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    Virginia Beach Case

    consumers. Personally, I think there can be more potential tourist segments for Virginia Beach. First of all, Virginia Beach is advertised as a fun resort area with many entertainment and activities. From my point of view, Virginia Beach is very American and foreign tourists would definitely like to experience the atmosphere. Therefore, it can place advertisements in the airports or even in the airplanes. When foreign travelers come to America, they will definitely see the advertising. Secondly

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    Latin America

    INSTRUMENTS STRING INSTRUMENTS PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS LATIN -AMERICAN MUSIC LATIN -AMERICAN MUSIC LATIN AMERICAN MUSICAL STYLES LATIN AMERICAN MUSICAL STYLES Tango Tango During the "belle epoque" (1890s), the working class of the "Boca" of Buenos Aires (Argentina) invented a new rhythm, the tango. Tan-go was the name given to the drums of the African slaves, and the music was influenced by both the Cuban habanera and the local milonga. The choreography originally

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    Ableton

    MUS410 Artist Analyses Jason Wang 208557 Ableton is a very highly regarded digital audio workstation program in the music industry. Even though professionals all around the world use this program, many up coming musicians, students and education facilities use this program to teach and better themselves as a musician or student. The reasons why Ableton is such a great DAW lie in many different areas. Major areas include, the ability to flick from arrangement screen to session screen, applying

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    Krautrock

    styles of music from Germanys past. The name Krautrock originated as a joke against the music and Germany’s culture because people were not approving of it. The term went through phases of approval and dislike. At one point artists were ashamed to be labeled a Krautrock group. The styles that characterize the Krautrock movement are very eclectic; it is described as rock, and electronic, and psychedelic, the list goes on. The history of the movement is just as colorful as the music itself.

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    Art World

    belief in art. They span the globe but cluster in art capitals like New York, London, Los Angeles, and Berlin."[1] Other cities that can be classified as "art capitals" include Beijing, Hong Kong, Miami, Paris, Rome and Tokyo; due to their large art festivals, followings and being centers of art production. The notion of the singular art world is problematic, since Becker [2] and others have shown, art worlds are multiplicities, they are globally scattered, constantly in flux, and typically operating

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    Cultural Diplomay

    The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy Argov Fellows Program in Leadership and Diplomacy Cultural Diplomacy: An Important but Neglected Tool in Promoting Israel’s Public Image Ronit Appel, Assaf Irony, Steven Schmerz, Ayela Ziv May 2008 Table of Contents 1. Introduction and Research Methodology Introduction……………………………………………………………………..3 Research Questions………………………………………………………..……4 Methodology………………………………………………………………..…..5 2. A Definition

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    Nevere Is a Man as Tall When He Bends to Help Someone

    Cambridge From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the city in England. For other uses, see Cambridge (disambiguation). City of Cambridge | —  City & non-metropolitan district  — | King's College Chapel, seen from the Backs | Coat of Arms of the City Council | | Cambridge shown within Cambridgeshire | Coordinates: 52.205°N 0.119°E | Sovereign state | United Kingdom | Constituent country | England | Region | East of England

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    Jamaica Reggae Music Band

    Reggae Music Band Makita Johnson Music of the World Prof Malfatti August 31st, 2012 Jamaica Reggae Music Band This paper will focus on the history of reggae music and focus on the group Jamaica Reggae Music Band." In the early 1960’s, a new form of music, blended from a religious movement, Rastafarian, and numerous musical influences such as rhythm and blues, rock steady, African, and ska, emerged in Jamaica and spread quickly throughout the world. The music known

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    Miles Davis Research Paper

    Jazz is an art form that is as American as baseball, yet as synonymous with the country that the music is normally used to describe it. Present from storefronts and coffee bars, all the way to movies, and pop culture, jazz is everywhere. Coming into being during the earlier decades of the 20th century Jazz is an art form that describes that changes in American society around that time, while also allowing minorities to gain the spotlight for the first time. An art form that praises skill, innovation

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    Charlie Parker Research Paper

    iconic jazz artist Charlie Parker was born on August 29, 1920, in Kansas City, Kansas. His dad, Charles Parker Sr., was an African-American stage performer, and his mom, Addie Parker, was a housekeeper of Native-American descent. In 1927, Charlie moved with his parents to Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 7. It was here where Charlie was introduced to various genres of music. At the time, the most popular of the genres included jazz, blues, and gospel. Charlie found interest in playing an instrument

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