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    dislike being disturbed while they are eating. Richard Parker snarled. His claws tensed. The tip of his tail twitched electrically.” Martel‚ as well as Pi‚ are clearly trying to make it clear to the reader the danger and savagery of such an animal by drumming up the emotions of fear and apprehension. Using words such as “snarled” and “claws” elicits a sense of vulnerability and danger‚ which are feelings that are commonly associated with savagery. Another way this is proven is through the tiger’s actual

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    Nirvana's Music Analysis

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    “With the lights out‚ it’s less dangerous. Here we are now‚ entertain us”‚ is a famous line from a set of lyrics known across all generations. Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”‚ Blink-182’s “What’s my Age Again?” and Coldplay’s “Yellow”‚ created a ripple effect in the 1990’s‚ and continues to inspire heartfelt angst nearly twenty-six years later. Music of the 1990’s was a new breed of expression; the lyrics became raw and the sound was heavy. Almost two decades later‚ the outstanding influence

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    American Dance Study Guide

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    Lesson 1 Study Guide 1.1 Dancing: Chapter 1: The Power of Dance: This chapter takes a broad look at the relationship between human movement‚ framed as dance‚ and important identities such as religion‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ and social status. While not specifically focused on issues of identity in America‚ this chapter will provide an important foundation in understanding the broader scope of how dance can be seen as a representation of cultural values‚ which will underlie the remainder of our coursework

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    Introduction Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa‚ accounting for about one-sixth of African population. 1 The largest ethnic group in the northern part‚ which is about two-thirds of the country‚ is the Hausa-Fulani‚ majority of who are Muslims. The Yoruba are the most numerous in the southwest. Over half of the people are Christians and about a quarter are Muslims‚ with the remainder following mostly African Traditional beliefs. 2 The predominantly Christian Igbo are the largest ethnic

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    Collision of War and Music: Vietnam and the protest music of the mid 1960’s and early 1970’s By: Ashley Gallegos-Sanchez AP United States History 6th Hour “War! / Hunh! Yeah / What is it good for / absolutely nothing… War has caused unrest within the younger generation Induction‚ then destruction—who wants to die.” Edwin Starr-“War” (1970) Music has undeniably become an advocate in spreading a gospel of free opinion. Without the Vietnam War‚ the music that presented itself in the

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    Aboriginal Medicine

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    Many of the inequalities in the health of the Aboriginal people can be attributed to the erosion of the Aboriginal culture.(chp.2). Restrictions placed on the cultural practices of the Aboriginal people ultimately led to the abatement of the Aboriginal traditional medicines.(p88). Losing their freedom to practice traditional therapeutics‚ the Aboriginal people eventually had to adapt to the culturally inappropriate ways of western medicines. The purpose of this paper is to examine the advantages

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    English Poetry Comparison Often referred to as ‘the lucky country’‚ Australia is a stable‚ democratic society. It is the biggest island on Earth‚ and home to one of the world’s oldest living cultures. From tropical rainforests in the north‚ to the deserts of the Red Centre‚ to the snowfields in the south-east‚ Australia is vast and varied (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trades‚ Unknown date). “Australian poetry is rapidly finding a place in the context of an international poetics.” (Kinsella

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    The Spanish age of Exploration was motivated by a desire for new territory‚ wealth and trading partners. The colonisation by the Spanish had a detrimental effect on the Aztec and the Inca civilisations. The Aztecs and Incas were a very advanced civilisation that the Spanish had never seen before. When the Spanish first arrived in the Americas‚ they were surprised to see clean‚ ordered and well planned cities with temples and architecture that was unknown to the Spanish. The Aztec Empire particularly

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    In one of AMND’s most enduring passages‚ Lysander states (Act one scene one‚ line 134) ‘The course of true love never did run smooth.’ The conflict that is inevitably born out of love is a central theme at the heart of Midsummer’s Night’s Dream and Hamlet‚ but is extended by Shakespeare not only to romantic relationships‚ but to familial bonds as well. The conflict is ultimately resolved in diametrically opposing ways in each play‚ according to the conventions of their respective genres. Hamlet is

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    Rock And Roll History

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    Because there are so many changes in the history of the music I will focus on Grunge Rock for this portion of the essay. "Grunge music is generally characterized by "dirty" guitar‚ strong riffs‚ and heavy drumming. The "dirty" sound resulted both from a stylistic change in the standard method of playing punk rock‚ and from the common use of guitar distortion and feedback"‚ is the description of the music offered by answers.com. This music was started by bands

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