Milton Babbitt in his article “Who Cares If You Listen” famously argued that “serious”‚ “advanced” contemporary music has little commodity value because the general public is not able to decipher and appreciate it. He suggests that it is potentially advantageous for a contemporary composer and his music to withdraw into the isolated walls of academia so that‚ under institutional support‚ the musicians will be able to focus on their own creative art‚ pushing forward the evolution of music. While I
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RAINMAN‚ AND THE ELEMENTS OF PSYCHOLOGY Abstract Rainman is a film about two brothers brought back together after the death of their father. As an adult‚ Charlie Babbitt was living the hard and fast life of a successful business man until the death of his estranged father‚ led him to meeting Raymond‚ his autistic savant older brother he did not realize he had. In the beginning of the film‚ Charlie works to change and mold his brother into what Charlie feels would be most convenient in order
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REACTION PAPER ON THE FILM RAIN MAN (1988) SUMMARY: Well written‚ smartly directed‚ and sensitively performed‚ RAIN MAN depicts the one-sided relationship between two brothers. A self-centered Los Angeles hustler Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) and the older Raymond (Dustin Hoffman)‚ a mentally challenged resident of a home for the mentally disabled. Charlie never knew of his existence‚ until the day he returns home from Los Angeles to attend his father’s funeral. He is enraged
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Born on a Blue Day‚" by Daniel Tammet” -He said‚ “Using my own synesthetic experiences since early childhood‚ I have grown up with the ability to handle and calculate huge numbers in my head without any conscious effort‚ just like the Raymond Babbitt character. In fact‚ this is a talent common to several other real-life savants. - Dr. Darold Treffet‚ a Wisconsin physician and the leading researcher in the study of savant syndrome‚ gives one example‚ of a blind man with “a faculty of calculating
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The main goal of this courtroom is to argue the motion for summary judgment which is concerning the case of Mrs. Debbie White‚ Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern. In this case‚ the plaintiff is Debbie White. Two moot court attorneys who are Amanda Babbitt and Jack Walsh represent Mrs. White. The defendants are Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern. Also two other moot court attorneys who are Benjamin Walton and Jordan Van Meter represent the defendants which are Mr. Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern. On
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Deborah White vs. Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern. The purpose of this court case was to determine whether or not it should be taken into a motion of summary judgement. The plaintiff in the case was Deborah White. White was represented by Amanda Babbitt and Jackson Walsh. The defendants in this case are Patrick Gibbs; and O’Malley’s Tavern. The representatives of the defendants were Benjamin Walton and Jordan Van Meter. Before summarizing the arguments of the plaintiff and the defendant‚ there
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Autism and Rain Man In the movies things are portrayed in ways that are supposed to make the movie sell‚ which means that movies are not always accurate. The movie Rain Man was about a man and his brother‚ who happened to be an autistic savant. In Rain Man Dustin Hoffman played Raymond‚ who was a high-functioning autistic savant. In the movie Raymond had routines and rituals that he did; and when his routines were interrupted or he was afraid of something he had a temper tantrum where he would
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Bibliography: Abraham‚ Gerald. Cooper‚ Martin (ed.) (1974) The Modern Age‚ 1890-1960. New Oxford History of Music‚ 10. London: Oxford University Press. Babbitt‚ Milton. Stephen Peles (ed.) (2003) Collected Essays. Princeton: Princeton University Press. MacDonald‚ Malcolm. (2008) Schoenberg. The master Musician. New York: Oxford University Press. Perle‚ George (1977) Serial Composition and Atonality‚ 4th
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somewhere in the realm of the Slumdog Millionaire’s of the world‚ nether beloved nor despised. After viewing Rain Man‚ I would have to put it into this middle category‚ but more towards the lower end of the continuum. Rain Man tells the story of Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise)‚ an avaricious L.A. resident who seems to make his money selling imported cars. As Charlie and his girlfriend Susanna (Valeria Golino) leave to go on a weekend getaway‚ Charlie gets a call that his estranged father has died.
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The Industrial Revolution “The Industrial Revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards” (Babbitt). In Great Britain during the 18th century‚ industrialization began to take over the nation. This industrial revolution brought new technology which increased the production of goods and lowered the overall cost of products. Companies raced to earn profits which lead to horrible working and living conditions for the workers
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