Cave paintings of flutes, and bull roarers dating back 30,000 years have been found in Southern France, the Pyrenees and Russia indicating the importance of art in the life of early man.3 No human culture appears to be without music. ... Music forms a part of all major occasions and celebrations, including weddings, funerals, pageants, rites of passage and festivals. ... The pursuit of art in society has enhanced technology. For instance, the first kilns were developed not to make pottery but to create figures used as art objects or in some early ritual. ... Music forms part of the social fabr...

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In many cases, the merging of cultural traditions has formed new styles and modes of behavior. ... Artistic qualities of Music: music maybe folk art, high art, or at any place in this continuum. ... High art includes the classical music of the Western European cultivated tradition. ... A great piece of art music encourages repeated listening, performance, and study. ... It can effectively be argued that characteristics of high art music can also be found in Western vernacular music, notably, some jazz, new age, and rock. ...

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In many cases, the merging of cultural traditions has formed new styles and modes of behavior. ... Artistic qualities of Music: music maybe folk art, high art, or at any place in this continuum. ... High art includes the classical music of the Western European cultivated tradition. ... A great piece of art music encourages repeated listening, performance, and study. ... It can effectively be argued that characteristics of high art music can also be found in Western vernacular music, notably, some jazz, new age, and rock. ...

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In 1951 the Council for Aborigines was formed, they went on strike for better wages and legal rights. ... In 1990 the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission was formed allowing Indigenous people access to programs and different organisations, but this was soon abolished in 2005. ... "The Dreamtime" is made up of the stories, art and music, the creation of the world as they seen it. ... Aboriginal culture also has renewal ceremonies that involve song, dance and art; the ceremony regenerates the aboriginal communities. ... There are many aspects that impact the Australian culture they ...

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And actually we are surrounded by mythology in today's society everywhere, whether you realize it or not: in films, in the names of the cities, in literature, in art, in cultural traditions. ... That's why the beautiful images of the mysterious world of myths and fairy tales were introduced to various forms of art, literature and films. ... Those who want to find the sources of elegance in any art cannot bypass mythology, because mythology has given to art its wonderful images. ...

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In retrospect, the World Wide Web or simply, web appears to be a new entire universe, just in the form of bytes of data. ... Their articles are classified under several categories namely Pop Culture, Music, Food, Art, and Literature. ... No graphics turn into its pixelated forms. ... Art being a very vast discipline can be broken down into small subtopics. Rumi Magazine considers different forms of art such as music, literature, visual arts. ...

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A new disposition towards form over function led to fluctuating trends in the market, including drastic yearly changes in items ranging from clothing to automobiles to home appliances. ... mitated art "as seen on TV" (6). ... Ridiculed by intellectuals, paint-by-number was widely accepted by the American public, as was the growing popularity of folk art. ... Food preparation also took the tone of creativity and art. ... Creating a dish became equated with creating a colorful work of art, such as a bright Jell-O mold or a beautiful Chiffon Cake. ...

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The most important areas of this cultural legacy are those of art, medicine, music/dance, religion, beliefs, folktales and language. ... To cope with this situation the Africans formed relationships with shipmates. ... Nonetheless, names were altered over the years into a form acceptable to both the slave as a reminder of his roots and to his master, as something he could pronounce e.g., 'Ebo Jane' or 'Mandigo Jack'8. ... Another form of cultural preservation was through art. ... They passed down valuable lessons from one generation to the next through the art of storyte...

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Art and the Modernist Museum Précis-Tony Bennett, "The Political Rationality of the Museum- In The Birth of the Museum: History, Theory, Politics Tony Bennett discusses the roles the museum plays in regard to the organization of objects and history, the establishment of acceptable public behavior and the display of power. ... The museum also establishes a "norm- in public conduct through behavior imitation, thus serving as a form of social education. ...

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As soon as man breaks out of his mothers womb and emerges from the ruins of his sweet infantile world he sees around him a complex world with rich dialects, resplendent art, diverse ideas and beliefs and fascinating rituals and ceremonies. ... As human population increased and the human race was evolving people with similar ancestor , surroundings or even beliefs came together to develop language, tools, art, clothing, food, rituals distinctly different other clan or tribes. Thus societies with disparate culture were formed. ...

