(1)_________________________________________________.Nothing could be further from the truth.It originated among black Americans at the end of the 19th century,at a time when they occupied the very bottom of the American social heap.So how has something that was created by a once despised minority acquire a central place in today's American culture?It's a mystery that many people would like to solve.Perhaps the essence of America is that you could never get two Americans to agree on just what that might be.After thinking about it for a while, we might utter,“Hmm, seems like being an American is a bit more complicated than we thought.”Certainly things like individualism, success, innovation and tolerance stand out.But these things come together because of our ability to work with one another and find common purpose no matter how diverse we might be.Some, like African-American writer Ralph Ellison,believes that jazz captures the intrinsic properties of America.(2)__________________________________.They say jazz brought together elements from Africa and Europe,fusing them into a new culture, an expression unique to the Americans.Beyond that, though, jazz has a connection to the intrinsic properties of America in a much more fundamental way.(3)_______________________________________________.
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作者: 卢飞跃 时间: 2013-6-4 21:14
谢了作者: 许源沁 时间: 2013-6-5 08:55
嗯嗯作者: susan.sui 时间: 2013-6-5 10:44
considering how Jazz is transcribed in chinese, you may be misled into sassuming that it is a cultural form belong to those ** avigate tastes.
the solos are a celebration of individual brilliance that can't take place without the group efforts of the rhythm section.
it is an expression of the African roots of American culture. a musical medium exemplifies domination of African culture in American culture.
