The Aunt’s Story - SAC Patrick White’s controversial novel‚ The Aunt’s Story is the odyssey of spinster‚ Theodora Goodman and her journey to self discovery. Comprised of three sections‚ each representing a different part of her journey we‚ as the reader‚ follow Theodora Goodman as she travels to France‚ America and finally to a state of understanding and self discovery. Dense‚ unconventional and complex as it is‚ it is no wonder The Aunt’s Story has been so widely and so harshly critiqued. The
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Often in poetry the technique of imagery is relied on heavily to present the reader with a visual stimulus that allows the poet to express a set of complex ideas. Poet Gwen Harwood utilises certain everyday images to illustrate the tendency of society to categorize the roles and expectations of females in the 1950’s. Some of her works such as ‘In the Park’‚ ‘Suburban Sonnet’ and ‘Dichterlibre’ draw on images of bickering children‚ household chores and tiresome motherly figures in order for the reader
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“African Pianism as an Intercultural Compositional Framework”: A Study of the Piano Works of Akin Euba by Bode Omojola. According to Census 2010‚ 50.8 percent of Nigerian people were Christian‚ 48.8 percent people were Islam‚ and people who had traditional beliefs were only 0.4 percent. I believe that music in Nigeria deeply relates to Christian and Islam religious music. In Dr. Omojola’s “African Pianism as an Intercultural Compositional Framework”: A Study of the Piano Works‚ he wrote that
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Tyrell Heyward Beethoven In this paper I will be talking about the late and great Ludwig Van Beethoven. I will discuss his early life as a music composer and his upcoming. The steps‚ mentors‚ and teachings he learned in order to become who he is known to be till this day. Also I will discuss my emotional response to Beethovens fifth symphony and what musical techniques were used in this piece. Ludwig Van Beethoven was born and baptized December 17‚ 1770 in Bonn Germany. He was the grandson
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composition‚ or of one movement within a composition. - Symphony: multimovement orchestral form. - Sonata-Allegro: “first movement form”. The 3 sections: exposition‚ development‚ and recapitulation-form a binary design. - Exposition: first section of a fugue or of a sonata-allegro. - Development: 2nd section of the sonata-allegro; it moves through many keys. - Recapitulation: 3rd section of the sonata-allegro. Reviews the material of the exposition‚ presenting it in a new light. - Coda: Meaning‚ “tail”;
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German composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)‚ is widely considered to be the first atonal composer and the inventor of the 12-tone system. Schoenberg himself proclaimed that his music compositions were divided into three periods: Late Romanticism or “expressionist” (1897-1908)‚ Free Atonality (1908-1922)‚ Twelve-tone and tonal works (1922-1951). Schoenberg was not only a composer‚ but theorist‚ writer and teacher. His teaching career spanned five decades that included experiences in Vienna‚ Berlin
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Childhood Trauma and Dissociative Identity Disorder Dissociative identity disorder (DID)‚ previously known as multiple personality disorder‚ is a severe form of dissociation; a mental process that produces a lack of connection in a person’s thoughts‚ memories‚ feelings‚ actions‚ or sense of identity. DID is believed to be the effect of severe trauma suffered during childhood. It’s believed that experiencing extreme‚ repetitive physical‚ sexual‚ or emotional abuse causes the disassociation‚ and
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Rapping can be traced back to its African roots. Centuries before hip hop music existed‚ the griots of West Africa were delivering stories rhythmically‚ over drums and sparse instrumentation. Such connections have been acknowledged by many modern artists‚ modern day "griots"‚ spoken word artists‚ mainstream news sources‚ and academics.[15][16][17][18] Blues music‚ rooted in the work songs and spirituals of slavery and influenced greatly by West African musical traditions‚ was first played by blacks
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1. The key theme in humanistic therapy is A. emotional expression. B. self-responsibility. C. philosophical reasoning. D. self-criticism. 2. According to psychologist Martin Seligman‚ depression is largely a response to A. learned helplessness. B. manic elation. C. sexual abuse during childhood. D. chronic negative circumstances. 3. For the psychologist‚ abnormal behavior can be thought of as expressing distress of some kind that obstructs one’s ability to function. Because this is such a broad definition
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Musical Style and Innovations Beethoven is viewed as a transitional figure between the Classical and Romantic eras of musical history. Above all‚ his works distinguish themselves from those of any prior composer through his creation of large‚ extended architectonic structures characterized by the extensive development of musical material‚ themes‚ and motifs‚ usually by means of "modulation"‚ that is‚ a change in the feeling of the home key‚ through a variety of keys or harmonic regions. Although
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