Jim Morrison 9.b

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison  was an american rock singer and songwriter in the band The Doors from USA. He was born december 8, 1943 in Melbourne, USA. Jim Morrison's full name is James Douglas Morrison. He also had a nickname which was The Lizard King. Morrison met his long -term companion Pamela Courson before he gained fame and fortune. Pamela also encouraged Morrison to develop his poetry. He also developed an alcohol dependency and died in an age of 27. His grave in Paris is a shrine to him and a numerous of fans visited his grave every day.  

In Jim’s early years, he was a very intelligent kid, who mostly enjoyed reading, writing and drawing. He moved frequently  due his father's naval services. First from Florida to California and then to Alexandria, Virginia where he attended George Washingtons High School. When Morrison graduated he moved to his birth town in florida to attend Florida State University in Tallahassee. In his freshman year morrison decided to move to University of California at Los Angeles where he started studying film at UCLA, where he met the members of the band. In 1971 Jim left The Doors, and moved to paris to write poetry, but died later on by heart failure.

1. Jim Morrison is a Singer/songwriter in the band The Doors
His friends said he must have been on drugs and alcohol
he was dark scary and exciting

2 .Jim influence Tom and by listening to his songs, he knew about the things going on in USA. Jim and his lyrics helped Tom to find out how to live back in "the world" as he describes it.

3. The reactions for Jim’s death was shocking. Especially Cinda was shocked. Also, it was a big sensation for the news, they kept telling it in the radio.

4.The story takes place in California in 1971. 1971 was a time for the hippies and Jim Morrison was an icon for hippies. In the time of the hippies a lot of people took drugs. The Vietnam War was also in 1971 and Jim's brother Tom had experienced it.                               

Who looks like a Greek god?

Jim Morrison because he got long brown hair with curls.  

What is Steve’s hairstyle like?

His hair is long and blond, and a bit girl looking.

Why do girls like Jim Morrison?

Girls liked Jim Morrison because he looked like a greek god and had a good-looking hairstyle.   

What is Stuck in 1949?

His hometown was stuck in 1949, the year his parents arrived.

Article:

introduction/information about Jim Morrison

the 60s and 70s

the short story (very short summary)

what does the story show about the time and

Jim Morrison's influence on young people

Jim morrison was an american rock singer and songwriter in the band The Doors from USA. He was born December 8, 1943 in Melbourne, USA. Jim Morrison's full name is James Douglas Morrison. He also had a nickname which was the Lizard King. In his early years he was a very intelligent kid, who mostly enjoyed reading, writing and drawing. He moved frequently due his father's naval services. First from Florida to California and then to Alexandria, Virginia where he attended George Washingtons High School. When Morrison graduated he moved to his birth town in Florida to attend Florida State University in Tallahassee. In his freshman year morrison decided to move to University of California at Los Angeles where he started studying film at UCLA, where he met the members of the band. Before Jim Morrison gained fame and fortune in The doors he met his long term companion Pamela Courson. Pamela encouraged Morrison to develop his poetry. When he had been in the band for a time he developed an alcohol dependency which most people did in the 60s and 70s. In 1971 Jim left the doors and moved to Paris to write poetry. July 3, 1971 Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in his hotel room. The medical examiner concluded that Jim Morrison died by a heart failure. Morrison died in an age of 27 and his grave in Paris was a shrine for him where a numerous of fans visited his grave every day. In the latter part of 20th century he was one of popular culture's most rebellious and oft-displayed icons, representing generational gap and youth counterculture.

A short summary (Music to bring a Veteran Home Safe)

Four years ago, in this cave-like room, Tom played the first Doors album for him. Steve was totally in love with the music and he told that he was a kind of hooked in the music, Jim Morrison was making.

The history is about two brothers, Steve and Tom.

Tom is Steve’s big brother. Tom turned 18 the last week in July. He was enlisted to the Marine and already in February he got stationed to Vietnam. He survived that tour and for the next year and a half he was stationed at Camp Pendleton, five hundred miles away from his home. He came home only three times and he never spoke of the war. On his last visit, he brought Steve a tape recorder.

