developing on from the renaissance era where orchestras had only just began to be used rarely and only in tiny groups‚ with a small range of instruments. The main factors influencing this development include: instrumental technology‚ different classes of the public‚ playing techniques‚ economics‚ the role of music directors and changes in musical tastes. The violin family‚ violin‚ viola‚ cello and bass‚ replaced the viols that were previously used in the renaissance era‚ and this new kind of string
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Jed Herald History 140 Prohibition Era 2/19/13 Prohibition Era Prohibition in the United States takes effect on January 17th 1920‚ this is also known as the 18th amendment. This amendment banned the production‚ distribution‚ and sale of alcohol. The majority of the population pushed this law and wanted it to happen‚ however they did not realize the consequences to come. The prohibition era would be one of the most violent tines in the 20th century. Moonshine is a part of the backwoods culture
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20th Century American History Progressive Era 2/9/2013 Kristie McBryde The Progressive Era‚ at its most progressive time in history. 1900-1918 The Progressive came from a long tradition of middle-class people with a strong sense of social duty to the poor. The social high-ups wherein blue-blooded‚ native stock was at the top and the poor along with the darker skinned were at the bottom‚ was accepted by the group. But enacted in their role as privileged members of society was a certain
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For the British Empire‚ the Elizabethan Era was a time of renovation and restoration. After the defeat of the Spanish Flotilla in 1588‚ this Empire began to take its place as a superpower. During this time‚ the people of this up and coming Empire‚ began to see many new and exciting opportunities coming their way; with this‚ food and drink became a major part of their life. All people‚ no matter if someone was upper or lower class‚ of this time period ate three meals a day. As it is today‚ breakfast
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beginning of life Our planet formed from a cloud of dust and gas some 4.56 billion years ago. The Earth’s vast history is divided in four major eras: the Precambrian‚ the Paleozoic‚ the Mesozoic and the Cenozoic. The Precambrian era covers most of our planet’s history and lasted from Earth’s inception until 542 million years ago. It was during this era that the Earth became solid‚ the atmosphere became breathable and life emerged. There is little evidence about the events that led to the creation
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get-rich0quickism—gamblers in western land s were doing a “land-office business” on borrowed capital‚ much of it the shaky currency of “wildcat banks”—the speculative craze spread to canal‚ roads‚ railroads‚ and slaves 2. But speculation alone did not cause the crash; Jacksonian finance‚ including the Bank War and the Specie Circular‚ gave an additional jolt to an already teetering structure a. Failures of wheat crops‚
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The Sixties: The Era Which Changed The World Do you ever wonder how far us the people have to go through to see a change in our nation? The Sixties was an era when people fought and struggled against injusties. Many significant protest such as the civil rights movement made differences to the world today‚ including the Vietnam War had some misery and for this reason the politics of protest and the counterculture had their methods in change even if it meant to have changes in
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Mughal Era In 1526‚ Babur‚ a Timurid descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan from Fergana Valley(modern day Uzbekistan)‚ swept across theKhyber Pass and established the Mughal Empire‚ covering modern day Afghanistan‚ Pakistan‚ India and Bangladesh.[79] However‚ his son Humayun was defeated by the Afghan warrior Sher Shah Suri in the year 1540‚ and Humayun was forced to retreat to Kabul. After Sher Shah’s death‚ his son Islam Shah Suri and the Hindu king Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya‚ who had won
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Progressive Era reformers and the fedreal government were effective in bringing about reform at the national level by proof of amnedments passed‚ the food and drug administration‚ and various acts. One way that the progressives and federal government reformed America is by the four amendments; 16‚ 17‚ 18‚ and 19. The seventeenth amendment in 1913 provided for the direct election of senatros which was a victory for Roosevelt and pregressives. Another amendment passed during the Progressive Era was
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word “pill” took on a much more literal meaning. This “Steroid Era” would end abruptly in 2007 with the publication of an independent report commissioned by Major League Baseball in which United States Senator George Mitchell uncovered wide-spread and pervasive abuse of performance enhancing drugs in the sport (Mitchell‚ 2007). The Mitchell Report confirmed the suspicions of many fans that the game had been tainted and the Steroid Era is looked upon as a blight on Major League Baseball
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