...The topics covered in this tutorial: * Guitar chord charts and how to read them * Guitar chord fingering If you want to learn how to play guitar chords, the first thing you need to do is learn how to decipherguitar chord charts. A guitar chord chart is a list of chord diagrams. A chord diagram is a visual representation of a guitar chord. Here's an example of a guitar chord diagram: Let me explain to you how to read this guitar chord diagram: You see six lines going from left to right and six lines going from top to bottom. The lines going from top to bottom represent the guitar strings. The line most to the left represents the thickest string of the guitar (the low E string). The line most to the right represents the skinniest string of the guitar (the high E string). The lines in between represent strings A, D, G and B. The lines going from left to right represent the frets. The top line is the nut of the guitar (see picture above), the second line is the first fret, the third line the second fret, ... The black dots on the guitar chord diagram represent the fingers. A black dot means you have to place a finger there (between the two frets) and push the string down. The chart doesn't tell you which fingers you have to use, but most of the time it's obvious what finger goes where. The white dots represent an open string. In our example above the white dots above string G and E mean that those strings have to be played open (so without...
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...Objectification In the beginning of the music video, there is a clear role reversal between Beyonce and her husband as they appear to be acting as the other would in reality. Kellner enhances this switch by stating that it can “empower women by promoting fantasies of a different life and may thus inspire revolt against male dominations.” However, as much as women may feel empowered by this exchange of authority, there may be ruptures when it comes to women feeling as if they have achieved full dominance. While Beyonce is viewed as the “male figure” in the relationship, she is still objectified even when taking on this dominant role. As she struts down the steps to her partner’s car, the male gaze is automatically caught by sporting her tight low-cut uniform that is not typical of a policeman. The camera continues to keep her in the spotlight as she casually flirts with her partner throughout the day while he is caught checking her out during various arrests. Her body positioning and stance while leaning on the car continue with hegemonic ideologies by recreating a sense of exhibitionism. To further complicate this theme of women connoting to be looked at, Berger suggests that women are an object of being surveyed and that the “surveyor of woman in herself is male”. This affects how women act because they know that the way they are viewed by others will affect how they are treated. Beyonce attempts to take on the dominant role by assisting her partner while at the shooting...
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...How many people do you know that would do ANYTHING to win? Luckily, I can say I know our Advance baseball team would do anything to get a win. They did not always succeed when it comes to winning, but they always give 100%. The baseball team main goal was to win every game they play. Although this discourse community did not receive much recognition from the school, they make the most of it. Observing this discourse community, I learned new things about the boys and their sport. If you have watched a baseball game, it was a slow sport. This sport is slow because of how long it takes one batter to bat. When I was watching the boys get ready to start practicing, I could see conservations happening within the baseball team. I could see the boys joking around and talking about their school day before practice. Then, I could see Coach Asmus walk up, and the boys get silent and immediately start stretching. This is a normal behavior of how players react to their coach. While the boys were stretching, the boys counted aloud and...
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...The Alchemist Paulo Coelho Translated by Alan R. Clarke. Published 1992. ISBN 0-7225-3293-8. PART ONE The boy's name was Santiago. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with his herd at an abandoned church. The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy had once stood. He decided to spend the night there. He saw to it that all the sheep entered through the ruined gate, and then laid some planks across it to prevent the flock from wandering away during the night. There were no wolves in the region, but once an animal had strayed during the night, and the boy had had to spend the entire next day searching for it. He swept the floor with his jacket and lay down, using the book he had just finished reading as a pillow. He told himself that he would have to start reading thicker books: they lasted longer, and made more comfortable pillows. It was still dark when he awoke, and, looking up, he could see the stars through the halfdestroyed roof. I wanted to sleep a little longer, he thought. He had had the same dream that night as a week ago, and once again he had awakened before it ended. He arose and, taking up his crook, began to awaken the sheep that still slept. He had noticed that, as soon as he awoke, most of his animals also began to stir. It was as if some mysterious energy bound his life to that of the sheep, with whom he had spent the past two years, leading them through the countryside in search of food and water. "They...
