Why We Dance Dance is a universal activity. Cross culturally dance varies‚ as does the reason of why one dances. One can dance for a traditional event‚ physical exercise‚ competition or for the pure enjoyment of self expression. In class we learned an assortment of dances that fulfill these reasons of why we dance. The Zemer Atik (or Nigun Atik) is an example of a traditional Israeli dance. It was created by Rivka Sturman so the Israeli people would be able to dance and sing in Hebrew. Zemer Atik
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Meaning in a Meaningless Place In Grendel‚ by John Gardner‚ the character Grendel considers the world to be cyclical and ponders the meaning of existence. Throughout the novel‚ the Shaper sings songs which persuade listeners to think life and the universe is greater than it actually is. The Shaper represents the power of illusions to create meaning in a meaningless place. The affects he has on the characters‚ builds the themes and conflicts in the novel. The power to create illusions is based
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Joyce Dolford Child and Adolescent Psychology/PSY260 A02 Faculty: Robert Kurklen May 01‚2015 Rites of Passage in French and African Cultures There are various rites of passage in various cultures across the globe. Rites of passage in different cultural settings bear various similarities and differences. With respect to the African and French cultures‚ the rites of passage share various similar characteristic features; Baptism after birth is one of the key similar rite of passage that is found
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Search For My Tongue and Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan: Search for my Tongue and Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan both show people thinking about their ‘roots’. How does each poem convey their thoughts and feelings? In “Search for my Tongue” and “Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan”‚ the poets are conveying to the reader the strong feelings they have about their roots‚ and how it affects them in everyday life. Both poems talk of women who have Asian roots‚ but are now living in other countries
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Khoa Nguyen 04/02/2011 Homework A Tale of Two Cultures 1/ As an Asian‚ I think if anyone who owns an international firm were doing business in Asia‚ they should have partly responsibility to those societies where they are trading their products. There are things I would suggest them to ease the tensions in Asian societies. Some possibilities for this may be they should do charity work to help people who suffering economic difficulties‚ financially supporting and giving employees time off to do
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Jezza P. Oraa Prof. Erwin Cipriano AB English 3-3 20thEuropeanLiterature Short Research • Do we need to separate Classical Literature from Popular Literature? First let me define the two literatures‚ according to Esther Lombardi of About.com Guide Classical Literature refers to the great masterpieces of the Greek‚ Roman and other ancient civilizations such as Homer’s “Iliad‚” Ovid’s “Metamorphoses‚” Virgil’s "Aeneid‚" "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles‚ along with works
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The chapter called “Interrelations of Music and Dance” in the book “The Music of Africa” briefly explains about the form of dance moves and its relationship with the African music. After thoroughly reading this chapter‚ I was able to know the importance of African dance in African music by realizing cultural differences behind the various kinds of African dance and the meanings of the moves in the African music. First‚ I was able to learn the various kinds of African dance moves based on different
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Comparing Cultural Practices in Literature Every culture has its own practices‚ which are what makes them unique. By reading literature that is based on a culture different than the readers‚ he or she can learn about these different practices. The following short stories show some of the different practices of three different cultures: Chinua Achebe’s “Dead Men’s Path‚” Leslie Marmon Silko’s “Yellow Woman‚” and Jean Rhys’s “The Day They Burned the Book.” Contrasting the cultural practices seen
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Outline and evaluate research into cultural variations in attachment Due to the fact that the ways that people bring up their children can be very different all over the world as we share different attitudes‚ values and beliefs etc. People emphasize on developing distinct skills and qualities‚ so attachments formed can be different. For instance‚ countries like America and Germany would value personal independence and achievement more‚ whereas interdependence between people is valued more in China
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It is my sincere intention to pursue my graduate stu~ies at Your University. To enable you to judge my commitment and drive‚ I present this document‚ which reflects my academic motivation‚ niy eligibility for pursuing graduate studies and my future plans. My long term career objective is to pursue a research career in the field of Electrical Engineering‚ either ’as a teaching faculty member‚ or in an R & D department of the industry. Masters degree at your university that would help me lay foundation
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