The book‚ “Basic Christianity”‚ is written through the lens of John Scott. From this point of view‚ the reader is informed about the principles that Scott believes to be the essential foundation of Christianity. These aspects that Scott emphasized to be the most crucial to Christianity are: human sin‚ the need for salvation‚ and the work of Christ. By using his knowledge of all of these principles‚ Scott makes the declaration that we as humans have one goal and that goal in life is to reestablish
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of “Behind the Urals” written by John Scott‚ I had a fairly hard time picking a certain emotion he had towards the USSR. Scott scarcely showed his distaste for the many tragedies going on in Russia while he was there‚ they were mostly masked by the improvement of production and living conditions in Magnitogorsk. It took until the end of the book for me to truly understand Scott’s feelings towards the USSR and their methods used to industrialize Russia. John Scott is a true believer of the USSR based
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Dating back to the slave trade the drum has been used all over the world as a means of communication and self expression. Its broad variety of users includes the early African tribes and the Native Alaskan tribes‚ both using them for ceremonial purposes. The Africans brought drums with them to the Americas and helped to develop their popularity among American musicians. In the mid 1900’s drum sets were brought about. These revolutionary collaborations of percussive pieces started off with a pair
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October 6‚ 2012 The Message of African Drums In the African culture‚ music is a part of daily life. It is used to convey news‚ to teach‚ to tell stories‚ and for religious purposes. The variety of musical instruments is as diverse as their culture‚ but the most important musical instrument to the African people is the drum. The djembe is the most famous African drum. It is made from goatskin and shaped like a large goblet. The djembe is made to be played with bare hands. Use of the djembe dates
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Haley Strader Honors Literature November 17‚ 2012 My Drum Major Instinct Stalking is a very serious matter‚ despite society’s tendency to trivialize the experiences of many female victims. There have been numerous overlooked cases in which female victims have been stalked for various amounts of times and taken action to have the stalker removed‚ just to have him/her eventually come back up in some sort of manner. Many top box office hits have the cliché plot of the stalker who murders the girl
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Turner January 19‚ 2013 HUM 121S Dr. M. Lynn Barnes Abstract ideas and concrete images sometimes merge in “Piano and Drums” by I think piano being Africa and the drums being other nations. I understood the concrete images as the riverside and the abstract ideas being that the riverside is calm‚ peaceful‚ serine‚ and just how Africa has been for decades. The jungle drums are abstract and the other nations coming with their mystic rhythms‚ their more advanced than Africa that is what makes
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I am applying for both section leader and drum major because I have a lot to offer in both positions in the band. I am a great leader‚ with a lot of maturity and know when it’s time to be serious‚ and when it’s time to joke around. Every day‚ I grow more and more with this band and leading this band as drum major‚ or leading the saxophones as section leader‚ would be an amazing accomplishment for me and I know I can do the job well. First of all‚ I will be putting all of my heart into this job
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American statesman John Quincy Adams spoke out about leadership‚ saying‚ “If your actions inspire others to dream more‚ learn more‚ do more‚ and become more‚ you are a leader.” (John Quincy Adams). These qualities of a leader reside in the role of a drum major. The primary task of a drum major is to carry out specific orders asked with authority and to conduct their band through performance. But a drum major does much‚ much more than conducting or following directions. A drum major takes pride in
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to become more familiar with the African cultures. When I compare the music that we are currently learning during the class with the Korean cultures‚ we also have traditional music combined with only the drum and singing called “Pansori.” Similar to the African music‚ the musicians play the drum and sing the song based on the fairytales or the legend. After becoming familiar with the African music‚ I was able to understand the difference in cultures and enjoy the African music. In addition‚ I got
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Long before I earned the drum major position for my junior year‚ I had fallen in love with my marching band. As drum major‚ I was in the position to put that passion to work for the improvement of the band. However‚ as the competition season drew closer‚ I could see that the band was not where it needed to be. The marching technique was undisciplined‚ count structures were ambiguous‚ and the music was messy. It was painful to consider the trajectory of my band and the disappointing result at the
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