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    Frank Zappa

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    Frank Zappa remains as a major figure in the production of recorded music. He was able to influence the music scene by his incredible musical talents‚ his innovations in recording technology and his staunch social‚ political and controversial debates. Zappa’s profound influences on music and recording still remain relevant in modern production of music. Frank Zappa was involved in many different bands‚ musical styles and genres. ‘The 60s produced many creative new musicians‚ but none was more inspirational

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    “Literature is truer than History” Is there any time you ask yourself why people live in the same Earth but different colors‚ why there are so many countries instead of just one nation or how explores discovered new lands? To answer all that questions‚ we have to look at the history. But is history always true? An ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle said that literature is truer than history. Literature also reflects the past. It is very lively and colorful like history. Then why did he say that

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    Americans. In this film‚ we are able to contrast the primitive lifestyle and culture of the Native Americans to that of the British‚ and are able to see how the ideas of “progress” or social evolution play a role in the ethnocentric bias held by the Westerners during this time‚ causing the primitive stereotypes to be built. Disney uses the structure of the characters themselves- what they wear‚ how they speak‚ what they eat‚ what they believe in‚ etc.; and the plot line of the film‚ to depict the cultural

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    Garth Wolff Ms. Hoesel Comp I FD04 Reader Response 30 January 2013 Shitty First Drafts 1.) Ann Lamott is a writer that struggles just like anybody else and whose life is not perfect by any means. She tells us how nobody can sit down and write a perfect first draft and it is okay to write a shitty first draft. They give us ways to sit down and just write the first draft and keep writing till you run out of thought‚ she then tells us to make revisions to the first draft with a red pen then

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    This chart is calculated by an Economist From New York university‚ Edward Wolff. It showed the top ten percent of people own seventy-seven percent of the United States and the bottom forty percent own nothing. In fact‚ “Wolff calculates that this bottom 40 percent actually has an overall negative net worth‚ which means that they owe more money than they own -- and they probably owe that money to somebody

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    The Effects of Video Games

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    Retrieved October 7‚ 2012‚ from http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/297 Gentile‚ PhD‚ D. A. (2000). Pediatrics for Parents. Pediatrics for Parents. Retrieved October 25‚ 2012‚ from http://www.pedsforparents.com/articles/2791.shtml Greitemeyer‚ Tobias‚ Osswald‚ & Silvia (2012). Effects of Prosocial Video Games on Prosocial Behavior. American Psychological Association. Retrieved October 25‚ 2012‚ from http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=search.displayRecord&id=993617CC-95FF-E099-47CA-8791DAA7640B&resultID=1&page=1&dbTab=pa

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    Chinese have a vast web of traditions‚ customs and networks that shape their business culture. It is important to learn and understand these critical components for doing business in China. It can be a confusing and fascinating experience for a westerner unfamiliar with Chinese customs and history. To learn the Chinese culture and history is to learn ancient Asian history. It is important that you do so. Confucianism and history play a major part in Chinese society and business today. Guanxi is the

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    Cattle Industry Expansion

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    The cattle industry started to see substantial growth around the 1860s. This growing industry provided new opportunities and endless possibilities to people in the South‚ as they began taking over new lands in the West and creating cow towns. Many Indian tribes were displaced from their native lands so they could be used for the cattle trade. This caused conflicts between white Americans and the Indian people. By expanding the railroad systems westward and forcing Indian tribes to leave their land

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    Hatred Hatred is one of the strongest‚ most passionate feeling a person can have. It consumes a person and takes over their life. When someone hates‚ their thoughts and actions are taken over by a want to destroy the object of their hate. People will commit unfathomable actions strictly because of hatred. In many cases‚ people are willing to trade their freedom just to spite someone they hate. So what is the driving force that fuels the hatred in our world? To answer this question‚ we must define

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    Cultural Syncretism

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    (i.e. Europeans‚ Africans‚ and Native Americans) WITH the resistance to cultural change Westerners encountered in China and India. Basically‚ you are assessing some specific consequences of the increasing global contact that began during the 1400s and 1500s. You must ultimately make an argument regarding why some regions of the world (i.e. Africa‚ the Americas) experienced cultural syncretism with Westerners both earlier and to a greater degree than did other regions (China and India). Question

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