Tom was sending back to Vietnam and Steve was wondering that they could make him going back to Vietnam twice.

There was no point to get out of it. Last tour, I counted down the days till I'd be back in the World. I get here, nothing is like I remembered. Everywhere I go, I find hippies and protesters talking crap. Where do I fit in? You make me some tapes, maybe I'll find a clue how to live here again.” He said.

So Tom wants Steve to send him some tapes with Jim Morrison’s music so he could find a clue to live in this World again.

Popular music in the US during the 70’s, was mainly different forms of pop. Often characterized as shallow. It began with singers like Carole King and Carly Simon topping the charts, while New York went through a period hearing hip-hop, punk rock and even salsa was starting to kick in New York.  By the middle of the decade, many different trends were vying for success. At the time had progressive-rock bands like Kansas and Journey had at stable long running popularity. Bruce Springsteen earned a lot of critical acclaim through the decade, finally breaking through in the late 70’s. Disco, especially The Bee Gees, was topping the charts the last few years while punk rock was developing underground.  

A lot of babies were born in the mid 40’s which made the 60’s a very young nation. All those young people started rebelling, against the materialism of their youth. Many of them joined therefore the peace force or fighting for civil rights.  Almost no person in the 60’s was affected of it. There were many Americans who were either enlisted or drafted into the war. 2.6 million Americans participated in the Vietnam War and where 50.000 of them would die. However, those young American who didn’t join the war, filled out the streets for massive anti-war demonstrations, such as the one that took place in 1967 where over a 100.000 protesters gathered at the Lincoln Memorial. Protests against the political and authoritarian that supported the war, soon turned violent.

Kurt Cobain 9.b

Facts about Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain was for many people their biggest role model, they wanted to be just like him. For example they wanted to be lead singers and primary songwriters, just like he was for Nirvana
Few fans even changed their middle names to Donald, which was his middle name.
He oftenly was called alot of nicknames, one of theese was 'The spokesman of a generation'
In his last years, he was oftenly very uncomftable about alot of things, or he was frustrated.
In his last few years, he struggled with a heavy heroin addiction as well. At some point he was found dead in his apartement, with a shotgun wound to his head. It later it was prooven that it was officially a suicide.


What does it take to be a role model?
If you want to be a good role model you have to be nice to other people. You must not be unkind and you have to be a good example.
But you can also become a role model without being a good role model.
If you take Whitney Houston, she was a great role model, but she took drugs which made her to a bad role model in the end.


Is it important to have a role model?
I think that in some way, it is important to have a role model, because it often makes you set a goal in your life, and makes you go for that goal, which might be good, but it also might as well be bad, because it might be a bad goal, for example become a major gang member, or drug dealer or who knows what. But most people usually have a good role model. with goals like getting a good education, or a good job with wife and kids etc.
 

Is Kurt Cobain a role model?
I think that he is, because he had some goals in life, that many young people find cool. I also think he was because his vision on life was friendly and peaceful. And he wanted to do no harm to other people, all he wanted to do was to get rich and famous, and then die before ‘his flame burnt out.’

Why is Kurt Cobain still important to many young people?
Kurt Cobain is still important to many young people, because first off all, many young people likes his music. Some young people thinks that he was amazing and had a great influence on the "grunge" movement and the move away from classic rock.
Quote from a young girl: EmmaNemma
“I really liked this. I love Kurt Cobain's music and how he changed rock. When I hear about him it's either about his music or his death but you captured his personality and displayed him as a person”


How do idols influence teens? Why?
The idols influence the teens because the teens want to be like them. The teens want inspiration to their lives.

Amy Winehouse 9.b

Jim Morrison 9.a

Jim Morrison article

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Information about Jim Morrison:

James Douglas Morrison also called Jim Morrison, was a songwriter and singer but he was also a movie producer. he was addicted to drugs. he’s favorite was LSD, but he also took other kinds of mind inducing drugs.

