Musical Links Investigation Abstract Throughout the course of this project‚ I will be exploring the links between Southern Sudanese music and Cuban music. This investigation will introduce the similarities of the call and response styles‚ the rhythm syncopation‚ and the homophonic textures. As we explore deeper into the cultures into these completely unassociated cultures‚ we begin to see that they are not as diverse as we think. In this abstract I will begin to generalize commonness of Southern
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The Decline of the West - Hanif Kureishi Financial collapses changes the way of living for millions of people all over the world. In the short story “The Decline of the West” written by Hanif Kureishi in 2010‚ Mike and his family are represented as victims of the 2008 financial crisis (also known as the Global Financial Crisis). Mike and his family lives in a materialistic world in the modern western capitalistic society‚ to which they have lost the regularly known family values as for example
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Chad Satchell Fine Art Music Ryan Lewis June 19‚ 2016 Musical Instrument: Violin The 9th century can be placed as the beginning of what is known as the violin. “Although violin-playing is best known in European countries‚ especially considering the origins of world famous violinists like Fritz Kreisler‚ Jascha Heifetz‚ and Niccolo Paganini‚ violins are believed to have originated in Asia” reports Farisha Salman in an article for the University of Southern California. “The current form of the violin
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Though the layering of instruments and sounds‚ Lorde presents her growing fearful anxiety of growing old in Ribs. While there are few instruments and musical devices at play‚ Ribs brilliantly picks and chooses precise points to insert or remove sounds for effect. As a whole‚ the music is supporting the lyrics; it enhances the singing and feelings of Lorde‚ and stirs the listener emotionally. A song directed towards an old friend‚ Lorde reminisces about the past and expresses her worry for the future
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Key West Florida My idea of the perfect vacation spot would have to be Key West Florida. In Key West a vacationer will not only discover soft sandy beaches‚ sizzling temperatures‚ and a booming night life‚ they will uncover a absolute feast for the senses. When it comes to discovering sheer heaven on earth‚ few vacation destinations measure up to Key West. The time of year that I usually travel to Key West is March‚ when the chill of a Western New York winter has reached its peak‚ and
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The Last Taboo What unites the Vatican‚ lefties‚ conservatives‚ environmentalists‚ and scientists in a conspiracy of silence? It’s midnight on the streets of Calcutta. Old women cook over open fires on the sidewalks. Men wait in line at municipal hand pumps to lather skin‚ hair‚ and lungis (skirts)‚ bathing without undressing. Girls sit in the open beds of bicycle-powered trucks‚ braiding their hair. The monsoon’s not yet over‚ and grandfathers under umbrellas squat on their
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The Decline of the West “The world of the post 9/11 era‚ used interminably by politicians and psychologists‚ was “security”‚ and the more the country had appeared to be policed by men in fluorescent jackets with “Security” stamped on the back‚ the more afraid Mike felt. “ 1 and this development is not only on that turf‚ Couse the post 2000s has provided us whit gang violence on the street‚ kids playing games that can disturb there sense of reality and much more. Mike lives in the upper-class
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Film Analysis Psychology 280 Social-Psychological Analysis of the Blind Side The Blind Side depicts the story of Michael Oher‚ a seventeen year old African American homeless boy from a broken home‚ taken in by Leigh Anne Tuohy‚ a wife and mom of two living in a well to-do neighborhood. Repeatedly running away from the group home after group home‚ he was placed in after he was taken from him drug addicted mother‚ he happens to run into the exceedingly accepting family. Only after the catholic
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The club was originally founded as Thames Ironworks F.C. in 1895 and was later reformed‚ in 1900 as West Ham United. They initially competed in the Southern League and Western League before joining the full Football League in 1919 and enjoyed their first top flight season in 1923‚ featuring in the first FA Cup Final to be held at Wembley that year against Bolton Wanderers. The club have won the FA Cup three times: in 1964‚ 1975 and 1980. They have also been runners-up twice‚ in 1923 and 2006. In
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The History of Musical Theatre The recently released Les Misérables earned £8.1 million in its opening weekend‚ making it the largest opening weekend for a musical film in history‚ proving that the genre is still alive. But how exactly did this powerful art form originate? And from then on‚ how did it evolve to become the spectacularly vivacious being that it is today? The oldest known forms of music theatre were the ancient Greek plays with music and lyrics‚ as well as music and dance being
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