runaway," became a local hit on New Jersey radio" (Bon Jovi PCU). He then put a band together and recorded his first album, //Bon Jovi//. Their albums had decent success, but Bon Jovi really came to the national stage with the "1986 album //<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif'; vertical-align: baseline;"> Slippery When Wet //<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif';">, which would go on to sell over nine million copies." (Bon Jovi PCU). The album made the band superstars and paved the way for a tour spanning 150 shows. Their success continued through the 1990s with the album //Keep The Faith//. The hit " <span style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">was critically acclaimed and [the band] had morphed into the changing music scene without losing their sound" (TV.com). The band had two other hits with //<span style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">These Days //<span style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"> and //<span style="font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">Moonlight and Valentino //, then Jon Bon Jovi released his solo album. After the turn of the Millennium, the band came back and released Crush, Bounce, and This Feels Right. The most recent album was 2005's Have a Nice Day, which "f <span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif';">eatured the song 'Who Says You Can't Go Home,' which was subsequently released in 2006 as a duet with country singer Jennifer Nettles from the band Sugarland" (Bon Jovi PCU). The country crossover revealed the resilience of the band and their ability to adapt to the music styles of whatever era they record in.

<span style="background-color: #9008b6; color: #00ffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">__Task Two--EVALUATE YOUR TOPICS INFLUENCE--Due March 15th__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">Please write two extended power paragraphs which each cite a minimum of 3 sources: two new ones and any of the three sources used in Task One. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">** PROMPT: Discuss the scope of influence of your topic on the 1980s. How extensive was the influence? Which part of society was influenced? Did the change endure or stimulate additional changes? What is the topic's legacy? What impact did the topic have in the Twenty-First Century. ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">Please write two extended power paragraphs to address this prompt. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">**Task Two Rubric**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from the 2 new sources, as well as one of the credible sources used in Task One. Each paragraph must cite 3 different sources--2 new, 1 old.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Select only signed sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced. If you credited the source in Task One, you do not need to reestablish credibility, only an internal citation is required.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px;">Insert the two news sources in the Works Cited. Make sure all 5 sources are in alphabetical order.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px;">Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points. Task One = 50 points.

The popularity of Hair Metal bands began to decline by the early 1990s along with the power ballads that made the genre famous. A power ballad is a slow song with a "teasing intro, soaring solo, and a pounding outro", a style that was over-used by Hair Metal bands and eventually lost the public's interest (C. Aaron). Also the rise of Grunge music had Hair bands competing with popular groups like Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden. Started in Seattle, the Grunge movement was " the raw fusion of heavy metal and punk rock" that exploded into the popular music scene (Yarm). The fast-paced evolution of rock music was too much for most Hair Metal bands, with their power ballads and glamorous fashion, and the genre quickly became defunct. The final blow seemed to come with Nirvana's //Nevermind//, the fusion of hard-core Punk Rock and Heavy Metal. The album became a runaway success, going Diamond (ten million sales) in America and Multi-Platinum in many other countries (RIAA). With sales like that, the era of Glam/Hair Metal was over. Since the late 1990s, the Internet has allowed a small revival of the Hair Metal genre, but nothing even close to the popularity it enjoyed during the 1980s. The only real Hair band that survived the 1990s was Bon Jovi, but their musical style was forced to change dramatically and the band lost the Glamorous clothing for more modest looks.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif';">During his 1988-89 tour, Jon Bon Jovi decided that he wanted to perform a concert in Moscow. This was a lofty goal and as stated above, both the United States government and the Soviet government did not want the concert to happen. The Cold War was still technically being "fought" and the politics of the situation forbid it. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">However, as Soviet governmental policies began to relax, Bon Jovi eventually succeeded. In 1989, American bands Cinderella and Motley Crue were joined by West German band the Scorpions and Soviet band Gorky Park in Moscow's Lenin Stadium. The concert was coincidentally on the anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival and was dubbed the Russian Woodstock. Some musicians said that "the Moscow concerts may come to represent the same revolutionary turning point in [Russia's] rock development as [Woodstock]" had on America (Milwaukee Journal). It was the first time that Soviet youths were able to experience real American Musical influences. Also, all previous concerts in the Soviet Union had to be sitting-only by law; as the performance goes on, one can see the rising number of youths that begin to stand up and dance together, along with the guards that were supposed to keep the youths in line. The media allowed American philanthropy to help "not only drug prevention but nuclear disarmament and the end of ''nationalism, racism and chauvinism'" in the Soviet Union (NYT). Many of " <span style="font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;">the publicity seekers prospecting in Moscow included... marathon runners (for hunger relief), disabled kayakers (for unity), and... pop performers Leon Russell and La Toya Jackson" as well as some sports teams and leagues (NYT). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The Festival also inspired the Scorpions to write their hugely popular song, "Wind of Change". This ballad became the anthem for the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union and communism in general.

