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    Latin American Music

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    term Latin American as used here encompasses the Americas south of the United States‚ as well as the entire Caribbean. The musics of this vast area are perhaps most efficiently discussed in terms of ethnic components--European (especially Iberian)‚ Amerindian‚ African‚ and mestizo ("mixed" or acculturated). Amerindian Background During the colonial period in Latin America (16th-19th century) many Amerindian populations were decimated‚ and much traditional Amerindian musical culture was destroyed

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    Mexican American Culture

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    As I begin this essay comparing two separate cultures I feel it is necessary to first describe what exactly culture is. Culture has been called "the way of life for an entire society." It includes codes of manners‚ dress‚ language‚ religion‚ rituals‚ norms of behavior such as law and morality‚ and systems of belief. Various definitions of culture reflect differing theories for understanding or criteria for evaluating human activity. Edward Burnett Tylor writing from the perspective of social

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    Native American Music

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    Native American music has many different musical styles. Within every Native American tribe there is a variety of musical styles and instruments. In response to the research that I have conducted‚ there are three main musical styles that are going to be my point of focus. The Sioux Grass Dance‚ the Zuni Lullaby‚ and the Iroquois Quiver Dance are the principal methods which contribute to Native American music. The Sioux Grass Dance is considered to be the most popular style of Native

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    1. Outline the way different cultures use the value food? Out of the many different cultures present throughout the world‚ all value food in most similar ways. Most similarities can be struck between the availability of foods within their regions‚ specifically enviromental and seasonal ripening in the spring period. Food has become plentiful in Western civilisations over the past few decades‚ ‚ due to the advances in agriculture allowing maximum growth and larger yields in the shortest amount

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    1970s American Values

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    Many American values that existed back in the 1970s still exist today‚ even if they may have taken on slightly different forms. An American value stated by Williams‚ that has persisted into the 21st century is that Americans s\till highly value achievement and success. To this day Americans honor those that they believe have achieved tremendous achievements through their own hard work and dedication. The value of achievement and success does still change from time to time in America‚ with Americans

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    What Is Culture?

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    What is Culture? Culture expresses the national identity of one society. It is the human activity and symbols that gives individual culture unique and symbolic. Filipino people have 3 (three) main principles of culture; the ideas‚ norms and resources. The ideas represented religious beliefs‚ attitudes‚ scientific knowledge‚ behaviour‚ proverbs‚ literature‚ riddles‚ legends and myths‚ philosophy and anything came from ideas. The norms or the Filipino ways of doing such thing like habits

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    Native American Music

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    Native American Music Title of Song: Native American Spiritual Music Style of work: Native American Medium: Flute and drums As we all know Native American music is heavily influenced by many instruments‚ but the rattles‚ drums and the flute are regarded as the instruments that are considered the most important. The piece of music I listened to is titled‚ “Native America Spiritual Song”. The music for this piece is very mellow and relaxing‚ at certain points this piece literally gave me

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    Two events that have shaped my life today have been two different ones. From moving from the Hawaiian Islands to the mainland living in a landlocked state that was completely different the island surrounded by water. From the sandy beaches of Maui‚ to the desert heat of Las Vegas‚ Nevada. To the loss of my very best friend whom I grew up with. The girl who helped me to see that I had more confidence than I had believed I had. Who would make me stay up later with her because she didn’t want to sleep

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    The “culture war” in American lives is more religious than political as many of us tend to think. What we see reflected in the contemporary voting patterns is simply a restructuring in American religion which has played an undeniable role in the politics of the nation. It has been‚ currently is‚ and almost certainly will be an important aspect of our politics. It is this religious obsession that has fueled our century-long “culture war.” Providing the context within which political beliefs and

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    American Values essay

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    How American Family Values have change on the last 20 years The values of the cozy mid-80’s American family entertained us and sold us refrigerators‚ cars‚ and cigarettes‚ but they were the exception‚ not the rule. This was the world of the white suburban minority that exerted media dominance over the rest of the nation. Televison took them into our living rooms‚ convincing us this was the American family. In reality‚ this was the world of "separate but equal" family values. This was the world

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