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    Pandanggo is a Philippine folk dance which has become popular in the rural areas of the Philippines. The dance evolved from Fandango‚ a Spanish folk dance‚ which arrived in the Philippines during the Hispanic period. This dance‚ together with the Jota‚ became popular among the illustrados or the upper class and later adapted among the local communities. In the early 18th century‚ any dance that is considered jovial and lively was called Pandanggo. There are many versions of this dance and each locality

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    2:30-3:45pm September 12‚ 2013 THE EXPERIENCE THAT SHAPED WHO I AM TODAY People wonder and try to guess what made me the way I am today. I’ve been confronted by elderly strangers‚ being asked the same question almost every time. Questions like: “Why are you so nice?”‚ “Why are you so different from others?”‚ and “Why is the way you dress unique?” I give them all the same answers‚ I tell them I am who I am today because of my past experience. I never go into details about telling

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    The Souls of Black folk is a book of essays by W.E.B Du Bois‚ an African American writer and social activist born and raised in New England. Up to this day Souls of Black folk is considered one of the best books striving to describe the hardships of African-American community in the USA after the Civil War. As for my essay I am going to give a short introduction and explain what the forethought is talking about‚ and proceed to draw lines that connect those three. I will finish off with a personal

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    What Is Tink Folk Dance

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    To what extent has the folk dance of Bolivia‚ Tinku‚ changed from the homeland of Bolivia and in the United States since the 1900’s to 2011? There were a lot of changes that happened to the folk dance. Some of the changes were the style of music‚ positioning of the steps‚ and the style of the dance itself has changed. Dance‚ “a series of movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music”‚ in which everyone is involved in at some point in their life. All around the world there is dance

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    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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    I absolutely agree that single parent and visiting unions have adverse effects on the society we live in. With single parent families the child/children have very little adult supervision. Usually‚ the parent works long hours just to make ends meet. The elder sibling would be responsible for them; who is also a child her/himself. With the lack of proper adult supervision and parental attention and guidance that they need the children engage in delinquent activities. They join gangs to fill the void

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    Home Away from Home

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    Brooke Schultz English 101 Hoogheem Class 10:00 – 10:50 A Home Away From Home As we adventure out into the world we find new places that we would like to call “home” because we currently revisit that place time and time again. I found that place in Florida. I may not visit there every month‚ but when I do‚ I feel relaxed and at peace. The smells‚ sounds‚ people‚ atmosphere‚ and activities keep me coming back. There’s nothing better to me then the environment of everyday sunshine and the

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    Folk Rock Music Analysis

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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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    Old Trafford

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    1.0 Introduction The tourist destination that I would like to discuss in my report is Old Trafford Stadium from Manchester. The reason that I choose Old Trafford Stadium for this report is because Manchester United Football Club is one of the world largest and most successful football clubs and the fans supporters are all over the world .The purpose for this report is to discuss about the critical analysis of the communication activity of the selected destination or organisation from the perspective

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    Philippine Folk Dances

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    Dances of the Cordillera Groups Place of Origin | Title of Dance | Nature of Dance | Costume and Props Used | Dance Description | Mountain Province | Banga | Occupational Dances | Heavy Earthen Pots | Igorot maidens go to the river and prepare for a marriage ceremony. They display not only their grace and agility‚ but also their stamina and strength as they go about their daily task of fetching water and balancing the banga‚ claypots full of water‚ on their heads. | Northern Benguet | Lepanto

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