The need to know and understand each other increases each day. Communication is the key. And English happens to be the language of all the world's languages by which the doorway to shared understandings may be opened. Come inside, and share yourself with us.
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Today, many people in Japan enjoy different styles of music like J-Pop (Japanese Pop), J-Rock (Japanese Rock), and even the old traditional music. There are many styles and bands and singers out in Japan who can create beautiful music, even if you don’t understand a single word they say in Japanese. Today, there are so many artists, you just can’t keep track of them.
Some of the singers that exist in modern day Japan are people like BoA VALENTI, Utada Hikaru, Ai Otsuka, and Tomoyasu Hotei. Most of these singers here are pretty young for their age, and have landed many achievements. BoA is actually from South Korea, but is famous both in her hometown and in Japan. She landed her debut in 2001, her being only 15 years old, this was a huge hit for her.
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Utada Hikaru is also a very young performer in the J-Pop world. Utada was born in the year of 1983, and her debut was landed in 1999, another young age singer, who is still a hit to Japan. She may not show up on TV often, but shows up in unexpected places, and her voice heard everywhere, even in video games like Kingdom Hearts.
There are also many bands out there in the J-Rock world like Asian Kung-Fu Generation, GLAY, BLEACH, and many, many more. Many of the bands and singers out in Japan sign up with famous dealers like Sony, Toshiba-EMI, and Island Def Jam. Some of the bands like GLAY and EXILE sometimes join together for a short while and make some albums together for more publicity.
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Today, most of the Japanese music, is made by the ‘young crowd’ or as we would probably say, teenagers. Most of the music would sound like some foreigner to us trying to speak Latin and having a very hard time. But actually, the music means a lot to the Japanese people, and the artist. Most of the music is about peoples’ lives, sad times, or about an object even. Music is a key to people and understanding them. During World War II, music was a way to escape from all the horrors that were going on and helped to soothe people and calm them down. Music can tell stories and tell much about one person, or even a group of people.
Since music was created, even till now, music is an important part of peoples’ lives and means many things. Different styles of music relate to different groups of people and each means something different
What is Manga?
Manga is the Japanese word for comics. It is used in the English-speaking world as a generic term for all comic books and graphic novels that were originally published in Japan. However, Manga is often considered an artistic and storytelling style that can also encompass non-Japanese works. The term AmeriManga is sometimes used to refer to comics created by American artists in a Manga style. Manwha is the Korean equivalent of that idea.
In Japan, Manga is either read in serialized form in monthly magazines or comic books or in graphic novels, book-length comics. All three formats exist in translation, but graphic novels are much more common and can fill a number of shelves at the local comic shop or bookstore.
When most people think of comics in the United States, they usually think of superheroes and the comic strips that appear in newspapers. Outside of a devoted fan base, comics don't garner much respect as art or literature. In Japan, comics are highly popular with males and females of all ages and walks of life. The amount of money spent on Mangaeach year numbers in the billions.
Part of Manga's popularity is that there is a title for anyone, no matter what his or her interests. From the kid-friendly adventures of Pokémon to the adult underworld drama of Sanctuary, Manga includes every conceivable genre. Mangastory lines are known for their depth and complexity, and series contain from two volumes to 20+ books.
While each artist has his or her own style, there are a few things that give Manga a distinctive look. Drawings are typically done in pen and ink, with an emphasis on clean lines. Except for highly realistic series, most characters have very large, almond-shaped eyes and other out-of-proportion body parts. In all but the most serious stories, characters also show their emotions quite clearly, and sometimes comically; Manga artists manipulate their character's eyes and mouth and include special devices, such as a sweat drop on the forehead to depict worry.
Manga is closely related to anime, or Japanese animation. Some Manga series are adaptations of popular anime television shows or movies, and vice versa. Anime is drawn in much the same artistic style.
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Internet Addiction Disorder: The Mind Prison
Intro:
In a world of rapidly advancing technology, it is hard to ignore the Internet which is becoming more and more centric to the lives of users worldwide. Yet the convenience the electronic age provides come with a price. The ugly truth is that the Internet is as addictive as it is useful. Unrestrained or unsupervised, users of the Web will find themselves invariably and unwittingly chained by the shackles of the addictive elements of the Internet.
