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    It’s a beautiful day outside birds are singing flowers are blooming. On days like this kids like you should be burning in hell. Turn around kid I’d be a crime if I had to go back on that promise that I made for u. So don’t step over that line. Or else friend you’re gonna have a bad time. But kids like you don’t play by the rules. And guys like me it ain’t easy to be played for fools. So let’s go let the room get chiller. Let’s go dirty brother killer. Go ahead‚ and try to hit if you’re able. Guess

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    Types of Theatres

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    Types Of Theatres The word theatre means "place for seeing".The first recorded theatrical event was a performance of the sacred plays of themyth of Osiris and Isis in 2500 BC in Egypt. This story of the god Osiris was performed annually at festivals throughout the civilization‚ marking the beginning of a long relationship between theatre and religion. There are several types of theatres in India.Each state in India has its own distinct theaterical form of itself. India has a longest and richest

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    Great and Little Tradition

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    GREAT AND LITTLE TRADITION The issue of great and little traditions did not arise for the first generation of anthropologists who‚ following the example of *Malinowski‚ mainly studied remote‚ self-contained‚ small-scale societies. It was only after World War II‚ when anthropologists began to study communities integrated within larger states and participating in centuries-old religious traditions such as *Buddhism or *Christianity‚ that the problem arose. The terms ‘great’ and ‘little’ traditions

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    Life’s Lessons Learned from Three Little Pigs Artrie R. Allen HU300-28: Arts & Humanities 20th Century and Beyond Prof. Russell Kaplan University March 9‚ 2013 As children growing up‚ we were enriched with stories‚ folk tales and fables passed from generation to generation. These fables served as entertainment and taught life lessons that we still carry on today. These stories helped to preserve our

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    Women in Mythology

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    In myths the classical hero is consistently male‚ but in underworld myths females tend to have a larger or primary role. Jung emphasized the importance of the women the hero encountered during his adventures: they represent the anima‚ or the female part of the male psyche. This figure is an opposite-sex archetype essential to the development of a complete and mature personality. Women in underworld myths are often portrayed as either “Mother Atonement”‚ a goddess or a temptress (189)‚ although these

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    Beauty vs. Ugliness: Early Myths and Classic Fairytales In his novel of the retold myth Till We Have Faces‚ C.S. Lewis takes the roles of beauty and ugliness from fairytales and myths and not only emulates but confutes them. Traditionally the role of beauty is a symbol of good in classic fairytales and ugliness is symbolic of evil. The myth in the novel both proves and disproves this mainstream idea throughout the novel. Lewis creatively integrates a more relatable story by showing the flaw in

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    Robin Hood

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    Robin Hood Assignment 1- Unit 2 Kimberly Brown-Schneider Kaplan University The story of Robin Hood was one of my most favorites to hear my grandparents tell to me over and over again as a child. My grandmother would always embellish the story by enhancing just how important it was for me to always look out for those who are less fortunate and assist them without a doubt. (Phone conversation): According to my grandmother‚ she does indeed remember telling and reading that story to me every

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    Rip Van Winkle Essay

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    “Rip Van Winkle” Can you consider yourself a true American if you haven’t read the classic tale of “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving? It’s a lighthearted story that is a bit silly‚ but has message intertwined in its classic words. It is a necessity that every American should experience. Irving’s story is a well thought out mix of pure old fashion American folk quality’s such as; a unique setting‚ exaggerated characters‚ and peculiar events and consequences that occur. This story has many different

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    What Is Folk Music

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    What is Folk Music? Folk music originated from many cultures around the world. Each culture adopted rhythms and beats from family and cultural rituals. The family of string instruments applied the music with common harmonies. Other variations of instruments‚ from homemade to daily items were used in addition to create a more original beat. The region of Great Britain‚ or the Celtic race inspired many of today’s top beats in folk music . The music originated among the common people of a nation passing

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    The Humps

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    Birago Diop’s “The Humps” Folk tales have served an important role in in the different cultures of human beings. They can be seen as a form of knowledge and education‚ as their ending morals influence a person’s attitude and behavior. In addition to acting as a moral guidebook‚ folk tales offer explanations of events or phenomena that cannot be explained through basic means. While Birago Diop’s African folk tale‚ “The Humps”‚ still offers a moral for people in the end‚ the folk tale focuses

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