...Paula L. Symonette University of Phoenix Lecturer: Gil Potter Essay: Critical Thinking and Language Essay Topic: Metaphors in your life Turquoise water, white sandy beach, being watched by a beautiful sunny sky, on a cloudless day. White sandy beach stretching as far as the eyes can see, lined by the turquoise water in different shades. This describes a visit to the beach, which is clean and pristine at Treasure Cay, Abaco in The Bahamas. Viewing the beach located at Treasure Cay is one of the most breathtaking experiences of any human being, weather natives to The Bahamas or Tourist from all over the world. Bursting with beauty, the last shade of turquoise out into the deep water is awesome to say the least. To make it all more breathtaking is the fact that you can see the bottom of the water to sand because of the clearness of the water. The water is not dirty or muddy at all but as clean as see through glass. Treasure Cays beach if filled with glorious beauty. Even though I was born in The Bahamas, each time I visit the beach at Treasure Cay, its beauty energizes me. Treasure beach is rated as one of the world’s top ten most beautiful beaches. The Treasure Cay beach has lured many tourist and investors alike to this Island over the years. Treasure Cay can boast of a striving economy and many foreign homeowners from around the world because of the beach there. Second homeowners visit for at least six month out the year, calling...
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...Choice, Sports, Stem Cell Research, Steroids, Terrorism, Violence, War on Drugs, more... Business - Advertising, Business, Buy Web Sites, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Sell Websites Education - ADHD, Learning, Philosophy of Education, Privatization, Public Schools, School Violence, School Vouchers, Teaching, Technology and Education, Test and Testing, Writing English Composition Essays - Analitical, Autobiographical, Argument, Cause/Effect, Classification, Compare/Contrast, Comparison, Conversation, Creative+Writing, Critical, Deductive, Definition, Descriptive, Description, Dialog, Division, Exploratory, Expository, Informative, Interview, Inquiry, Journalistic, Narration, Observation. Personal Narrative, Place, Profile, Process, Proposal English Literature and Literary Analysis - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A & P, Antigone, Apocalypse Now, Araby, The Awakening, Barn Burning, Beowulf, Beloved, Bible, Birthmark, Blade Runner, The Bluest Eye, Candide, Canterbury Tales, Catcher in the Rye, Cathedral, Chrysanthemums, A Clockwork Orange, The Color Purple, Comparing Literary Works, Crime and Punishment, Death of a Salesman, Death in Venice, Desiree's Baby, A Doll's House, Dr. Faustus, Epic of Gilgamesh, Everyday Use, A Farewell to Arms, Frankenstein, The Grapes of Wrath, Great Gatsby, Great Expectations, Glass Menagerie, Gulliver's Travels, The Handmaid's Tale, Heart of Darkness, The Iliad, Invisible Man, Jane Eyre, The Joy Luck Club, The Lottery, ...
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...They run, skip, hop, leap; they dance to school, or into the dining room, or up the stairs to bed.” Following this quote being stated, I said, “People move through space their own way”. Specifically, I was referring to people, in general, move in different ways. For instance, my peer can move through her body in ways that I cannot. I struggle on a daily basis with transitioning into phrases because I do not allow the access of flow to communicate with my movement. With this being said, my peer may abide the ability to access smooth transitions, while I cannot. Every human being has the ability to manipulate the way their body moves. There was a specific section in José Limón’s essay discussing the different ways a person can move their head, elbow, chest, and ribs. “The head can be made to hang forward on the chest, or fall backwards as far as the cord of the neck will permit. It can rest sidewise on either shoulder” (page 101). Everyone including dancers have a variety of options to how they use the head. Wether the movement is executed large or small, every human being has access to how they let one limb or part of the body lead another part through...
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...ENGL 1121 Personal Experience Essay September 8, 2013 Vintage Wedding Reception It was a beautiful hot Saturday evening in September. The hot humid summer air was very sultry, so think you could cut the air with a knife. The air was filled with a stunning aroma of fresh flowers and cadence of the guests. There were peaceful subtle sounds of violins; viola and cello music filling the air while guests were arriving for the start of the 1920 themed reception. The atmosphere we felt on arrival to our friend’s reception was like being in the movie set of the “Great Gatsby.” The Tudor Revival/Cotswold Cottage that stood three stories in the background was perfect for the set of this extraordinary reception party. Upon arrival my first perception of the ambiance was that I just had walked back into a roaring 20’s reception party. The lavish attire of the quests and the vehicles out front of this gorgeous cottage was something out of the movie “The Great Gatsby.” Everyone was engaged in conversation with each other and the champagne appeared to be flowing like endless waterfalls into the crystal stemware that quests were holding so elegantly. The subtle tone of the crowd drew louder as they seemed to start getting anxious as the bride and groomed arrived in a 1920’s Packard Eight Sport Phaeton. Our friends wedding party entered the beautifully decorated grounds of the cottage everyone started applauding. As they made their way through the crowd they started hugging...