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...what to say. “Boys are not like girls. They don’t need the same kind of privacy. The only reason it bothers them is that they’ve been told that it should bother them. If they could only get past it, then they wouldn’t be embarrassed about their bodies at all. They shouldn’t be. Now boys, get on with it.” The ladies in the room were all eyes. Trudy, Allison, and Mindy weren’t sure they believed this. It was a joke. It had to be. Shelly, Miss Devasquez and Miss Hartick were all ready for another round of enforced nudity. The boys were mumbling and averting their eyes as they started stripping off their clothes. They were already blushing, and it was just starting. They saw the girls’ eyes get big with anticipation. David asked, “How far do we have to go?” “You’re going to take it all off, but for now you can stop at your underwear. Everything else, take it off.” Trudy and Allison couldn’t believe they were about to see their...
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...out at the Circus For my observation I went to a circus that the Middle and High Scholars hosted to kick off their spring play Barnum. I would have to say it was a mini circus. They had plenty of cotton candy, candy apples as well as popcorn for the young boys and girls. There were bouncing houses and fun mirrors and lots of clowns walking around. A few of the things I got to see was a breaded woman, tallest man, and smallest woman. Below are a few other observations I had while at the Circus. Upon walking around there were several clicks that consisted of boys and girls, just girls and all boys. Each group had their own communication styles. The groups with just boys or girls had good eye contact however the coed groups had very little eye to eye contact. Each group had lots of hand movements and head motions. Several of the kids were chatting on their phones and most of the girls were constantly texting the whole time. The boys did not have many facial expressions but the girls smiled and laughed a lot while constantly putting their fingers through their hair. A few social behaviors and attitudes displayed would have been when majority of the kids spoke at once continuously interrupting each other. In the group with all girls they displayed some snobbish behavior by ignoring a younger girl that tried to join in. Most of the junior high girls were sharing fries and drinks while the boys had their own. A few of the boys exhibited good manors by opening the...
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...him I went to Milan from Christmas and I really want to know what it was like when I was a child. “I asked my father, tell me what it was like”, as i sip the Strega, waiting for him to answer me. “ That was along time ago”, my father said. “almost twenty years.” “You can remember”, I say as he is thinking of the story he is going to tell. “ I could tell you about something that happened, They were kids themselves, but they were crazy in love, this eighteen-year-old boy and this seventeen-year-old girl when they married. Not all that long afterwards they had a daughter. The baby came along in late November during a cold spell that just happened to coincide with the peak of the waterfowl season. The boy loved to hunt, you see. That’s part of it. The boy and girl, husband and wife, father and mother, they lived in a little apartment under a dentist’s office. Each night they cleaned the dentist’s place upstairs in exchange for rent and utilities. In summer they were expected to maintain the lawn and the flowers. In winter the boy shoveled snow and spread rock salt on the walks. Are you still with me? Are you getting the picture? I am, she says. That’s good, he says. So one day the dentist finds out they were using his letterhead for their personal correspondence. But that’s another story. He gets up from his chair and looks out the window. He sees the tile rooftops and the snow that is falling steadily on them. Tell the story, she says. The two kids were very much...
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...The Alchemist Paulo Coelho Translated by Alan R. Clarke. Published 1992. ISBN 0-7225-3293-8. PART ONE The boy's name was Santiago. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with his herd at an abandoned church. The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy had once stood. He decided to spend the night there. He saw to it that all the sheep entered through the ruined gate, and then laid some planks across it to prevent the flock from wandering away during the night. There were no wolves in the region, but once an animal had strayed during the night, and the boy had had to spend the entire next day searching for it. He swept the floor with his jacket and lay down, using the book he had just finished reading as a pillow. He told himself that he would have to start reading thicker books: they lasted longer, and made more comfortable pillows. It was still dark when he awoke, and, looking up, he could see the stars through the halfdestroyed roof. I wanted to sleep a little longer, he thought. He had had the same dream that night as a week ago, and once again he had awakened before it ended. He arose and, taking up his crook, began to awaken the sheep that still slept. He had noticed that, as soon as he awoke, most of his animals also began to stir. It was as if some mysterious energy bound his life to that of the sheep, with whom he had spent the past two years, leading them through the countryside in search of food and water. "They...