What is I.A.D (Internet Addiction Disorder)?:
It's a speculated mental disorder made and introduced by Ivan Goldberg, M.D., in 1995. It is an addiction that closely parallels the other addictions such as drug and pathological gambling addiction and is potentially just as damaging.
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Dance has played a large part in life. We used to and still do dance in many different ways. People perform dances to entertain, express feelings, tell stories, and much more. It is also breathtaking to see ballet or exhilarating to see a tap dance. People who don't know about dance are missing out. So for those of you missing out and everyone else, we are going to teach you everything to our knowledge about dance.
Folk-Folk dancing is a form of social dancing. Folk has become part of the customs of people. Well-known folk dances are square dancing, the Irish jig, and the polka. Most folk dances develop in small villages of people. Folk dances are usually past down fro generation-to-generation. Folk dances usually have tones of history buried in their pasts. Folk is a very fun dance to perform.
Disco and Hip Hop- Most disco dances have strong roots in Swing, Samba, Cha Cha, Mambo, Meringue, Fox Trot and Tango. The Hustle is believed to be originated in New York in 1970. The Hustle had gone through many variations in the 70s. There were line dances for groups of Hustler, and partnership dances for partners of course. The partnership dances included the basic Hustle, Latin, Tango and Spanish Hustle. There was also Street, the most popular of all the partnership dances. Street was also called Three-count, or Swing Hustle. Street originated in California as the Street Hustle by skaters in Venice and Malibu.
Hip Hop dance is performed to funk, rap, RnB, or hip hop music. Most hip hop emphasizes power moves. Break dancing, a form of hip hop uses acrobatics and gymnastics. There are many shuffles and sweeps. One popular move is the “Pop N Lock”. Hip hop has been around for a while but is now getting popular in dance studios for young girls and boys.
Waltz and Polka-During the beginning of the 18th century was when waltz was first starting to be made up. But yet even though it started that long ago it didn’t reach the United States until 1834.
A description of what you would see if you were to watch people dance this glorious dance would be; colorful flowing ball gowns smooth steps elegant music with strong melodies. Waltz is danced with a ¾ melody along with a strong first beat. When you dance the waltz you are moving and gliding in a lively way with a conspicuous manner.
Polka is a couple dance that is defined as a vivacious dance. Polka is of bohemian origin. A kind of funny thing about polka is it was made by a little girl one day in 1834. The little girl had just done for her own entertainment. It must be great entertainment because it is still around today. Polka is said to be around for a long long time.
Tap and Salsa- Tap is said to be a truly American art form. Origins of tap dance can be traced back to antebellum south when a group of African American slaves who adept at coping Irish jigs, Virginia reels and Lancashire clogging, and made up their own dance mixed with some African style rhythms. The shoes vary. The can have hard toes or soft toes. They can have many heights in heels. They always have a metal tap on the bottom of the toe and heel. But now it’s making its way back into this world. After years tap died It is now making its way back into the world.
Not a lot is known of the history of Salsa but a few things. These are some of those few things known about its history. Salsa is made up of a lot of Latin and afro-Caribbean dances. Salsa is similar to mambo because they both have a pattern of six steps that are danced over eight counts of music. It is also known that New York created the term salsa.
If you listen to today’s Salsa music you can hear the base of son’. You can also hear Cumbia, Guaracha, and you will also hear the Merengue built in the rhythm of different songs. Salsa can very from one place to another. In New York they added more instruments and in other parts of the world they have change a lot of other things too.
Ballet and Pointe-Ballet is a form of dance that uses the body to tell a story express feeling, or just reflect music. Ballet dances have to have technique, discipline, skill, and flexibility. It was formed in Western Europe during the Renaissance.
Ballet was a man’s sport. Women couldn’t participate in the way men could, that was mainly because of their clothes. The men got to wear tights to make it easier for them to move. Women had to wear heavy wigs and huge headdresses. They also had to wear heavy skirts, shoes with heels. Don’t forget their tight corsets that made it really hard to breath.
