Many forms of popular culture today are inspired by themes‚ characters‚ and other references in various types of classical literature. John Denver’s song "Calypso" parallels with a number of the themes in Homer’s the Odyssey. The Odyssey’s themes involving Odysseus’ journey back home and the aid of gods and goddesses directly influence "Calypso." The first stanza in Calypso is influenced by Odysseus’ journey to back to his homeland. The first couple of lines compare a dream to sailing on the
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Why Radio is popular? radio was the quickest‚ most widespread‚ most important‚ and most direct form of mass communication between the government or Party and the Chinese people. Mobility So instant and personal:Radio has found itself better situated to respond to certain localized demands and needs of audiences for news‚ information‚ and debate. These include on-the-spot‚ live‚ local news broadcasts‚ local sports reporting‚ travel news‚ local social news‚ and information about local events. Some
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UNIT 1 LEGACY OF NATIONAL MOVEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO DEVELOPMENT‚ RIGHTS AND PARTICIPATION Structure 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Foundation of the Indian National Congress 1.3 Gandhi’s Contribution 1.3.1 Gandhi’s “Substance of Swaraj” 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 The Karachi Resolution of the Congress The Idea of Socialism 1.5.1 The Idea of Planning The Nature of Gandhian Economics The Gandhian Social Philosophy The Consensus Summary Exercises 1.1 INTRODUCTION The developmental aspirations
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sport that is done by people of multiple ages. Among the sports in fields such as hockey‚ rugby and field bowling‚ football is the most popular sports in Malaysia. It requires very little equipment and effort to learn the basics. Thus‚ kids can start playing football at an early age and go on to become ardent followers of game. Badminton is one of the popular physical sports in our country. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands
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What does collective National identity mean? What examples of collective National identity can be found on British television? National identity usually refers to the people who live in a nation and how they are distinguished‚ usually through ancestry‚ parentage or descent. It also refers to distinguishing features such as skin colour or native language. However national identity usually goes on the person themselves and what they feel they are‚ what they believe they are and where they are from
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Research Questions 1. Why is soccer not popular in the U.S.A? It’s not popular in U.S.A because of riots‚ player with one name‚ brutality‚ flopping objectivity‚ substitution‚ not enough scoring‚ the use of hands‚ the tie‚ and that they are not the best at it. Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/21488-top-ten-reasons-soccer-isnt-popular-in-the-united-states 2. Why soccer is called football in some countries? A journalist in The Time of London recently bemoaned the use of the Americanism
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American should be allowed the right to vote. It is an ongoing problem that people are not registering to vote‚ don’t go to vote or are not allowed to vote. for examples people who are convicted of a felony are not allowed to vote in many states. However‚ after they serve their time‚ they should be able to be reintroduced to society and regain all of their rights. Including the right to be able to vote. In order for Americans to not lose their right to vote we need to be able to show that being apart
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Nowadays‚ to go along with the economic development are recreational activities‚ especially the movies. Many people may ask‚ why are movies becoming more and more popular all over the world? As a movie lover I hold the idea that an increasing number of people choose to watch movies to entertain themselves‚ release stress from work‚ and make friends. First of all‚ there are many different types of movies to attract people with different interests. For example‚ if someone likes scary movies‚ what
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of Kenya Ministry of Justice‚ National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs NATIONAL COHESION AND INTEGRATION POLICY January 2012 Table of Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms 1 1 Preamble 2 1.1 Background 2 1.2 Rationale for National Cohesion and Integration Policy 3 1.3 Defining National Cohesion and Integration 4 1.4 Dimensions of National Cohesion and Integration 5 1.5 Formulating the National Cohesion and Integration Policy
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Popular Struggle and Movement Mobilisation and Organisations: Political Parties: Some organizations directly participate in the democratic process. These organizations are called political parties. They contest elections and aim to form government. Pressure Groups: Some organizations indirectly participate in the democratic process. These organizations are called interest groups or pressure groups. Pressure Groups and Movements Pressure groups do not aim to form or run the government. When people
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