Discuss some of the major factors that led to the boom in the U.S. record business in the 1950s through 1970s.
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The invention of the long-playing vinyl album, allowing more songs on a single disc, coupled with
increasing spending power and the popularity of radio fueled the growth of recorded music. Later stereo
and generally higher-fidelity caught the imagination of the listening public. In the 1960s and into the
1970s, popular music captured the restless mood of the era, becoming the sound of the new generation.
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A) Europe B) The Americas C) Antarctica D) Oceania E) Africa
Verisimilitude is the same as realism
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The History Boys is a highly acclaimed play that deals with
a. standards in modern British education. b. a scandalous royal family. c. a con man who falsifies his family background. d. a love affair between a high school principal and a newly hired teaching assistant. e. King George III and the American Revolution.
The scene of the Betrayal of Christ from the Maestà altarpiece is best described as __________.
A. expressive B. naturalistic C. an icon D. calm