Pointe is a variation of ballet that has you dancing on the very tip of your toes. The shoes you wear have hard toes. Pointe shoes are still made of the same material they were made of in the early 1700s. Pointe shoes are made of leather, burlap, paper, glue and nails.
Most people can’t start Pointe until they are about 11 or 12. Your ankles have to be fully developed or you may suffer deformation. Pointe is almost always hard for people to learn. People usually start out doing ballet before they start Pointe.
Jazz and Swing-After World War 1 when all of the solders came home every one wanted to socialize with each other so what better to do than go out for a night of dancing. What type of dance was better for this occasion than Jazz.
Jazz has many origins New Orleans, St. Louis, Memphis and Kansas City are just a few places Jazz has originated from. But New Orleans is said to be the most important of its origins.
The first jazz bands contained a rhythm section” consisting of a string bass, drums, and a guitar or banjo. It also had a melodic section consisting of a trombone, a clarinet, and sometimes even a violin. Years later, jazz was taken over by large orchestras a "society jazz band" contained fifteen or more musicians. Today, there is a renewed interest in the "big band" era, even though the music has very little to do with real jazz.
Swings history dates back to the 1920s, with the discovery of the lindy hop and the jitter bug came the development of Swing.
Swing dancing is one of Americas favorite past times. Even though it is a great American past time in other parts of the world very little of it is known. Once swing earned its place many different forms of it started to form. Here are just a few of those styles.
Savoy swing- A style of swing from New York Savory Ballroom in the 30s and 40s.
Lindy-a smoother looking type of swing
West coast swing- a style of swing that needs nimble feet. It was most popular in California night clubs in the 1930s and 402.
Whip- a style of swing that is most popular in Houston Texas. Whip emphasizes moves spinning the partner in between moves.
Those are just a few of the many styles of swing.
Lyrical and Acro-Lyrical is a mix of jazz and ballet. The music usually has a person singing, apposed to just music. Body movement like in many other dances is used to express feeling. Lyrical dancing is usually danced to slow music. It is a very beautiful form of dance.
Dancing Acro style is almost like a sport. It consists of tumbling, dance and acrobatic skills. Acro was made by the federal of sports acrobatics. Acro can be a hard style of dance to learn if you haven’t already learned acrobatic skills. But all in all people who have done Acro say it’s a fun and great experience.
So i guess this is all and i hope you like it. Cassandra here by the way.
Tennis is a sport played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt (most of the time Optic Yellow,[1] but can be any color or even two-tone) over a net into the opponent's court.
The modern game of tennis originated in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century as "lawn tennis" and had heavy connections to the ancient game of real tennis. After its creation, tennis spread throughout the upper-class English-speaking population before spreading around the world. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including people in wheelchairs. In the United States, there is a collegiate circuit organized by the National Collegiate Athletics Association.
Except for the adoption of the tiebreaker in the 1970s, the rules of tennis have changed very little since the 1890s. A recent addition to professional tennis has been the adoption of "instant replay" technology coupled with a point challenge system, which allows a player to challenge the official call of a point.
Along with its millions of players, millions of people worldwide follow tennis as a spectator sport, especially the four Grand Slam tournaments (sometimes referred to as the "majors"): the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.
Tennis is played on a rectangular, flat surface, usually grass, clay, or a hardcourt of concrete and/or asphalt. The court is 78 feet (23.77 m) long, and its width is 27 feet (8.23 m) for singles matches and 36 ft (10.97 m) for doubles matches. Additional clear space around the court is required in order for players to reach overrun balls. A net is stretched across the full width of the court, parallel with the baselines, dividing it into two equal ends. The net is 3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m) high at the posts and 3 feet (91.4 cm) high in the center.
The design of the lawn tennis court has undergone much development. It was Major Walter Clopton Wingfield who, in 1873, designed a court approximate to the current one for his stické tennis (sphairistike). This template was modified in 1875 to the court shape that exists today; the markings homogeneous with Wingfield's design, with the hourglass shape of his court changed to a more linear framework.
A tennis match is composed of a number of sets. Typically for both men's and women's matches, the first player win two sets wins the match. At certain important tennis tournaments for men, including all four Grand Slam tournaments and the final of the Olympic Games, the first man to win three sets wins the match.[28] A set consists of games, and games, in turn, consist of points.
