White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack “I can go into a music shop and count on finding the music of my race represented, into a supermarket and find the staple foods which fit with my cultural traditions, into a hairdresser’s shop and find someone who can cut my hair,” is the twelfth item on a list written by Peggy McIntosh who is caucasian. She wrote this list to show some of the daily effects of white privilege in her life. This example that was used in her list can still be seen in today's
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Electronic dance music also known as EDM has become an “it sensation” in the music world. Over the past few years the genre of music has become such an important part of our lives because it's basically everywhere. Now, in 2013 you don't necessarily need to go to a club scene to enjoy the performance of a Dj, you can see them in movie trailers, billboards, commercials, radios, and live streams playing from all over the world. Let me define to you exactly what Electronic Dance Music really is. It
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Tim Burton Tim burton's movies uses lighting, music and shots to contrast Fantasy and darkness to set a sense of mood for the audience to enjoy and resonate with his films tim burton uses cinematic techniques to portray only what he can show through his own imagination. In the Movie Willy wonka the beginning of the movie he shows the characters life style how poor and unwealthy he strongly uses lighting in that scene because it portrays the mood of sadness and sorrow and hope. He uses the
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Throughout my life there have been various music that has impacted me as a person. To choose five song that were to make it on to a soundtrack in my life is very difficult. However if I were to choose five songs or music to be made into a soundtrack about my life I would have to choose Daido and Aeneas, Appalachian Spring, 帝女花之香夭 (Fragrant Sacrifice), 上海灘(Shanghai Bund), and 紫水晶 (Purple Crystal). I chose Daido and Aeneas composed by Henry Purcell, to be the first the first song in my soundtrack
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daddy, two people who you think would be in life forever. Well, not in my case. When i was just three years old my dad passed away in a tragic car accident. My “so-called” forever turned into a never in a matter of seconds. Did you know that losing one’s father during childhood was linked to a 50% greater risk of premature death? Its true, but does that mean in going to death early because of the experience of my father? I was left with so many question my mother wouldn't talk about. Where was he originally
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Paper My Name is Derliny Jurine Louis, I am a freshmen at Quinsigamond Community College I’m currently in my second semester. I was Born and raised in Haiti in the capital of Port-au-Prince. I came to the United States at the age of seven years old where I lived in New Jersey until I moved to Worcester Massachusetts October 2013. I live with my mom and younger brother I have a older sister who lives in British Columbia Canada. I’m majoring in Human Services at QCC. My career goal is
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and the certainty of death adds meaning to life, and if our life were not finite we could spend it doing whatever we pleased because our time would be unlimited. When people reach a certain age they start thinking about their existence and what their life means. When I think what my purpose is, why I am here on earth and what am I supposed to be doing with my life, I know my purpose is to help our elders and I genuinely believe in this. I spend my childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood
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most of which were also in the band. My two best friends were Brett and Ryan. Brett played tuba and Ryan played trombone. I also played trombone and was fairly talented at it ,but I was worried because I heard that the band directors were very strict and most people didn't make it into the top bands at Centennial middle school. In addition to that I was also nervous as a result of my recent aquisition of a new trombone that was a higher quality instrument than my previous trombone, and I hadn't fully
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Everyone, My name is_______ and this is my vision board. I had a lot fun doing this project. I decided to pick five things that really tell more about who I am and why I am here today. The first is Music, I wake up too it, I go too sleep with it and time-to-time even shower with it. I think music in it self is healing. To me it is an explosive expression of humanity. It is something we are all touched by, no matter what culture we're from. I can honestly say that if it were not for music I would
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When assessing my my multiple intelligence's using the survey by Robert M. Sherfield I found out that of the 8 types my top 3 are Visual/Spatial, Musical/Rhythm, and Logic/Math. I scored the highest on Musical/Rhythm followed by Logic/Math then Visual/Spatial. After learning about the differences in the 3 categories it comes to no surprise that those are my top 3. I have been a avid music fan all my life enjoying almost all types of music. Math has always been a strong subject of mine during school
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