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The memory of a Memory
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The memory of a Memory lost was a dance performed by the dancers of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre II. The performance took place in Mountview College at a local TEDx event and lasted for approximately fifteen minutes. The Dallas Black Dance Theatre II is a semi-professional firm that comprises of eight aspiring artists. Moreover, the organization provides a platform young and upcoming artists to hone their skills in dancing while performing across the country and also serving in the Dallas/Ft. worth community. The choreographer of the dance is directed by Nycole ray who is the founder of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre II. The organization has fourteen seasons of performing and is on its fifteenth season whereby its performances are based on African, emerging, spiritual and lyrical works (TEDx). In a nutshell, the paper begins by giving a brief description of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre II performance. Further, it outlines the main elements of the choreographic dance which include space, time and energy, thus concluding by evaluating the entire dance as well as the elements of the dance choreography.
The dance choreography includes three main elements; space, time and energy. Space is an element of choreography that has been widely used in the performance. The dancers have incorporated different levels of space such as lifting moves, medium standing, and low-floor moves. The low-floor moves are incorporated in several instances during the performance such as the beginning where the dance make an entrance into the stage while rolling. The roll towards the audience until they reach the edge of the stage where there is a soft glow of lighting. Rolling of the bodies makes a dramatic entrance which piques the interest of the audience. Again, the movements from up to down the stage engage and draw in the audience making them feel as if they are part of the dance. On the other hand, the lifting moves are used minimally as the choreography alternates between low-floor moves and medium standing (TEDx). Notably, the dancers’ movement on the stage is changing as it lacks a consistent direction.
Energy is another element of choreography which is evident through the smooth and soft movements depicted by the dancers. Notably, the dancers exhibit a quality of movements which is line with the music rhythm (TEDx).The energy varies during the performance whereby at some points where the music is upbeats, the dancers adopt fast and energetic moves while at other points where the music comes to a slow fade, the movements are smooth and seem effortless.
On the other hand, time during the performance inculcates music rhythm, movement of speed and the slowing of movements to a stop. In terms of rhythm, the dancers’ movements flowed seamlessly with the music. The choreography also involved slow and fast movements and at times the movements came to a stop. Thus, the different pattern of movements in conjunction with the music and lighting was aimed at providing a unique visual effect of the audience. Rhythm was used effectively to change the dancer’s movements as well as exhibit the tone of the dance.
In sum, the use of energy, space and time within the performance was effective and successful since it created various movements altogether. In doing so the audience was engaged throughout the performance. Ultimately, the choices made by the choreographer provided a better understanding of the performance.
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TEDx. Memory of a Memory Lost | Dallas Black Dance Theatre II. Web. 5 Nov. 2014. 26 Jul. 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jHOMkOHSmQ
The Medieval Church
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The Medieval Church
The religious activity in medieval Europe was controlled and well-versed by the Catholic Church. A big number of the inhabitants was Christian, and the term “Christian” at that period meant “Catholic” This was for the reason that there was originally no other practice of that religion. The extensive corruption of the medieval church however, brought about to reformers for example John Wycliffe and Jan Hus and religious sects, condemned as unorthodoxies by the religion, for example Cathars and the Bogomils, among many others. Despite that, the Church retained its authority and practiced massive impact over individual’s day-to-day lives from the ruler on his throne to the farmer in the field. The Medieval era of the church was the period of development and new comprehension of the Christian belief. On the other hand, this inventive birth of knowledge did have shortcomings. Catholicism shifted from centering on God to assisting to purify the nation of individuals. Inquisition was used at the time of the decline of the Roman Realm up to the Spanish Inquisition’s failure in the early 1800s. Both the church and civil authorities may run an inquisition in order to get rid of non-believers from the religion or nation. The Spanish Inquisition was one of the very bad inquisitions in history.
