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    43 Chester Avenue Richmond WT2 6RA Dear Sir‚ I am writing in response to your recent article by Simon Barnes ’Cherish your foxes as status symbols’. Firstly I find it quite shocking that such an esteemed paper such as yours would print what seems to be heavily biased views on the urban fox‚ as seen through the eyes of someone who was obviously under the influence of too much alcohol. Secondly‚ if Mr Barnes was to leave Suffolk a but more often then he would certainly loose his obscured idea that

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    to Savannah tobacco plantation owner‚ Perry Oliver under a three-year-contract with the colonel. Oliver paid the colonel $15‚000 for the right to exhibit Bethune in other parts of the country. As Bethune and Oliver made road trips around the country‚ Bethune had up to four performances in a day. He amazed his audiences using his ability to mimic any music he had heard. Under Oliver‚ listeners and reviewers also called him‚ “The Marvelous Musical Prodigy” or “Tom‚ the Musical

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    role of religion and its underlying arts and disciplines. Armstrong discusses the different religions of the ancient past and the characteristics that encompass them. She looks at the various arts and disciplines seen throughout these religions. Oliver Sacks’ essay “The Mind’s Eye” analyzes the lives

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    often saying the same idea in a totally different way‚ using their own personal viewpoints this is clear after reading “When I Woke up Tuesday Morning‚ It was Friday” by Martha Stout‚ I realized she had the same opinion as Juhani Pallasmaa and Oliver Sacks. All three of them believe that in order to get the most out of life people must try to take in as much of their environment as possible‚ through their five senses. This thought was central to all of their articles‚ however none of them just come

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    even realize. One’s actions can change their reality and their experiences and one can shape their reality in many different ways sometimes without even realizing. This idea of one creating their reality and experiences is seen and demonstrated in Oliver Sack’s The Mind’s Eye: What the Blind See through the description of how blind people he meet still “see” and live in a visual world even though the are totally blind and how their choices affected their visual world. It is also shown in Martha Stout’s

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    According to Dr. Oliver Sacks‚ a neuroscientist and best-selling author‚ mentions in his excerpt of When Music Heals Body and Soul that on multiple accounts‚ including a personal experience‚ that people tend to react positively when introduced to music. It is a mind setter

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    As I stood under the old Iroko tree in Techiman‚ Ghana‚ drenched in rainwater with a book in my hand‚ I believed more than anything that better days were yet to come. The tar­black sky‚ blowing winds and angry rain beads did not dampen this belief. My belief was instead fueled by joy coming from the book I held in my hands. I have always loved reading but the limited resources in my village suppressed my passion. That day under the Iroko tree has always helped me remain positive and optimistic‚ regardless

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    Patients who suffer from Alzheimer’s‚ dementia‚ or aphasia benefit the most from the use of Music Therapy than other types of rehabilitation. Oliver Sacks‚ professor of neurology and psychiatry at Colombia University Medical Center‚ believes the “power of music is remarkable” and that “music therapists are crucial and indispensable in institutions for elderly people” (Musictherapy.org). The idea

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    going to be late to Mr. Sack’s barbecue. Jesse: I don’t want to go‚ too many people talking there. Jesse’s Mother: Jesse you know why we must go‚ it isn’t nice if we don’t‚ Mr. Sack is your friend. [Jesse arrives at the barbecue. After some time‚ a little girl approaches her.] Little Girl: How do you know Mr. Oliver Sacks? Jesse: He asked me about my life once for a video he made. How do you know him? What a funny looking little girl‚ with her huge bubble eyes‚ funny nose‚ and crooked teeth. I wish

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    The American Music Therapy Association defines music therapy as “the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals” used to “address physical‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ and social needs of individuals.” Music therapy began in veteran hospitals during WWI and WWII. Local musicians started to play for the veterans‚ and the positive results became obvious (Music as Medicine‚ para. 2). Music therapy is even mentioned in the Bible as a way to cast out evil spirits

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