The speech by Wellesley High teacher David McCullough has sparked a bit of controversy. Here is the full speech as presented by Universal Hub: Dr. Wong‚ Dr. Keough‚ Mrs. Novogroski‚ Ms. Curran‚ members of the board of education‚ family and friends of the graduates‚ ladies and gentlemen of the Wellesley High School class of 2012‚ for the privilege of speaking to you this afternoon‚ I am honored and grateful. Thank you. So here we are… commencement… life’s great forward-looking ceremony. (And
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The word music comes from the Greek mousikê (tekhnê) by way of the Latin musica. It is ultimately derived from mousa‚ the Greek word for muse. In ancient Greece‚ the word mousike was used to mean any of the arts or sciences governed by the Muses. Later‚ in Rome‚ ars musica embraced poetry as well as instrument-oriented music. In the European Middle Ages‚ musica was part of the mathematical quadrivium: arithmetics‚ geometry‚ astronomy and musica. The concept of musica was split into four major kinds
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Classical Music vs. Rock Music As I grew up my dad had some rules that everyone that wanted to live in the house had to follow. One of those rules was that every individual growing in the house had to learn how to play an instrument. When I was growing up‚ I loved to listen to rock music and used to imagine myself playing the guitar so I told my dad I wanted to play the guitar and he enrolled me in a classical guitar class. Let me tell you something I had to learn the hard way‚ classical music and rock
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EDAE224 Creative Arts Curriculum Studies 2 Assignment 1: Music Education Word Count: 3197 Key Curriculum Elements word count: 665 Integrating Music into the Curriculum word count: 650 Lesson Plan 1: 502 Lesson Plan 2: 414 Lesson Plan 3: 557 Participation in On-line Forums: 409 Contents Page Title Page 1 Contents Page 2 Key Curriculum Elements Page 3-4 Integrating Music into the Curriculum Page 5-6 Lesson Plan 1 – HSIE: ‘The End’ with Puppet Joe Page 7-9
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differences between language and communication. Consider whether language is solely the property of humans. You should draw on research and evidence to support your answer. According the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary‚ the word “communication” refers to the process of expressing ideas and feelings or of giving people information through various mediums. Language is one of the most commonly used medium by people in all written‚ spoken and non-spoken form. The similarities between language and communication
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the most influential thing in a child and or a teenagers life is music. Whether it be Reggae‚ Hip Hop‚ Gangster Rap‚ R&B‚ Oldies Rock‚ Latin‚ or Heavy Metal it still has a way to overpower a persons mind no matter how old they are. Right now pretty much everybody that I talk to when I am on the Internet like Rap. I don’t understand how people could listen to non-stop cursing and fast-paced lyrics. Even though my opinion of the music isn’t so great the singers have to get some credit for being able
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Music and Identity In this report‚ I will expand upon what was spoken in the presentation by providing a more in-depth look at each section I talked about. The presentation was divided into six sections: i) What do we mean by identity? ii) Identity in previous historical periods iii) Identity in contemporary culture iv) How the media constructs our identities v) A case study; MTV and the music video vi) Conclusion What do we mean by identity? Identity refers to the way people see
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Language revitalization‚ language revival or reversing language shift is the attempt by interested parties‚ including individuals‚ cultural or community groups‚ governments‚ or political authorities‚ to reverse the decline of a language. If the decline is severe‚ the language may be endangered‚ moribund‚ or extinct. In these cases‚ the goal of language revitalization is often to recover the spoken use of the language. Although the goals of language revitalization vary by community and situation‚
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The Universal Lessons of Oedipus the King Oedipus the King is a dramatic tale of a great king brought down by “fate” and the destiny of the gods. It is a story of strife over events that were out of one’s control but mainly handled in a way that only caused further destruction and heartache. There are many universal lessons to be learned by Oedipus and his tragic story; lessons that every man today could benefit from‚ such as the downfalls of arrogance and selfishness‚ the grave mistakes in being
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Language is a great power which forms a huge part of people culture and identity‚ it’s also enabling them to express themselves and keep their history. In colonized regions the issue of colonial and native language became the subject of discussion between critics. In relation Chinua Achebe "The African writer and the English Language" and Ngugi Wa Thiong’o "The Language of the African Literature" essays; I will discuss what do these two writers have in common and in what way they are different.
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