to derive from the word “coca”, name of a wooden platform where the natives performed their dances or “zapateados”. During the Pre-Hispanic era, “Cocula” became a fascinating place for music. The ability of the indigenous to connect and play their rustic instruments to "feel close" to their main gods “Cocolli” and “Teocáyatl” was captivating. Indigenous music was played for special occasions like weddings and religious celebrations using instruments like horns and drums. By the time the Spanish
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Indian Culture Abstract India is located in continent Asia. It is Federal republic government. Its official language is Hindi and there are 14 other languages e.g. Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu and Punjabi. The major religion that is follow by majority of people is Hinduism. In India people speaks different languages, dress differently, follow different religions, eat different food but they all have the same nature. Whether
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Shortly after I got engaged in November 1995, a co-worker chuckled: "You'll have it easy. You're the groom. All you have to do is show up at your wedding with your hair combed." Yeah--and my wallet open. People like my bride Karen and me (and most especially, people like our parents) kissed $35 billion good-bye at weddings last year. That's an average of about $16,000 per blessed event, including simple city hall ceremonies. It's amazing how quickly costs can get out of hand. Even before Karen and
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groom and I awoke to a grey cloudy sky. I had been checking the average rainfall dates and watching the weather for months. The chance of rain skyrocketed from 20% to 90% overnight. There was no way to post-pone the wedding, it was happening if it rained or not. I had planned my whole wedding by myself and asked my parents one favor. I asked them to book a church in case of rain but they shrugged it off and said not to worry about it raining, that it wouldn’t happen. But it was happening. I had to keep
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Analysis of a short story I. SETTING 1. One or two sentences to summarize. 2. Where and when. Provide relevant background information. II. CHARACTERS (Choose one main character) 1. Tell the role he/she plays 2. Describe the characters 3. What methods of characterization were used to help you to understand the character? Explain. 4. In what way if any, does the character change by the end of the story? 5. How do you feel about the character? Why? III. CONFLICT and PLOT 1. What kind of conflict
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1202: WORLD DANCE – From Oral Traditions to the Stage Instructors: Laura E. Ellis, Kimiko Guthrie, Department of Theatre and Dance; Ms. Guthrie’s Office Hours: Mon 1-2pm and by appointment. Email through Blackboard. Ms. Ellis’ Office Hours: Wed 1 - 2:00p and by appointment. Email through Blackboard. Classroom: THEA 182 COURSE DESCRIPTION This course examines dance traditions and cultures from around the world in an exploration of the human search for meaning. From ritual dances that prepare
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surrounding weddings and while in modern day America many different traditions from cultures around the world are practiced and considered very important in today’s society. In this paper we will examine the similarities and differences between Somali-American wedding traditions and those of European-Americans, along with the religious and cultural traditions they've discarded or lessened in practice to fit into the always changing American lifestyle. In a traditional Somali-American wedding, religion
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none of them are my type. I was so lonely until a beautiful lady with a nice swag dress walk in the ball and she seem like lost. So I thought this is my chance. I came in front of her and ask with a gentle voice: “Would you like to dance with me?” She nodded and dances with me the whole night until I heard a bong, bong; bong and she rush out the door without telling me her name. Later that night, i went outside and sit down on the stair. Suddenly, I see a shiny glass slipper lying on the floor but
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Katherina – Shrew or Not So Shrew? According to Merriam-Webster (n.d.), a shrew can be defined as an unpleasant, bad-tempered woman. From the moment we are introduced to Katherina in Act I, Scene I, we see that she lives up to her reputation as a shrew through her exchange of words with her father when two suitors, Gremio and Hortensio, come to call upon Bianca for their wife. Baptista tells the two gentlemen not to look at his youngest daughter, before he has a husband for his elder daughter
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yes but she would not because she doesn’t need a husband. She feels she needs to prove her point to the two men and so Beatrice describes the three stages of romance as three different dances. She says the wooing is a like a hot jig, moves fast and fun and then the second is the wedding, a proper and classy dance and then the last is regretting you got married in the first place, you move at a fast pace until you can’t take it anymore and you topple over. Beatrice is very verbally adept, she is a
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