The Church asked for power from God through Jesus Christ who, according to the Holy book, chose his apostle Peter as “the rock at which my church will be put up” to whom he offered the keys of the realm of heaven. Peter was for that reason considered as the first Pope, the leader of the apostolic church, and every other as his replacement endowed with the similar heavenly power. By the time of the middle age the church had an established hierarchy consisting of: The pope, Cardinals, Bishops, Priests and Monastic orders. By manner of the sacraments, the Church took part in almost every single main aspect of the people’s life, imposing a set of morals that defined the joint sanctity of Christendom. Because only religious officials could give out the sacraments, the priesthood held domination on individual redemption. Medieval Christians therefore considered the agents of the Mother Church as shepherds leading the associates of their herd on their hazardous and long journey from birth to the grave. Their behavior on the world determined whether their souls went to paradise, hades, or purgatory (the dwelling of cleansing of sins). But only by approach of the ordained priests could they obtain the gifts of grace that enabled salvation to be possible
The Pilgrimage Church
In the middle Ages the basilica encouraged individuals to construct pilgrimages to exceptional sacred places called shrines. It was thought that if someone prays at these shrines he may be forgiven for the sins and have more opportunities of going to heaven. In the past years, the Pilgrimages were thought of a vital measure in the religious life of Christians. In the duration of 150 years, more than one thousand abbey and monasteries churches were constructed all the way through Western Europe. A lot of of the new churches preserved vestiges obtained locally or carried back from the sacred place by the Crusaders. These vestiges, the relics of martyrs and saints, the part of the Cross on which Jesus Christ was executed, and the corresponding—turned out to be items of holy veneration. They were housed in reliquaries, or ornamented containers, that were normally designed to replicate the body part they enshrined or the person of the saint.
The monastic place of worship that preserved the holy vestiges of martyrs and saints enticed many of Christian pilgrims. Several of them journeyed to the shrine to pray for forgiveness for their sins or to visit a particular saint. Individuals troubled with leprosy, blindness, and other related diseases over and over again slumbered near the saint’s catacomb in hopefulness of a miraculous cure or healing vision. Four main pilgrimage paths connected the capitals of France with the beloved shrine of Christian pilgrims: the basilica of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. Santiago, that is to say, Saint James brother of John the Evangelist was said to have taken Christianity to Spain and was martyred upon his return. His body was astoundingly recovered in the early ninth period and concealed at Compostela, where frequent wonders and miracles made his tomb a major pilgrimage center. Alongside the pathways that brought the pilgrims from Paris through the Pyrenees, old cathedrals were reconstructed and new cathedrals built, making one eleventh-century raconteur to perceive, “The entire universe appears to have shaken off her stagnation, get rid of her old rags, and dressed herself in a white covering of new churches.” Compared to the crusades, pilgrimages were a countenance of economic revitalization and increased mobility. Since pilgrims like contemporary tourists, established the main basis of returns for churches and European towns, communities contended for them by increasing the number of reliquary chapels and expanding church interiors.
The Gothic Style
The foundation of this exciting type of construction has been much disputed. The basis of Gothic Architecture is attributed to Abbot Suger and the repair of The Church Basilica of Saint-Denis. The Ecclesiastical was mainly well-defined by the Gothic Style at the the Middle Ages. This style was incorporation of formerly styles, and subsequent to being acknowledged as “Gothic”, was not essentially common nor was it not part of the innovative structure of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint-Denis. This eventually transformed and it turned out to be commonplace for basilicas to use pointy arches, flying buttresses, and rose windows for the period of their beginning- all of which were extremely distinct to and symbolic of the Gothic style of architecture.
The Gothic style was initially called the French style but later the name was changed to Gothic style. Particular outstanding instances of Gothic design were the Gothic churches in England. Some of the greatest recognized Gothic styles were Westminster Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral. The name “Gothic” originates from the term of a barbaric community, the Goths, who governed some areas of Europe. The society was not recognized for their architectural accomplishments, but for their warlike and cruel nature. The term “Gothic” was then accredited to the elegance by people who supposed the details and designs signified the groups’ way of governing. The antiquity of Gothic architecture traversed 300 years. Numerous unique design components progressed over that period. Most of the best astonishing instances of this architecture are the basilicas. Design is the greatest important feature of Gothic architecture and it is something that makes it unique. It took more than a few kinds of materials, tools, and craftsmen to build these giant constructions. Gothic basilicas were the clearest symbol of the Basilica’s power and wealth in medieval England. Well-known churches are located in major capitals such as Lincoln, Chichester, and Worcester. The cash required to build these constructions emanate from individuals providing payments to the Catholic Church. Numerous expert and specified individuals were needed. A draftsman had to be brought to build the designs. Several kinds of craftsmen were required such as a carpenter, a blacksmith, a stone cutter, sculptor, glassmaker, and a roofer. These people were each in control of their own section.