He was born on the 8th of december 1943 in melbourne.

Jim Morrison was a member of the band “The Doors” in U.S.A

The doors released their first record in 1967.

He is 1,8 cm high (5' 11")

Jim Morrison left The Doors after they released their sixth record and moved to paris in 1971. in paris he started focusing on his writing. he lived in paris till he was found dead the 3rd of july 1971. Jim Morrison died at the age of 27 there for he is automatically a part of club 27.

Jim Morrison had an IQ of 149, which is very high, if you think about it, then Albert Einstein’ IQ is 160.

Jim Morrison had some nick names.

• The lizard King
• Erotic Political
• American Poet
• Dionysus
• Mr. Mojo Risin’

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Heart failure

The story “heart failure” is about how Jim Morrison died of a heart attack and how a boy and a girl is talking about his death. When the story starts we follow the boy Steve who’s walking down the sidewalk. Then all of the sudden a girl shouted “Wait” a “20-year old beauty” as the story described it ran past the lawn. They started talking about Jim Morrison and how he died. They talked about how deep he was and how great a poet he was.

Music to bring a veteran home safe

They talked about steve’s older brother who was in vietnam for the second time and how he loved Jim’s Music. Steve was supposed to send some of Jim’s albums to him while he was in vietnam. But he never did.

But finally he recorded all of the Door’s music. This track would bring him home safe.

1960-1970

In the 60s and the 70s there were many important revolutions in the youth. The Cold war was at its max. The war in Vietnam and finally all the humane revolutions.

The 1960s were the golden ages for the hippies. They were complaining about the American culture and that you really couldn't express yourself.

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was some kind of a part of The Cold War. Some would mean that Vietnam was an unneeded war. Thousands of young americans were transported to Vietnam to fight for their country.

Kurt Cobain 9.a

Kurt Cobain

Facts:

Kurt Cobain was born in Aberdeen, Washington on february 20. 1967. On april 5. 1994 Kurt Cobain committed suicide by shooting himself with a shotgun. He was 27 years old when he died, which is why he is now part of ”Club 27”. Before he died he had a heavy heroin addiction. He started drinking at a very young age.

How do idols influence teens? Why?

The idols influence the teens because the teens look up to them.

Is it important to have a role model?

Are role models important to young people?

For a lot of young people role models mean a lot. Role models are a part of educate a young person. Therefore are role models very important.  They have a big influence on people's life, especially young people.  Role models can be both a bad and a good thing. It can help you in some ways, but it can also make something seem good which it isn´t. But I think most people only take the good things from a role model and leave the bad things out. But sometimes if your obsession with a role model gets to fanatic, it isn´t no good anymore.   

Is Kurt Cobain a role model?

In some ways i think he can be a good role model. But I think there might even be more reasons not to look at him as a role model than there are reasons that should do it. In his life he reached high levels of success and had a huge influence on the rock- and grunge-scene. He was a talented singer, lyricist and guitar player. But although he was a highly talented musician he also had a heavy heroin addiction that had been close to killing him a couple of years before his suicide. Another reason why i don’t think he is a fantastic role model is that he committed suicide and left his wife, young daughter and two close friends and band member. in the middle of their blooming career, not knowing what they were gonna do now. If you ask me that is not very “role model-like”

What does it take to be a role model?

You need to have a special skill, like singing or Maybe be very strong so you Can become A boxer, many people have A role model that has A good body so Boys look At a man like dwayne Johnson whom has very Big muscles and girls look at A woman like beyonce.

You also need to be A special person who isnt Quite normal, you need to be A little bit different.

Why is Kurt Cobain still important to many young people?

his music means alot to young people. Many people do also admire his influence on rock, and his part of the grunge movement.

Amy Winehouse 9.a

Himmelbjergegnens efterskole

 
Club  27 og Himmelbjergegnens :-)

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