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Cameron Davidson Associate Professor Karen Werner Music of America 28 September 2015 Paper #1: R. Carlos Nakai and Native American Music The field of Native American music is an interesting one. For myself, I have never heard much Native American music, but I have seen the rituals and dances that they perform in movies, most of them in history classes in my past. There is one person that I had never heard of before taking Music of America. That man is R. Carlos Nakai. He relates to the field…

The Merriam – Webster dictionary explain the term Anglosphere as “the countries of the world in which the English language and cultural values predominate” (The Merriam – Webster Dictionary). Therefore, we can say, that the Anglosphere is a complex of English speaking nations, where inhabitants speak mostly English (they have English as their…

of making, buying, or selling goods or providing services in exchange for money” (Merriam-Webster, 2015). Human kind has been establishing businesses since their existence in the world. In order to understand what corporate social responsibility is, the term ethic must be defined. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary ethic means “rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad” (Merriam-Webster, 2015). An organization, a company or a person…

Ignorance Is The Root Of Our Problems I was walking across campus, and I pass a group of male college students harassing another male student who clearly does not fit the stereotypical “dominant” image of masculinity. As I pass by, I hear members of the group call the student a “pussy faggot.” Being I am well versed in masculinity studies, I decide this is a teachable moment to end ignorances. I would approach them with different possible issues which stems from their actions, language, and why…

the most apparent avifauna, or bird used is the mockingbird. In the plot, the mockingbird represents one by the name of Tom Robinson, an African-American man put on trial for a crime he was innocent. In real life a mockingbird according to the Merriam-webster dictionary is “a common grayish North American bird related to the thrashers that is remarkable for its exact imitations of the notes of other birds” In the story Atticus, the consul to Tom Robinson and the father…

According to Merriam Webster, Americana can be defined as materials concerning or characteristics of America, its civilization, or its culture (Merriam-Webster). Taking the definition of Americana into consideration the vanishing Americana is the disappearance of significant stores, traditions, and items that make up American culture. In Going, Going, Gone: Vanishing Americana, some disappearing pieces of Americana were blue laws, carbon paper, girdles, slide rules and the smell of burning…

The best society for one to live in is the democratic society. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, democracy is defined as a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections (Merriam-Webster). The democratic society is superior to other societies because democracy protects the rights of citizens, promotes equality, and ensures fairness in…

believe the Trojan war was just that, a war. There are a few reasons I think this, first, it is called a war all throughout the book and throughout history, there is definitely a deeper meaning but at the end of the day, it was just a war. Second, Merriam Webster defines war as “a situation in which people or groups compete with or fight against each other”, which is exactly what it was, the Trojans and the Greeks fighting over Helen. Finally, what else would you call this happening? You could…

Introduction “All men by nature desire to know” (Aristotle, Metaphysics Book I). Curiosity is an instinct of human beings in that they would wish to be closer to the acquisition of true reality. With the invention of science, human beings at the time have pondered the genesis of species in the world. There are two prevalent, albeit contradicting, beliefs which can be applied to elucidate the origin of life, namely creationism and evolution. In the following, this paper is going to elucidate that…

can be anyone. Civilians are everyday people who do what they need to do. A savior is a protector, a hero, a leader, deliverers, risk taker, and a noble person. A savior protects people. A savior is “one who saves from danger or destruction” (merriam-webster). A savior is a protector, they are one that saves objects from danger. Saviors are usually religious idols like Christ, but they can also be heroes, leaders, etc. According to Dictionary, a savior is “a person who saves, rescues, or…