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...Islamic & Hindu Weddings The Islamic and Hindu religions have an array of similarities and differences regarding their customs and laws in relation to the ‘wedding ceremony’. Within Islam, the wedding ceremony is believed to be both a religious and social obligation to get married. As a result, there is a great weight placed on religious, social and cultural dimensions of the ceremony which tends to be simple in nature, paralleling Islamic beliefs. Hindus also place a lot of importance on marriage ceremonies which signify customs, rituals and elaborate celebrations. However, a key difference lies in the fact that Islamic marriages are seen as contractual agreements, whereas Hindu marriages are perceived to be sacrilegious. This essay compares and contrasts the various aspects of both Islamic and Hindu wedding ceremonies. For each aspect, the essay examines the Islamic tradition and in turn the corresponding Hindu wedding ritual. Islamic wedding ceremonies or Nikah can be performed in a variety of ways depending on the culture in which they are arranged. For example, Islamic marriages can slightly vary depending on whether they are part of the Asian or Arab world. Typically, Islamic marriages are arranged by the parents of the bride and groom, with the bride and groom having a final say in who they will ultimately marry. The marriage proposal in effect comes from the woman, who contacts the man through a common liaison who tends to be a male relative. The stringent...
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...By far, my favorite application essay to write was Fuqua’s “25 Random Things About Me.” However, I was surprised to talk to other applicants and hear how difficult many found the essay to write. My advice for those of you struggling with this non-traditional essay is to just have fun! This is a great and unique opportunity to show your interests, personality, and what sets you apart as a person. I’m pretty confident that after reading my first blog (The Top 10 Reasons Why I Chose Fuqua), you thought to yourself, “Wow, this Trevor McKinnon sounds like an awesome guy. I wish I could get to know him better.” Well, it’s your lucky day! Below are some random things about me, and although this is not the same list I submitted as part of my application, it should give you the gist: 1. I was born in the US, raised in the UK, and have citizenship in both countries. 2. I played alto saxophone in a jazz nightclub in Prague. 3. My daughter’s name is Surrey. No, not because of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter (Suri) and not because of the iPhone app (Siri), but because Surrey is where I grew up in England. And yes, people ask me those 2 questions all the time. 4. Surrey is spoiled: she had been to Disneyland more than 10 times before the age of 18 months, even though she’s never lived in California. My wife is from Orange County, so we would visit her family frequently while living in Utah, which always included multiple trips to Disneyland to get the most out of our season...
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...desires to pass on to future generations. People have different beliefs concerning health, illness, diseases, life and death; which are guided by cultural beliefs. This essay will discuss the usefulness of applying a heritage assessment in evaluating the needs of the whole person. Also, I will expound on interviews conducted with three cultural families with comparison differences in health tradition between these cultures on health maintenance, protection and restoration. One of the families to be discussed is the writer of this essay. Heritage assessment is an important step toward building cultural competency. This assessment tool consists of 29 questions that create a way to discuss a person’s beliefs regarding health, illness, spirituality, family support and personal values. The writer grew up in rural Mississippi, with two brothers and one sister in a single family home. We lived on a 65 acre farm surrounded by aunts, uncles, cousins and maternal grandparents. Our ancestry consisted of African-Indian decent. In maintaining health, there were no foods forbidden to eat. Some of the foods eaten were meats, vegetables, nuts and fruits; all grown and raised on the farm. We delighted ourselves by listening to our grandparents tell folk lore stories of their past in the evening part of the day. Also, music and television were a great source of entertainment. The church and family were important in our daily lives. We shared an extended bond with our grandparents, aunts...
