The Miracle of Survival in “Music Through the Dark”

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The Miracle of Survival in "Music Through the Dark"
Cambodia is known around the world for its art and architecture. The kindness of its Cambodians is also world renown. Cambodia is the home of the seventh wonder of the world the Ancient city of Angkor. There is a sadness in Cambodia though that detracts from the beauty of its art, architecture and people (
LaFreniere
and
Kravanh
, 2000, p. 30).
Between 1975 and 1979 the
Khner
Rouge ruled Cambodia with and iron fist. They were a cruel and brutal regime that had misguided policies centering on genocide and torture. Seven million people died as a result of the Khmer Rouge’s disregard for human life (“
Pol
Pot in Cambodia 1975-1979 2,000,000 Deaths”, 1999).
In 1992
Bree
LaFreniere
began the...

..... beyond tragedy. There are many stories that are all about the problem. Music Through the Dark is a story about the solution.
References
LaFreniere
,
Bree
and
Kravanh
,
Daran
. Music through the
Dark. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 2000. http://books.google.com/books?id=bhDViaKfFikC&dq=Music+through+the+Dark&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=0Tog8RvG0T&sig=BTEUnHxKJM3emP7Jz2TGFmtG1Rc&hl=en&ei=Yh0US7ygJ8WKlQeXyuDvDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCMQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false (accessed November 30, 2009).
“
Pol
Pot in Cambodia 1975-1979 2,000,000 Deaths.” The
History Place. http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/pol-pot.htm (accessed November 30, 2009).