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    This instrument gives off a feeling of movement when accompanied with the African dance gives an even deeper meaning to the music. These instruments are important to the culture as they used this instrumental music to accompany a dance to express spiritual and cultural of their everyday lives. (12) The music clip that I have chosen features these two instruments for a feel of the climate and area of the country. The emotion and inner visualization which in communication terms is known as self-talk

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    In 1792, the state legislature had to decide where to place the state capitol. The capitol was created as a planned capital city. As a nod to the state’s early history, the capital was named Raleigh after Sir Walter Raleigh in deference to his original plan to build a “Cittie of Raleigh” in his first colony. (Powell, 1989, p. 212). The most obvious influence of English settlement in North Carolina is the legacy of the English language, the English system of weights and measures, which ironically

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    Ballet Slippers Culture is the overview of how a group of people live, their beliefs and moral system, and basic things such as how they dress. Culture is subjective, no two people see it the same way. I may see Scottish culture as a group of people who wear kilts and play bagpipes, but someone else may think it involves red hair and haggis. Culture is often made up of stereotypes, for example: someone may believe that Canadian culture is igloos, pet polar bears, apologizing, and saying “eh” after

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    Ireland, many know this country for its vast never-ending green grass, and from the tales of the never ending rain. Or maybe just from the celebration that we practice every year called “St.Patricks Day.” Well, luckily we are going to take a brief look into this country’s culture, the role that dancing plays in Ireland, and also we will go over three of the most influential dances that Ireland has. So lets get started as I take you to a beautiful country about 4,000 miles away from sunny Tampa, Florida

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    is an overall dark one, which helps the audience understand that she is obviously imitating a ritual, hence why the name of the dance translates to the “Witch Dance.” Mary was able to cultivate a dance piece that reflected the destroyed state of Germany after WWI through her new revolutionary form of “Modern Dance.” One of the first phrases in the beginning of the dance you see Mary is on the sitting on center the floor at 00:15-00:25 with her feet out in front of her body parallel to each other

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    real life speeches and interviews such as the Black Watch which includes Scottish soldier interviews. Dangerous theater has developed from violence through modern anxieties such as war. This has affected the language in production which uses foul language. In the physical theater, you have expressive movements, dancing, music, and lighting. In this theater, the use of speech and dramatic choreography are essential to create a dance center theater. American theater is mainly produced in New York; the

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    Tap Dancing History

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    The history of tap originated in the United States from many styles of dance forms from different ethnicities such as African Tribal, Scottish Dance, Irish and English clog dances and jigs. Ever since then tap has been updated in many types of styles. Tap is a form of dance using tap shoes (shoes with metal plates in the heel and ball of the foot) striking the floor as a form of percussion. It is believed that African slaves and Irish servants had watched each other dancing on the plantations and

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    geographical distance, the peoples of the Appalachians (state-side) maintain a unified identity through shared cultural identities; dialect, building practices, folk music and dance, crafts, superstitions and religion, and moonshine unite all 1500 miles of these mountains. The inhabitants of this region largely descended from English and Scottish-Irish folk traditions, brought to the region by colonial immigrants.  There were also smaller influences from other

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    Cultural Diversity

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    that specific group or culture, which tends to lead to prejudices and discriminations. One example of this is the attacks on 9/11, all of the media coverage pointed fingers at Muslims being solely responsible for the attacks on our country, and therefore the entire country became afraid of anyone associated with the Muslim culture, which also caused many of the Muslims in the United States to undergo unfair treatment. In fostering appreciation for diversity, the media promotes events such as cultural

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    Country Vs Pop Music

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    Country vs. Pop: Which One Is On Top? Country and Pop music are both popular genres, but which one is better? This decision is tough to make since there are various similarities of to why both are great genres of music. There is also a variety of factors to show the differences between these two genres as well. Research has shown light to the conclusion of to which genre exceeds the other. The things that both genres can be judged on is how they came to be, their fanbase, and the top hits. The

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