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...CLASS –X ENGLISH NCERT SOLUTIONS LITERATURE READER TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Answers Answer1: Answer2: I think the story is about a person who bears amiable nature. The story is based on the theme of human ethics. Answer4.1: (a) the boys were untidy and poorly dressed Answer4.2: (b) willingness to work Answer4.3: (a) did not want a stranger to become involved with their plans Answer4.4: (a) he did not want to intrude into their privacy Answer4.5: (c) the Germans had ruined their family Answer4.6: (a) he thought the boys would prefer to keep their secret Answer5.1: This statements shows that the two boys were not ashamed of doing menial jobs such as shoe polish or fruit-vending. When the narrator saw them working as shoe shine boys he was surprised as he had seen them selling wild strawberries the previous day. He asked them about it. Then Nicola, the elder brother spoke that they did many things. Nicola said that they also did a lot of other things for a living. The boys hoped that the narrator would ask for their services and in return would earn some good money. Answer5.2: This statement shows the uneasiness of the speaker, Nicola. The narrator was astonished to see that boys worked hard day and night and yet lived meagerly. He wanted to know what the boys did with the money they earned. When he questioned Nicola, he appeared uncomfortable. Perhaps the boys were not used to anybody questioning them regarding their earnings, and the narrator’s question embarrassed them. Material...
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...they are being socialized; socialization of the boy or girl starts from the parents and people around them buying gender specific items. Children’s clothing and toys play a large role in socialization and with the all the stereotypes surrounding gender specific items this seemed like a very interesting area to research. My research question is: How does stereotypes of children’s clothing and toys influence gender identity? Literature Review: In Jane Little and Carol Martin’s (1990) study, “The Relations of Gender Understanding to Children's Sex-typed Preferences and Gender Stereotypes,” “Once children can accurately label the sexes, they begin to form gender stereotypes and their behavior is influenced by these gender-associated expectations. A cognitive component related to the sex-typing process, however, certainly does not preclude the significance of biological and socialization influences” (Little & Martin, 1990, p. 1437). In this study it showed that boys tended to choose more masculine clothing and the girls feminine items like dresses and frilly items. Toys were also presented to the boys and girls; boys choose more masculine typed toys like trucks, tool kits, motorcycles, army men. The girls choose toys more feminine like Barbie dolls, doll clothes, doll and crib, purse and a beauty kit (Little & Martin, 1990). In Clyde W. Franklin II (2010) study, “Becoming ‘Boys,’ ‘Men,’ Guys,’ and ‘Dudes.” Gender roles were discussed in cases where parents treat children...
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...BULLYING BOYS: AN EXAMINATION OF HEGEMONIC MASCULINITY IN THE PLAYGROUND Dr L Trickett1 ABSTRACT Violence between young men, particularly resulting from the emergence of a so called ‘gun and knife culture’, is currently subject to extensive media coverage in UK2. Alongside this there has been increased anxiety about both the scale and impact of bullying in schools (Cawson et al, 2002; Tyler, 2002). These issues form part of a more generalised concern about men and boys in Britain often referred to as a ‘crisis of masculinity’ (see Clare, 2000). This article examines findings from research with male respondents about their relationship with hegemonic masculinity (Connell, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2005) and bullying whilst at school and makes suggestions as to what can be done to tackle abusive behaviour amongst boys and young men. 1 Dr Loretta Tricket is a Senior Lecturer and researcher with the Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, UK. 2 See Lockhart, G; McClory, J and Qvortrup, M. (2007) Gun and Knife Crime in Great Britain, Policy Exchange, Research Note. Knife crime is a fact of life for teenagers (Bryony Gardon, telegraph.co.uk, 31 May 2008). 2 Introduction This article is in five parts. Part One outlines the theoretical background to the research. Part Two describes the methodology and the participants. Part Three discusses different types of bullying and the factors that were associated with them. Part Four discusses resistance...
