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Balinese gamelan music: instrumentation, dynamics, and cultural significance

Gamelan refers to the Indonesian orchestra, typically consisting of a wide range of percussion instruments. There are many different types of gamelan music, with different sonic styles, arrangements, and instrumentations.

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Theodore Roosevelt's progressive reforms and the limits of progressivism

Progressivism began as a social movement and evolved into a political movement, according to materials published by George Washington University (www.gwu.edu).

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Ethical considerations in research project design, data collection, and analysis

Discuss the ethical issues that need to be considered when you (1) design a research project, (2) collect data, and (3) analyze and report data.

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Gun control legislation and American gun violence policy

The availability of and access to firearms which is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution by the Second Amendment has created a multitude of consequences for modern Americans.

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Internal struggle for identity and equality in African-American literature

The story of the African-American journey through America's history is one of heartbreaking desperation and victimization, but also one of amazing inspiration and victory.

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Banning smoking in cars with children: moral and legal issues

Five states in America, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Maine and Oregon, and also Puerto Rico -- have made it a crime to smoke in cars when children are there, and more states are considering the adoption of this legislation as well.

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Max Barry's "Machine Man" and the pursuit of perfection

Originally published in 2011, Max Barry's futuristic science fiction novel "Machine Man" was first made available to readers as an online serial, before being updated and collected into a full-fledged book.

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Gender-based analysis of human trafficking in Vietnam

Although no region of the world is immune to the problem of human trafficking, in certain areas the crime is particularly acute.

~8 min read

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Prayer, preaching, and worship in Christian congregation practices

Of course this book is about preaching and worship services, and all that takes place within those contexts as the congregation gathers together and responds to the message from the pulpit.

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Blues music as therapy for slavery's psychological legacy

Blues through History of Slavery and the Clinical Applications of Blues Form in today's therapy In the year 1619, first African slaves were transferred to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia.

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