Mindano Music KOLINTANG TAGONGKO and KAPANIRONG Asian musical cultures come together in the Southern Philippines. On these islands old Malay music and a later form of India/Muslim music coexist. Unaccompanied singing and the use of bamboo ideocords and bamboo flutes are indicative of practices common in Malaysia. The chanting of long‚ melismatic melodies are reminiscent of Indian and Islamic music; while gong playing with basses evokes practices similarly observed in Indonesia‚ Laos‚ Thailand
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Examine the framework of the Four Noble Truths Sean Reece Grange The Four Noble Truths are much like a doctor’s prescription; they are Buddha’s prescription for suffering. In the first two truths he diagnoses the problem of suffering‚ and identifies its cause. The third truth is the discovery of a cure‚ and the fourth noble truth is the prescription as the Buddha sets out the Eightfold path to achieve a release from suffering. Suffering is a serious illness to Buddhist’s because it keeps us in Samsara
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Western Classical Music When I listen to my favorite songs I always wondered how music from the past is so different than music of today‚ however‚ it turns out that the music we listen to today originated a lot from western classical music. In our textbook “World of Music” by David Willoughby he categorizes five different eras that comes together to be known as western classical music. It includes: Chapter 9‚ “Music to 1600‚” Chapter 10‚ “Music of the Baroque Period‚” Chapter 11‚ “Music of the
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References: Anzaldua‚ Gloria. "How to Tame a Wild Tongue." Problem Posing. N.p.: Aunt Lute‚ 1987. 44-54. Print. Alexie‚ Sherman. The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me. N.p.: Milkweed Editions‚ 1997. Print.
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A Confederacy of Dunces Characters 1. Every character is connected leaving no loose end. I. Ignatius i. A modern Don Quixote. ii. Hates modern society. iii. Prefer the middle Ages‚ obsess with Boethius. II. Myrna Minkoff "The minx" i. Have different perspective from Ignatius. ii. Is fascinated with Ignatius. iii. Ignatius and her do things to impress each other even thought they are separated. III. Irene Reilly i. Long time widow. ii. Thinks Ignatius is a child. iii. Drink a
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The music of Turkey‚ dating back to the Silk Road Era‚ contains dissonantly dramatic chords unlike what many Westerners are accustomed to (Sheehan 86). Although the musical foundation of Turkey was created by the blending of customs from outside influences‚ stylistic choices vary throughout the country because individual provinces developed without a sense of national unity (“Turkish”). Turkish music theory practices have been influenced by the history of the Ottoman Empire‚ the Islamic faith‚ and
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Humanities: period 3 April 19‚ 2013 Galileo Galilei: an Autobiography On the night of February 15‚ 1564‚ my parents held me‚ the first of their six children‚ for the first time. My father‚ Vincenzo Galilei‚ was well known in my birth city‚ Pisa‚ for his lute playing and musical theories. My mother‚ Giulia Ammannati‚ held me on my first night out of the womb and softened my cries by whispering my name‚ Galileo Galilei‚ over and over again. A few years later‚ when I reached the age of ten‚ my family packed
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Continuing a Legacy Very similar to the films of filmmaker Tim Burton‚ Edgar Allen Poe puts forth a similar style in his writings‚ as in the short story “ The Fall of the House of Usher”‚ which depicts a very dark and gothic tone. This tone demonstrates a common style of Poe’s writing and reveals a much deeper message throughout his text. In this literary piece‚ Poe unfolds the story of the Usher family‚ who through an unknown narrator explains the demise of the Usher “house” due to characters
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trade purposes. Turkey switched from Arabic to Latin script in 1929. 300 million people speak Arabic. Arabic is the language of the Quran. English words from Arabic * Admiral‚ alchemy‚ alcohol‚ algebra‚ algorithm‚ almanac‚ arsenal‚ lemon‚ lute‚ sugar‚ cotton Languages influenced by Arabic * Berber‚ kurdish‚ persian‚ spanish‚ portuguese‚ catalan‚ swahili(East Africa)‚ urdu‚ hindi‚ hausa(West Africa)‚ punjabi‚ turkish‚ malay Arabic is a Semitic Language (SL are spoken in the Middle
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Imperialism and the Bandit Character The Mexican “Bandito” character is a popular archetype that has existed throughout film history. It is typically a stereotypical portrayal of a criminal that serves as an antagonist for the typically Anglo main characters to overcome and defeat. The films Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez are both films that serve as warnings and criticisms of the United States imperialistic tendencies. Each film features an outlaw Mexican character
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