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...People often say, “boys will be boys,” or “boys don’t cry.” What do these phrases really mean? Are boys really pre-determined to be aggressive and emotionless? Co-authors of Raising Cain, Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson, would argue that this is not the case. As psychologists specializing in helping young males, Kindlon and Thompson bring to light the notion that boys are just as emotional as their female counterparts. They show how a boy without a good understanding of his emotions will likely face many difficulties in his upbringing. Reflecting on my own adolescence experiences, I feel like I am able to validate the claims of Kindlon and Thompson. The main argument expressed in the passage is that “boys need an emotional vocabulary. They need to experience empathy at home and school…they need modeling of a rich emotional life.” (7) Without this, they argue that boys are destined to struggle throughout their childhood and adolescence. “They are forced to manage conflict, adversity, and change in his life with a limited emotional repertoire.” (4) I never realized it at the time, but looking back, I can tell that my parents always fostered the growth of my emotional vocabulary. If I had a problem at school, my parents encouraged me to talk to them about it. If I was in an argument with my brother, we were separated and asked to talk over how we felt. Never did my parents try to shy me away from showing and understanding my emotions. As a result, I never had any of the big...
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...team…” “Ah, man, again? I hate playing against girls. I always feel like I’m going to hurt them.” “Just don’t think about it, dude. Go up against her like she’s just another player.” “Okay boys, watch out for the girl on their team. If she’s playing with the guys team, she’s gotta be good.” Countless times, my teammates and I would watch a girl walk on to the field for the other team and start warming up. Instantly, stereotypes were made, and probably to many peoples’ surprise, they were in her favor. Any girl playing on a guy’s team has to be highly skilled, so we tried our hardest not to take her lightly. We did our best to keep this mentality in our minds during the game, but the instant there was a close ball and there was going to be some hard contact, the guys on our team, almost every time, would back off the ball in fear of hurting her. While going up against a girl, this restraint is almost always going on in guys’ minds. Guys shouldn’t have to limit how hard they play at any time, but almost all boys, whether they mean to or not, do not go as hard against a girl as they might a boy. Ever since girls have been playing sports, and even more so since the passing of Title IX, the debate of girls playing on a boys sports team has been a hot one. In my eyes, there isn’t even a real argument to be made. It is frowned upon for boys to play on girls teams, so why let the girls play on boys teams? By the end of high school, boys are, on average, just bigger...
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...Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 1 / 94 The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Translated by Alan R. Clarke. Published 1992. ISBN 0-7225-3293-8. = CONTENTS = Part One Part Two Epilogue PART ONE The boy's name was Santiago. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with his herd at an abandoned church. The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy had once stood. He decided to spend the night there. He saw to it that all the sheep entered through the ruined gate, and then laid some planks across it to prevent the flock from wandering away during the night. There were no wolves in the region, but once an animal had strayed during the night, and the boy had had to spend the entire next day searching for it. He swept the floor with his jacket and lay down, using the book he had just finished reading as a pillow. He told himself that he would have to start reading thicker books: they lasted longer, and made more comfortable pillows. It was still dark when he awoke, and, looking up, he could see the stars through the half-destroyed roof. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 2 / 94 I wanted to sleep a little longer, he thought. He had had the same dream that night as a week ago, and once again he had awakened before it ended. He arose and, taking up his crook, began to awaken the sheep that still slept. He had noticed that, as soon as he awoke, most of his animals also began to stir. It was as if some mysterious...
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...distinction between the toys section for girls and the section for boys. Aside from the obvious pink and blue differences, there are also certain aspects that aren’t so apparent that differentiate the two genders. Companies use subliminal tactics in gender separation of toys, as well as blatant signs of what gender they expect will be using a certain toy. You can tell the difference between the toy sections in a quick glance. The color scheme of the girls is bright and pink, which give it a happy and positive atmosphere. The color scheme of the boys section is much darker and almost exclusively gray, navy, or black. Their toys also have more sounds in the packaging that are loud. This...
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