The focus of this article is how music/music therapy can lead to improved brain function in patients who are in a vegetative state or a minimally conscious state. According to the article‚ vegetative state is defined as “a state in which patients exhibit a lack of awareness of external stimuli‚ but with preservation of sleep–wake cycles and vital vegetative functions (such as cardiac action‚ respiration and maintenance of blood pressure) while remaining completely unaware of both self and environment”(Okumura
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Kamarudin. Today‚ on this fine morning‚ I would like to present to you a public speech about ’Music helps us to express every kind of emotion and can induce multiple responses.’ Music. We hear it almost every day. No matter where we are‚ music will always be played either on the radio or just by humming a tune. Did you know that music started as early as the Paleolithic era? So music is about 200 000 years old. Music and society have always been intimately related. Music reflects and creates social conditions
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Music in the veins What ever it may be ethnicity or a hobby‚ culture in general can and will influence a person. The things I have experienced have contributed to my personality‚ life style‚ and myself as a person. Many Filipinos have strong values and family ties‚ are hospitable‚ and prepare amazing food in the kitchen. Filipino foods are exotic and unique. Not only is the flavorful food delicious‚ but the connection between Filipino culture and music is a unique and strong bond. Sound has the
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Has Alzheimer’s effected your family? If so‚ you’re not alone. I never knew much about it until a year ago when my grandmother Doris Addair got effected by the horrifying disease. Alzheimer’s is a progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age‚ due to generalized degeneration of the brain. It effects 5.3 million Americans today and has no treatment. This makes the disease the 6th most leading cause of death in the elderly‚ two thirds of them being women. Alzheimer’s doesn’t
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Music is an important part of my life because; music consoles the human spirit and soul and brings peace and comfort to my personal being. A Reason why music is important to me is because i feel music calms be down and take me to another world. It elevates me to another dimension where I just feel that I am living what life is all about. Music elevates because it takes my mind to think about those words that are being singed. Another reason why music is important to my life is because music inspires
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Music There is nothing better in life to me than music. Since the 5th grade I have loved music; playing it‚ making it and listening to it. Over the past few years I have learned to make repairs to band instruments. Music has become my passion and I plan to make it a part of my future. One day I plan to work with music through its ever expanding technology. I also plan to continue playing perhaps in a jazz band or the symphony. In jazz I can play fun pieces of music‚ and in a symphony I could play
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MUSIC Music can be defined in many ways‚ but to summarize all the definitions‚ music can be defined as the art or science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds or both to produce beauty of form‚ harmony‚ and expression of emotion. It is said that a large percentage of old people who sing at the choir enjoy the harmony created and feel at peace. It is not really known from where music originated‚ but most probably the earliest humans
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very annoying voice‚ was born August 6‚ 1911 in an average middle class American family. Ball’s ground breaking show “I Love Lucy”‚ gave insight into a middle class family in the 1950’s‚ the only difference was Ball’s costar and husband Desi Arnez was Cuban. When I picked my topic I thought it would be cool to dig inside of Ball’s personal life with her husband and family but as I discovered she was one of the first women to have her own television show and is looked at as one of the most inspirational
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Yang Ever since I can remember I’ve always had a passion for music and not a day goes by that I don’t listen to it. Music not only carries me throughout my daily routine‚ I believe it runs through my veins in which it has affected my life in positive and negative ways. Although‚ there are some similarities in the ways that I am affected negatively and positively‚ there are some distinct differences that make music a positive and negative part of my life. Music can have many positive effects
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I think we can all agree that music has a way of taking its toll on us. According to "is music a good tool for health?”By Elizabeth Scott music has an effect on our bodies and minds. It talks about how music has been recently used in hospitals and that field of health care is known as music therapy. The article also explains how music can affect us in many powerful ways‚ how different kinds of beats can affect us in different ways‚ and how music can benefit us. I think that music should be a part
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