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...RHET 102-12 Essay 1 draft 1 B Swanson 22 September 2012 Challenges Facing Music Industry and How to Develop It Music is one of the most beloved human experiences. Everyone enjoys a different type of music and that is evident in different events from graduation ceremonies to weddings and presidential inaugurations. Also, we use music in our films, plays because we can always deliver the message using music. It is the power of music that everyone gets influenced by and nothing could stop this power because it facilitates communication which goes beyond words and enables meanings to be shared. Nowadays, we have several types of music such as blues, jazz, hip-hop, new age metal, house, country and rock & roll. Also there are other types of music that produced due to modifications of several genres which makes the list unlimited. All these types are produced throughout the music industry. It consists of composers, singers and the companies and professional who produce and promote the music like music stores, music venues, road crew, producers, and business managers, studios, engineering performance and rights organizations. Nowadays, this industry is facing a lot of challenges that should be faced to develop the music industry. The music industry as a whole is facing a massive challenge. The industry is changing quickly and the market also is changing quickly. These challenges are related to the new technology that has been introduced into the music industry. The...
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...Crystle Clark Mari Wolf CWIII Music is the key to the soul For all of time music has been a way to express ones feelings. Right before a Football game the band plays, at a wedding the bride and groom pick one song to be their first dance and at church the congregation sings hymns. Just as each song is unique, so are the musicians that compose the music. This essay will address a dear friend of mine, a musician named Nick Bonner and his many accomplishments, with his education, a band member, and for his future in music. Nick Bonner and I have known each other for many years and he is a dear friend of mine. Nick is very eccentric and unique. The both of us went to Jackson High School and attended Hocking College. He Graduated with an Associates of applied business majoring in music business specializing in audio performance and production. He also has an Audio engineering certification from a production studio in Chillicothe Ohio. Like I said before, Nick is very unique he as always carved out his own path. Nick is a long haired, free thinking, opinionative person. He is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in or to say what is on his mind. I asked Nick what made him want to become a musician and as he sat there at his computer with his guitar in hand, he looked at me and said “first and for most to express myself, secondly I want to make people feel the way my favorite musicians make me feel”. In order to be fulfilled in his career he has to be constantly setting...
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...Major Essay: Question One Musical films have been present in Hollywood since The Jazz Singer (1927) premiered. Mast states that a film is a musical when the primary entertainment and investment lie in the musical numbers (p. 309, Wood, 2008). Musical films are often a beloved or hated genre due to the unrealistic nature of characters erupting into song and dance. This essay analyse four main conventions of the musical genre the spectacle, the narrative, the adaption of established stories and the power the combination of lyrics and music can achieve on screen. Examples from different periods in Hollywood will be used to explore these conventions and how they apply and have evolved to suite conventions of modern cinema. Kellner (2005) explains spectacles have been present in different cultures since pre-modern times. Examples of these spectacles include plays, the Olympics of Ancient Greece, in Ancient Rome public offerings of bread, circuses and gladiator games (Kellner, 2005). The human desire for the spectacle has not fallen into extinction but rather evolved with society and technology. Entertainment has always been a prime field of the spectacle and film has been one of the most productive industries to utilise the spectacle (Kellner, 2005). Hello Dolly (1969), My Fair Lady (1964) and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (1997) are three examples of film musical spectacles. All three of these movies contain elaborate costumes, bright colours and large dance...
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...Introduction Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, AKA Nei Mongol Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. “The Mongolians who inhabit the vast plain in the northern part of China have been called the ‘ethnic group of music and poems’” (Jin 92). Mongolian developed a unique singing genre: long songs. Long songs are characterized by a musical characteristic of “a falling and rising melody with a free profound, long and slow rhythm” (Jin 93), which is “melismatically decorated and without a regular beat” (Pegg 43). Long songs have a very long history. “When it was as early as over one thousand years ago, ancestors of the Mongolians migrated from mountains and forests along the banks of Ergun River and onto the Mongolian plateau. Their way of production accordingly turned from hunting to stock raising. Long songs were formed and developed since then” (Sakura). This unique musical style has very deep influence on Mongolian People. “Long songs can be said to reflect features of Mongolian nomadic culture, link closely together Mongolian people’s language, literature, history, religion, mentality, world view ecological view of life and customs, and run throughout Mongolian people’s history and social life” (Sakura). Long songs can be classified into three main musical forms: extended, general and abbreviated. “The extended long song unfolds melodically as a continual linear development. It is characterized...
