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    Acid Rain

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    Acid Rain Air pollution is one of the most common outcomes of the combustion of fossil fuels. A common air pollutant that is released is sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. This is because when coal and fuels obtained from crude oil are burned‚ sulpur and nitrogen is released into the atmosphere‚ which is eventually joint with the oxygen in the air to produce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. When these gases are emitted in sufficient quantities‚ it reacts with the water and oxygen in the atmosphere

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    Religion and Dance

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    Do you see any similarities between the rituals of primitive societies and rituals that we have in today’s society? Society today does use dance in religious ceremonies or occasions but not necessarily in a ritualistic form that earlier primitive societies would use per say. However‚ dance in both today and past societies used basic‚ everyday motions and movements to form dances‚ where some of these dance practices are still used even today. How might one’s moral‚ religious and ethical values

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    The History of Dance

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    Dance‚ movements orchestrated with music‚ to express the way you feel. The first forms of dance came around in 6000 B.C‚ originating from India. The Hindu dance Gods Krishnu Shiva is the most common God portrayed through dance‚ especially found in Bharata Natyam and Nyark Sharky‚ also known as Belly Dance. In Southeast India‚ it is normal as a young female to learn the ways of Bharata Natyam. Bharata Natyam is widely known for its sculpturesque poses and art of story telling‚ mostly performed only

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    Dance has always been an integral part of social gatherings and it is likely that it evolved before or autonomously of music as we know it today‚ as the human body contains rhythms of its own in heartbeat and breathing‚ therefore it is somewhat a natural instinct of movement. The earliest social dances were circular and linear chain dances‚ dating to 1400-1200 BC‚ of these the ‘ring’ dances‚ which used a sacred tree or stone as central focus - are most likely the oldest. Couple dances arose in

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    The rains of castamere

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    a lion still has claws‚ And mine are long and sharp‚ my lord‚ as long and sharp as yours. And so he spoke‚ and so he spoke‚ that Lord of Castamere‚ But now the rains weep o’er his hall‚ with no one there to hear. Yes now the rains weep o’er his hall‚ and not a soul to hear. In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels‚ The Rains of Castamere was composed after Tywin Lannister’s victory over their rebellious bannermen: House Reyne of Castamere and the ancient House Tarbeck of Tarbeck Hall. Lord

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    Evolution of Dance

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    Evolution of dance Purpose: To inform the audience on the evolution of dance. Thesis: Dance has unquestionably came a long way and it is important that we know what the initial purpose of dance was when it was first introduced‚ the many benefits that dance offers and how dance is used today in many ways such as recreation and entertainment. Organizational Pattern: Topical I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: “Dancing is the loftiest‚ the most moving‚ the most beautiful of the

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    The Isoma ritual is a corrective ritual used to remedy a woman’s inability to produce children‚ a condition commonly known as lufwisha‚ meaning “to give birth to a dead child” (16) as well as the “constant dying of children.” Lufwisha is thought to be caused by angry shades that inflict the condition upon the would-be mother‚ because she has forgotten direct ascendants as well as “the immediate progenetrices of their matrikin” (13). Isoma‚ therefore‚ is used so that the afflicted woman‚ being able

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    Cat in the Rain

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    Cat in the Rain The short story‚ “Cat in the Rain”‚ by Ernest Hemingway describes the stereotypical relationship between two married American tourists‚ one of whom is striving to recover a “poor kitty”. This seemingly mundane plot becomes symbolic and purposeful as the reader gazes beneath the surface to find the true intent of the short story. There are three characters in Hemingway’s story which help convey these meaningful analogies; in addition‚ the cat‚

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    A Steady Rain

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    A Steady Rain It’s your typical cop movie‚ findable on the local channels. Two police officers claim to use their power for the good of the people‚ but find out how much easier it is to take matters into their own hands. Although we all can get this on our television for free‚ director Tazewell Thompson takes Keith Huff’s “A Steady Rain” and turns it into something worth paying for‚ or did he? The set is completely simple; as a matter of fact I must say it is very uncreative. There are two seats

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    Rain Man Essay

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    sameness‚ resisting change; Ritualistic or compulsive behaviors; Narrow‚ restricted interests (dates/calendars‚ numbers‚ weather‚ movie credits); Throwing tantrums and having no apparent fear of dangerous situations. In the movie Rain Man aka Raymond uses many rituals and routines to make himself feel safe. He memorized the times of all the TV shows that he watches on a daily basis and when Raymond was unable to watch those TV shows he freaked out so badly that Charlie felt the need to go up to

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