YIRI- KOKO STYLE: West African Music Features of West African Music: * Call and Response * Musical knowledge is passed down through oral tradition * Improvised melodies * Repetition (ostinato) * Layered‚ polyrhythmic textures. * Cyclic structures CONTEXT * The country from which this piece comes from is Burkina Faso‚ West Africa. * Koko is a group composing of 6 musicians‚ led by Madou Koné‚ the singer and balafon player. * Yiri is the
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Yiri Essay Rhythm There’s a drum ostinato throughout the whole piece. There are cross rhythms near the end which are the effect produced when two conflicting rhythms are heard together. There’s a common use of syncopation‚ which is when notes are played off the beat. The metre throughout the piece changes‚ however the main one is 4/4. Polyrhythm is used‚ which is when two or more rhythms with different pulses are heard together eg where one is playing in triple time and another is playing in
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1.0 Executive Summary A high-level summary of the marketing plan. Alliance Cosmetic Group This marketing plan for SILKY GIRL includes aspects such as a Situation Analysis‚ Objectives‚ SWOT‚ PEST‚ Porter’s five forces‚ Measuring of Target Markets‚ Strategic Marketing Mix‚ and the Implementation and Evaluation. With Porter’s five forces‚ we will be able to understand how we should improve the company and understand competitors better. Also‚ it will help us understand the market and how we should position
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Anthropology 118 22 October 2012 Koko the Gorrilla Koko is an extraordinary gorilla that is able to communicate to humans by the use of American Sign Language. Although there may be many linguists who discredit this notion‚ AOl chat was able to provide transcripts between penny‚ who is Koko’s translator‚ and Koko the gorilla through the use of American Sign Language The transcripts provide evidence of gestures‚ behaviors‚ and thoughts that Koko does through her conversation with penny.
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Persistence Hunting The author of the article “New Perspectives on the Evolution of Bipedalism‚” Allison S. Brookes makes a compelling argument that the reason humans evolved to walk on two legs was the need to be able to outlast the animals that they were hunting. Early Hominines did not have adequate ways of killing large game up close‚ they did not have bows and arrows‚ and much less guns to hunt with. The author argues that because of this‚ they had to evolve to be able to run long distances
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the issue of the language understanding‚ some believe that Koko‚ the gorilla who is learning sign language‚ is intelligent enough for communicating‚ some believe that she is just randomly using the signs‚ and a trained monkey could do better. These arguments will not be solved unless there is a clear‚ agreeable definition for both sides. Some people think that Koko isn’t at a toddler level‚ much less at kindergarten level. However‚ Koko does understand some common language‚ such as simple words‚
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Koko‚ the gorilla was raised in a seven-acre yard in California by a team of caregivers. As a research project‚ in 1972 Dr. Francine Patterson began to teach Koko sign language. To communicate‚ Koko uses cards‚ books‚ and magazines‚ she also uses her motor skills‚ including highlighting and high fiving. She is very stubborn‚ which is why it is hard for scientists to demonstrate her intelligence. Koko did demonstrate her intelligence though‚ without
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Koko the gorilla was born on July fourth in 1971 at the San Francisco zoo. The film is interesting because you are able to see how Koko the gorilla is able to communicate with us humans. I was honestly quite surprised to see how intelligent a gorilla can be. It is fascinating that Koko not only knows sign language‚ but can understand English as well. Koko was taught sign language when she was young at around the age of one and she understands it perfectly. It was shocking to me that Koko
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Common Argument #1: Gay marriage harms the institution of traditional marriage. Your Response: Okay‚ then name one demonstrable‚ tangible effect that same-sex marriages have on the functioning of individual heterosexual marriages. The ability of same-sex couples to get married doesn’t alter a single aspect of heterosexual marriages — directly or indirectly. The legal rights and benefits of heterosexual couples are completely unaffected by the existence of gay marriage. It’s not as if straight couples
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ARTICLE REVIEW CO-CURRICULAR MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONG NOVICE TEACHERS IN MALAYSIA The journal that I choose was the journal from Asian Journal of Education and e-learning‚ Vol.02-Issue 02 (April 2014) with the title Co-curricular Management Practices among Novice Teachers in Malaysia. The authors of this journal are Fauzi Hussin‚ Yahya Don‚ Mohd Sofian O.F‚ Yaakob Daud‚ Arumugam a/l Raman‚ Ismail H.A. and Muhammadul B.y from Universiti Utara Malaysia and International Islamic University of Malaysia
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