A game consists of a sequence of points played with the same player serving. A game is won by the first player to have won at least four points in total and at least two points more than the opponent. The running score of each game is described in a manner particular to tennis: scores of zero to three points are described as "love" (or zero), "fifteen," "thirty," and "forty" respectively. (See the main article Tennis score for the origin of these words as used in tennis.) If at least three points have been scored by each player, and the scores are equal, the score is "deuce". If at least three points have been scored by each side and a player has one more point than his opponent, the score of the game is "advantage" for the player in the lead. During informal games, "advantage" can also be called "ad in" or "ad out", depending on whether the serving player or receiving player is ahead, respectively.
In tournament play, the chair umpire calls the point count (e.g., "fifteen-love") after each point. The score of a tennis match during play is always read with the serving player's score first. After a match, the score is always read with the winning player's score first. At the end of a game, the chair umpire also announces the winner of the game and the overall score.
A game point occurs in tennis whenever the player who is in the lead in the game needs only one more point to win the game. The terminology is extended to sets (set point), matches (match point), and even championships (championship point). For example, if the player who is serving has a score of 40-love, the player has a triple game point (triple set point, etc.) as the player has three consecutive chances to win the game. Game points, set points, and match points are not part of official scoring and are not announced by the chair umpire in tournament play.
A break point occurs if the receiver, not the server, has a game point. Break points are of particular importance in men's professional tennis because serving is generally advantageous. The advantage to the server is much less in the women's game. A receiver who has two (score of 15-40) or three (score of love-40) consecutive chances to win the game has double break point or triple break point, respectively. As with game, set, and match points, break points are not announced.
A set consists of a sequence of games played with service alternating between games, ending when the count of games won meets certain criteria. Typically, a player wins a set by winning at least six games and at least two games more than the opponent. If one player has won six games and the opponent five, an additional game is played. If the leading player wins that game, the player wins the set 7–5. If the trailing player wins the game, a tiebreaker is played. A tiebreaker, played under a separate set of rules, allows one player to win one more game and thus the set, to give a final set score of 7–6. Only in the final sets of matches at the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, the Olympic Games, Davis Cup, and Fed Cup are tiebreakers not played. In these cases, sets are played indefinitely until one player has a two game lead. A "love" set means that the loser of the set won zero games. In tournament play, the chair umpire announces the winner of the set and the overall score.
In tournament play, the chair umpire announces the end of the match with the well-known phrase "Game, set, match" followed by the winning person's or team's name.
There are three main types of court surfaces, with one less common surface. Depending on the materials used, each surface provides a difference in the speed and bounce of the ball, which in turn can affect the level of play of individual players. The three most common surfaces are:
3 most common surfaces Name Description
Clay red clay (used at the French Open and many other tournaments, especially in Europe and Latin America), green clay (an example of which is Har-Tru and used mainly in the U.S.)
Hard examples are acrylic (Plexicushion used at the Australian Open, DecoTurf used at the US Open), asphalt, and concrete. Hardcourts have a typically faster play in comparison to other surfaces.
Grass used at Wimbledon. Grass courts when compared with hardcourts have characteristically a slower paced ball, when in play.
A serve (or, more formally, a "service") in tennis is a shot to start a point. The serve is initiated by tossing the ball into the air and hitting it (usually near the apex of its trajectory) into the diagonally opposite service box without touching the net. The serve may be hit under- or overhand.
Experienced players strive to master the conventional overhand serve to maximize its power and placement. The server may employ different types of serve including flat serve, topspin serve, slice serve, and kick (American twist) serve. A reverse type of spin serve is hit in a manner that spins the ball opposite the natural spin of the server, the spin direction depending upon right- or left-handedness. If the ball is spinning counterclockwise, it will curve right from the hitter's point of view and curve left if spinning clockwise.
Some servers are content to use the serve simply to initiate the point; however, advanced players often try to hit a winning shot with their serve. A winning serve that is not touched by the opponent is called an "ace". If the receiver manages to touch it but fails to successfully return it, it is called a "service winner".
