traditions as traced in folk stories‚ old plays and short stories. Back then‚ the alphabet used was different and were similar to the Malayo-Polynesian alphabet which we called Alibata. Written works however did not last long because the Spanish Friars burned them believing that they were works of the devil or that were destroyed because they were written in perishable materials like the barks of trees‚ dried leaves and bamboo cylinders. Those that survived are in oral form such as our folk songs. The Spaniards
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Characteristics of Folk Literature Setting Character Plot Theme Style Folktales employ certain characteristics or conventions common to virtually all tales. The most familiar involve the setting‚ character‚ plot‚ theme and conflict‚ and style. A. Setting Most folktale settings remove the tale from the real world‚ taking us to a time and place where animals talk‚ witches and wizards roam‚ and magic spells are commonplace. The settings are usually unimportant and
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Du Bois‚ W. E. B. The Souls of Black Folk. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co.; [Cambridge]: University Press John Wilson and Son‚ Cambridge‚ U.S.A.‚ 1903; In The souls of black folk Du Bois examines the years immediately following the Civil War‚ he relates this to his experiences as a schoolteacher in rural Tennessee‚ and then he turns his attention to critique materialism in the city of Atlanta where the attention to gaining wealth threatens to replace all other considerations. Rather‚ Du Bois argues
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emergence in the late 19th century of African American blues and the growth of gospel music in the 1920s. The African American basis for popular music used elements derived from European and indigenous music. The United States has also seen documented folk music and recorded popular music produced in the ethnic styles of the Ukrainian‚ Irish‚ Scottish‚ Polish‚ Hispanic and Jewish communities‚ among others. Many American cities and towns have vibrant music scenes which‚ in turn‚ support a number
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The Elements of Dance What is Dance? Dance is the art form in which human movement becomes the medium for sensing‚ understanding‚ and communicating ideas‚ feelings‚ and experiences. Dance provides a way of learning—one that develops communication abilities‚ problem solving techniques‚ and creative and critical thinking skills along with kinesthetic abilities. At its core‚ the goal of dance education is to engage students in artistic experiences through the processes of creation‚ performance and
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remain the same. Appalachian Folk Music Celtic folk tunes were derived from their roots in the Appalachians. Many of the sub-genres that came from this area eventually turned into country music. Fiddling Short bow saw stroke Became waltzes and polkas in the following century (19th century) Lined out hymnody New England Colonial Music Began with pilgrim colonists Roman Catholicism Bay Psalm Book (Cambridge‚ MA - 1640) became standard by New England churches Secular Folk Music Instrumental music‚ as
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of his/her own lifestyle and a history of thousands of their parental units. Spreading the Latin American culture in the world by means of music is a great honor for the members of the Fondo Blanco band as it allows for the expression of the whole nation‚ its ideas‚ values‚ ability to share emotions with other people‚ and music and dancing traditions. It can be specifically observed during their recent live performance of “Vivir mi Vida” at the Hyatt Regency Miami‚ where they showed full expressivity
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is the fourth studio album of the famous Chinese folk singer Gong Lin Na‚ which was recorded in China in 2007. The producer is Gong’s husband‚ Robert Zollitsch. Jing Ye Si is originally one of the most famous Chinese poems by the great poet Li Bai inTang Dynasty. Gong was born in Gui Yang Province‚ which has a great population of different minority ethnic groups compared to other provinces. As a result‚ Gong absorbed the rich nutrition from the folk cultures of Chinese minority ethnic groups in her
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What were the causes of the Italian invasion of Abyssinia in 1935-36 and what where the consequences for the League of Nations. The invasion of Abyssinia took place in 1935-36 when Benito Mussolini‚ the Italian dictator invaded Abyssinia with no apparent reason. It was a diplomatic crisis which showed the league was weak and was one of the biggest failures‚ if not the biggest which ended Europe’s peace and allowed Italy to become more fascist and in the end to ally with Germany‚ dividing Europe
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GHANA ARMED FORCES IN UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS INTRODUCTION 1. One of the greatest challenges to the development of mankind has been conflicts. Wherever individuals or groups come together‚ there is bound to be different ideas‚ goals and aspirations. The inability to resolve these differences into an acceptable common goal often degenerate into different form of conflicts. At all levels of human existence‚ many conflicts have had devastating effects.
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