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    Bangladeshi Folk Song

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    Bangladeshi Folk Song Preface Folk Music songs and music of a community‚ uninfluenced by any sophisticated musical rules or any standard Music styles. Bangladesh has a rich folk music‚ which includes both religious and secular songs. Folk music may be described as that type of ancient music‚ which springs from the heart of a community‚ based on their natural style of expression‚ uninfluenced by the rules of classical music and modern popular songs. Any mode or form created by the combination of

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    In his “I Have a Dream” speech (1963)‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. conveys the fact that the Negro is still not free despite their freedom for over one hundred years. King supports this conveyance about the Negros bondage by stating tragic facts and then challenges his brothers and sisters to “continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive” (Paragraph 8). His purpose is to put an end to discrimination in order to give African Americans the freedom and equality they deserve. He

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    The reader is unsure at first just what might unfold‚ after all‚ the title suggests that this might be a poem about a holiday‚ a chance to get away from school work and relax. Instead‚ we’re gradually taken into the grieving world of the first-person speaker‚ and the seriousness of the situation soon becomes clear. Heaney uses his special insights to reveal an emotional scene - remember this was the patriarchal Ireland of the 1950s - one in which grown men cry and others find it hard to take.

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    Folk Dances of Rajasthan

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    | | | Folk Dances of RajasthanFolk dances of Rajasthan include various folk art forms. The traditional dances of this region are absolutely colourful and energetic.Folk dances of Rajasthan derived from various folk art cultures. They have their own significance and importance. A medieval history includes the existence of princely states‚ which provided patronage to these art forms and their artists. Vibrant‚ vigorous and graceful‚ the dances of Rajasthan

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    Pakistani Folk Dances

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    Pakistani Folk Dances: Dances are traditionally part of the lives of people especially in Pakistan. Dance for Pakistanis is so important that people can communicate with each other and tell a story without uttering a word but rather dancing to send those messages. Folk dances are still popular in Pakistan and vary according to region such as: • Bhangra -Punjab • Luddi - Punjab • Dhammal - Performed at Sufi shrines/ dargahs in Punjab and Sindh • Attan - Folk dance of Pashtuns tribes of

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    Old Folks Home

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    should live in the old folks’ home. This is literally because elderly needs special attention in order to provide them a comfortable life. What a comfortable life has got to do with old folks’? First of all‚ we have to agree to the fact that old folks’ homes nowadays are not the same as those of yesteryears. Homes of those days are usually illustrated as very small‚ untidy and helpers who don’t have sense of humanity in them. Although most of us have never been to old folks’ home‚ we are still traumatized

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    Soul Surfer

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    Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith‚ Family‚ and Fighting to Get Back on the Board by Bethany Hamilton. Bethany Hamilton was born into a family of avid surfers. She has felt a unique and passionate love for the sport of surfing ever since she first got on board when she was a toddler. Bethany had always dreamed of becoming a professional surfer since she first started competing when she was only seven years old. She had everything going for her‚ wonderful friends‚ a great sponsor‚ and a loving and

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    Soul Surfer

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    Soul Surfer’ Bethany (Anna Sophia Robb) was born to surf and was called a little mermaid by her family when she was little. A natural talent who took to the waves at a young age‚ Bethany won a surfing competition and got sponsored by Rip Curl with her friend Alana Blanchard (Lorraine Nicholson). A bit more into the movie Bethany‚ Alana‚ Timmy (Bethany’s brother in the movie) and Alana’s dad‚ go out to a small secluded beach. They surf for a while then sit on their boards in the calm water talking

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    Folk Revival Essay

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    The folk revival in New York City was rooted in the resurgent interest in square dancing and folk dancing there in the 1940s‚ which gave musicians such as Pete Seeger popular exposure.[3][4][5] The folk revival more generally as a popular and commercial phenomenon begins with the career of The Weavers‚ formed in November 1948 by Pete Seeger‚ Lee Hays‚ Fred Hellerman‚ and Ronnie Gilbert of People’s Songs‚ of which Seeger had been president and Hays executive secretary. People’s Songs‚ which disbanded

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    and tradition. When I feel depressed or excited‚ I listen to music which matches my feeling. I joined the English Club; members of the club introduced different kinds of music and described them. Genres that I often listen to are rock‚ country folk‚ and R&B/Soul. Rock music is a popular music which uses an electric guitar. Rock usually makes people excited with hard sounds. Everybody knows that The Beatles were a famous rock band in the United Kingdom. The Beatles’ song "Day Tripper" is one of their

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