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...examines dance traditions and cultures from around the world in an exploration of the human search for meaning. From ritual dances that prepare us for weddings and wars, to social dances that reinforce cultural order, to artistic dance performances that express the human condition —dance is alive and evolving where we live. In this way, it tells the story of who we are and who we may become. In this course, you will learn how to think, read, watch, talk and write about dance. We will study world dance forms and artists in the context of spirituality, myth, folklore, history and music. We will also study the nature of the creative process in dance. As we examine dance traditions from around the world, we will study their influence on dance practices here in the Bay Area. Through active participation in dance activities (our daily ‘lab work’), you will gain firsthand knowledge of contemporary modern dance, a North American dance tradition that constantly grows in response to world dance, music and spiritual culture. This quarter our primary focus will be the African Diaspora and American Contemporary Dance. No previous dance experience is necessary for this class, only the willingness to learn! COURSE OBJECTIVES Students will: • Learn about selected cultures through learning and experiencing the dance and the music of different regions; • Gain appreciation for the aesthetic of traditional dance and culture; • Experience the language, myths, stories and songs...
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...The purpose and Power of Art Art is a tool that has been used for many centuries, in different cultures over the world. Art can come in many different forms such as paintings, music, theatre etc. Art is a powerful tool that can be used to depict, to denounce or even simply to entertain. It has the ability to bring a weary soul to peace, to smooth a troubled spirit because of its beauty or to stir up a man’s heart because of its strong graphic visualization of the real world. In Allison Dorothy’s essay, This is Our World, Allison describes art as a tool that can be used as a voice for the weak. Allison believes that art is powerful enough to disturb a human’s mind by making him think deeply about the meaning of the art piece and that it can at the same time also be used as a tool to denounce the evil that exists in this world. Although Allison views on the use of art are considerable and thoughtful, they are in my opinion bias and not complete. Art is not only meant to trouble the spirit of a person to get across a message or a voice, art is shapeless and can be bent into whichever shape. It can also be used for many other different purposes, depending on the author of the art piece, whether the purpose is righteous or wicked. Allison see’s art as an unpredictable thing that should be used to force people to see things they do not wish to see “Art should surprise and astonish, and hopefully make you think something you had not though until you saw it.” (Allison 42). The...
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...How can people’s brains affect their understanding and experience of music? Explore the effects of amusia and how it impacts the lives of those suffering. Music is everywhere. In every day life, music is now omnipresent. In the shopping centers, in your car, at a wedding, in a school presentation, on the bus, on the television, in commercials, on your MP3. Music is often at times inescapable. It can impact our lives on such a large scale and for many becomes part of their identity. There are some people, however, who suffer from brain disorders that distort the way in which they can interpret and comprehend musical sounds. Amusia is a brain disorder that affects the way in which sufferers can hear music and it is estimated that around 4% of the general population may experience tone-deafness (Peretz, 2006, pp. 1--32). It can be from birth, but usually arises due to a brain injury or brain operation. Amusia has been described as the inability to hear or differentiate between tone, pitch or other musical attachments (eg rhythm or time). The word amusia is made up of a prefix ‘a’, which means ‘not’ or ‘without’. In this sense, it signifies an individual that is without music, or without the ability to interpret or understand music on a basic mechanical level. To clarify, these people are able to hear and interpret other sounds and voices normally. They only have an issue in regards to any musical tone. On some levels, everyone can relate to having some mild form of amusia...
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...Title: Author(s): Publication Details: Source: Document Type: The Carnivalesque in A Midsummer Night's Dream David Wiles Shakespeare and Carnival after Bakhtin. New York: St. Martin's Press, Inc., 1998. Shakespearean Criticism. Ed. Michelle Lee. Vol. 82. Detroit: Gale, 2004. From Literature Resource Center. Critical essay Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale, Cengage Learning [(essay date 1998) In the following essay, Wiles examines the festive and carnivalesque elements in A Midsummer Night's Dream. According to the critic, the play was historically part of an "aristocratic carnival" used to celebrate weddings in upper-class society.] Carnival theory did not begin with Bakhtin, and we shall understand Bakhtin's position more clearly if we set it against classical theories of carnival.1 From the Greek world the most important theoretical statement is to be found in Plato: The gods took pity on the human race, born to suffer as it was, and gave it relief in the form of religious festivals to serve as periods of rest from its labours. They gave us as fellow revellers the Muses, with Apollo their leader, and Dionysus, so that men might restore their way of life by sharing feasts with gods.2 This is first a utopian theory, maintaining that carnival restores human beings to an earlier state of being when humans were closer to the divine. And second, it associates carnival with communal order. Plato argues that festive dancing creates bodily order, and thus bodily and...
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