For a right-handed player, the forehand is a stroke that begins on the right side of the body, continues across the body as contact is made with the ball, and ends on the left side of the body. There are various grips for executing the forehand, and their popularity has fluctuated over the years. The most important ones are the continental, the eastern, the semi-western, and the western. For a number of years, the small, apparently frail 1920s player Bill Johnston was considered by many to have had the best forehand of all time, a stroke that he hit shoulder-high using a western grip. Few top players used the western grip after the 1920s, but in the latter part of the 20th century, as shot-making techniques and equipment changed radically, the western forehand made a strong comeback and is now used by many modern players. No matter which grip is used, most forehands are generally executed with one hand holding the racquet, but there have been fine players with two-handed forehands. In the 1940s and 50s, the Ecuadorian/American player Pancho Segura used a two-handed forehand to devastating effect against larger, more powerful players. Currently, France's Fabrice Santoro uses a two-handed forehand. Some females such as Monica Seles and France's Marion Bartoli also use a two-handed forehand.
For right-handed players, the backhand is a stroke that begins on the left side of their body, continues across their body as contact is made with the ball, and ends on the right side of their body. It can be executed with either one hand or with both and is generally considered more difficult to master than the forehand. For most of the 20th century, the backhand was performed with one hand, using either an eastern or a continental grip. The first notable players to use two hands were the 1930s Australians Vivian McGrath and John Bromwich, but they were lonely exceptions. The two-handed grip gained popularity in the 1970s as Björn Borg, Chris Evert, Jimmy Connors, and later Mats Wilander and Andre Agassi used it to great effect, and it is now used by a large number of the world's best players, including Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams. Andy Roddick uses the extreme western grip to create massive amounts of top spin. It is difficult to do this and could possibly cause injury if done incorrectly. Two hands give the player more power, while one hand can generate a slice shot, applying backspin on the ball to produce a low trajectory bounce. The player long considered to have had the best backhand of all time, Don Budge, had a powerful one-handed stroke in the 1930s and 1940s that imparted topspin onto the ball. Ken Rosewall, another player noted for his one-handed backhand, used a very accurate slice backhand through the 1950s and 1960s. A small number of players, notably Monica Seles, use two hands on both the backhand and forehand sides.
Books
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf is called a page. A book produced in electronic format is known as an e-book.
Books may also refer to a literature work, or a main division of such a work. In library and information science, a book is called a monograph, to distinguish it from serial periodicals such as magazines, journals or newspapers. The body of all written works including books is literature.
In novels, a book may be divided into several large sections, also called books (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, etc).
A lover of books is usually referred to as a bibliophile, a bibliophilist, or a philobiblist, or, more informally, a bookworm.
A store where books are bought and sold is a bookstore or bookshop. Books can also be borrowed from libraries or obtained for reading through the practice of BookCrossing.
Classifying Books
A common separation by content are fiction and non-fictional books. By no means are books limited to this classification, but it is a separation that can be found in most collections, libraries, and bookstores.
Fiction
They are in-part or completely untrue or fantasy.
The novel is the most common form of fictional book. Novels are stories that typical feature a plot, setting, themes and characters. Stories and narrative are not restricted to any topic; a novel can be whimsical, serious or controversial. The novel has had a tremendous impact on entertainment and publishing markets.
Comic books or graphic novels are books in which the story is told or illustrated with pictures.
Non-fiction
A page from a dictionary
An encyclopediaIn a library, a general type of non-fiction book which provides information as opposed to telling a story, essay, commentary, or otherwise supporting a point of view, is often referred to as a reference book. A very general reference book, usually one-volume, with lists of data and information on many topics is called an almanac. An encyclopedia is a book or set of books designed to have more in-depth articles on many topics. A book listing words, their etymology, meanings, etc. is called a dictionary. A book which is a collection of maps is an atlas. A more specific reference book with tables or lists of data and information about a certain topic, often intended for professional use, is often called a handbook. Books which try to list references and abstracts in a certain broad area may be called an index, such as Engineering Index, or abstracts such as Chemical Abstracts, Biological Abstracts, etc.
Books with technical information on how to do something or how to use some equipment are called instruction manuals. Other popular how-to books include cookbooks and home improvement books.
