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    Art as a ritual

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    Art History 1 Museums as a Ritual In the article “The Art Museum As Rital‚” in Civilizing Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums by Carol Duncan‚ she compares art museums to religious seculars in the sense that they are not only similar in architecture‚ but also in their meaning and purpose; rituality. She goes on to state that unlike churches and other various places of worship‚ museums are also secular places. At such places‚ “the secular truth became the authoritative truth.” When I went to

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    Dance

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    impression of the concert (after one or two dances)? 7. Did this change as you watched more of the program? 8. What was your final impression of the program? 9. Would you have recommended this program to others? 10. What physical elements were used (sets/props)? 11. What were the costume /elements? Did they work to enhance or detract from the dances? 12. How effective was the lighting to the mood(s) created in the dance(s)? 13. What style of dance (s) could you identify (i.e. ballet

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    Rain Man

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    Rain Man Section 1: Rain Man starts off with a pompous self-centered business man named Charlie Babbitt. Charlie is in deep water trying to save his business when he receives a phone call alerting him that his father has passed away. He returns to his hometown Cincinnati for the funeral with his business associate/lover Susanna. Charlie tells Susanna that his mother had died when he was two‚ his father showed him minimal affection‚ and when he was scared he had an imaginary friend named Rain Man

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    Asian American

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    Asian Americans Asians are not a homogenous group. They do‚ however‚ constitute a significant minority group in the United States. Asian Americans represent many distinct subgroups that speak different languages‚ worship through different religions‚ and practice different customs and beliefs. The main groups are East Asians (Chinese‚ Japanese‚ Korean)‚ Pacific Islanders‚ Southeast Asians (Thai‚ Vietnamese‚ Cambodian‚ Laotian)‚ and South Asian (Indian and Pakistani). Threads of similarities may run

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    Lakota Tribe Ritual

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    The Sundance‚ or known to the Lakota as Wiwanyag Wachipi‚ is one of the most fundamental and sacred rites of the Lakota people. It is also one of the more complex rituals‚ as it is a dance aligned with the sun for three days and two nights and there are numerous small details that must be done before the ritual can take place. Created as a means of bringing together the Lakota people and providing community during hardship‚ the Sundance is the largest and quickest pan-Indian movement up to date.

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    african dance

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    African Dance Types Africa is a vast continent‚ consisting of many countries and hugely diverse cultures. African dance mainly refers to the collective dance type of the Sub-Saharan Africa‚ which is the African tribal dance. There are many aspects that affect the African dance types. Here are some glimpses of African dance types... African dance types are distinct from each other because of the diversity‚ of the nomadic groups and the indigenous tribes‚ that practice them. The African dances symbolize

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    asian culture

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    ASN301 Circulation of Asian Popular Culture Week 1 Introduction Announcements • No tutorials in Week 1. • Students should read and prepare discussion: Reading for Week 2 Tutorial: Siriyuvasak‚ Ubonrat and Hyunjoon Shin. “Asianizing KPop: Production‚ Consumption and Identification Patterns among Thai Youth” Inter-Asia Cultural Studies‚ 8.1 (2007): 109-36. Discussion: How does pop music‚ especially J-pop and K-pop‚ function as a form of “soft power”? What are the principal barriers

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    Asian and African Festivals

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    Asian festivals vary from place to place but all share one thing in common: they’re big and a lot of fun! With so many different cultures‚ religions‚ and reasons to celebrate squeezed into Asia‚ you’ll probably be close to an interesting festival no matter where you travel. Many events are based on lunar calendars and the dates change each year. Use this guide to plan around some of the largest festivals in Asia. 1. Festivals in Thailand • Songkran / Thai Water Festival: April 13 -15. • Loi

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    Purple Rain

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    Review of the Purple Rain Album by Prince The renowned American recording artist by the name Prince produced what is always regarded as one of the best albums of all time‚ called the Purple Rain. It is his sixth studio album which he co-produced with Revolution Band‚ who helped him in the recording and famed for its great soundtrack. It was his first time recording with this band‚ and they killed it. Warner Bros. Records released the album on June 25‚ 1984. Currently‚ the top hit album has sold over

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    Rain man

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    MOVIE CHARACTER PRESENTATION RAIN MAN RAIN MAN- OVERVIEW    The Movie Rain Man focuses on an autistic man with unusual number capabilities (autistic savant) The movie analyses the mental functionalities of an autistic savant‚ Raymond Babbitt as Rain Man The movie also shed some light on the body-mind relationships and interpersonal relationships of an autistic mind RAYMOND BABBITT     1988 Movie- winner of the best actor award for Dustin Hoffman as Raymond Babbitt‚ an autistic

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