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    Hadiya J. Malone Professor Laurel Holland Sociology 1101 22 April 2014 My experience at VOX and The Methodist Easter Sunday Service For my cultural event‚ I attended the Oak Grove United Methodist Church Café VOX meeting and Easter Sunday service. The church service took place in the main “Sanctuary” hall at Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Decatur‚ Georgia. Café VOX also takes place at the church in a coffee house-style setting just before the church service. Easter Sunday is

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    The Enuma Elish is a “hymn commemorating the elevation of Marduk to the head of the pantheon.” It references actions of disobeying‚ threatening the gods and negotiating with the gods. Some ANET can also be credited to Egyptian‚ Hurrian and Ugarit cultures‚ with such given titles

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    Why Is Bach Important

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    Luther’s work. A very religious man‚ Bach believed in using his musical gift to glorify God. On the first day of the spring of 1685‚ Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach‚ Germany. About one hundred and fifty years prior‚ Martin Luther wrote hymns which would later inspire the musical genius of Bach. Bach was talented at composing and also at playing many instruments; however‚ he excelled at

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    with a simple rhyming scheme‚ using this rhyming pattern to mimic the form of a song. Because the music in this poem triggers a memory‚ it is structured and progresses much like a song. “To the old Sunday evenings at home‚ with winter outside/and hymns in the cosy parlour‚ the tinkling piano our guide” The piano is a guide for both himself and the reader through his recollection. The song-like rhythm to the poem tries to imitate the melody of woman’s music which prompted this memory. As the melody

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    Back in the days of ancient Greece‚ there was a lovely island kingdom called Kypaen. On one half of the island there was the civilized life; the palace‚ the estates‚ fields‚ harbors‚ and all the people that lived there. On the other half of the island there was a dense wilderness where dangerous beasts roamed‚ and trees grew so thick that they blocked out the light. In the civilized half of the island there lived the King’s right hand man‚ a wealthy one indeed. When it was time for his wife to give

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    It was with Athena that came with a heroic representation of war and wisdom. Hara confirmed the authority of matrimony‚ and Demeter gave the people the themes of agriculture and civilization; Hestia gave woman a higher dignity and a position on a family and social level. Each of these spiritualities and more made it possible for the people of the ancient Greece and Rome to worship

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    participate in the ancient Olympic Games‚ regardless of their social status. Although‚ married women were not allowed to participate in‚ or to watch‚ the ancient Olympic Games. However‚ unmarried women could attend the competition‚ and the priestess of Demeter‚ goddess of fertility‚ was given a privileged position next to the Stadium altar. Kyniska‚ daughter of King Archidamos of Sparta‚ was the first woman to be listed as an Olympic victor. Her chariot won in the four-horse chariot race in the 96th and

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    As we know her parents are Zeus and Metis. Athena has three aunts‚ one is named Demeter‚ the other is Hestia‚ and the last one is Hera but‚ she is also her stepmother. Her cousin is Aphrodite. Athena has three half-brothers and one half-sister‚ her three half-brothers are Hermes‚ Hephaestus‚ and Apollo. Her half-sister is Artemis.Athena

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    Kevin Fickel MUSC 105.003 An Analysis of “When the Saints Go Marching In” The origins of “When the Saints” have never been fully explained in modern times. It was originally written as a Negro Spiritual hymn sometime near the beginning of the twentieth century. On written music‚ composers usually notate it as a traditional piece‚ but the identity of the original author remains up for debate. Some sources claim that the original lyrics of “When the Saints” were penned by Katherine Pervis and

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    animal; the ship personifies the British Empire‚ wounded‚ bleeding and defeated by its enemy.This technique demonstrates the aftermath of the British arrogance. • “Sound: Young Sheila whimpering a line or two from Jerusalem – a very moving and stirring hymn about the greatness of England – God’s chosen Empire. “ In juxtaposed against the “Slides of Singapore Harbour – filled with burning ships.” The use of directorial notes is stipulated to emphasise the total humiliation and defeat of the British Empire

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