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because of the church’s involvement consider modern mapiko untraditional. Today, groups perform in celebration of national holidays, or special events within the community, and involve multiple mapiko groups from different villages who compete to gather the biggest audiences. The sixteen-year revolution that resulted in the Frelimo independence movement overthrowing the Portuguese colonial regime ended in 1996 with a peace treaty. During this time woodcarvings were sold to raise money in support of
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contrasting works from different periods and regions. If you have any questions regarding organ audition repertoire, please contact Dr. Oksana Ejokina, Coordinator of Keyboard Studies. PianoPrepare two contrasting pieces, with one from the Baroque or Classical period (e.g., a piece by Bach, or a movement from a sonata by Haydn/Mozart/Beethoven), and the second from the Romantic or Modern era. If you have any questions regarding piano audition repertoire, please contact Dr. Oksana Ejokina, Coordinator of
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in Africa and the conditions faced by captive chimpanzees in the United States. Lindsey reports on her experience last summer in the following way: “As a student of philosophy, I’ve read many of the influential sources of historical and contemporary human arrogance. According to many ancient and modern thinkers, humans are different in kind from all other animals on earth. Along the way we have distinguished ourselves in many ways, not the least of which is the ability to use language. These
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needed to succeed. It begins with three-weeks of language acquisition and general introduction to Oaxacan society, followed by eight weeks of inter-disciplinary understanding of ancient, modern and contemporary Mexico. When each student is feeling acclimated to his or her surroundings, they begin on a four-week full-time internship in the community. Pfaff and Engh actually studied a year apart. But in talking with them, it is amazing how the stories they tell are similar – clearly they have a common
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name is PLU’s Pan Orthodox Organization, explained Jordan Ramos ’12, whose faith journey took him from evangelical Christian, to Protestantism, to the orthodox faith about two years ago. Ramos found that this road and belief system satisfied both his heart and his intellect. “I really feel like I’ve found the modern embodiment of the early church,” he said. Ramos doesn’t exactly expect a big turnout, but like Alazadi’s group, he hopes that those with questions about Orthodox Christianity will show
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work of repertoire in North America. They get to work with one of the world’s best-known conductors and one of the best-known composers of modern repertoire. There is great value in learning to collaborate on such a large scale and in such a visible setting. And I believe ultimately all the performers will be moved by the music and its connection to the story. The SOAC focus this year is on storytelling. What do you think this concert has to say about the art of communicating? We’re telling the
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. Hood Feminism : Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot. New York, NY: Viking, 2020. “A collection of essays taking aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement, arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women”– Provided by publisher. Winters, Mary-Frances. Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2020. “Black Fatigue tells the truth. Mary-Frances Winters brilliantly shows us how Black fatigue
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An artists rendering of the upper floor of the new PLU Nursing Center. (McGranahan Architects) Impact The Center provides: Learning through practice Enhanced opportunities to learn through practice using patient care scenarios to practice skills and develop clinical competency. Realistic environments Realistic environments with spaces that duplicate equipment and furnishings found in today’s modern high-tech healthcare settings. Application of classroom theory Ability to apply classroom theory by
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world. “The fear and sadness cannot be adequately expressed,” Boers wrote. “We are so sorry for the lives lost, thankful to be safe, and hopeful that tonight might be transformational in some way, that I, we, might do something to change things.” Globally, Pacific Lutheran University alumni such as Boers are coming face to face with the international conflicts that are defining the modern era. Some by accident, others by choice. Service amid war Dom Calata ’08, a military brat who followed in his
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. Also encouraging, the Conference of the Modern Language Association has in the last two years sponsored three panels on animals which might be described as “pro-animal,” that is, which move beyond studies of animal imagery in, say, Shakespeare or Moby Dick.Such conferences are made possible by a wealth of new research on animals in a wide range of fields. For some time, the conversation about human-animal relations has been largely dominated by terms derived from philosophical ethics. Other fields
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