Basso Continuo A small accompanying ensemble of usually only two instruments that provides bass-driven chordal support is the basso continuo (continuous bass). During the baroque period‚ the harpsichord and a low string instrument formed the most common basso continuo. To prevent the high-flying melodies of the Baroque from spinning out of control‚ a strong harmonic support was needed. The double bass would play the bass line and the harpsichord would fill in the chords above the bass note‚ which
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Nuclear is a wonderful word if used in the legitimate way; in 2012 10% of the world’s energy came from nuclear power plants‚ but if used in the most unpleasant way possible a god-awful situation can occur. In “Grace Period” by Will Baker a nuclear bomb is detonated in a suburban area in the United States of America. The article used to support this story is “Nuclear Weapons Effects” by John Pike. The man has had the fortuitous of being part a nuclear attack and he can expect nothing but death. The
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Heather Coffey HIST 3401W December 18th‚ 2012 Socioeconomic Structures and History in Spanish and Portuguese America from the Conquest until Post Colonial Period Throughout the entire history of Portuguese and Spanish occupation of the Americas there were evolving hierarchies‚ labor regimes‚ gender relations‚ sources of wealth‚ regions of wealth‚ trade routes‚ uprisings‚ economic hard times and high times‚ etc. A very prominent source behind this constant ebb and flow of the history of Portuguese
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The Importance of Nutrition in Infancy and Toddlerhood period There are different factors that have influence on the physical traits of a child. Children have unique characteristics and inborn traits which they inherit from their biological parents; however‚ not only genetics determine a child’s height or weight‚ but also good nutrition results in healthy physical and mental condition. Consequently‚ proper nutrition plays a significant role in children’s health and growth‚ whereas malnutrition
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During the interwar period the allies developed several lines of thinking as to how airpower would be used in future warfare. The military and political leaders of the day were looking for a way to avoid the horrors of trench warfare from World War I. This timeframe offers an interesting look at how technology‚ in the form of airpower‚ had a great potential to affect future wars‚ but a lack of understanding of its accuracy and how to implement the technology lead to false assumptions‚ which resulted
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ciusConfucius was known for he’s teachings‚ preserved in the Analects‚ focused on creating ethical models of family and public interaction‚ and setting educational standards. Confucius was born in 551 B.C. in the Lu state of China and died on 479 B.C. There was a historian named Ssu-ma Chi’en and according to Records of the Historian‚ Confucius was born into a royal family of the Chou Dynasty also Confucius was a descendant of a branch of the royal house of Shang‚ the dynasty (a family of rulers)
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Robert Frost is known as one of New Hampshire’s most famous poets and icons. His home in Derry‚ NH sits on a 13 acre property and is made up of several buildings in addition to the area he lived in. The property includes farm buildings‚ a small brook and some low hills on each side of the land. The home which is thought to have been built around 1880 includes a 1 and ½ story main section and an additional rear wing. The interior of Frost’s home was very simple and provided him and his family what
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unique system of writing known as the baybayin. When the Spanish arrived in Manila‚ they were surprised to find a population with a literacy rate higher than the literacy rate ofMadrid.[4] [edit]Spanish period Main article: Education in the Philippines during Spanish rule During the early Spanish period most education was carried out by the religious orders.[5] The friars‚ recognizing the value of a literate indigenous population‚ built printing presses to produce material in baybayin.[4] Many
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The Columbian Exchange was a time when global diffusion of plants/crops‚ animals‚ human populations‚ and disease took place after voyages of exploration by European mariners. The Columbian Exchange effected both Europe and America from 1492-1750 in a similar way because they gained new resources and gave resources to each other; however‚ they differ in that Europe was affected in a greater quality‚ and America was affected in a more unfavorable way. The plants/crops that Europe received from America
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Sultanate of Delhi: The Delhi Sultanate is a term used to cover five short-lived dynasties‚ Delhi based kingdoms or sultanates‚ mostly of Turkic and Pashtun (Afghan) origin in medieval India. The sultanates ruled from Delhi between 1206 and 1526‚ when the last was replaced by the Mughal Dynasty. The five dynasties were the Mamluk dynasty (1206–90); the Khilji dynasty (1290–1320); the Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414); the Sayyid dynasty (1414–51); and the Afghan Lodi dynasty (1451–1526). (i) Administrative
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