A Cappella? Is That How You Spell It? The phrase a cappella is among the most butchered and misunderstood musical terms. The predominant‚ and most "correct" spelling‚ is ... a cappella - two words‚ two "p’s"‚ two "l’s." A Cappella‚ A Picky Definition Musicologists have fun debating the extent to which a cappella‚ ’in the style of the chapel‚’ can include instrumental accompaniment. Some argue that early sacred a cappella performances would sometimes include instruments that
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pressure comes in many different forms. There is smoking‚ drinking‚ and the pressure to be as thin as the celebrities on television and magazines. Peer pressure can make a person do things that normally they would never do. How are you supposed to deal with it when for most people it’s everywhere around them? My solution was JROTC‚ or Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. JROTC helps you deal with these things by building your self-esteem‚ you set a goal for your life ahead‚ and you don’t want to let
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GEVER TULLY: 5 DANGEROUS THINGS YOU SHOULD LET YOUR KIDS DO Welcome to "Five Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do." I don’t have children. I borrow my friends’ children‚ so (Laughter) take all this advice with a grain of salt.I’m Gever Tulley. I’m a contract computer scientist by trade‚ but I’m the founder of something called the Tinkering School. It’s a summer program which aims to help kids to learn how to build the things that they think of. So we build a lot of things. And I do
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You Live and You Learn In life‚ we make mistakes on a daily basis. They could be minor‚ like not putting a lid o your drink then later spilling it on yourself‚ or they can be very detrimental mistakes like looking at a text/not paying attention while driving and getting into a car crash. Although these mistakes are very drastic from each other‚ we learn from both of them. No matter the severity there is a lesson to learned‚ which brings me to my philosophy: you live and you learn. Making mistakes
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is a great example of those opuses which let oppressed people’s voices be noticed. Frank Capra‚ rather than simply criticize the cruel truth of society‚ brought forward his new movie‚ You Can’t Take it With You‚ in order to bring a sense of relief with his unique humor. The protagonists of You Can’t Take It With You have opportunities to make their dreams come true: The eccentric Professor Vanderhof’s good nature asserts itself and converts Anthony P. Kirby to do what he likes instead of lusting after
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forced into specific dietary restrictions based on auto-immune intolerances‚ or other health-related problems‚ while others may simply choose not to eat certain food products based on their moral or religious beliefs. Whichever way you look at it‚ whether you’re a health fanatic/fitness buff‚ someone struggling with the seemingly ongoing epidemic of obesity‚ or just a guy who likes to eat food – food is everywhere‚ and it fuels our minds‚ bodies‚ and souls. Many people believe that the key to a happy
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find the learning process to be much more enjoyable and informative because you not only learn from a peer‚ but you also get to see others take charge which I find to be very rewarding. 4) From my team‚ I would expect that they tell me if I am not doing something correctly (in a respect manner of course). I would like for them to tell me where I did go wrong‚ what could have happened (for future reference)‚ and how it should go. I would also appreciate them telling me what their strengths are so we
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If your mental image of an older person is someone frail and thin‚ it may be time for an update. For the generation currently moving through middle age and beyond‚ a new concern is‚ well‚ growing: obesity. Government figures show that Americans in their 60s today are about 10 pounds heavier than their counterparts of just a decade ago. And an even more worrisome bulge is coming: A typical woman in her 40s now weighs 168 pounds‚ versus 143 pounds in the 1960s. "People used to start midlife [at a lower
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Are you a helicopter parent‚ wrapping your children in cotton wool? Or are you embracing the free-range concept and giving your offspring a bus pass and mobile phone and letting them go for it? The amount of freedom we give our children is a constant source of angst and confusion among parents. While this generation of parents probably roamed the streets in packs with their friends every holidays when they were young‚ today many live in panic about the perceived dangers of life outside the home.
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You may think now – wow – how can you stop bullying when you can barely see it happening! I mean how are you supposed to put an end to it when it goes on 24/7? The best way for you to make a start is to talk to your friends and have a discussion in your class and make a set of rules to put an end to it. Then present the idea to your whole school. The next step is to create an Anti- Bullying team so you can end bullying at your school. Bullying is so bad that it can end up with dying and
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