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    Negro Spirituals

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    Negro Spirituals Spirituals‚ a religious folk song of American origin‚ particularly associated with African-American Protestants of the southern United States. The African-American spiritual‚ characterized by syncopation‚ polyrhythmic structure‚ and the pentatonic scale of five whole tones‚ is‚ above all‚ a deeply emotional song. Spirituals are really the most characteristic product of the race genius as yet in America. But the very elements which make them uniquely expressive of the Negro make them

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    REST. A NATION OF FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FROM THE START AND WILL BE HERE UNTIL THE END THERE IS NOT A MORE POWERFUL NATION ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH.THE REASON FOLKS HAVE BEEN AND WILL COTINUE TO RUN THE STREETS IS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ABOUT JUST BANGING BUT IMPROVING OUR COMMUNITY. THE WHOLE NATION IS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND SOMETIMES FOURCE MUST BE USED BECAUSE IF YOU DONT THEN YOU WILL BE NOT ONLY PUSHED OUT BUT KILLED AWAY WHERE CRIPS AND BLOODS JUST FIGHT AND SELL DRUGS FOLKS ARE HERE TO MAKE

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    Festival

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    Bac Ninh is a place which owns many cutural beauties in Viet Nam. When visiting Bac Ninh‚ tourists will be impressed by many traditional festivals in here. Lim festival is regarded as one of the most popular ones. It is famous for beloved Quan Ho folk songs which is really attractive to foreign and domestic tourists. Lim festival takes place in Noi Due and Lien Bao communes‚ Lim town‚ Tien Du district‚ Bac Ninh province. It’s held on 12th‚ 13th‚ 14th of the first lunar month every year. This is

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    Bob Dylan Impact on Society

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    Bob Dylan: An Impact on American Society in the 1960’s Amy Blanton Professor Porter History 22 April 10‚ 2001 1 The 1960s was a decade of liberation for music‚ public opinion‚ dance‚ invention‚ and the binds of racism. From this generation spawned some of the greatest musical artists of all time—one in particular‚ Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan is considered to be the greatest influence on popular culture of all time. However‚ Bob Dylan was not born an idol—his legacy was a result of his surroundings. Throughout

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    “The Overcoat”and Slavic Folk Beliefs In the nineteenth century‚ much of Eastern Europe had a fascination with Slavic folk beliefs. During this time‚ people questioned the existence of mythological creatures‚ especially those which were believed to be somewhere between dead and alive(3). The word “vampire” was introduced in to the Slavic languages in the late eighteenth century and the term “unclean forces” began to be widely recognized by nineteenth century Russian peasants (1). References to

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    Oktoberfest in Munich

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    sausage‚ although‚ beer is offered like food. Moreover‚ people used a traditional Barbarian Drindi costumes during the festival‚ they have a parade of traditional costumes. Oktoberfest is known as much for its traditional folk music as it is for its beer drinking. The popular is folk music‚ marches‚ and polkas. As the evening wears on‚ the music becomes louder and more and more people begin to sing‚ linking arms and swinging tankard from side to side‚ some standing and swaying and dancing on benches

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    A Brief Dance History From the beginning of time‚ sacred movement‚ song and story have brought people together - at times of seasonal ceremony and celebration‚ as part of everyday life and life passages‚ in daily renewal and meditation‚ etc. The Dances of Universal Peace are part of this timeless tradition of Sacred Dance. Samuel Lewis             The Dances were brought together in the late 1960’s by Samuel L. Lewisalso known as Murshid Sam (1896-1971)‚ a Sufi Murshid (teacher) and Rinzai Zen

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    Music: Difference in music and importance of understanding capstone Abstract This proposal is to identify the problem that has been occur to the campus and why is understanding different music from different places is important. St. Johnsbury Academy is a school with diversity. But this diversity is not working its true value out. It is extremely obvious at the breakfast or the dinner time‚ when there are only dorm students. People are sitting with only who speaks familiar

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    Amish Folk Culture

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    The text describes the Amish as an example of folk culture in the United States. This assignment will require the use of the internet to gather information on the Amish way-of-life as an example of folk culture. You will gather information on the Amish‚ using various sources (internet‚ books‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ etc…)‚ and compare it to what you know about pop culture. You need not research case studies about pop culture‚ because you yourself are a living testimony to pop culture. I. The

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    way for other British Bands in America and even had full-blown imitators‚ like the Monkees‚ that copied everything from their look‚ to the spelling error in their name‚ and their campaign. They also helped create a whole new genre of music called folk rock. Their influence is still seen in today’s musicians‚ such as the band Oasis‚ who compare their music constantly to the Beatles. The Beatles Influence on Rock-and-Roll “The impact of the Beatles – not only on rock and roll but on Western culture

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