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    Ballade of the Outcasts The Ballade of the Outcasts is a poem that shows the real life roles of ordinary people. The author starts off with the men. He suggests that men lie with the wolves. I believe it’s expressing that men were extremely hard working. Men were thought to be better than woman‚ which is why the author put them first. He also is saying that men work very hard until the day they die. The author then moves onto the topic of woman. When the author suggests that the woman watch the

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    piece was called lipstick by Jacob Ter Veldhuis it was not my favorite song that night but it was interesting. The other piece was played by Dr. Emeneth‚ Dr.lguchi who played the piano and Dr. Kilroe-Smith who played the horn. The piece was called “Ballade‚ Pastorale and Dance.” Everything about that song was beautiful and was my favorite song that night. The first that was played that night was “Lipstick” by Jacob Ter Veldhuis. The song uses snippets form the show Jerry Springer and specifically

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    along the scale of wisdom. His further dialogue clearly explains that true happiness goes beyond worldly goods and external wealth. He says‚ "Wealth does not bring about excellence‚ but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men" (30b). In other words‚ one is not able to buy perfect happiness. So‚ one might ask what else is needed to achieve perfect happiness if it can’t be achieved by wealth and external comforts alone? The answer‚ according to Socrates‚ is virtue. Being virtuous means

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    Plato once said‚ “Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe‚ wings to the mind‚ flight to the imagination‚ and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” My passion for music began at a young age. Hearing Chopin’s Ballade no.1 in G-minor was life changing to me. Whereas this may seem cliché‚ the unique textures‚ rhythms‚ and chord structure kept me on my toes. Because of that one experience‚ I took an interest in music. At the time‚ I insisted greatly on playing the piano. Unfortunately

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    Huston Smith's Analysis

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    various steps in the development of one’s understanding of the universe. Smith argues that “The Path of Desire” embodies the notion that we start by craving its first stage‚ pleasure‚ and then transition to the second stage of worldly success with the three components of fame‚ wealth‚ and power before moving on to “The Path of Renunciation” with its acts

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    Guillaume Du Fay Missa Se la face ay pale: Gloria Justin Van Groningen Music History 2180B Thursday October 25 2012 The fifteenth century marked a time in human history where art‚ philosophy and science were making major advancements; out of these three‚ the arts were where the spirit of the Renaissance achieved its sharpest formulation. It was considered a form of knowledge and valuable in its own right‚ used to explore human consciousness and thought through expression in all

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    aristocracy and clergy as the leaders of society. This new class‚ along with many aristocrats and clergy‚ embraced humanist ideals. Generally speaking‚ humanism was a new worldly ideal to replace the medieval focus on eternal life. Humanism was founded on the idea that humanity is capable of greatness by its own means--through wealth‚ knowledge‚ art--and does not need to place all its efforts and hopes in God’s salvation and the world of spirit and eternal life. One must immediately say that these

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    Cyrano mini essay

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    witty in his everyday interactions. In his everyday activities‚ Cyrano fights for what he sees as right. He is prepared to fight for what he thinks and believes‚ to the death‚ with no shame. “Oh‚ yes‚ a poet. So‚ while we fight‚ I’ll improvise a ballade for you‚ and as I end the refrain‚ thrust home‚” this is a threat that Cyrano made after a man tried to insult him and provoked him into a duel. Cyrano is so prepared to fight with his life that he will duel a man in the streets over an insult. Also

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    enlightenment or worldly possessions and success. He criticizes the established educational system by saying‚ “This is the school where men are made masters of words. This is where they learn the art of persuasion‚ so necessary in business and debate” (St. Augustine 36). He argues that most people attend school and educate themselves in order to gain success in business and become skilled orators. St. Augustine finds fault in this purpose of education because it is focused on gaining worldly possessions

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    the epitome of a worthy existence. Education‚ exploration‚ physical strength‚ wealth‚ and personal development replaced meditation‚ contemplation‚ poverty‚ and servitude. In Renaissance Italy‚ a well-rounded education

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