Music is found in every known culture‚ past and present‚ varying wildly between times and places. Since all people of the world‚ including the most isolated tribal groups‚ have a form of music‚ it may be concluded that music is likely to have been present in the ancestral population prior to the dispersal of humans around the world. Consequently music may have been in existence for at least 50‚000 years and the first music may have been invented in Africa and then evolved to become a fundamental
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The word music comes from the Greek mousikê (tekhnê) by way of the Latin musica. It is ultimately derived from mousa‚ the Greek word for muse. In ancient Greece‚ the word mousike was used to mean any of the arts or sciences governed by the Muses. Later‚ in Rome‚ ars musica embraced poetry as well as instrument-oriented music. In the European Middle Ages‚ musica was part of the mathematical quadrivium: arithmetics‚ geometry‚ astronomy and musica. The concept of musica was split into four major kinds
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Basics of Statistics Jarkko Isotalo 30 20 10 Std. Dev = 486.32 Mean = 3553.8 N = 120.00 0 2400.0 2800.0 2600.0 3200.0 3000.0 3600.0 3400.0 4000.0 3800.0 4400.0 4200.0 4800.0 4600.0 5000.0 Birthweights of children during years 1965-69 Time to Accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (sec) 30 20 10 0 0 Horsepower 100 200 300 1 Preface These lecture notes have been used at Basics of Statistics course held in University
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illustrate the effects of the interplay (interference) of the state and the capitalist system on Japanese film industry. • To explain the causes and effects of such interferences: – The ways films are produced‚ distributed and exhibited – Type of films allowed‚ – Regulation and censorship‚ The Arrival of Sound Cinema in Japan • Sound cinema arrived comparatively late in Japan. WHY? • 1st sound film: Heinosuke Gosho’s My Neighbour’s Wife & Mine (1931). The Only Son (1936) The WWII and Its Effects
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Types of Intelligence Although intelligence can be defined in several different ways there are specifically eight different types of intelligence. They are as follows; language‚ logic and math‚ visual and spatial‚ music‚ bodily-kinesthetic‚ intrapersonal‚ naturalist (Coon 2009). Each form of intelligence is important and each person may excel in one type of intelligence. Thus making each individual special in their type of learning. Artificial intelligence is computer programs or robots capable
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Gave a Detail account of the silent features of the British Constitution Introduction: The English Constitution has made a great circuit of the globe & has become a common possession of civilized man. (G. B Adams) A Constitution means certain principles on which the Government of the State is organized & which determines the relations between the people & the Government the Constitution of British is unique in nature & has provided inspiration for a number of other constitutions in the world
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environmental awareness in the nation. Rachel Carson‚ a biologist‚ wrote a book discussing the destructive effects of pesticides to inform the public and urge them to act against the use of these damaging poisons. In the excerpt from Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring‚ Carson states that the use of parathion is not worth the damage down to the natural world by describing its widespread damage to nature and placing guilt on farmers’ for their ignorance to the harm done on society. Carson characterizes wildlife
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Linked List Basics By Nick Parlante Copyright © 1998-2001‚ Nick Parlante Abstract This document introduces the basic structures and techniques for building linked lists with a mixture of explanations‚ drawings‚ sample code‚ and exercises. The material is useful if you want to understand linked lists or if you want to see a realistic‚ applied example of pointer-intensive code. A separate document‚ Linked List Problems (http://cslibrary.stanford.edu/105/)‚ presents 18 practice problems covering
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The Music of Brazil Brazilian culture is a culture that is has a very diverse nature. An ethnic and cultural mixing occurred during the colonial period between with the Native Americans‚ Portuguese and Africans forming the bulk of Brazilian culture. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Italian‚ German‚ Spanish‚ Arab and Japanese immigrants settled in Brazil and played an important role in creating a multicultural country. “Although Brazil is considered the fifth largest country in the world
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Music in the veins What ever it may be ethnicity or a hobby‚ culture in general can and will influence a person. The things I have experienced have contributed to my personality‚ life style‚ and myself as a person. Many Filipinos have strong values and family ties‚ are hospitable‚ and prepare amazing food in the kitchen. Filipino foods are exotic and unique. Not only is the flavorful food delicious‚ but the connection between Filipino culture and music is a unique and strong bond. Sound has the
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