in Ukraine is celebrating Christmas. On January 6th it is a Christmas evening and Ukrainians have especial dinner and special church’s service. Being an international student in Canada gave me an amazing opportunity to celebrate twice this particular for all Christians day. In addition‚ not only days are different‚ diverse foods are served on the tables and different traditions accompanied participants. I would like to start my comparison with Canadian Christmas; I will try to use my own
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off Christmas Hey Virginia‚ there is more than just a Santa Claus. Nowadays‚ Americans have either forgotten or ignored Christmas traditions put in place over 1500 years ago. They would rather indulge in the gifts and shopping to please their family than sit back and enjoy the holiday. This new mindset has led Christmas‚ Hanukkah‚ and other seasonal festivals to lose their religious intent through the past centuries by the hands of both people and markets. The original purpose of Christmas‚ celebrating
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Christmas decorations shouldn’t be put out before Thanksgiving. The weekend after Thanksgiving should be the most popular time for Christmas and winter holiday decorating for most people. To get the train rolling‚ most people just go from Halloween to Christmas. Others go from Halloween to thanksgiving then to Christmas because they like to celebrate all of the holidays and because it could be a tradition to celebrate the time of pilgrims and Indians came together in peace. But as for most
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Learning to perform music develops many skills in a student; music affects people intellectually‚ emotionally‚ physically‚ personally and socially. The theory of music is an intellectual skill‚ governed by physics yet guided by how humans perceive sound. Music theory is more often taught in a classroom setting similar to other school subjects‚ although its lessons permeate (and assist) musical performance as well. Emotionally‚ no subject matches music in its expressive breadth. The organization
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Hailey L Zeus’s Christmas One morning‚ about 5:00 a.m.‚ Sahara walked in the room and said to her husband‚ “What are we going to do about Makenzie?” Then Alex said “We are going to Uncle’s then to a party‚ take care of the baby‚ and Zeus.” Then they left the house. Makenzie‚ the bright tot‚ was very happy of the day she was going to have with Zeus. They all walked down the tan stairs. “Hold on!” Zeus said. “It’s going to be fast and bumpy.” Soon they entered the living room. Makenzie looked at
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A Christmas Carol Practise Essay Topic = “Scrooge’s real problem is that he has no sense of responsibility to others; he is happy to remain in his insular world Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol‚ presents to the reader‚ the transformation of a self-centred miserable old man‚ Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge‚ drastically transforms from the protagonist of his society‚ to a man who realises that life isn’t just about himself and money‚ other people are important and being kind and caring and helping others
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MUSIC Music can be defined in many ways‚ but to summarize all the definitions‚ music can be defined as the art or science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds or both to produce beauty of form‚ harmony‚ and expression of emotion. It is said that a large percentage of old people who sing at the choir enjoy the harmony created and feel at peace. It is not really known from where music originated‚ but most probably the earliest humans
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morning‚ I would like to present to you a public speech about ’Music helps us to express every kind of emotion and can induce multiple responses.’ Music. We hear it almost every day. No matter where we are‚ music will always be played either on the radio or just by humming a tune. Did you know that music started as early as the Paleolithic era? So music is about 200 000 years old. Music and society have always been intimately related. Music reflects and creates social conditions – including the factors
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Dickens’s famous drama‚ The Christmas Carol‚ was not an exception. There have been many versions of the movie‚ but the one that will be discussed today is the 1984 take‚ on Dickens’s original script. As mentioned before‚ there are many similarities and a few differences between the two renditions‚ none of which are plot changing‚ or quite so dramatic. Some such similarities are the characters. That includes old Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge himself‚ who is‚ the enemy of Christmas‚ and the main character of
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Type of Concert: Pau Hana; Music and Dance from Asia and the Pacific General reaction: Overall‚ I was somewhat impressed with the majority of the performances. There were many different instruments‚ costumes‚ and music expressing the different cultures. There were a few musical instruments that seemed out of the ordinary‚ and also wasn’t very pleasing to the ears‚ but they did a great job. The UH students in the Chinese‚ Japanese‚ Korean‚ and Hawaiian music courses performed at this concert. Composition
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