particularly songs. There were many songs that stood out‚ like Patti Smith’s “People have the Power”‚ and many of John Lennon’s songs like “Give Peace a Chance.” However the one song that I eventually picked for this assignment was written and sung by Peter Seeger‚ called “Bring Em Home‚” (found at: http://folkmusic.about.com/od/toptens/tp/Top10Protest.htm). Seeger’s song specifically reflects about the Vietnam War‚ as it references the conflict on multiple occasions throughout the song. Peter Seeger’s
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A novelty song defies the usual musical genres like alternative‚ rock and roll and pop‚ to name a few typical categories. Novelty songs are characterized by their humorous content and they often parody current events‚ trends or pop culture. They also have a catchy‚ simple melody which contributes greatly to the fame of the song and the composer. There are some critics who disagree with categorizing novelty songs as real music but this hasn’t detracted the fame and contagiousness of these types of
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outstanding representative of the paintings in Yuan Dynasty and the whole works of its author. This painting is a hand scroll‚ ink and color on paper‚ and its size is 28.4x90.2 cm. In the painting‚ the author depicts the beautiful autumn scene of Ch’iao and Hua Mountains. Firstly‚ it is important to know about the painter of this masterpiece‚ Zhao Mengfu‚ who was a Song Dynasty imperial family member but later served the following Yuan Dynasty as an excellent official in Hanlin Acadamy
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Song lyrics: looking through the window of cultural texts… If you took the time to listen to the lyrics of a song instead of mumbling uselessly to the catchy melody‚ you’d notice that some bands and musical artists are informing their audience of present-time themes and issues. In today’s society‚ song lyrics can be used effectively to find fault with many dominant values and attitudes‚ somewhat protesting against social issues and the preconceived ideas that stand tall on the stage of democracy
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Throughout ancient China‚ there were many dynasties that were set up. After one would collapse another one would soon arise and take its place. Because of this there were many different beliefs and government ideas on how China should be run. Some of the dynasties used each other’s ideas‚ but made them better so they succeeded this time. The two dynasties we will be looking at are the Han and Yuan dynasties. During the Han and Yuan dynasties‚ religious played a major part in their culture‚ government
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improvement and advance at a great level. The Tang and Song Dynasties are very important to the history of Chinese civilization. The Tang Era is the most well-known dynasty in Chinese history‚ mainly because the empire was the largest‚ richest and most sophisticated state in the world at the time. The Song Era had far-reaching impacts economically‚ culturally‚ and socially. During the Song Era‚ there was major development in urbanization. The Tang and Song Eras are commonly referred to as being the basis
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between man and woman. Couples always believe that their happiness is the emblem of eternity with love‚ and their happiness can improves with age. The fact‚ however‚ this is an impossible task in practice. In “Love the way you lie”‚ a very popular song‚ the lyric proves the former view. Although the couples still love each other deeply‚ they cannot be happy anymore. With the passage of time‚ the man does no longer adore his wife. Even he abuses her with hurtful words. What is worse‚ he cannot stop
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The Collapse of Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty (1916-1912) is the last imperial dynasty of China‚ it was consider as the most powerful country during the “golden age” ruled by Kang Xi and Qian Long‚ and it has over 400 million population and has the 1st ranked GDP in the world at the moment. The Qing has the supreme power at the time and has the significant influence in East Asian. However‚ the collapse of the Qing Dynasty made a humiliate history of China. The Qing dynasty doesn’t fall suddenly
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The Decline of the Qing Dynasty In 1636‚ the Manchus founded the Qing Dynasty. However‚ the Ming Dynasty still held the Mandate of Heaven until 1644 when the Ming Dynasty “lost power through military force” and the Mandate of Heaven was passed to the Qing Dynasty (Essentials of Modern Chinese History 2). The Qing Dynasty continued the policies of the Ming Dynasty with minor changes. The Qing lasted for 268 years and was the last dynasty ruled by a sovereign king (http://www.learn.columbia.edu/nanxuntu/start
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essay question (40%). The exam is in-class‚ close-book. It will be about one hour. I. Study relevant issues concerning the following terms and know their relations: 16 prefectures of Yan-Yun Yue Fei Wen Tianxiang Emperor Song Taizu Emperor Song Gaozong Emperor Song Huizong Chenqiao Mutiny Li Qingzhao Chaste Widowhood Zhu Xi Four Books Civil Service Exams Jurchen Jin Khitan Liao Wang Anshi’s New Policies Five Dynasties10 Kingdoms Mazu Guanyin Treaty of Shanyuan Naito Hypothesis Foot binding
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