Amber Burgermeister Development of the Madrigal Essay The madrigal became popular and started developing effectively by Pieto Bembo‚ an influential Italian poet‚ because he was striving for a different and more heartfelt way of singing poetry. His idea was that the text should reflect in the music on a deeper level‚ hence the concept of “word-painting” and also madrigalism. Madrigals were often written about pastoral or mythological ideas. Also‚ they were mostly homophonic‚ with a common
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Unification of Germany was made possible largely by Bismarck‚ as there were other factors prior to his policies that had able Germany to be unified as one. Firstly‚ the Crimean War has caused the collapsing of the Congress of Vienna‚ which in turn resulted‚ to having ’freed’ individual small German states to be on their own. This factor created a window of opportunity to Prussia and Bismarck as the small states could be easily brought under the Prussian Empire‚ if necessary with the help of the
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In another scene where Lang uses off-screen sound and precision silence effectively with the killer’s whistling motif‚ the killer is standing outside a storefront on a busy day and the street rumblings of the city can be heard off-screen. The sounds are loud and hectic‚ until the killer focuses on the reflection of a little girl in the shop window‚ then all the loud sounds come to a halt and the film makes you focus on his urges in dead silence‚ making the scene leave a lasting imprint by witnessing
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Ric Sander 6 Feburary 2013 English II Ms. Marsland Power: Good or Bad? The TV series "Glee" is about a High School chior group that struggles through every day situations such as relationships‚ sexuality‚ and social issues. Not only does this show focus on the choir group‚ but on the entire school demostrating the immense differences in power opon each student. the show establishes a great deal of Marxist/Social class critcism which is the focus on the way characters behave and treat others
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steps of Mazzini and garibaldi who initially started the idea of uniting Italy. However‚ it had been claimed that the assistance of foreign power was the most important reasons for Italian unification during the period of 1848 to 18 71. Firstly the influence of France was important to the unification to the unification of Italy. After the help of Cavour to France in the Crimean war. Napoleon iii promised to help Cavour in fighting against Austria through the compact of plombieres in 1855 where in
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political unification. It was certain that Greece was in need of political alliance; however it was an impossible goal to achieve for many eras. The first clue to the non-political union was the explosion of population during the archaic period. Once‚ the city-states‚ polis‚ were established‚ many Hellenes became uncertain and jealous towards their neighboring city-states. This led to the uprising of tyrants‚ who were the self-appointed leaders of each polis. Due to non-political unification‚ the emerging
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“Heaven’s Gate” and “Unification Church” The Heaven’s Gate cult followed a syncretistic religion‚ combining elements of Christianity with rare beliefs about the nature of UFOs. They believed that everything on Earth was about to be destroyed‚ after which the planet would be refurbished or recycled. The only chance for survival was to leave. Heaven ’s Gate members believed that Hale-Bopp‚ a rare bright comet‚ was the sign that they were supposed to shed their earthly bodies or containers and
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the shogun and Bakufu fell. In efforts to change Japan for the better‚ the Meiji government decided that the best thing to do for the country is to unite it. The Meiji government‚ used the following 3 methods out of many to make an attempt at the unification of Japan. This is includes control by beliefs and liberality. The Meiji government took over the previous feudal control and slowly replaced it with a constitutional government. Before the Meiji government could choose what type of government to
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By the late 16th Japan had achieved political unification after an era of ‘sengoku’ or ‘the country at war.’ It began to be ruled by the Tokugawa shoguns who sought to prevent another civil war. Japan became stronger as a result of their ability to unify the warring nations within the country. Another strength of Japan during this time was increased agricultural production. New methods of farming helped to produce more yield (B&Z‚ pg 587). Japan’s strengths were also it’s greatest weaknesses
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Nationalism DBQ Essay 19th Century Europe was greatly influenced by Nationalism. Nationalism sparked change in Europe through sovereignty and autonomy. Nationalism broke down aging empires and acted as force for disunity. In an act of loyalty to their country‚ people brought unification to Italy and Germany‚ the Ottoman and the Austro-Hungarian empires began to crumble‚ and the outburst of wars such as the Franco-Prussian War and the Seven Weeks’ War came about. Nationalism was a key factor in
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