October 6‚ 2012 The Message of African Drums In the African culture‚ music is a part of daily life. It is used to convey news‚ to teach‚ to tell stories‚ and for religious purposes. The variety of musical instruments is as diverse as their culture‚ but the most important musical instrument to the African people is the drum. The djembe is the most famous African drum. It is made from goatskin and shaped like a large goblet. The djembe is made to be played with bare hands. Use of the djembe dates
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African Americans No matter where or when a person lives‚ skin color‚ beliefs‚ class‚ or history he/she will see a difference in the way every ethnic group is treated. This world has never been fair for anyone. Life can treat a person with the greatest of care or it will treat a person as if he/she is lower than dirt. African Americans are no different. They have faced great hardships and triumphs throughout the years. Since they had been forced from their homeland they have been treated as if
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African American’s had a second class status in 1865‚ therefore their life was hard. By the nineteenth century slavery had been abolished throughout America’s Northern states‚ however it continued across the South. Between 1890 and 1910‚ the southern states government introduced the ‘Jim Crow’ laws‚ which allowed legal segregation. This created separate facilities for blacks and whites‚ these included education‚ healthcare‚ transport and public facilities such as; toilets‚ bus stations and drinking
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George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant: a Summary George Orwell‚ from a first person narrative perspective of a British officer in Moulmein‚ Burma‚ writes an autobiographical essay titled Shooting an Elephant‚ confessing the inner conflict of a British police officer. From his experience in British-ruled India in the early Twentieth Century‚ his essay shows feelings in the area and the East against Europe‚ and faults of the imperialism. While he was there he is having to do something that caused ethical
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Selma Hougeir Art History- Reflection paper #1 Learning about African arts was very interesting to me. I was born in North Africa and have seen a lot of North African arts‚ but never really knew much about the sub- Saharan African arts. The most interesting part of African history for me was the history of the Nigerian arts. I could not believe that the earliest known sculptures in Africa were from the 5th century. The remarkable Terra cotta pottery heads were made from fired clay. They came
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When first thinking of Africa not many people think of the great ancient African civilizations that shaped our world today. The movie the Wonders of the African World opened up my eyes to the amazing Black Kingdoms that were built in Africa and their advanced civilizations. The histories of these kingdoms have been ignored by many‚ for example the Nubian people had built great pyramids just as Egypt did and yet these people didn’t get the recognition for it. In fact‚ in ancient times these people
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Main articles: Middle Eastern and North African music traditions‚ Arabic music‚ and Middle Eastern music North Africa (red region on map below) is the seat of ancient Egypt and Carthage‚ civilizations with strong ties to the ancient Near East and which influenced the ancient Greek and Roman cultures. Eventually‚ Egypt fell under Persian rule followed by Greek and Roman rule‚ while Carthage was later ruled by Romans and Vandals. North Africa was later conquered by the Arabs‚ who established the region
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Readers Response to George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant The first time I found myself reading the short story “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell was during my senior year of high school. As an animal lover‚ the title was as intriguing as it was unappealing. Why would you want to shoot an elephant? That question is one that the character‚ the author himself‚ asks throughout the story as it’s told. It starts by introducing himself as a white sub-divisional police officer serving in Moulmein
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George Orwell’s "Shooting an Elephant" is an essay about a British police officer living in Lower Burma who goes through the trial and error process of making the right decisions while still trying to maintain an image and position of authority. The officer is hated by the Burmese people‚ which is clearly shown when he would play football. The Burmese were extremely unfair to the officer due to the fact he was part of the Imperialist group which was oppressing Burma. (para. 1) Although the officer
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I chose "The Elephant Vanishes" by Haruki Murakami. This episode is that the elephant and its zookeeper disappeared from the zoo‚ except for the part that the speaker witnesses where the elephant becomes smaller. there is not a mysterious story. According to the newspaper‚ People in the town realized that there were no elephants in May 18h. Iron holds‚ which had been tied to the elephant’s legs‚ were left there with locks on them. The zookeeper also disappeared with the elephant. The article took
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