causes and was the beginning of many changes in the Highlander culture. Background: Being of Scottish Gaelic origin‚ the word Culloden means back of the small pond. Culloden is a small village. Three miles East of Inverness‚ Scotland and three miles south of Culloden village‚ lies Drumossie
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they consider fiddling to be an informal‚ inferior type of playing. Scottish and Irish immigrants brought fiddles with them to North America and successive generations in the South morphed their Celtic jigs and reels into tunes of their own. Many of the founding fathers of country music‚ such as Fiddlin’ John Carson and Eck Robertson were solo fiddlers. Apart from bringing fiddles and fiddle music to the American South‚ the Scottish and Irish brought highly energetic and interactive dancing styles
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3.2 DECENTRALISED PLANNING India is rightly regarded as the land of villages. In a country where 72.22% of the population (2001 Census) lives in 5‚80‚781 villages‚ the importance of rural local government popularly known as Panchayati Raj in India‚ is self-evident. Indeed‚ the idea of rural local government is part of a larger concern for social & economic amelioration of the people‚ a task to which the country is irrevocably committed. The Panchayats have been among the oldest political institutions
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different retellings‚ such as the Scottish Ballad and Shirley Jackson’s “The Daemon Lover.” Even then‚ the reader can find many similarities and differences between the themes of the texts. The Scottish Ballad‚ and “The Demon Lover”‚ both have very similar themes. Bowen’s story tells the reader to always stay true to their promises. This is shown by the way Mrs. Drover’s guilt of choosing to betray her fiance ended up driving her crazy. This is similar to the Scottish Ballad in which the main character
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maintain a healthy diet; as a consequence‚ children are eating a highly processed diet. In addition‚ there is a 40% likelihood that a child with obese parents will become overweight themselves‚ compared to 22% of children with average weight parents. (Scottish Government‚ 2016b) Therefore the impact of unemployment does not only have a detrimental impact on the health of the individual but it can also affect family members. A child needs parental guidance to influence and develop a well-balanced diet to
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The theme of The Wretched Stone Chris Van Allsburg is that obsession over mindless entertainment is unhealthy. One way the theme is shown in the story is when the captain mentions how much the crew is mesmerized by the stone they bring aboard. The book reads‚ "The crew is fascinated by the rock. When not needed on deck‚ they are down below‚ gazing at the peculiar light it gives off‚"(11). The crew just sits around the rock to see its glow and waste time. They don’t seem to particularly care‚ they
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are welcome‚ but the majority of Scotland is Cristian. The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh. The currency used in this country is pound sterling. The primary language spoken is English‚ which is very helpful in doing business. Scottish people speak with a Scottish dialect of course. Depending on the area it is possible to come across British or other European dialects as well. Industries & Markets The largest city in Scotland is Glasgow. This is followed by the cities of Edinburgh‚ Aberdeen
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Places‚ by Stephen Greenhorn. It is a Scottish play from 1998 which is set in Motherwell. Alongside with this‚ I will also analyse the movie ’Trainspotting’‚ a movie directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel ’Trainspotting’ by Irvine Welsh. First I will focus on the main characters in the several works and analyse their development throughout the play and the movie. Afterwards I will compare the play and film‚ and how they each depict Scotland. In the Scottish play Passing Places‚ the main characters
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familiar to Shakespeare and his contemporaries. However‚ the story of Macbeth as told by Shakespeare bears no relation to real events in Scottish history as Macbeth was an admired and able monarch.In the backstage world of theatre‚ some believe that the play is cursed‚ and will not mention its title aloud‚ referring to it instead by such names as "the Scottish play". Over the centuries‚ the play has attracted some of the greatest actors in the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. It has been adapted
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