This extract is taken from ‘The Souls of Black Folk’ (1903) by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois‚ an American sociologist‚ historian and civil rights activist. Du Bois was the first African American to ever receive a PHD from Harvard‚ and is considered one of the most profound scholars of his generation for his active protest against Black discrimination in the US. The Souls of Black Folk explores the effect of being ‘identified as a problem’ by American society for the African American people who
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This genre is best characterized by the use of acoustic and traditional country and folk instruments. For example in the steel pedal guitar can be plays the lead riff in “Country Roads” by John Denver. It can also be heard in “Wild Horses” by the Flying Burrito Brothers. Along with the pedal steel guitar another essential of country and folk rock is a acoustic guitar which can be heard through these albums and is the base for this genre. John Denver used Guild and Yamaha guitars‚ Neil Young played
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Topic: Hong Kong cinema has been characterized by a strong transnational and global nature. Chinese identity and its relationship with Hollywood. Introduction: In the 1990s of Hong Kong‚ its movies‚ styles‚ stars and filmmakers were exportable to Western market. In the essay I will focus on how Hong Kong cinema become “transnational” and “borderless” in recent years‚ and relying on Hong Kong actors analyse it’s the relationship with Hollywood. Thus Hong Kong cinema in general is a crucial
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Folk rock is a musical style that combines elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest form‚ the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the United Kingdom around the mid-1960s. This type of music was started by the Los Angeles band The Byrds‚ who began playing traditional folk music and Bob Dylan-penned material with rock instrumentation‚ in a style heavily influenced by The Beatles and other British bands. The term "folk rock" was itself first coined by the United
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Irish Folk Campfire Songs William Theibert Baker College Irish Folk Campfire Songs Experimentation and new perspectives characterize contemporary gospel. This is evident in the album by Rend Collective Experiment campfire. The album maintains an authentic feel of worship music by pushing the boundaries of worship music. The band‚ which has captured the hearts of countless gospel lovers‚ is in the genre of folk music. The 12-track album is a testament of the band’s brilliance
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CHINA (Chinese Cuisine Lecture) by Bernadette Olivares December 10‚ 2012 CHINA Population: Ethnic groups: Han Chinese 91.5%‚ Zhuang‚ Manchu‚ Hui‚ Miao‚ Uyghur‚ Tujia‚ Yi‚ Mongol‚ Tibetan‚ Buyi‚ Dong‚ Yao‚ Korean‚ and other nationalities 8.5% (2000 census) Religions: Daoist (Taoist)‚ Buddhist‚ Christian 3%-4%‚ Muslim 1%-2% note: officially atheist (2002 est.) Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua‚ based on the Beijing dialect)‚ Yue (Cantonese)‚ Wu (Shanghainese)‚ Minbei
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Chinese Fan Dance (Group Nica) Members: Jhana Tinga Rem Gesultura Camille Guardino Joyce Bereber Jaymee Salangsang Stephanie Abaya Collin Ramos The art and tradition of the Chinese fan dance have captivated audiences for two thousand years. Just one of many forms of traditional folk dances‚ fan dances has been preserved to share the stories and beauty of Chinese culture. Chinese Fan Dance the Chinese fan dance is performed in celebration of Chinese culture. It represents beauty
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million Taoists. Buddhism has been in China for over 2‚000 years and is the leading religion. Buddhism is the leading revision because it is not only a faith but it also affects the culture and social aspects of China. For example Buddhism influences art and ideology throughout the country and encourages same culture communication with foreign countries. Buddhism is wide spread from common people to businessmen; recent study shows that 39% of businessmen are of Buddhist faith. Christianity became well
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Adam Kvederis Chinese Contributions to the Modern World H. Stansbury HUM111 6/3/13 The ancient Chinese have made many invaluable contributions to both technology and culture. Originally‚ a tribe of stone tool using hunter-gatherers‚ this civilization evolved into a sophisticated people who harnessed the command of gunpowder‚ medicine‚ and the arts among other things (Sayre‚ 2012‚ pg 208). Although little remains from China’s early history‚ the luxurious items carefully buried with royalty
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quirky fusion of kinship‚ locality‚ experience and even spirituality. There is no rule book on how to belong so it must be frequently improvised. Peter Skrzynecki communicates the concept of belonging through his poems ’10 Mary Street’ and ‘In The Folk Museum’ by using such techniques as similes metaphors and person pronouns and I‚ Frank McCourt‚ communicate my ideas on belonging in my biographical novel‚ ‘Angela’s Ashes’‚ through the use of analogy and allusion. By using similes it allows Skrzynecki
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