Religious Icons: Hindu and Buddhist
Unlike Buddhism or Christianity, Hinduism did not originate from the knowledge of a single founder. Furthermore, it has different customs, owing to its extended antiquity and constant advancement over the period of more than 3000 years. The name Hindu in the beginning denoted to those people who were living on the different side of the Indus watercourse, and by the thirteenth span it merely signified to those existing in India. It was merely in the eighteenth period that the name Hindu turned out to be exactly associated to an Indic belief commonly. Hindus follow the ethics of the Vedas, which are a form of Sanskrit manuscripts that records as early as 1700 B.C.E. Although, different from the Islamic or Christians mores, which have the Koran and the Bible, Hinduism does not follow any single manuscript. The absence of the single writing, among additional things, furthermore makes Hinduism a hard religious conviction to define.
Hinduism is neither polytheistic nor is it monotheistic. Hinduism’s focus on the general spirit, or Brahman, permits for the way of life of a pantheon of theologies while continuing dedicated to a specific god. It is for this motive that some researchers have denoted to Hinduism as a henotheistic religious conviction (the worship and belief of a single god while accepting the presence or likely presence of other divinities). Hinduism may perhaps also be defined as a belief that appreciates right to praxis or orthopraxy. Since doctrinal opinions differ so broadly among Hindus, there is no custom grounded on orthodoxy or correct faith. By difference, ritualized actions are constant among opposing Hindu groups. On the other hand Buddhism originated in northern India in the 6th century BCE. The ancient initiator of this religion was Siddhartha. It is normally argued in the religious societies whether or not Buddhism is considered as a religion or as an ethical teaching.
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Eliot, Charles. Hinduism and Buddhism. Vol. 3. BoD–Books on Demand, 2019.Gray, David B. “Tantra and the tantric traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism.” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion. 2016.
Chimienti, Guglielmina, et al. “Profile of microbial communities on carbonate stones of the medieval church of San Leonardo di Siponto (Italy) by Illumina-based deep sequencing.” Applied microbiology and biotechnology 100.19 (2016): 8537-8548.
Humfress, C. (2018). A new legal cosmos: Late Roman lawyers and the early medieval Church. Routledge.de Jong, Sigrid. “Experiencing the Gothic Style.” Architectural Histories 7.1 (2019).Kim, Byung-Wan, and Young-Jae Kim. “Accommodating the Collegiate Gothic Style in Modern School Buildings of Korea.” Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Planning & Design 35.11 (2019): 89-100.
The Medicated Child
The Medicated Child
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The Medicated Child
The issue of bipolar disorder has been a problem in the American society for a long time. A lot of people have been diagnosed as depressed and having psychotic issues and one of the most rampant issues that have been making parents worried is the issue if their children developing bipolar disorders when they are so young and still developing. Because of this, parents have become worried and they have tried different types of medications to prevent their children from becoming fully bipolar. Some of these medications have worked while others have not been able to work because according to doctors, children are still developing and the drugs which are used are the drugs for adults and they do not affect children the same way that they affect the young children (Barlow et al, 2020). It is a difficult situation because even the doctors seem to be not aware of what kind of medication to give to them children to do away with the psychiatric diseases that afflict them. This is from a documentary called ‘The Medicated Child’ by PBS frontline that was produced on 8th January 2008 and seeks to illuminate the issue of children not getting medication for the different diseases they might have and in particular focus towards the high amount of medicine given to children instead of psychotherapy and the manner in which these medications affect the children. This paper discusses the documentary and gives insights towards what it presents.
