Balkan[edit] Main article: Balkan Brass Band Balkan-style Brass Bands (Serbian: Труба‚ trumpet) play a distinctive style of music originating in 19th century Balkans when Roma trumpeters influenced by Turkish marching bands transposed Folk music into brass.[1] It is popular throughout the Balkans‚ especially Serbia‚ Macedonia and Bulgaria. The beats are usually fast and accompanied by kolo. The performers each have their instrument of the orchestra and are called trubači (трубачи). The best known
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6.08 Revolutions Module Project Name: Avianna Walden Teacher: Ms. Cawanzia Hughes What to do? You explored many events in this module such as movements of independence and reform. The lessons included revolutions‚ new ways of thinking‚ and examples of imperialism. Use this knowledge to create an illustrated timeline that highlights five of these events. 1. Latin American Independence Haitian Revolution The Haitian Revolution was a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue‚ which
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance Summer Reading Assignment 1. Explain the author’s purpose for writing this book? The author of this book is Barack Obama‚ and the reason I believe he wrote this book is to share his experience growing up and for people be able to understand his personal background. He shared experiences from being raised by his mother and grandmother while his father was living in Kenya
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At the very beginning of my eighth grade science class‚ while discussing the topic of genes‚ my teacher‚ Mr. Jibon Saha explained why we look similar to our parents and how genes flow from generation to generation. That day‚ for the first time‚ I found the real answer to my question “why do I look like my father?”. He also described the great phenomena of environments‚ how environments help us by providing all needs. All of his story and discussion sparked new thought and I found a real desire to
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Fathers should be present in their children’s lives. My father‚ though a teenager at the time of my birth‚ was not present in mine. As I was growing up‚ my grandparents did the best they could to try to fill the void‚ but without a normal familial structure I struggled to find a suitable replacement. While I did not see my mother often‚ I did see her on weekends. During one of these weekends‚ I witnessed my mother get married to a man named William. William had not been a father before‚ and‚ at just
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Barack Obama – “Dreams From My Father-A Story of Race and Heritance” Today I want to introduce you United States President Barack Obama’s first memoir‚ dreams from my father. It was first published in July 1995 as he was preparing to launch his political career and republished in August 2004. Author: Since my book is an autobiography I won’t tell you everything about the author‚ I just will give some personal facts about him. Barack Obama was born in 1961 in Honolulu‚ Hawaii to Barack Obama Senior
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Kimberly S. Johnson SOS 313: Social Implications of Medical Issues Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Its Deadly Effects Deanna Swinford March 14‚ 2010 Over the past few decades Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) prevention strategies has focused on helping high
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Camilo Sbarbaro poem “Even if you weren’t my Father” is an emotional poem: the speaker talks about his or her father throughout the poem. The main theme is how the speaker shows gratitude towards their dad. It demonstrates how the speaker has a deep appreciation for his or her father. “Even if you weren’t my father” the speaker says “I would still love you”. This shows the fondness between the speaker and the father. Love has multiple meanings for the speaker; the love towards his/her dad makes
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short story “A Conversation with My Father” written by Grace Paley is a short story about a woman who is having a conversation with her elderly father. In this story‚ the narrator is telling‚ and retelling‚ her father a story about a mother and her desire to be close with her son no matter the cost or circumstance. Not only does this work involve various themes‚ but it also literary elements such as comedy‚ exaggeration‚ and irony. “A Conversation with My Father” is a short story that contains several
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the shelf because I was intrigued about my president’s background and how he got to where he is. The book Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama captures Obama’s childhood‚ stories about his father‚ and his rocky route to success. Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama dictates that through uncertainty‚ racism‚ and bad choices he made his way to a prosperous life. -The book opens with Obama receiving a phone call from some distant aunt in Kenya that his father has died. -Then the story flashbacks
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