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    (2 cлайд) Folk music songs deal with almost every kind of human activity. Folk music often expresses the character of ethnic and social groups and sometimes a nation. It is the music of the people. A folk song can express political or religious beliefs‚ tell a story or describe history‚ or just provide amusement.   (3 слайд) Folk music is usually learned by listening rather than by reading the notes or words. The music is shared from person to person‚ from place to place‚ and from generation to generation

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    translating his script to the big screen by masterful storytelling‚ such as the long takes to build up tension or even regular scenes like the dinner with impressive lighting and blocking. We can spot Eggers’ intentional references to archetypes from fairy tales like the twins crossing path with a witch (Hansel and Gretel) or the young damsel in a red cowl (Red Riding Hood). The feel of sinister writhes throughout the film as we‚ as observers‚ are forced to imagine what happen off-screen during Samuel’s gory

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    in the North‚ Copan and Honduras in the East‚ and Calakmul in the South. These cities were very large with populations of over 100‚000. They had highly organized city centers‚ and built pyramids‚ stone buildings‚ plazas‚ and ballcourts. The Classic Mayan political landscape was highly complex and has been likened to that of Renaissance Italy and Classical Greece. During the early Classic‚ the cities were influenced by Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico. A Classic period Maya community was a small

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    The Mayans

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    The Mayans are very fascinating as they were ahead of their time with their inventions and way of living. The Maya believes that everything in life are of purpose and has some sacredness attached to it. Since every aspect in life has a sacredness attached to it‚ the Mayans believed in an astounding number of gods estimated to about 166 deities (Nancy). The Mayans also believed in recurring creation and destruction. Such beliefs leads to sacrificial rituals. Mayans also created their own calendar

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    Mayan Mystery Theory Professor Wilkinson Strayer University HUM 111 Shaun Broadnax October 31‚ 2012 Mayan Mystery Theory The Maya are often referred to as the most well-known classical civilization of the Mesoamerican region. They are thought to have first originated around 2600 B.C. in the Yucatan and their society flourished during the Classic Period from 300 A.D. to 900 A.D. They inhabited the land presently known as Southern Mexico‚ Guatemala‚ Northern Belize‚ and Honduras. Their

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    includes underlying life lessons. According to Foster’s article‚ Every Trip Is A Quest‚ a quest narrative contains questers‚ a place to go‚ challenges and trials‚ a stated reason to go‚ and a real reason‚ self-knowledge. The video game‚ Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons‚ succeeds in using the quest narrative by implementing subconscious life lessons with every challenge that the brothers encounter in order to achieve the ultimate goal. Video games with quest narrative have become very popular because they are

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    Folk Medicine

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    Plantain – Medicine that Treats Everything Throughout years‚ I was taught to believe that the best medicine is not a pill‚ but a folk medicine. The most common folk medicine in my culture was plantain. This herb meant to help in a variety of sicknesses. For instance‚ when I got food poison followed by high fever‚ vomiting‚ and diarrhea‚ my mother prepared a tincture based on plantain‚ vinegar and salt. I had to drink 15 drops of this mixture every hour and after 5 hours the reaction

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    Folk Games

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    Promoting the Five Philippine Folk/Native Games Promotional Video in Promoting the Five Philippine Folk/Native Games Characteristics of Five Philippine Folk/Native Games 1. Tinikling Game 2. Kasipa sa Mangis 3. Arnis 4. Palo-palo 5. Sungka Characteristics of Five Philippine Folk/Native Games 6. Tinikling Game 7. Kasipa sa Mangis 8. Arnis 9. Palo-palo 10. Sungka Fig. 1 Framework in the Analysis of Five Philippine Folk/Native Games Bibliography

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    doesn’t always lead to negative outcomes take Rosa Parks‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ and Fredrick Douglas for example‚ their disobedient behavior lead to tremendous outcomes that improved society. Rosa Parks was a historical figure who contributed a bundle to the civil rights movement. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on the bus‚ which lead to chaos. But‚ Rosa’s disobedient behavior lead to the realization that African Americans were treated inhumanely‚ they were property instead of people

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    The Mayan Realm

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    THE MAYAN REALM The Mayans created a great civilisation in parts of what are now Mexico and Honduras and in Guatamala. The ancestors of the Mayans were hunters but about 2‚500 BC they adopted farming as a way of life. In the years from 300 BC to 250 AD organised Mayan kingdoms emerged. Then from 250 AD to 600 AD an advanced civilisation emerged. The Mayans invented writing and they made great advances in astronomy and mathematics. MAYAN LIFE Mayan Society In the centre of each Mayan city was

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