In ancient Greece‚ ancient Egypt‚ and in the Minoan civilizations‚ they all used different thing for their use of sacred spaces. In ancient Greece they mad large palaces to appease the Greek gods and goddess. In ancient Egypt they used different techniques to appease the Egyptian gods and goddess. In the Minoan civilization they too also practice religious things however they do something that both Greece and Egypt do not‚ which is human sacrifices. They all use buildings to show/appease their gods
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Neil Simon. Marvin Neil Simon was born on July 4‚ 1927‚ and grew up in Washington Heights at the northern tip of Manhattan. He attended New York University briefly (1944-45) and the University of Denver (1945-46) before joining the United States Army where he began his writing career working for the Army camp newspaper. After being discharged from the army‚ Simon returned to New York and took a job as a mailroom clerk for Warner Brother’s East Coast office. He and his brother Danny began writing
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Liz Harris is the minimalist‚ ambient artist better known as Grouper. Her tenth studio album‚ Ruins‚ is a bare‚ raw‚ and hushed work that was almost entirely made in 2011 on a trip she took to Aljezur‚ Portugal. It was recorded on a portable 4-track‚ and one of the only instruments used is an upright piano. While living there‚ Harris found inspiration in the physical state of her surroundings. On walks‚ she came across the ruins of old estates and a nearby village. She describes the album as “a document
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Joseph Harris’ essay “Revising” (2006 pg.452-69); serves as a guide in how to correctly revise any writing you have ever completed. Harris designates four points that must be taken under consideration while revising. Before getting to the core of his argument‚ Harris notes that revising is not the same as editing. The essay points out that students are trained too just polish and make their writing sleeker rather than making a difference or significant change to the original. From there Harris brings
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2/11/13 I heard Barry Harris’ trio at William Paterson University yesterday. They mostly played standards from the great american songbook‚ but also played a few Thelonious Monk compositions including ’Round Midnight’ and ’Off Minor’. These songs in particular were played in a very tasteful manner. A lot of piano players often try too hard to be or sound like Thelonious Monk when playing Monk’s songs. As Harold Mabern once said in one of my ensembles at William Paterson (regarding what
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“Revising‚” Joseph Harris aims to describe revising and demonstrate how students can use revision as a tool to develop a brilliant final draft. However‚ this process isn’t an easy one and‚ as Harris puts it‚ “tends to be hidden from view” (442). Before elaborating‚ though‚ on the importance of revision‚ Harris defines the three parts of a composition‚ drafting‚ revising‚ and editing. These three help grab hold of ideas‚ reconsider and reshape ideas‚ and polish text respectfully. To Harris‚ revision is
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Girl fantasize about the pristine white dress they will wear‚ the handsome man they will marry and the meaningful song that they will dance with their fathers to. For Navajo girls they not only dream about their weddings but also their Kinaaldas. The sacred Kinaalda ceremony is the conversion of a girl to a woman in Navajo culture. Navajo girls dream about the Navajo rug dresses they will wear‚ the young boys that will run along with them and the songs that their families will sing for them. Many cultures
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Leslie Harris has been an advocate for numerous issues‚ now taking on the title President and CEO of Center of Democracy and Technology. She has advocated for many different organizations‚ primarily focusing on different liberties and freedoms. She has obtained a law degree from Georgetown. In addition to being a president and CEO‚ she has opened an advocacy agency‚ worked at a law firm‚ and worked on capitol hill during early advocacy years. Ms. Harris’s policy goals had to do primarily with women’s
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Rerajahan: Balinese Sacred Drawing by Sidarta Wijaya Religious symbols‚ icons‚ or signs can be found in surprisingly numerous numbers in Bali. Surprisingly? Since they are perfectly interwoven in everyday Balinese life‚ one hardly realizes their existence. Some religious symbol can easily be recognized‚ for example Rerajahan. Rerajahan is the most obvious and easily recognized Balinese religious symbol. What is rerajahan? Rerajahan is a drawing of sacred characters or images on a piece of cloth
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The sacred and its opposite the profane are distinguishable from within a certain religion‚ by it’s followers. Sacred objects‚ places or concepts are believed by followers to be intimately connected with God or a divinity and are thus greatly revered. For a devotee or believer the world is split into the sacred or the profane. The German theologian Rudolf Otto‚ in The Idea of the Holy stated that the sacred was‚ derived from a sense of the numinous. The numinous is explained as a"non-rational
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