Cithara Research Paper

Each year hundreds of thousands of visitors make the journey to the world heritage listed Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park in the heart of Australia 's red centre. There are two major points of interest within the park: Uluru, also known as ayres rock and Kata Tjuta, also known as Mount Olga or simply the Olgas. Uluru is a magnificent rock formation that reaches 348 metres above the surrounding plain. situated approximately 450 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs by road, Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park covers an area of 1325 square kilometres.

Canberra is located in the lands of the Ngunnawal indigenous people, it is thought that it was named after the aboriginal word Kamberra which means meeting place. In 1908 it was decided to build a new capital at Canberra, in 1912 Walter Burley Griffin (contestant 29) won the competition to design the capital city, there were 137 entrants in total. The city is located 150 kilometres inland, 660 kilometres from Melbourne and 281 kilometres from Sydney. In 1913 the foundation stone of Canberra was laid by the prime minister of the time Andrew Fisher. At first Canberra’s population grew slowly but after World War 2 it sky rocketed climbing from less than 25,000 to 200,000 in around 30

Vernida R. Chaney Biography Vernida R. Chaney, a native of Richmond, is the owner and manager of Chaney Law Firm, PLLC. The firm concentrates on criminal defense, juvenile advocacy, civil protective orders, and elder law throughout Northern and Central Virginia. She has extensive experience before the state and appellate courts of Virginia, as well as the federal courts in the Eastern District of Virginia and the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Ms. Chaney is an accomplished attorney who is devoted to representing the underserved and most vulnerable communities.

In the early 1940s, Paul approached Gibson with his invention, but the company balked, likening it to a “broomstick with pickups.” But once Gibson caught wind of Leo Fender’s Broadcaster creation in 1950, Gibson’s Ted McCarty quickly began working on a single cut, solid body electric with Paul as a special consultant. In 1952, they released the first incarnation of the Les Paul model—now the most iconic signature model ever

Topic Option Chosen: Lashawnda’s tribute at her Graduating High School Attention Grabber: Today we are here to celebrate LaShawnda Alexis Keys as she is graduating for high school, and moving on to bigger and greater things in life. 1. Describe who she is: She was born on October 4th 1997 in Detroit, Michigan, and I remember that day because it was the same day I was getting my tonsil removed. (Great day for me because, I was told that my baby sister was born, and I got free ice cream for my throat. Awesome day) Grew up with a disability that allows her to not being able to pronounce words clearly

As a guitarist, I have desire my guitar to produce music that is accurate, professional, and beautifully sounding. When first beginning to play the guitar, my guitar did not produce these sounds, but I worked tirelessly to reach that musical perfection for which I hungered and admired about more mature players. Drawing from this example, two men in history shared this attitude in pursuit of perfection: Frederick Douglass and Plato. Respectively, one desired a racially equal nation not plagued by slavery and the latter yearned for the complete nourishment of the soul. Although living in different time periods, these two men are visionaries, seeing beyond what is temporal.

Chapter 2 “Musical Instruments in the Tanakh” So from dissecting biblical text, it is said that Satan was the first created being to have music placed within him. As mentioned earlier on in this chapter, the first human documented in the Bible to handle a musical instrument was Jubal, yet although he may have been the source of all musical instruments as we know them now, it can be argued that few Christians understand the true spiritual significance of the instruments used in worship. If a true understanding is known of the spiritual significance of musical instruments, would this change the manner in which we worship?

A question for Futureman I wanted to ask was, Why did you decide to make your own instrument? How did you make the

It was a simple archtop with a pickup, and it sold many units. Soon, electric guitar became influential in

Introduction Locura is a culture bound syndrome that affects Latin Americans and Hispanics, regardless of where they are born, in the United States or South America (Jilek 2001:5,9). Locura has also been documented in immigrants from the Caribbean Islands (Razzouk 2011:517). In Columbia, Locura is also known as “ataques de locura” madness attacks, it is attributed to a spell known as “maleficio”. Locura is commonly associated with other culture bound syndromes thru out Central and South America, such as ataques de nervious (nervios) and possession syndromes (Piñeros 1998:1425). Definition Locura is often grouped with other mental health disorders such as schizophrenia (Jilek 2001:1-5), conversion, and dissociative disorders (Piñeros 1998:1425-8).

When the electric guitar was first created, many people debated whether or not it was a “true” instrument, because it did not produce a pure, “authentic” musical sound. Country and jazz musicians, most especially Charlie Christian, a jazz soloist and the electric guitar 's first virtuoso player, defended the electric guitar, proving its louder sound and ability to compete with other melody instruments in ensemble

He believes that not all instruments have the ability of influencing the rational mind. More specifically, string instruments are the ones that inspire the soul. The string instruments are meant to be used for religious purposes. Other instruments such as the trumpet would be used for art music and folk music. Moses b. Maimon was an important person of rabbinical-legal literature.

Paired with the first mentionings of Lycurgus in Herodotus the Histories, the next mentioning of Lycurgus comes shortly after when Herodotus describes the horrendous quality of foreign and domestic policies the Lacedaemonians had at the time. Rather than describing who Lycurgus was, or what his credentials may have been Herodotus simply writes that a “Spartiate of some eminence went to consult the Oracle at Delphi and as soon as he entered the temple the Pythia

The Italian humanist began to rediscover and reinterpret the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome, influenced the development of musical style during the period.  The First Guitars originate  Thought to have been originated during the 15th Century in Spain, the Lute was consistently favored by the public over the Guitar until the end of the 15th Century. 1562:  Pope Pius IV's Reformation, he begins to restore church music to its pure vocal for. After abolishing all instruments except the organ, secularism, harmony and original melody.  Giovanni Da Palestrina, creates a brand new style under dictatorship of the Pope's wishes, created the piece: "Pope Marcellus Mass", and may have saved

Greece has the longest coastline in Europe and is the southernmost country in Europe. Majority of Greece is covered by rugged mountains, forests, and lakes, but more importantly, the country is well known for having thousands of islands. Those islands run  along the blue Aegean Sea to the east,the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Ionian Sea to the west. Greece is filled with rich history, beautiful architecture and islands. The country is divided into three regions: the mainland, the islands, and the peninsula south of the mainland called Peloponnese.