Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn This book talks about Mama Lola life and family heritage and how she becomes a healer in the Vodou religion. Marie Therese Alourdes Macena Champagne Lovinski or known as Mama Lola to everyone. She is the most famous Vodou priestess in the United States. The ethnographic book was written by Karen McCarthy who came in contact with Mama Lola in the 70’s and came very interested in the culture of Haitian Vodou. McCarthy becomes part of Mama Lola’s family and
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Tupac Shakur was a young rapper who wrote the song “Dear Mama” dedicated to his mother. He uses elements such as dynamics‚ instrumentation‚ and tempo to help piece together his incredible song made for his mother. The song “Dear Mama” by Tupac Shakur begins with the artist rapping his 17-year-old self. From breaking rules in school and hanging out with older people‚ to being kicked out the house by ruin his mom‚ Tupac always could depend on her to be there for him. He dedicated this song to
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The Mamas and the Papas played a major role in the pop scene of Southern California in the mid to late Sixties. The group formed out of the folk music revival of the late Fifties and early Sixties. The members included John Phillips‚ who had been a member of the folk trio called the Journeymen; Cass Elliot came aboard after a stint in the Big Three‚ while Denny Doherty played with the Halifax Three. Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty also played together in the Mugwumps‚ which also included John Sebastian
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English 101 Profile Essay Mama Mea’s Pizza and more is family owned and operated by Boo and Brandy Beechem. The service and food are both outstanding. From the amazing hand tossed pizza too the delicious wings. Price range from 3.00-33.00 dollars depending on what you get. One item on the menu the Big Reb is the most expensive pizza because it feeds 8-10 people‚ and that is the only time you will spend more than 10.00 dollars on food. “The best thing to get at Mama Mea’s is of course the pizza
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Philosophy Through Film | Aristotle & “I Remember Mama” 1. In Aristotle‚ the good of man is described as final and self-sufficient. That is‚ the chief good is something final. This relates well to Uncle Chris throughout the movie. Everyone was scared of him – he drank‚ he drove fast and was quite brash. However‚ when he died‚ his nieces discovered that there was no inheritance‚ because he had been donating it to children with leg problems so that they didn’t grow up and limp as
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NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Learner: Jeffrey L Boyer THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED IN Please Follow These Procedures: If requested by your mentor‚ use an assignment cover sheet as the first page of the word processor file. Use “headers” to indicate your course code‚ assignment number‚ and your name on each page of the assignment/homework including this assignment cover sheet. . Keep a Photocopy or Electronic Copy Of Your Assignments: You may need to re-submit
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Music - Defined in various ways‚ depending on its role in a given culture as well as on highly subjective individual opinion - The prevailing (Western) idea of music is as an art of organized sounds 2 Characteristics of Sound - Pitch - Highness or lowness - Dynamic level -Loudness of softness Pitch -The pitch of a sound depends on the rate of vibration‚ or frequency‚ of the sound-producing medium. - A faster rate of vibration causes a higher pitch‚ and a slower rate of vibration causes a lower pitch
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“Mamas” and Kogi Religious Beliefs The Kogi Indians of Colombia represent the last remnants of a once impressive‚ highly skilled and adaptive‚ ancient Indian culture known as the Tairona‚ who were nearly exterminated by Spanish conquistadors and missionaries. Faced with the incessant advance of civilization‚ agriculture‚ and industry the Kogi have retreated high into the Sierra Nevada mountains‚ where they deny entry to all outsiders. Insulated within their remote territory‚ the Kogi live as
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the contrast in Tupac’s lyrics from one album to another. One of the songs on Tupac’s album Me Against the World is called "Dear Mama". In this song Tupac talks about how his mother managed to raise him regardless of the struggles they endured. A good Example of the way Tupac Expresses these feelings comes from the middle of the song: Tupac wrote the song “Dear Mama” to express the amount of appreciation he had for his mother‚ as well as his childhood struggles he and his family
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Yves Tanguy was a self-taught artist and his first paintings have been described as naïve. His surrealism is referred to as “nonrepresentational”‚ defined as artwork which is not immediately distinguishable and open to much interpretation. In “Mama‚ Papa is Wounded!”‚ we can see a vast‚ open landscape; a beach or simply a flat plane‚ possibly a desert. These objects are fairly abstract in shape and are not particularly recognisable. The object in the top left hand corner of the painting looks
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