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1、UnitNineIsRockMusicRottingOurKids1Minds?[1]Pictureathirteen-year-oldboysittinginthelivingroomofhisfamilyhomedoinghismathassignmentwhilewearinghisWalkmanheadphonesorwatchingMTV2・Heenjoysthelibertieshardwonovercenturiesbytheallianeeofphilosophicgeniusandpoli
2、ticalheroism,consecrated*bythebloodofmartyrs*;heisprovidedwithcomfortandleisurebythemostproductiveeconomyeverknowntomankind;sciencehaspenetratedthesecretsofnatureinordertoprovidehimwiththemarvelous,lifelikeelectronicsoundandimagereproductionsheisenjoying.A
3、ndinwhatdoesprogressculminate*?Apubescent*childwhosebodythrobs*withorgasmic*rhythms;whosefeelingsaremadearticulate*inhymns*tothejoysofonanism*orthekillingofparents;whoseambitionistowinfameandwealthinimitatingthedrag-queen1whomakesthemusic・Inshort,lifeismad
4、eintoanonstop,commerciallyprepackagedmasturbational*fantasy*・[2]Thisdescriptionmayseemexaggerated,butonlybecausesomewouldprefertoregarditassuch・Thecontinuingexposuretorockmusicisareality,notoneconfinedtoaparticularclassortypeofchild・Oneneedonlyaskfirst-yea
5、runiversitystudentswhatmusictheylistento,howmuchofitandwhatitmeanstothem,inordertodiscoverthatthephenomenonisuniversalinAmerica,thatitbeginsinadolescenee*orabitbeforeandcontinuesthroughthecollegeyears・Itistheyouthcultureand,asIhavesoofteninsisted,thereisno
6、wnoothercountervailing*nourishment*forthespirit.Someofthisculture'spowercomesfromthefactthatitissoloud.Itmakesconversationimpossible,sothatmuchoffriendshipmustbewithoutthesharedspeechthatAristotle1asserts*istheesseneeoftriendshipandtheonlytruecommonground・
7、Withrock,illusions*ofsharedfeelings,bodilycontactandgrunted*formulas,whicharesupposedtocontainsomuchmeaningbeyondspeech,arethebasisofassociation.Noneofthiscontradictsgoingaboutthebusinessoflife,attendingclassesanddoingtheassignmeritsforthem・Butthemeaningfu
8、linnerlifeiswiththemusic...[3]Myconcernhereisnotwiththemoraleffectsofthismusic-whetheritleadstosex,violenceordrugs・Theissuehereisitseffectoneducation,andIbelieveitruinstheimaginationofyoungpeopleandmakesitver