Lute

Loyalty is a comparative term that describes different levels of commitment and support of another, depending on the circumstances. From deeply rooted to non-existent, loyalty can be witnessed in William Shakespeare’s King Lear. This idea of loyalty has numerous layers though. Yet, by the end of the play, it comes down to loyalty being temporary. It’s a scary idea that people are often only loyal because of circumstance, and when situations don’t play out as we’ve planned we turn our backs.…

In today’s society we commonly refer to women as a “sex symbol”. Even if we do not literally say it, we see examples of it every day in the media. As we drive on the highway, we pass large billboards of headless women in little lingerie outfits. Generally, they are skinny, large-breasted women. When we watch a Dallas Cowboy’s game on the TV, we see shots of the Cowboy’s cheerleaders in their tight, skimpy, outfits jumping around and shaking their pomp oms. We see this sexual exploitation of…

As of November 5, 2016, China has a population of over 1.37 billion people (Livepopulation). That number is expected to increase to 1.39 billion in just four years. With so many people occupying one country, there are many different traditions and a very diverse culture. China has over 56 ethnic groups, with the largest one being the Hans. A culture is the way a country’s people act and interact. This usually includes religion, language, food, etiquettes, art, ceremonies, etc. China has a…

needed rubes so I wrote feverishly. I sold to whoever would buy; I wrote screenplays for Hollywood, essays for magazines, and I was working on a novel titled Tender Is the Night. I’m going to level with you; my writing was trash during this time, ab-so-lute-ly trash. I was just writing as fast as could. I had lost touch with the people; Don't know from nothing about the interests of people Writing is my business, my passion, and a lifelong pursuit. I write because I have something to…

Greek folk music is a certain style of popular music played by ‘'ethnic Greeks’’ in countries like Australia, the United States and Greece. However, mainly originating from Greece, with songs written around the time of ancient Greek poetry and music. Greek folk music can by categorised in two mainly genres: Akrtic and Klephtic. Akrtic being “between the ninth and tenth centuries A.D. and expressed the life and struggles of the Akrites (frontier guards) of the Byzantine Empire.” Klephtic…

A single thread winds itself through time and space. It crosses eras and social classes, jobs and nationalities. It binds the Renaissance and the Baroque, the aristocrats and the commonwealth. It’s a thread of rhythm and intonation; it’s a thread of music. Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi blazed a trail of new techniques and styles that would come to define the Baroque period. Composers wanted more freedom, but the aristocrats wanted compositions written to their specifications. Influenced by society,…

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice in 1678 during the Baroque era. He was a violinist, teacher and cleric and is today recognized as one of the greatest baroque composers of all time. Many of Vivaldi’s works were written for a female music ensemble at Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage where he worked at as a priest for 39 years of his life. Part of Vivaldi’s works included 12 sonatas that he wrote for violin and basso continuo. These works would have been performed by small…

Shamisen in Traditional Japanese Music The shamisen plays a prominent role in kabuki and Bunraku dance and dialogue. The shamisen is part of the chobo that consists of the singer, gidayu, and the shamisen player. The shamisen is a three stringed lute with a lengthy neck. It originated from the sanxian, a Chinese instrument that was introduced to Japan through the Ryukyu Kingdom during the 16th century. It turned into the sanshin that is the transitional relationship between the sanxian and…

young age how to sing. Secondly, the young Hadza women make dolls out of mud, which can be seen as a form of art through the embellishments put on the dolls. Finally, Baka children learn, from a young age, how to play musical instruments, such as the lute. They are given miniature versions of those instruments to practise. Whenever someone from the community is bored, they pull out their instrument and start playing. Contrary to Hobbes's…

additional measures have been implemented, beginning with goal one of the DHS workforce strategy, which states, “build an effective, mission-focused, diverse and inspiring cadre of leaders” (Department of Homeland Security, 2011). Former Deputy Secretary Lute also directed the creation of the Leadership Development Program to provide “a standardized framework and a shared set of expectation about competency development for leaders that appropriate across the entire department” (Institute of…