OVERCOMING THE STATE INFLUENCED HEGEMONIC PRESSURE THROUGH MUSIC IN THE CASE OF EAST-WEST DIVAN ORCHESTRA In 1999‚ a Palestinian-American called Edward Said and a famous Argentina born Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim founded East-West Divan Orchestra (Willson 347). Young musicians from Israel and Arabic countries were brought together to establish this orchestra. In other words‚ members from countries‚ cultures where there is a significant political conflict (Israel- Arabian Countries) had the
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a) Korean War (1950~1953) After ruled by Japan‚ the Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) had happened between South Korea and North Korea. South Korea was supported by the United Nations and North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union. The war was terribly continued till 1953 and both sides had suffered heavy casualties as follows. South North Dead 178‚426 367‚283-750‚282 Missing 32‚925 Wounded 566‚434 686‚500-789‚000 Apparently‚ this war broke
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INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Popular uprisings and regime change are two events that often occur with a temporal order of the former preceding the latter. Every year witnesses a number of popular uprisings‚ the reasons behind them vary‚ as does the response from the state. The year 2011 saw a remarkable amount of uprisings; and popular protests throughout the entire Middle East and North Africa. The Change has come to countries like Egypt and Tunisia‚ while in other countries‚ namely
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Advantages of television: Positive: Literacy‚ Democratization of Information‚ Enrichment of Culture. In this era‚ also known as information age‚ Television plays significant role in disseminating information and shaping people’s opinions. Since its invention television has been used for several different purposes including‚ broadcasting information‚ imparting knowledge and providing entertainment masses. Television has a lot of positive effects on society and culture
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Mid-term paper: book review of « Discovering the news: a social history of American newspapers » In « Discovering the news: a social history of American newspapers »‚ Michael Schudson warns the reader before hand: this book is not meant to express an opinion about the objectivity of American newspapers… This book is rather meant to question why and how the issue of objectivity appeared in the field of journalism. Throughout his book‚ Schudson therefore dresses a portrait of the evolution of American
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Though the United States shares the same “Liberal Democracy” classification as its Western European brothers‚ there is substantive difference in the role an individual plays‚ and can play‚ in the shaping of their political system. The best example of differences between European and American political action is recognized in the role of interest groups. In those countries which most align themselves with the United States‚ namely Great Britain‚ France‚ and Germany‚ the role of interest groups is
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THE FILIPINO FAMILY 1. The Changes in the structure of the Filipino Family The Filipino family was considered as the backbone of the state (Carandang‚ 2008). That is why alterations in the family’s beliefs‚ practices‚ structures and members’ responsibilities immensely influence the nation’s constancy. These changes have put our “traditionally- structured” families at jeopardy. How the children in the family are being socialized is also subject to change that leads to inconsistency of the adaptation
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with the modern nation state. However‚ it cannot be said that all nation states have liberal democracy‚ like Fascist Italy which was an authoritarian regime. Democratization is the transformation of political‚ economic and social structures from authoritarian or totalitarian rule to liberal democracy. After the transition stage of democratization is completed‚ consolidation stage begins. The consolidation stage includes the inspiration of democratic values‚ the legitimization and full institutionalization
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importing and exporting‚ improving their overall economic health. This also led to the partial democratization of the People’s Republic. Gorbachev’s instatement of the glasnost policy was met with heavy resistance‚ but allowed more cultural and intellectual freedoms. Both the Soviet Union and
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security. They always want enough power so they can be strong enough to withstand attacks. They believe that the international system is inherently anarchical and cannot really be made peaceful except through power. Realists also do not believe in democratization. Realists also believe that countries will pursue power regardless of being democratic. They believe countries will fight for their interests even if they and their opponents are both democracies. Realists claim that only powerful states are true
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