2022 Vol.2 No.1

Safeguarding the Cultural and Natural Heritage of the Jukun People Through Music Composition and Performance
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Safeguarding the Cultural and Natural Heritage of the Jukun People Through Music Composition and Performance

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The current wave of global changes and challenges in all areas of human existence and co-existence has concurrently necessitated the need, for deliberate preservation of world cultural and natural heritage. The Jukun people among other African tribes are vulnerable to various social, political, economic and natural threats capable of endangering the continuity of their cultural and natural heri... more

Internet of Musical Things Environments and Pure Data: A Perfect Match?
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Internet of Musical Things Environments and Pure Data: A Perfect Match?

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The Internet of Musical Things (IoMusT) is an emerging area based on concepts from the Internet of Things, new interfaces for musical expression, human-computer interaction, ubiquitous music, and many others. Despite being a novelty, it already has some ecosystem models that use their abstractions to allow musical practice. However, they are not standardized and tend to consider only the prefer... more

Review of Writing-Related Theories

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Writing has a special position in language teaching meanwhile its accomplishment includes preparation and awareness of other three language skills. It seems crucial students set an objective for their writing, plan it sensibly, consider its design and rational arrangement. This paper reviews writing-related theories applicable in academic context.  To this end some related sources h... more

Lucy as A ‘Rising Character’: Character Analysis of Lucy Snowe of Charlotte Brontë’s Villette

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In Villette, Charlotte Brontë portrays a woman’s growth in an incredibly subtle way. Her heroine goes through a lonely and painful process from awakening to transformation. Lucy Snowe possess inner strength and she rises out of difficult circumstances --- suffering, seeking, surviving and finding her career. Charlotte’s insights about love,career, marriage and life are more matured compare... more