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    The Roots of Muslim Rage Part A: An overview of the article 1. Read the title and subtitle. What information do you expect to find in the article? According to the title and subtitle I will expect to read about the reasons for the deep hate that Muslims feel about the West. I assume that the author will explain how historical events created the fury of Muslims. 2. Who is the author? What is his profession? Where? How old is he? Prof. Bernard Lewis was born in 1916. He is a British-American

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    Society with Music

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    Society with Music Kyle Klemz SOCS 185 DeVry 8/16/2012 Dr. Dominguez What does music mean to you? Do you think it’s changed from the different styles of music and the way that music sounds from when it started? Music can play a big part and role on society. There are many different types of music and music festivals in today’s society. Music has changed a lot within the past few decades. Music festivals have pretty much stayed the same. People can be judged on the type of music that they

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    Music and Identity

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    Music and Identity In this report‚ I will expand upon what was spoken in the presentation by providing a more in-depth look at each section I talked about. The presentation was divided into six sections: i) What do we mean by identity? ii) Identity in previous historical periods iii) Identity in contemporary culture iv) How the media constructs our identities v) A case study; MTV and the music video vi) Conclusion What do we mean by identity? Identity refers to the way people see

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    Flood defence funding of £120m announced Many parts of UK have been flooded after heavy storms in recent years. The government has announced £120m of funding for flood defences‚ as households across Britain contend with the aftermath of heavy storms. Ministers estimate that the money‚ which will be delivered between next year and 2015‚ will improve flood protection for up to 60‚000 homes. It comes just days after about 800 UK homes were flooded in recent storms. Labour said it shows how "shortsighted

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    Sound of Music

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    The Sound of Music is a very iconic piece of work from the stage to the big screen to the TV screen. It is very well known due to the success of the film adaptation. It has been credited as one of the most iconic movies surpassed only by Gone with the wind. The sound of music originally aired on Broadway on November 16‚ 1959‚ with music by Rodgers and lyrics by Hammerstein. And in 1965 the film musical adaptation starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer was released which would go on to receive

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    Music and Movement

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    Music‚ Movement‚ and Art in the Curriculum CHD 109 Instructor‚ Jan H July 10‚ 2009 Music‚ Movement and Art in the Curriculum Music‚ movement‚ and art should be a part of every school’s curriculum. Unfortunately‚ it is being cut at an alarming rate from many schools across the United States mainly due to lack of funding. One might ask‚ “Why is music‚ movement‚ and art so important”? Well‚ I am going to explain some of the many reasons it is of benefit to every child‚ and

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    Music In The 1960s

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    The 1960s was a decade of liberation for music‚ public opinion‚ dance invention‚ and The binds of racism(Blanton). In the 1960s the majority of the Vietnam war was fought‚ the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 also the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr in 1968. The Vietnam war‚ John F. Kennedy’s‚ and Martin Luther King Jr assassination affected music in the 1960s by causing nation protest such as Woodstock‚ causing social unrest and depression and pushing and enlarging the Black Power

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    Music Essay

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    Music has always been a voice for the ages. It is one universal language that we all speak. Most people use it to express what they are feeling‚ some people use it to relate to‚ everyone enjoys it in one way or another. That’s where my point comes in; there is no doubt that music has changed according to the changes in society. My generation’s music censorship has changed‚ the way music is conveyed and the lenience of the music has allowed for the stories being told through the music to change

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    Music and Politics

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    The Most Powerful and Dangerous Vehicle: Music As music has been used in all matters‚ it has been involved with political issues as well. As Billy Bragg said “All the great political music was made at the height of political confrontations (Bragg).” This quotation manifestly indicates that there has always been political confrontation and it proves that music has been used in both sides. During the war time some authorities especially Germany and USA produced many songs (including anthems) which

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    importance of international music and traditional music is a problem of controvesy. Some people think traditional music is more important than international music while others claims the opposite thing. I think two kinds of music have the same importance because of the following reasons. First of all‚ the aim of music is to satify people. Somebody are interested in international music‚ somebody are not‚ but they listen to music to find feelings for them‚ and both kinds of music can bring it to them. In

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