In Malaysia this gambus is mainly used in the area of Johor‚ and on Borneo Island (Sabah and Sarawak). There is also another local lute-like instrument‚ which is called gambus melayu. The oud-like gambus is often imported from the Middle East‚ but quite a few are locally made in Malaysia or Indonesia. Usually they try to imitate the general shape of the imported oud‚ but others have
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Submitted by Williams‚Sierra on 8/26/2014 3:19:29 PM Points Awarded 8.00 Points Missed 22.00 Percentage 26.7% 1. This writing outlines an ideal society based on justice and reason‚ but not on democracy. The ideal state was authoritarian. A) The Republic B) The Oresteia C) The Allegory of the Cave D) The Apology E) None of the above. Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): A 2. The Song of Roland was inspired by A) the Vikings
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Tarantella In Italian culture‚ the word “tarantella” evokes images of a frenzied spinning dance traditionally played at weddings. However‚ this popular native dance of Southern Italy has a history and myth spanning several centuries. The dance‚ originally an Italian folk dance of the lower- and middle-classes‚ has been labeled as a dance to cure sickness and as a dance of courtship. In the courtship version of the dance‚ the woman uses rapidity and liveliness to excite the love of her partner. In
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Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was born in Venice‚ the capital of the Republic of Venice. He was baptized immediately at his home by the midwife. It is not known how the life of the infant was in danger‚ but the immediate baptism was most likely due to his poor health or to an earthquake that shook the city that day. Vivaldi’s official church baptism (at least‚ the rites that remained other than the actual baptism itself) did not take place until two months later. His father‚ Giovanni Battista‚ a barber before
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Axia College University of Phoenix WORLD CULTURE AND THE ARTS (AXIA) HUM/205 Jaynelle Nixon January 27‚ 2008 Museum Collection 2 Classical and Hellenistic Greece One of the most well known piece of this time‚ is the statue called Ludovisi Gaul killing himself and his wife‚ also known as The Galatian Suicide. The original was made by Greek sculptors commissioned by Attalus I after his victories over the Gauls of Galatia. This is a statue of A man about to drive a
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Cited: Anzaldua‚ Gloria. "Movimientos de redeldia y las culturas que traicionan" in Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza. San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books‚ 1999. Smith‚ Andrea. Conquest. Cambridge: South End Press‚ 2005.
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Allison Benedetti Dr. Bridges Geography (Smith) Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I‚ also known as “The Virgin Queen‚” was one of the most famous monarchs of all time and her reign was called The Golden Age. Born Elizabeth Tudor‚ September 7‚ 1533 in Greenwich‚ England to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Her birth was quite a disappointment to the king because he was hoping for a male heir.1 At the time‚ King Henry VIII was still married to Queen Katherine of Aragon and wanted a divorce from her
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Footnotes: 1. Christian Broadcasting Network‚ "Americans Question Who Makes a Family‚" www.cbn.com‚ Sep. 15‚ 2010 2. Nate Silver‚ "Divorce Rates Higher in States with Gay Marriage Bans‚" www.fivethirtyeight.com‚ Jan. 12‚ 2010 3. Ross Douthat‚ "The Marriage Ideal‚" www.nytimes.com‚ Aug. 8‚ 2010 4. Kathryn Perry‚ "The Cost of Gay Marraige - In Dollars and Cents‚" Christian Science Monitor‚ May 27‚ 2009 5. American Psychological Association‚ "American Psychological Association Reiterates Support
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in everyday language. In “The Mock Caliph” Burton’s intent of foreignizing the story can be seen throughout the text‚ for instance when he uses the phrase “prayer-carpet of yellow silk” while Lyons uses “rug of yellow silk”. Burton uses the phrase “lute of Hindu make” while Lyons uses “made by Indian craftsmen”. Burton describes the mock caliph to “rent his raiment to the very skirt” while Lyons describes him to “[tear] his robe down to its hem”. Lyons can be said to be evading culture-specific descriptions
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Celestina being written was during the Renaissance Period which was the time when many people were educated which is why metaphors were being used. Calisto is expressing the intensity of lust he has for Melibea while Sempronio tells him that his lute is out of tune which he plays for comfort. The theme of the text is appearance versus reality‚ and the connection to this quote can be derived from duality of righteousness and sin‚ and Calisto referring to both heaven and purgatory in the scene. The
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