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T h e s e c o n d s e s s i o n o p e n e d wi t h “ Ps e u d o Yo i kL i t e ” , at r a d i t i o n a l s o n gf r o mF i n l a n db yt h e f e ma l ec h o i ra n de n d e d wi t har o u s i n gp e r f o r ma n c eo fSo u t hKo r e a n ’ s t r a d i t i o n a l s o n g , ” Me Na Ri ”b y Hy o Wo n Wo o ,a c c o mp a n i e d b y t r a d i t i o n a l i n s t r u me n t f r o m So u t hKo r e a .I nt h i s p e r f o r ma n c e ,t h ec h o i r wa ss c a t t e r e da r o u n dt h e r o o ma n dfi l l e dt h ea u d i t o r i u m wi t hh a r mo n i o u s s o u n d .Du r i n gt h emi d d l e o ft h es e s s i o nt h e ya l s o p e r f o r me ds o n g ss u c ha s “ J a v aJ i v e ”a n d“ Wh a ta Wo n d e r f u l Wo r l d ”t h a t wa sfi l l e dwi t ht h ea t mo s p h e r eo f1 9 5 0 ’ s Ame r i c a . T h i ss e s s i o ns e e mst ob ed o mi n a t e db yt r a d i t i o n a l s o n g sf r o ma l l o v e rt h ewo r l d t h a ts e n tu sme s s a g ea b o u tu n i t ya mi d s ta l lo u rd i f f e r e n c e s .I nt e r mso fr h y t hm a n dh a r mo n y ,t h i ss e s s i o na l s oh a p p e n e dt ob emo r ed i v e r s et h a nt h efi r s to n e . T h ec o n c e r tt h e ne n d e dwi t ht h ep e r f o r ma n c eo ft r a d i t i o n a l s o n gf r o mZ u l u / Xh os a c a l l e d“ Mo l we n i ”s u p p o r t e dwi t hp e r c u s s i o na n dt h es o u n do ft h u mp e df e e t . T h eo u t b u r s to fa p p l a u s ef r o mt h ec r o wdfi l l e dt h ea i ra ss o o na st h ec o n c e r t e n d e d . I ti sn o tas u r p r i s e ; Un p a dCh o i r s ’ sAn n u a l Co n c e r th a sa l wa y sb e e no n eo f t h eb i g g e s te v e n t sf o rUn i v e r s i t a sPa d j a d j a r a ns t u d e n t .Bu tt h i sy e a r ,t h e ydi dn o t o n l yg i v eu sama r v e l o u sp e r f o r ma nc eb u tt h e ya l s og i v eu sh o p ef o rab e t t e r f u t u r e .
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el anggang Mahasi swa Sast r aI nggr i s ( GEMASI ) ,Uni ver si t asPadj adj ar anhas succesf ul l y or gani zed i t s annualnat i onal Engl i sh compet i t i on eventf orvar si t y and seni orhi ghschooll evel .GEMASI ’ sEngl i sh Compet i t i on,orGEC f orshor t ,washel don Oct ober14t h and 15t h 2017 atGedung Rekt or at ,Uni ver si t asPadj adj ar an.Af t erl ast year ’ s GEC br oughtt he t heme “ Li mi t l ess Space” ,GEC 2017 car r i ed “ Empower i ng Peopl ewi t hEmpat hy”asi t st hemeandi ti s connect ed t ot he pr evi ous one;“ Li mi t l ess Space”gaveusunder st andi ngt obr eakt he l anguagebar r i er sandt or emi ndusnot hi ng can setapar tknowl edge and t he Engl i sh speaker s.Ther ef or e,i ti sbel i evedt hosewho have br oken t hat l i mi t can r eal i se t he pr obl emsandever yt hi ngami sshappeni ngi n t hi s wor l d, and t hi s power f ul t heme “ Empower i ngPeopl ewi t hEmpat hy”t r i edt o opent hei rmi ndt ot hei ssuesandi ncr ease t heempat hyf orot her sorevent hemsel ves.
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