Students typically store and carry textbooks and schoolbooks for study purposes. Elementary school pupils often use workbooks which are published with spaces or blanks to be filled by them for study or homework. In higher education, is it common for a student to take an exam requiring a bluebook.
There is a large set of books that are made only to write private ideas, notes, and accounts. These type of books are rarely published and typically are destroyed or remain private. Notebooks are blank books to be written in by the user. Students and writers commonly use them for taking notes. Scientists and other researchers use lab notebooks to record their work. They often feature spiral coil bindings at the edge so that pages may easily be torn out.
Address books, phone books, and calendar/appointment books are commonly used on a daily basis for recording appointments, meetings and personal contact information.
Books for recording periodic entries by the user, such as daily information about a journey, are called logbooks or simply logs. A similar book for writing daily the owner's private personal events, information, and ideas is called a diary or personal journal.
Businesses use accounting books such as journals and ledgers to record financial data in a practice called bookkeeping.
Other examples
Some examples of books not commonly found under this system include:
Albums are books for holding collections of memorabilia, pictures or photographs. They are often made so that the pages are removable. Stamp albums hold collections of stamps.
Hymnals are books with collections of musical hymns, typically found in churches. Prayerbooks or missals are books containing written prayers. Commonly carried by monks, nuns, and other devoted followers or clergy.
Covers
Hardcover books have a stiff binding. Paperback books have cheaper, flexible covers which tend to be less durable. An alternative to paperback is the glossy cover, otherwise known as a dust cover, found on magazines, and comic books. Spiral bound books are bound by spirals often made of metal. Examples of spiral bound books include: teachers manuals, and puzzle books (crosswords, sudoku).
Publishing
Publishing is a process for producing books, magazines, newspapers, etc. pre-printed for the reader/user to buy, usually in large numbers by a publishing company. Such books can be categorized as fiction (made-up stories) or non-fiction (information written as fact). A book-length fiction story is called a novel.
Publishers may produce low-cost, pre-publication copies known as galleys or 'bound proofs' for promotional purposes, such as generating reviews in advance of publication. Galleys are usually made as cheaply as possible, since they are not intended for sale.
Bookbinding
Binding of a book from separate papers.
The process of physically assembling a book from a number of folded or unfolded sheets of paper is bookbinding.
Uses
Aside from the primary purpose of reading them, books are also used for other ends:
A book may be studied by students as the subject of a writing and analysis exercise in the form of a book report.
A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional writer to create a book review.
A book may be read by a group of people to use as a spark for social or academic discussion, as in a book club.
A book can be an artistic artifact; this is sometimes known as an artists' book.
Books are sometimes used for their exterior appearance to decorate a room, such as a study.
Fishing
>>>>Well every person has their own hobbies right?
well 1 of my hobbies is Fishing. Fishing is categorized under recreation. There's many types of fishing.
There's commercial fishing,sport fishing,recreational fishing and traditional fishing.
In order to go fishing,you'll need certain equipments depending on the fish you're going after.
For example,if you're going after a yellow fin tuna,you'll need strong sturdy rods,heavy-duty reels,around 60 IBLS of line,spare hooks,lures and baits.
What are Lures?
you may not know what are lures... lures are artificial baits that are especially made imitate injured fish,frog or even mouse...
Fishing Techniques
Jigging-Jigging refers to jerking a lure in water... there's 2 type of jigging,casting jigs or vertical jigging. Usually retrieving the jigs at a certain speed with interval stops between it.
Casting-Casting means that you cast your lure and retrieve it back simultaneously.
Popping-Popping is the technique in which you use your top water lure and pop on top of the water making the fishes extremely hungry and will strike with brute force.
We must conserve the fish.In order to do this,you'll need to release the smaller ones back.
What the heck is emo?
I've been doing my research on what emo really is since Primary 4. Alot has misunderstood on what emo really is.
The term "Emo" is used as counterculture; it is an abreviation of the word "emotional". Emo it's defining not only an attitude, but also a fashion that are coming from emocore (emo music). Emocore is a combination between hardcore and punk music which was very popular in Washington DC in the late 80's. The emo culture continued to develop between '90 and '00, reaching the height of its popularity today.
If you are interested in more about emo, just ask me.. -cariiiina
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