been a part of this world since human existence‚ it has developed through the influences of different cultures and events around the world. Songs play an important role in relaying different messages‚ representing cultures‚ and in major historical events. One song type that has become a significant part of music and society is spirituals. Spirituals are religious folksongs created by Africans who were brought forcefully to South America as slaves to work on plantations‚ between the 1600s to the
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known that African Americans used literature‚ art‚ dressing‚ styles‚ behavior to express themselves‚ but the funk music remained a major form of escapism from everyday life for African Americans during that era. The funk music was seen as counterculture as soul and disco were more mainstream and played on popular radio. Funk music was banned to “black radio and local neighborhoods” being that this music did not only challenge the dominant ideology but also gave confidence and power to African Americans
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was born into a high social class. Growing up my mother instilled a sense of religion in me as my family attended church on a regular basis. I am the younger of two children and I am an athletic‚ on the shorter side‚ black haired‚ green eyed‚ Cuban American. My older brother Jesse Kapel is 29 years old‚ male‚ married and with a one year old baby. I have always looked up to my brother as a role model. I speak English and Spanish fluently. I had a wealth of educational resources available to me since
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The first noticeable objection questioned the reasoning for the slave’s obedience to the European culture. Through the eyes of the slaves‚ specifically Oroonoko‚ the narrator was introduced to the African perspective of the European people. By examining their interpretation of the relationship between the two cultures‚ Oroonoko addressed an imperative and insightful question: “...and shall we render obedience to such a degenerate race‚ who have no one human virtue left to distinguish ‘em from the
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African Cultures Africa has more than 800 languages native to its continent. African cultures are so diverse that they are different from any other culture of the world. African cultures contain many different languages. African languages range from common French to languages unheard of to most people such as Swahili. African arts are much different than American arts. Their art involves much more creative pottery‚ masks‚ and paintings. Africa has a very interesting culture. Reasons being the
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Gardner’s theory and its significance Gardner defines intelligence as “the capacity to solve problems or to fashion products that are valued in one or more cultural setting” (Gardner & Hatch‚ 1989) (Alexander‚ Clugston‚ & Tice‚ 2009‚ Chapter 2.2). Intelligence is generally regarding someone who solves problems logically and is a very acute scholar. Through his research‚ Dr. Gardner found that every person can solve problems logically and be an acute scholar‚ if only the problem at hand
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In 1983 Dr. Howard Gardner‚ a Harvard Psychologist‚ developed the theory of multiple intelligences. His theory expanded the limits of the traditional I.Q. tests‚ so as to account for a broader range of human potential in children and adults. The theory includes 9 different intelligences; verbal-linguistic‚ logical-mathematical‚ visual-spatial‚ bodily kinesthetic‚ musical-rhythmic‚ interpersonal‚ intrapersonal‚ naturalistic‚ and existential. Dr. Gardner formulated this theory some eighty years after
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explain the application of Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligence to the Malaysian school system‚ how its application can influence some students to perform better than others‚ and to also identify what recommendations can be made to change or improve the current system. Gardner’s theory proposed that intelligence shouldn’t be measured and restricted to just one’s ability to pass conventional Intelligence Quotient (I.Q.) tests‚ but rather that intelligence comprises of at-least eight independent forms:
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Intelligence‚ the ability to solve a problem‚ comes to different people in many different ways. The gateway or multiple intelligences to solving these problems is what Gardner is trying to explain. Gardner is simply stating that different people learn in different ways. The significance of this is that if you are learning something one way and don’t quite get it then there are other options to learning the exact same thing. We all have strengths and weaknesses when it comes to learning and with
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About Howard Gardner Howard Gardner born on July 11 in 1943 in Scranton‚ Pennsylvania.He is an American developmental psychologist.At the same time‚he is the professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education at Harvard University..He is the son of Ralph Gardner and Hilde Weilheimer.At 1995‚ he has been the co-director of the GoodWork Project since Hilde Gardner married to Ralph Gardner. He is the Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero.Howard Gardener author of over twenty
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