The Shinto faith originates with the ancient people of Japan. The term Shinto is not a Japanese term but was the term given to the religion present there when Buddhism arrived from China. The Chinese term shen-dao was the term given to the religion meaning “the way of the higher gods”. Immigrants from various countries (Korea‚ Mongolia‚ Malaya & possibly Siberia) made up the Japanese culture and the Shinto faith is a melting pot of nature worship‚ ancestor worship‚ Confucian morals‚ Buddhist thought
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English Essay I have chosen the following 3 songs to analyse for the essay. The first one is Dr Mr. President by Pink (2007 written in 2005)‚ the second one is Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday (1939) and the last song I’m analysing is Minutes to midnight by Midnight Oil (1984). Pink- Dear Mr. President (2007) Pink wrote ‘Dear Mr. President’ in 2005 on Martin Luther King Day. The song is direct criticism towards President George W. Bush with his policies and administration. In this Pink focuses
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Law & Order Unit 7 Text Questions Review Questions 1. List the three different types of families that are immerging in the new millennium. Answer: The types of families immerging in the new millennium consist of law marriages‚ single mothers and fathers‚ blended families‚ same-sex parents‚ and grandparents fulfilling the role of parents to their grandchildren. 2. What are the four ways to protect a cohabitation partner in the event on partner dies? Answer: The four ways to protect a cohabitation
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PEARL OYSTERS INTRODUCTION PEARLS ARE ONE OF THE RAREST AND HIGHLY ESTEEMED GEMS.PEARLS ARE PRODUCED BY THE PEARL OYSTER OF GENUS PINCTADA UNDER CLASS BIVALVIA.SHELLS HAVING A BRILLIANT SILVERY SHEEN ARE KNOWN IN COMMERCE AS THE MOTHER OF PEARL.THEY ARE COLLEECTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BUTTONS AND OTHER FANCY MATERIAL. WHERE DOES THE PEARL OYSTER OCCUR THE OYSTE ROCCUR ON THE RIDGES OF ROCK OR DEAD CORAL IN THE GULF OF MANNAR ALONG BOTH COASTS OF INDIA AND SRILANKA.THESE FORMATIONS ARE KNOWN
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MUSIC CRITIQUE HANDEL’S MESSIAH A SOULFUL CELEBRATION Producers Qunicy Jones and Mervyn Warren took George Frederic Handel’s Messiah for a spin and did a wonderful job with it. They took a classical masterpiece and funk-defied it. This was one of the most important pieces of music to come across in decades‚ taking Handel’s Messiah to the masses of R & B lovers. In true style‚ the composer re-arranged Handel’s Messiah‚ to produce a classic collection of black music‚ while at the same time
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Joan Sebastian‚ a Mexican singer‚ has been an influential figure in the music world with his passionate ranchera songs. His CD‚ Joan Sebastian con Mariachi‚ features various songs that deal with the theme of lost and unrequited love. In Peter Manuel’s Popular Music of the Non-Western World‚ he observes that a large number of Mexican music originates from other countries when he says‚ “the vast majority of the popular music produced in Mexico has been and continues to be based on imported styles”
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Philippine Music Kulintang Kulintang refers to a racked gong chime instrument played in the southern islands of the Philippines‚ along with its varied accompanying ensembles. Percussive bossed gong ensembles without a melodical gong rack‚ known as Agung‚ are played throughout most of the islands by indigenous groups (such as the Mangyan‚ Lumad‚ Batak‚ Tagbanwa and Aeta) as well as historically by low-land groups such as the Bisaya‚ Bicol and Tagalog‚ yet the kulintang ensembles themselves are only
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Portuguese or Spanish‚ with assimilation of the western traditions by most societies. Music constitutes a crucial part of South
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differences between the music represented on the Your Eyes CD and the Big Band music. The most noticeable is the is the way the vocals are represented. On the Your Eyes the vocal are song‚ while on the other hand the Big Band vocalization is done instrumentally. For example‚ Duke Ellington employed the technique of wordless vocals. This technique‚ sometimes referred to as instrumentalized voice‚ became synonymous with Ellington. The instrumental vocals of the Big Band music are spontaneous and improvisation
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and Chinese music Johanna Namminga The hybridization of Western and Chinese music has an interesting history in China. The trend towards adopting Western styles in music started early in Chinese history with the first traders and colonization. The cultural imperialism brought by colonization created a trend towards Westernization which has continued throughout Chinese history. The history of Western music in China is interesting in how the Chinese assimilated it to be their own music; it has also
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