language in school. Not to understand this is to misunderstand the public uses of schooling and to trivialize the nature of intimate life –“a family’s language”. (125) “At home they spoke spanish. The language of their Mexican past sounded in counterpoint to the English of public society. The words would come quickly‚ with ease. Conveyed through those sounds was the pleasing‚ soothing‚ consoling reminder of being at home.” (3) “… los gringos. That term was interchangeable in their speech with another
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BEETHOVEN‚ Ludwig van (1770-1827) The composer of some of the most influential pieces of music ever written‚ Ludwig van Beethoven created a bridge between the 18th-century classical period and the new beginnings of Romanticism. His greatest breakthroughs in composition came in his instrumental work‚ including his symphonies. Unlike his predecessor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ for whom writing music seemed to come easily‚ Beethoven always struggled to perfect his work. Ludwig van Beethoven was
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Within her study Burlesque West: Showgirls‚ Sex and Sin in Postwar Vancouver‚ Becki Ross‚ a queerly feminist‚ anti-racist historical sociology professor at the University of British Columbia‚ examines the censored and often trivialized history of the North American “bare legged and bare-breasted chorus girls in vaudeville and burlesque shows.” By utilizing a wide range of archival data and numerous interviews from former performers‚ club owners‚ agents‚ choreographers and musicians‚ Ross provides
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The beginning of the Chinese immigration can date back to 1858‚ around the time of the British Columbia gold rush. The number of Chinese immigrates increased during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1881-1885)‚ when they were brought here as cheap laborers. However‚ instead of showing gratitude toward these people‚ the Canadian government set out harsh rules in order to “reserve” a “white man’s country” (Prime Minister R.B.Bennett‚ 1907). In 1885‚ the Chinese Immigrate Act was created
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Should the death penalty be a form of capital punishment? In the article‚ “Counterpoint: The Death Penalty is Necessary‚” Bowman and DiLascio argue that the death penalty is essential for many reasons. On the contrary‚ Freedman’s article‚ “The Case Against the Death Penalty‚” has an excessive amount of motives to eliminate the death
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be accepted by the choosing party‚ which is where he draws another argument of how man decides to be good or evil. Augustine poses that choices are based out of inordinate desire‚ synonymous with cupidity‚ that all humans make. Evodius offers a counterpoint that cupidity drives every evil deed to which Augustine responds‚ “All wicked people‚ just like good people‚ desire to live without fear. The difference is that the good in
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1. | | | Listening to music is much more than just being aware of its sounds. | | | Student Response | Value | Correct Answer | Feedback | 1. | true | 100% | | | 2. | false | 0% | | | | Score: | 0.72/0.72 | | | 2. | | | Today people hear so much music that they tend not to listen carefully to it. | | | Student Response | Value | Correct Answer | Feedback | 1. | false | 0% | | | 2. | true | 100% | | | | Score: | 0.72/0.72
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Social Studies 11 Unit 2-9 Reading Guide Key ___ / 57 The Structure of Canada’s Government Resource: Counterpoints: Exploring Canadian Issues‚ Chapter 9 Introduction 1. What is government? The formal system for making decisions about our nation. 2. What are traditions? The rules and traditions that have developed to guide the actions of our government. 3. What are institutions? The organizations we have developed to carry out
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Ebenezer Scrooge‚ the miser amongst Christmas. Dickens creation of whom encapsulates everything that detests Christian Christmas values of ‘charity‚ mercy‚ forbearance‚ and benevolence’ At the beginning of Charles Dickens a Christmas Carol – Scrooge‚ acts as the chief protagonist within the novella in which he is initially depicted as a ‘squeezing‚ wrenching‚ grasping‚ scraping‚ clutching‚ covetous old sinner’‚ as ‘self-contained‚ and as solitary as an oyster’. At this stage‚ it appears as if this
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- Code’s and conventions essay The tracker (sic) is an Australian art house film that represents Australia’s history through the stereotypical associations of the 5 men: the tracker‚ The Fanatic‚ The Veteran‚ The Follower and The Fugitive. Rolf DeHeer’s film uses a broad range of feature film conventions‚ which help represent the Indigenous culture‚ in both a negative and positive lines of light. Traditional values of Indigenous culture dictate the culture as both un-knowledge and uncivilised
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