Chadwick Boseman said “The only difference between a hero and the villain is that the villain chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people.” By comparing the two characters Lucie Manette and Madame Defarge in the novel Tale of Two cities by Charles Dickens this quote shows why the two characters are so different. Madame Defarge can be seen as a violent revolutionary who is bent on revenge where as Lucie is passive and loving. Dickens first describes Madame defarge as a
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Music History: Double Bass 1. When was the inception of your instrument? In 1493‚ there was mention about "viols as big as myself" by Prospero‚ and in 1516 there was an illustration closely resembling that of a double bass. 2. Describe your instrument and how it is played. The double bass also referred to as an upright bass or contrabass‚ is the one of the largest and lowest pitch sounds of all string instruments. It is unique in that it is capable of playing an octave lower than the
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of stress and illness. The healing power of music has been expressed throughout the centuries‚ from the strumming of ancient harps and flutes‚ to the pure voice sung in chants and folk songs. Music has no bounds when it creates the sounds to heal and mellow the soul. It’s legacy survives every generation through history and is expressed through the hearts and deeper feelings in the people from almost every culture‚ ancient and modern. Sound and music coupled with a pure heart and clear soul activates
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The Two Front War and Schlieffen Plan At the beginning of World War I‚ Germany had a an issue with the placement of combat on its borders. Germany had very little allies‚ Austria-Hungary being the most notable‚ resulting the country being forced to fight on two fronts. With France bordering the west and the Russia bordering the east‚ Germany drafted the Schlieffen Plan to solve this issue. In the Schlieffen plan‚ German forces would begin battles it’s French border as other German forces traveled
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CALYPSO MUSIC Calypso is one of the most significant traditions in the Caribbean Music Industry. ‘Come‚ Mister tally man‚ tally me banana‚ daylight come and me wan’ go home‚” are the words to a famous calypso song recorded by Harry Belafonte in 1956. The Free Dictionary defines calypso music as ‘a type of music that originated in the West Indies‚ notably in Trinidad‚ and is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects’. It can also be said that calypso is a certain
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What’s new?: Music in the 90’s Hip-Hop: Hip hop as a whole started emerging as a powerful force in the late 80s‚ and by 1990‚ there were many artists that had either already laid the foundation or were looming on the horizon. Among the artists that have already made an impact were ’Public Enemy’‚ ’Boogie Down Productions’‚ ’Run-DMC’‚ and ’LL Cool J’. Artists such as ’A Tribe Called Quest’‚ ’De La Soul’‚ and ’Gangstarr’ were establishing their positions in the game to complement the group of existing
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Indonesia and Malaysia Indonesia and Malaysia are two countries that located in the same geographical area which is Asia Pacific. This two countries also become the member of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nation). Because of them are neighboring‚ they are share some similar and differences between them. The first difference between Indonesia and Malaysia is the geographical area. Indonesia has 1‚904‚569 km² with Jakarta become the capital city of them. Indonesia is an archipelago country;
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Music has always been a voice for the ages. It is one universal language that we all speak. Most people use it to express what they are feeling‚ some people use it to relate to‚ everyone enjoys it in one way or another. That’s where my point comes in; there is no doubt that music has changed according to the changes in society. My generation’s music censorship has changed‚ the way music is conveyed and the lenience of the music has allowed for the stories being told through the music to change
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differences between the music represented on the Your Eyes CD and the Big Band music. The most noticeable is the is the way the vocals are represented. On the Your Eyes the vocal are song‚ while on the other hand the Big Band vocalization is done instrumentally. For example‚ Duke Ellington employed the technique of wordless vocals. This technique‚ sometimes referred to as instrumentalized voice‚ became synonymous with Ellington. The instrumental vocals of the Big Band music are spontaneous and improvisation
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“Apparently no strictly logical distinctions can capture the variety of factors which create the genres we have” (Nicholas and Price‚ 1998) This quote demonstrates the complexity of allocating a particular genre to a film‚ as various aspects need to be considered. Although concrete groupings such as horror‚ science-fiction‚ crime and drama exist‚ the majority of movies contain more than one aspect which renders them difficult to categorise. For example‚ the difference between an ‘action’ and a
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