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #9008b6; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">Task Three--JUDGE THE IMPACT OF THE INDIVIDUAL & ASSOCIATIO --Due Mar. 19th <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Now that you have a basic understanding of your topic and know the scope of its influence, explain the forces that produced or created the topic. Additionally, identify the driving forces behind the society's reaction to your topic? Use the criteria described in the the **Great Man Continuum** to determine your topics long-run influence on society. Place your topic on the continuum and justify the reasons for your placement. Please confine your analysis to two extended power paragraphs with each one citing a minimum of 3 credible sources. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Encyclopedic sources are not acceptable for this task. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">**PROMPT: Explain the forces that produced or created your topic. Use the four criteria of the Great Man Continuum to analyze the topic's long-run significance in American society. Specifically, (1) describe the significance of the accomplishment, (2) the endurance of the legacy, (3) extent of the topics influence, and** **(4) impact on daily life of people then and now.**
 * Great Man Criteria || ** 5=long-run ** || ** 4=wide-spread ** || ** 3=moderate ** || ** 2=short run ** || ** 1=little effect ** || ** 0=not at all ** ||
 * ** SIGNIFICANCE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT ** ||  || BJ - Many reforms in Russia since the Music Festival ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** ENDURANCE OF LEGACY ** || BJ - Music has lasted for 25 years ||  || HM - Fell out of interest in the 1990s ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** EXTENT OF INFLUENCE ** ||  || BJ - Not only on music but on Russia and the collapse of communism || HM - Only on the music scene ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** IMPACT ON DAILY LIFE ** ||  || BJ - in Russia the impact was huge, but he didn't really change much in U.S. ||   || HM - Didn't change much, just the popular style of music. ||   ||   ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">Great Man Continuum

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Great --Event Making --Eventful --Social <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Bon Jovi Hair Metal <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Men -Hero ---Hero ---Determinism

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Task Three Rubric **
 * Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from the 2 new expert opinion sources, as well as one of the credible sources used in Tasks One or Two. Each paragraph must cite 3 different sources--2 new, 1 old.
 * Select only signed sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited
 * ** Complete Great Man Continuum and Table and justify your placement using the evidence of the 4 criteria **
 * Insert the two news sources in the Works Cited. Make sure all 7 sources are in alphabetical order.
 * Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points. Task One = 50 points.

The influence of music on people is often seen as minimal or even laughably insignificant. Many consider music to simply be a form of entertainment, and not a real influential force. In the case of the Hair Metal movement, this perception holds true to most eyes. The flashy, gaudy, showy uniforms that musicians in many Hair Metal bands wore were popular at the time, but have since been the main point of ridicule by many modern critics. Research done by academia has revealed, " <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,'Lucida Grande','Bitstream Vera Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">young people at risk of depression are more likely to be listening to music, particularly heavy metal music", Heavy Metal in this case referring to "80s bands like Van Halen, Iron Maiden or Aerosmith" (ABC). The research claimed that the music could incite violent behavior in children or young adults listening to it. The problem with these claims is that academia is blaming solely "Heavy Metal" music, when other forms of music, such as Blues or Country music, "hardly uplifts the spirit or inspires one to cherish life's rich pageantry. Listening to the tale of Billie Joe McAllister jumping off the Tallahatchie Bridge... is equally melancholy" (ABC). Music if full of unhappy songs, songs about death, or about drugs, or other problems, and blaming one genre, lazily collectivized as "Heavy Metal" goes against the knowledge and truth that (hopefully) most "academics" stand for. While the movement did have its flaws, mainly in substance abuse, and occasional ignorant or degrading lyrics, it did give birth to people that have made some pretty significant positive changes in America. Many artists performed in Farm-aid concerts, as well as their heavy inclusion in the Moscow Music Peace Festival. The Peace Festival was organized to help usher in changes and reforms in the Soviet Union and to open the Soviets up to Western culture. One of the main sponsors was the Make a Difference Foundation, which combated drug use and distribution. Jon Bon Jovi also set up his own charity foundation, the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation. The Foundation works to "<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">combat issues that force families and individuals into economic despair... and develop role models for our city on the individual level, corporate level, and community level by developing, promoting, and assisting in innovative and long-lasting solutions to rebuilding pride in one's self and one's community - one SOUL at a time" (JBJSF). It is organizations and charity work like this that are the real legacy of the Hair Metal movement, talented musician<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">s using their fame and wealth to spur charity and changes to those less-fortunate. So to answer the question, the Individual had more of an impact on American society. As Jon Bon Jovi himself said and upheld through charity work and other means, "Each one of you has something no one else has, or has ever had: your fingerprints, your brain, your heart. Be an individual. Be unique. Stand out. Make noise. Make someone notice. That's the power of individuals". <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Works Cited:

<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'Liberation Sans',FreeSans,sans-serif;">William Phillips and Brian Cogan, "Bon Jovi". Pop Culture Universe, ABC-CLIO

<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'Liberation Sans',FreeSans,sans-serif;">Bob Batchelor, "Hair Bands and Hair Metal in the 1980s". Pop Culture Universe, ABC-CLIO

<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'Liberation Sans',FreeSans,sans-serif;">"Bon Jovi". Tv.com

<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'Liberation Sans',FreeSans,sans-serif;">"Comrade, Get the Earplugs". Milwaukee Journal; Aug 11, 1989.

<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'Liberation Sans',FreeSans,sans-serif;">Bill Keller, "Leather Rockers Take Moscow". New York Times; Aug 13, 1989.

<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'Liberation Sans',FreeSans,sans-serif;">"Nevermind". RIAA searchable database.

<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'Liberation Sans',FreeSans,sans-serif;">Mike Yarm, "The Roots of Grunge Run Deep". CNN.com; September 23, 2011.

<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'Liberation Sans',FreeSans,sans-serif;">Charles Aaron, "Don't Fight the Power". SPIN magazine; November, 2001

<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'Liberation Sans',FreeSans,sans-serif;">Olga, Pierce, "Hair Metal Grows Back on the 'Net". Seattle Times; May 5, 2008

<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'Liberation Sans',FreeSans,sans-serif;">"Scorpions-Wind of Change Lyrics" Lyrics007.net

<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'Liberation Sans',FreeSans,sans-serif;">"Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation" Looktothestars.org

<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'Liberation Sans',FreeSans,sans-serif;">Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, "Our Mission". Jonbonjovisoulfoundation.org

<span style="color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'Liberation Sans',FreeSans,sans-serif;">"Does Metal Make You Mental?". ABC News; October 26, 2011

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">**Holistic Rubric for all 3 Tasks**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">**A quality topic post for the 1980s assignment will**
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Arrange Media to enhance and extend the significance of the topic to the 1980s decade.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from 3 different sources.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Select only signed sources from the LC databases.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Credit sources with <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">internal citations, ( Author's Last Name).
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">List all 7 sources alphabetically in the Works Cited.<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Format in MLA style.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Complete Great Man Continuum and Table.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Justify the placement of your topic on the continuum using the evidence from the 7 sources to support your analysis of the 4 criteria.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Answer the prompts for all 3 tasks and the research question thoughtfully and thoroughly.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** Need Help Applying the Great Man Theory? ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">When deciding where a person may fit on the continuum, think about what society was like at the time he/she was famous. Did the person change history because of their personal characteristics, or would history have gone on in a similar way without this person? Civil Society Defined Great Man Continuum
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Refer to these handouts for additional information: **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** eed Help Using the Great Man Criteria Table? ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Use a scale of 0-to 5 to evaluate the individual’s accomplishments, legacy, influence, and impact.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** 0=not at all, 1=little effect, 2=short run, 3=moderate, 4=wide-spread, 5=long run **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Individuals with high totals, mostly 5’s, should be placed close to Great Men; those with low scores near social determinism.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">Need Help placing individuals on the Great Man Continuum? **