Firstly, the documentary presents the cases of different children who have been diagnosed with symptoms that are related to bipolar disorder and the cases are discussed in a very good way as even the doctors of the children are even interviewed. This presents the information in a very clear and straightforward or even investigative manner (The Medicated Child, 2018). This kind of information presentation makes the information presented more trustworthy and believable and it is directly from the people involved into the different cases of children who were being treated for such disorders. Parents are also interviewed and their emotions and love for their children make the documentary emotional. The parents of Jacob are presented as one who had a lot of difficulty when it came to their child Jacob. He was a good healthy kid but later as he was growing developed problems after his first three years. However, his teachers at school complained of hypersensitivity and even though the parents of Jacob were reluctant to take him to a doctor because to them he seemed perfectly normal the teachers continued to insist. According to the documentary this is one of the worries or issues that make American society spend a lot of money on treating very little conditions or even conditions that never existed and actually develop a serious problem from the medication from a problem that did not exist.
After Jacobs parents took him to hospital, he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyper activity disorder. This was after they had resisted taking him to hospital for almost a year. This condition forced them to begin medication for Jacob who to them seemed perfectly normal. Therefore, they began the medications and that medication led to another condition and after that they had to take another medication that was to deal with the side effect of the second medication (The Medicated Child, 2018). The story of medication seemed to continue growing and every time they wanted to him to have a normal life there was a medication he was supposed to be taking. This was a difficult situation for them because as his father describes the situation, its like taking a lot of medications just to treat a disease that has been caused by the other medication that was taken and it was too much for them. In fact, they decided at one point to just stop all the medications because it was too much and maybe even nothing. They were very worried of the effects the medications had on their little child and they had to do everything within their ability to make the medication go away.
Not only the case of Jacob, other cases are presented in the documentary and they are quite astonishing because children are given very heavy medication when they are a very young and this to some extent affects their development and growth. In fact, deducing from the examples and the cases given as well as the views of the different doctors who present their points of view for the documentary, it might be true that some medications for the cases presented were completely unnecessary. The best thing that could have been done would have been to see a psychologist and make sure that the psychologist tries to understand the behaviors of the children and try to modify them (Crego et al, 2020). It is also concerning how the doctors even state that the medications that they gave to some of the children were just try and error because there were no drugs developed for kids. What is even more disconcerting is the fact that these doctors preferred to use medications they were not fully aware of their effects on children for treatment of the conditions instead of preferring a better way like psychological methods.
The film therefore is an overall point of view and there is no bias since all the sides are involved and they all present their ideas as to what they believe is the right thing and what could have been done better as well as the way forward. The documentary even goes ahead to bring in the governmental body in charge of medications and ask them about medications for children and why doctors keep prescribing drugs that they are not sure about. The response is that the medication for young children is tricky because its effects are not static but rather varied since children keep developing and medicine affect them differently. The purpose of the documentary seems to inform and make parents aware of the issues that take place in the medical world so as to enable them to take the necessary precautions for their children. The sources of the documentary are narrator, parents, personal doctors, university and other researchers, FDA researchers and doctors, the children and other people involved in the cases of the children.
The parents seem more effective and able to communicate more effectively since they are not just stating the facts but they are narrating the events with some kind of emotional attachment and that is to their children. Therefore, they seem more convincing that the medication they were being given even though understood to be of good help seemed more harmful than helpful to their children. The film does not differ in any great from what I have learnt (Gershon et al, 2020). This is because all the facts presented are medical facts and personal stories which are manifestations of how some things like medication affect the behavior of a person or even change it.
In conclusion, the medication that were given to the different children cases presented in the documentary seem to have affected the behaviour of the children in a great way. However, this is not everything since some of the medications have actually worked and helped the children get better. The documentary is informative and it is an important thing to be looked at and researched so that proper medication for the different psychiatric diseases for children are developed.
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Barlow, D. H., Ellard, K. K., Cummings, J. A., Deleurme, K., & Campoli, J. (2020). 4.1 Anxiety and Related Disorders. Abnormal Psychology.
Crego, C., Widiger, T., Cummings, J. A., & Strauss, C. (2020). 9.1 Personality Disorders. Abnormal Psychology.
Gershon, A., Thompson, R., & Cummings, J. A. (2020). 3.1 Mood Disorders. Abnormal Psychology.
The Medicated Child. (2018). FRONTLINE. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/medicatedchild/