What is a “Grass Dance”? To me‚ the phrase conjures up visions of Hawaiian hula dancers‚ but this was not really the case. Grass dances began with the Sioux nation‚ which was located in and around what is today the state of South Dakota. The Sioux used grass dances as part of their war ceremony‚ so essentially at grass dances originated as war dances. Although this was a music associated with war‚ it spread to from the Omaha‚ to their neighbors‚ through the plains‚ and across North America. Tara
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1 21 November‚ 2013 MUS31-04 Middle Ages and the Baroque Period Music What is music? According to the definition‚ music is the art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous‚ unified‚ and evocative composition‚ as through melody‚ harmony‚ rhythm‚ and timbre. As we know‚ music had become a controversial topic throughout the world. Everyone knows music‚ everyone heard of music. Music represents our feeling‚ and used throughout the world. Music has been divided into many
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stood out. For emotional effect it had a continuous‚ speechlike melody with wide leaps and chromatic tones. The rhythm was predominantly single‚ with a steady energetic pulse. Early baroque music was homophonic in texture‚ later changing to that of polyphonic. The instrumental genres during this time were the trio sonata‚ concerto‚ suite‚ prelude‚ and fugue; popular vocal genres were Opera‚ Mass‚ Magnificat‚ oratorio‚ cantata‚ and anthem. A chromatic harmony was often used to create an expressive effect
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When I was growing up in a foreign country‚ I remembered my dad actually playing this piece by The Beatles on repeat. The song‚ “Let It Be” was one of his favorite songs to listen to and I also had quickly gotten accustomed to it. “Let It Be” is one of the songs of multiple albums that The Beatles have notoriously won nominations to awards being that they were highly regarded and arguably debated as the most influential idols of the rock era. This specific song actually had come from Paul McCartney’s
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SCADA Vulnerabilities and Electric Power Industry Abstract Electricity is an essential element of life in the United States. It is crucial to manufacturing‚ business companies‚ residences‚ and certain methods of shipping. A deficiency in electricity can not only cause trouble‚ but also financial loss due to reduced business and manufacturing production. This paper will look at the basic concepts of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems‚ their vulnerabilities in regards
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House music is a genre that began in the United States in the city of Chicago. This music began in the early 1980’s and spread to other major cities beginning in 1985‚ including London and Paris. It then began to influence the popular music in Europe. About ten years later‚ house music was blended into mainstream pop and dance music all over the world. House music was influenced by disco music. Generally‚ house music was dance based and characterized by repetitive beats‚ rhythms that focus around
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HERO vs HONDA ABSTRACT The amount of research regarding the topic “Hero vs Honda” is so vast. The topic is new; it is as about the merging and formation of the organizations. The companies after walking hand-in-hand for 27years‚ are now standing head to head in Indian two-wheeler market. Now their marketing strategies to earn market share. This study verifies The marriage between the mega corporation from Japan Honda and the world ’s leading maker of cycles Hero. It was a remarkable union
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An allure for Science and Technology and a keen interest in the growing world of technology led me to take up engineering. I chose to major in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with an intense longing to explore into the challenging field. During my under graduate program I learned the different fundamentals of electrical and electronics which were well-balanced with practical exposure. Right from my school days I had an active interest for science and research. As a matter of fact‚ I used to
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The Secondary Education in Britain Introduction The United Kingdom has a completely world-leading education system. The education in the United Kingdom has hundreds years of history‚ which is quite perfect and complex‚ and also has a very large flexibility. It is quite different from the education in China. Overall‚ the education in the UK is divided into three parts: primary education‚ secondary education and tertiary education. The secondary education in the UK and China The difference
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Baroque vs Classical Music form the period of approximately 1600-1750 is usually referred to as “baroque.” This was a time when the doctrine of the “divine right of kings” ensured the absolute rule of “God-chosen” monarchs. During this time‚ Louis XIV became the most powerful and praised monarch in all of European history. Discoveries in science stimulated both technology and philosophy. People began to think about ordinary matters in a new way‚ affected by the newly acquired habits of scientific
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