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In the film War Dance It follows the life of three schoolchildren who live in northern Uganda in a refugee village (Paton refugee camp). The reason why they live in a refugee camps is the results of the rebels who are kidnapping children to become child soldiers and sex slaves. They enter a national music…

The concept of “religare” is important in various religions as a means of reconnecting with one’s faith. Christianity uses scripture, myths, tradition, and church teachings to establish this reconnection with revealed truth. In contrast, Hinduism provides a distinct interpretation of religare. There is no specific entity to identify or pinpoint. We all originated from one…

            The term “Renaissance Man” during the Renaissance referred to men (and few qualified women) of noble birth who were cultured and well educated and accomplished in both the arts and sciences.  Because of the gender bias prevalent during that era, the term was appropriate. Despite the fact that some women were better educated than…

Nora Ephron discusses three photographs taken in Boston in her essay “The Boston Photographs”. These pictures capture a fireman, a woman, and her child on a fire escape while the building behind them is ablaze. The first photo shows this scene, the second showcases the fire escape detaching from the building, and in the third,…

Kulintang refers to a racked gong chime instrument played in the southern islands of the Philippines, along with its varied accompanying ensembles. Percussive bossed gong ensembles without a melodical gong rack, known as Agung, are played throughout most of the islands by indigenous groups (such as the Mangyan, Lumad, Batak, Tagbanwa and Aeta) as well…

Liberty Leading the People Analysis Painting Analysis Ideas of freedom are represented in this painting (Liberty Leading the People, Eugene Delacroix) in many different ways. Freedom is represented very plainly in the title as Liberty means being free or being free from society. The woman wants her people to be free from the government and…

“Being skilled at improvisation does not depend on talent but rather on giving your best effort. Improvisation is the ability to generate ideas spontaneously, without prior knowledge or preparation. In the realm of drama, being proficient in improvisation is crucial.” There are different viewpoints on the necessary skills for improvisation. Achieving success in improvisation is…

As I continue to pursue towards my undergraduate degree in music education, I stumbled across Professor Kunkel and his Guitar class for music education majors. The material for the class includes an acoustic guitar and two method books for guitar. The first book given to us was Mel Bay’s Guitar Class Method Volume 1. The…

Reality is something that has been debated among philosophers for centuries. Rene Descartes is one of these philosophers who has come up with a unique way of understanding reality. Descartes in Meditations on First Philosophy argues his method of doubt about the idea of skepticism and this is reflected in the Matrix when Neo chooses…

Written by John Boyne, “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” features a gripping plot that vividly portrays the horrors of war through the innocent perspective of a nine-year-old boy. The book is narrated in third person limited, allowing readers to see the events unfold from the viewpoint of an ignorant German boy named Bruno. Despite…