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It includes knowledge, belief, art, moral, law, custom and some habits formed by living in a certain society-thus we can find that culture covers a wide area, it is a complex system. ... Furthermore, in order to convey the different features of themes and styles with the appropriate approaches and ensure the perfect conformity between form and content, translators should try their best to seek some equality between the source language and the target language. ... Yan Fu gives the ideas about "fidelity, fluency and elegance", Fu Lei thinks that translation should pay more attention to the spir...

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Where do we create the boundary line between "appropriate" arrangements of cultural exchange and the consistent examples of cultural appropriation? Lately, it would seem that no line exists between them. Although that line between exchange and appropriation is very thin and hard to comprehend, it ha...

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The support that the department gave to contemporary art was rapidly disappearing and becoming more rare to see. ... This is quite concerning due to the fact that there were many laws already enacted when the country was formed initially that protected the cultural background and heritage of the country. ... Looking at the other side of the spectrum, it is understandable that the country and its leaders were nervous and slightly paranoid in protecting the art of the country, because it means so much to the rest of the world and one of the world's most popular religions: Christianity. ...

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Drinking alcohol is a form of leisure that helps separate ones mind from the many worries of life that humans have created for themselves in the modern world. Today's popular culture has widely accepted alcohol consumption as a form of relaxation but there is an alcoholism epidemic that currently plagues our nation. ... Its simplicity is almost like a type of modern art that forces the consumer to interpret the advertisement in his own way. ...

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Culture includes language, ideas, beliefs, customs, codes, institutions, tools, techniques, and works of art, rituals, and ceremonies, among other elements. ... The classic definition of culture was provided by the 19th-century English anthropologist Edward Burnett Tylor in the first paragraph of his Primitive Culture (1871): Culture . . . is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. ...

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For instance, most of the artifacts, "traditions," or past events we see in the typical art, culture, or history museums represent the vision or interpretation of the curators who have their own sets of ideology and preference; their selection is determined by a privileged class of people. ... For example, Raymond Williams defined culture in his 1965 book, The Long Revolution, as "a particular way of life which expresses certain meanings and values not only in art and learning, but also in institutions and ordinary behavior. ... To study communication from this perspective, Carey explained, "i...

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However, perceptions are formed by a complex set of cultural rules which sway people to distinguish what is striking to them and what is not, more precisely, what actually makes an ideal woman" (Sultana 55). ... American culture has not only helped create the anorexic young woman whose eating disorders are tied to a low sense of self-esteem--approximately 90 percent of sufferers are female; various polls have revealed that young women see themselves as "too fat" while in fact they are often below standard norms for body size[40]--but fashion has served up the newest ideal of "heroin chic": a f...

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Margaret Mead and Elise Boulding made great contributions to the social sciences world of the United States. Margaret Mead was an American cultural anthropologist, and during the 1960s and 1970s she was featured in the mass media frequently. Elise Boulding was a sociologist and author of great works...

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As Postman introduced in chapter 8 ("Invisible Technologies"), the form of a question can produce many different answers. ... An adequate understanding of religion must take into account its distinctive qualities and patterns as a form of human experience, as well as the similarities and differences in religions across the human cultures. ... In addition, a strong emphasis would be put on the metaphors, the literature, the art, and the ritual of religious expression. ...

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The relationship with nature gains knowledge and this knowledge is passed down through generations through various cultural practices such as art, dance and ceremony. ... Christian and Jewish (among others) belief system often put humans as the highest form of nature and contradict this belief in Indigenous culture (Grieves, 2008). ...

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Globalize or Die: Affects Everyone and Everything In his book, The Lexus and the Olive Tree, Thomas Friedman wrote: "Globalization is not a phenomenon. It is not some passing trend. Today it is an overarching international system shaping the domestic politics and foreign relations of virtual...

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The Disney people are not suggesting commerce nad technological facility but art, landscaping and other elements of the exotic harmony Americans have vaguely come to understand as the flip side of Japan."" ...

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