Exploring the Nature of Genius Prof Craig Wright Paper 5 – Final Draft Beethoven: A Typology of Genius An exhibition of great mastery of musical composition‚ Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony begins with a four-note motif that commands the audience’s attention‚ and ends with an exhilarating and triumphant finale that uplifts the audience into euphoria. Such work that transcends pre-existing material in a field and has an enduring impact on society places Beethoven into the hallowed realm of geniuses
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On December 17‚ 1770‚ a life began in Bonn‚ Germany that would change the change of music for an era. Ludwig van Beethoven was born into a family of musicians. His grandfather‚ whom he was named after‚ was a bass singer and Kapellmeister at the electorate of Cologne. Beethoven’s father‚ Johann‚ was a court tenor and music teacher. His mother‚ Maria Magdalena Leym‚ came from a family of wealthy landowners and senators. When Beethoven was only three years of age his grandfather passed away‚ leaving
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Selecting for Deafness In the article Deaf Lesbians‚ “Designer Disability‚” and the Future of Medicine‚ Julian Savulescu discusses the morality behind selecting offspring with a disability. With the advancement in genetic studies‚ the ability to test for genetic diseases is becoming more readily available to couples having children (Savulescu‚ p. 771). Also increasing is the ability for couples to purposely select to have a child with a disability‚ and this choice is sometimes referred to as the
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could not hear their words because of his deafness. Later‚ when the boy saw the burning home‚ he felt excitement first‚ not knowing the intensity of the flames. “He cared nothing for that; the spectacle pleased‚ and he danced with glee in imitation of the wavering flames.” He did not hear any of the cries of pain or the gunshots that caused the disaster‚ leaving him unknowing of what caused the horrid disaster. Because of his inability to hear‚ the boy’s deafness left him ignorant and
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with her disability‚ deafness.<Click to slide with MM picture> So today‚ let’s take a look at Marlee Matlin: first by recognizing her many accomplishments in both her career and her personal life‚ secondly by examining the motivation that led her to where she is today and finally by explaining how Marlee gave back to her community.<Click to black slide> According to Biography‚ March 2013‚ Marlee Matlin discovered acting through a program at the Center on Deafness that brought deaf and
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Hearing Loss Informative Outline Attention getter: Has anyone told them they couldn’t do something due to a physical disability? Statement of topic: Today‚ I am going to talk about hearing loss. Establish importance of topic: I chose this topic because….. Preview statement: I am going to tell you about hearing loss‚ what types there are‚ what causes it‚ and what treatments or interventions are available. Transition: A lot of people assume there is only one type of hearing loss‚ but what they
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language such as British Sign Language (BSL) instead of‚ or as well as‚ speech. Conductive deafness This is when sound cannot pass efficiently through the outer and middle ear to the cochlea and auditory nerve. The most common type of conductive deafness in children is caused by ‘glue ear’. Glue ear (or otitis media) affects about one in five children at any time. Sensori-neural (or nerve) deafness This is when there is a fault in the inner ear (most often because the hair cells in the
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Variation plays a vital role in human survival. Variation occurs in the process of meiosis. Meiosis is the process in which human sex cells‚ called gametes‚ are produced. Meiosis starts with a parent cell‚ called a diploid‚ replicating its DNA. After the DNA is replicated‚ the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell where each pair touches each other and genetic information from the alleles are shuffled and exchanged‚ a process called crossing-over. The crossing-over over of chromosomes results
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he had loved. The beauty of sound was fading slowly. The first symptoms showed up not long before the year 1800. When his deafness was growing worse he became irritable and even more sensitive. Beethoven started becoming reclusive due to his fear of judgement from other musicians (Budden and Knapp). At first he tried to conceal his affliction but failed because deafness is impossible to hide. Beethoven was embarrassed living a life as a deaf musician‚ for it was impossible for a deaf man
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acknowledgement is lacking in the current social model. The Artinians‚ however‚ wholly stand by and reinforce this flawed social model by consistently refusing to recognize deafness as an impairment‚ actively contradicting Crow’s arguments. Moreover‚ not only do the Artinians‚ and many other deaf people in Sound and Fury‚ not think of deafness as an impairment‚ but they also insist that they are not disabled. Throughout the film‚ deaf people repeatedly deny the potential benefits of giving a deaf child the
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