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and growing through loss. Such tales as “Gwilan’s Harp,” “The Washwoman,”…

The Remix of Jack and the Beanstalk by DeMarco Cooley Once upon a time, in a mountain village lived a boy named Jack. He lived with his mother and a cow named Milky-White. They lived on the milk from the cow. They carried the milk to the market day to sell it. One day Milky White was not able to give milk. So, Jack's mother told him to take cow town and sell it, Jack concurred. Jack took the cow’s halter in his hand, starts heading for the market. He didn’t get far and he met an old man…

well-known and memorized. Solfège and shape-note notation were two of the first and earliest forms of music literacy. The use of shape-notes to recognize particular pitches are still being used today. Shape-note notation can commonly be found in Sacred Harp singing, which is also a form of sacred choral music, and in other sacred pieces. Music plays a large role in our everyday lives; it surrounds us. Without music literacy, music would be…

are as safe and comfortable as possible during your recovery. If you have questions about the HARP methodology and approach to treating drug and alcohol addiction, our caring and knowledgeable drug and alcohol treatment professionals can give you the answers you need to feel confident about your decisions. If you or someone you love is ready to get help recovering from an addiction, the experts at HARP can…

novel ‘The Harp in the South’ by author Ruth Park and ‘True Blue” an anthology of written pieces which reflect on Australian Identity. The Harp in the South tells the story of a working class Irish-Catholic family living in the postwar slums of Sydney. It explores their everyday lives, their troubles and their triumphs. Many argue it is not the plot but the characters that make this book such a success. The focus of today will be analyzing the cultural assumptions made in the ‘The Harp in the…

Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote much during the Romantic period in literature, and he used naturalistic elements in his writing. Coleridge uses a naturalistic style of writing in many of his poems, especially in “Kubla Khan” and in “The Eolian Harp”. Coleridge seems to often escape reality with his beautiful, naturalistic descriptions of a lands far away, and often times describes a man who longs for those far away lands and the treasures within them. Coleridge, in regard to his use of naturalism…

Harp seal pups are notorious for their big black eyes and fluffy white fur. These beautiful creatures have an unfortunate future ahead of them. They are part of the largest slaughter of any marine mammal species on the planet (Liberation BC, 2013, para. 1). Every year hundreds of thousands of baby seals are killed so that their skins can be made to make coats, collars, cuffs, and trinkets. The photo selected is successful in capturing the harsh reality of seal hunting today. For the purposes of…

cello, the double bass and even the harp. These instruments provide the greatest range of expression, intensity and modulation making the string section the foundation of the orchestra. String instruments provide lyrical and warm tones to an orchestra and the harp adds additional colour and delicacy to the string section. Sound is created by placing the bow on the strings of the instrument and sliding the bow across the strings to vibrate them, except for the harp whose strings are plucked. The…

Ancient String Instruments: String instruments have been a part of our culture for thousands of years. Based on iconographical evidence and recent excavations in the last century, the oldest known stringed instruments were harps and lyres in the Middle East. In early Egyptian culture, harps…

The Human Hearing range is from 20Hz to 20kHz (20,000Hz). Hearing and sound plays a very important role in our lives. It allows us to communicate with each other. Music helps us express our feelings and share our cultures with the whole world. Sound allows us to hear, react to fear, and to hear different kinds of music. Sound is a form of energy, like light or heat (Seller, 3). Sound is produced by vibrating objects. When an object vibrates, the surrounding air moves back and forth as well.…