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    ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENT- STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN Through ineffective manipulation of structure‚ timbre and melody‚ Victor Lopez’s short version of Stairway to Heaven fails to convey the same mood and effect on the listener as the original classic piece by Led Zeppelin. Jimmy Page‚ lead guitarist of hard rock band Led Zeppelin‚ and composer of Stairway to Heaven‚ once said with reference to the album this piece was released on‚ “My vocation is more in composition really than anything else - building up harmonies

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    and afterwards America experienced this period of enlightenment subsequently forcing out all remaining Puritan views. With this new exposure to the enlightenment‚ America and it’s colonists begin to develop ideas largely dissenting away from traditional Puritan views on total depravity where ‘God is all‚ and man is nothing.’ The beliefs of ‘self-reliance’ or emergence began to trump the Puritan views and exposed all colonists in thinking for themselves‚ acting independently from other people‚ and

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    A tradition can be the best thing ever or a horrible thing. People all over the world have tradition‚ even you. Nevertheless‚ in the Lottery‚ the village has a tradition that they do every year. Their tradition is killing one person per year. The village thinks that by killing one person would give them more corn to survive. The gathering starts on June 26th and finishes on the 27th.The village gathers by the square.The square is between the post office and the bank. When everyone is there‚ the

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     In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ life is centered around a rigid Puritan society in which one is unable to divulge his or her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how he or she truly feels‚ otherwise the emotions are bottled up until they become volatile. Unfortunately‚ Puritan society did not permit this kind of expression‚ thus characters had to seek alternate means to relieve their personal anguishes and desires. Luckily

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    were the Puritans and the Quakers. Both groups wanted to change and hopefully enhance their lives forever. Although the Puritans‚ the Quakers‚ and their colonies have several similarities‚ these groups are more different than they are similar. Throughout the seventeenth century in Britain‚ there were many religious restrictions that kept people from freely practicing their preferred religion. Everyone in Britain had to follow the practices of the Church of England‚ and if

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    Is Marriage an Outdated Tradition? In this essay I will be explaining whether marriage is an outdated tradition along with my opinion and the ones of Christians. In my opinion I believe that No‚ marriage is the same strong‚ important connection it was 100 years ago. The difference is the people who enter into it‚ and the way society no longer supports the couples who choose it.  We’ve become a “need it now” society and are ready to discard whatever doesn’t give us instant happiness. Divorce

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    In this article the writer tries to clearly define the term tradition in relation to how we perceive it in the modern world. He says traditions are nothing but customs that have been done by generations before us and were passed on to us and we will eventually pass them to the future generations. The writer in specific talks about the Easter traditions. In the Easter traditions it is the norm to have bunny eggs as a highlight of this celebration. “What would an Easter without bunny eggs be?” he further

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    "Customs and traditions in the USA" Customs and traditions are important part of our culture‚ of our lives. Customs and traditions unite‚ build community. They provide identity. They tie us to our ancestors and heritage. They remind us of where we came from. Every country and every nation has it’s own traditions and customs. It’s very important to know traditions and customs of different people. It will help you to know more about the history and life of different nations and countries. Custom

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    Elements of Religious Tradition REL/134 World Religious Traditions II November 26‚ 2012 Elements of Religious Tradition There are hundreds of religions and belief systems around the world which have their own sets of traditions and practices. These traditions and practices are used by their followers to describe and encourage a relationship with the divine and also sacred time. Also depending on if the religion or belief system identifies with a deity or nature these traditions also describe their

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    To what extent did the concepts and institutions of the western legal tradition influence the colony of New South Wales and‚ ultimately‚ the development of the Australian legal system? Australia inherited a legal system and a system of government from its colonial power‚ Britain. An understanding of Australian law requires tracing of development of law and legal institutions in England. Britain shares many of the basic concepts of law found in other parts of Western Europe. The underlying concepts

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