Contemporary Western Music Genres Blues Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States around the end of the 19th century from spirituals‚ work songs‚ field hollers‚ shouts and chants‚ and rhymed simple narrative ballads. The blues form‚ ubiquitous in jazz‚ rhythm and blues‚ and rock and roll is characterized by specific chord progressions‚ of which the twelve-bar blues chord progression
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tradition and religious values. The media of today is exploiting the personalities of new generation. It presents the western world in such a glittering way that anybody can become its victim. I have seen many youngsters who have acquired the western culture like dressing‚ way of talking and eating…each and every thing reflects their obsession for the western culture. They loved to be called American or British than Pakistanis…its really shameful that we have lost our true identity
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treatment of women towards a western female audience? In the novels “Scarlet Song” by Mariama Ba and “The Waiting Years” by Fumiko Enchi we as readers are able to experience the way in which the male characters’ treat the female characters of the novel. Women in present time are able to sympathize with these women because the way in which the men treat them leaves a very strong and negative impression and ambiance. It is true that different women may have different reactions toward how the women are treated
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Belly Dance Belly dance is the western word for the Arab dance. In Arabic‚ belly dance is brays sharqi meaning‚ dance of the countryside. Belly dance also deals with the movement of the torso and abdomen‚ which are the most dominate characteristic movement of this dance. There have been many theories about the origin of belly dancing‚ but most evidence links it to the Middle East and Mediterranean countries. Some say it was originated by the Phoenicians; others claim that it was introduced
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WOMEN IN ISLAMIC SOCIETY DURING THE MIDDLE AGES The rise and expansion of Islam‚ after the foundation by Mohammed‚ is an amazing story. Ultimately‚ the Muslims‚ as the believers of Islam are called‚ started a world-wide faith that today makes up the world’s second largest religious group after Christians. The role and status of women within Islam is one of essential contribution to its origins and continuation‚ but ever-changing roles. Mohammed could not have founded Islam alone. Marriage to
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Identification Terms: Freedmen’s Bureau Tenure of Office Act Ku Klux Klan Scalawags Enforcement Acts Carpetbaggers Compromise of 1877 Sharecropping Reconstruction Acts of 1867 Crop Lien 14th Amendment Black Codes 15th Amendment Week 1 WESTERN SETTLEMENT –Reading assignment Norton A People and A Nation chapter 17 Portrait of America chapter 2 “Sitting Bull and the Sioux Resistance” quiz Identification Terms: Transcontinental railroads Dawes Severalty Act Homestead Act
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Society Women do not have the same position as men‚ though much progress has been made in the society to bring women to a stage where they have equal rights‚ equal pay‚ equal independence but still it is not achieved. Though it may seem that women have a great deal of freedom and independence‚ the overall condition of women in the world of today is not as it should be. Still the bird flies with only one wing as the other is hampered and not fully functional. Equality requires that those women who
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Western Music dates back from 1200 BC. We can divide each major element of Western Music into periods. Some of the major periods of Western Music consist of Baroque‚ Classical‚ Romantic‚ and Modern Music. Each period contributed key elements that have influenced the formation of music. These key periods helped form the musical geniuses;Bach‚ Beethoven‚Mozart‚Verdi‚ and Copland. The Baroque period lasted from 1600-1750. The two best known Baroque composers are Johann Sebastian Bach and George
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Psych 540 Ms. McManus & Ms. Smith 9/28/2010 Women vs. Women: Bullying Broads A recent article on a website hosted by the ABC news show‚ Good Morning America‚ has brought a new workplace problem to light (Wild & Brady‚ 2009). This is the problem of women bosses bullying other women. Though this is probably not actually a new problem for our society‚ it is just recently being brought to attention because of one woman’s struggle with her female boss. The woman in the article attempted to sue
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Violence against women is an everyday reality act now‚always and forever before its too late. I was told Indian women don ’t think like that about equality. But I would like to argue that if they don ’t think like that they should be given a real opportunity to think like that." -- Amartya Sen …gender equality is critical to the development and peace of every nation." -- Kofi Annan "…there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women." -- Kofi Annan "women themselves
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