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    by Hildegard von Bingen during ca 1140 - 1179. The purpose of this heavenly chant was to give praise to the Blessed Virgin Mary and hymns were the form of this Christian chant. However‚ the form of O viridissima virga did not fit the traditional hymn pattern. Instead of having a regular number of lines and syllables per line‚ none had a regular number of lines per stanza or syllables per line. In spite of this‚ the chant was apparently strophic with successive verses all beginning with melodic phrases

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    Civilized vs. Savage “There is a savage beast in every man‚ and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth to war‚ the beast stirs.”- George R.R. Martin. Cruel‚ Savage‚ and dangerous describe Zarroff a character in Richard Connells short story “The Most Dangerous Game”. In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” a man named Rainsford who is an experienced hunter is trapped on an island by Zarroff retired general in the Russian Army who wants him to be part of a “game” where Zarroff hunts

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    Evolving Traditions In the novel‚ Ceremony‚ Leslie Marmon Silko writes about an Indian veteran and his struggle to deal with the stresses of war. Early in the novel Silko reveals some of the rituals that the Laguna Indians perform. One of these traditions is the ritual they go through after they have hunted in order to show their appreciation for the animal‚ in this case a deer. Some of the other Laguna traditions include the rain dances they perform during a draught and various other ceremonies

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    Son Jarocho: Music Report

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    Report 3 (Son Jarocho) The song I chose to listen to was Track 20‚ "El Sigusiri" performed by Conjunto Villa del Mar. The track composer is kept anonymous and the genre of this track is Son Jarocho. The Son Jarocho is native to the areas of southern Veracruz and parts of northern Oaxaca. The instrument that stood out to me on this track was the Jarana Jarocho‚ an 8 string rhythm instrument. It is an instrument used strictly for rhythm and is the most fundamental Jarocha instrument because it provides

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    John Courtney Murray

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    John Courtney Murray‚ SJ‚ was omitted into the Society of Jesus‚ otherwise known as the Jesuits‚ in 1920. He was ordained a priest in 1933 and shortly after enrolled in Gregorian University in Rome and recieved his doctorate in 1937. With his high level of education Murray moved to Woodstock‚ Maryland and became a professor of theology. While he was enlightening the mind of young men on the Theology of grace and the Trinity‚ he was also had major contributions to public theology. He spoke of

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    springs up and carries me during‚ before and after the games. My passion for dance has also allowed me to create many choreographies for my school‚ such as a dance routine for our school’s panther pride theme song‚ football and basketball cheers‚ and chants‚ and entertainment performances during games’ timeouts. Many people fail to realize the true purpose and beauty behind cheering for it revolves around the art of choreography. My viewpoint of cheerleading goes beyond the fancy bow‚ the shell crop

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    Revolution and the abolishment of slavery lie throughout Anthony’s speech to establish her point. For example‚ Anthony discusses the dissatisfaction of women with their government by referencing the chant from the American Revolution‚“taxation without representation” (Anthony 1). Incorporating this familiar chant‚ she established that the rights for women remained unfair‚ and her use of war talk encourages her audience to fight for this cause. Not only did Anthony reference the American Revolution‚ but

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    minutes of darkness. At the stroke of midnight‚ the Union Jack was lowered and raised with the Flag of Malaya. The morning after‚ Tunku Abdul Rahman read aloud the Proclamation of Independence‚ followed by seven chants of Merdeka‚ with the crown at the square joining following each chant. The moment is considered to be one of Malaysia’s most memorable and significant points in history. Now‚ Independence Day is celebrated every year without fail. On this day‚ Malaysians from all backgrounds‚ race

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    Cardinals

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    currently 77 years old and was born in 1935. He was at first a part of Congregation of the missionaries of St. Charles in Italy in 1958. There‚ he was ordained a priest in 1961. He was sent to Rome to receive his degrees in Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University and at Pontifical University of St. Thomas. He also received a degree in law at La Sapienza University. He was finally appointed bishop in 2003 and was later ordained in February 2004. He served bishop of Thelepte for nine years. During

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    believed that he could protect them. We will show that Jack knew that the beast was not real but he pretended it was so that all the boys would continue to be afraid. One of Jack’s strategies to make the boys feel braver was that he created the death chant‚ “kill the beast‚ cut his throat‚ spill his blood.” Also Jack created the dance where a boy pretended to be a pig while all the other boys stood around him and pretended to spear him to death. It was in the middle of this crazed dance that Simon stumbled

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