But when it came to trying to get Uther’s attention‚ he changed. Leon knew Bors had tried to speak to the king in order to get the man to pay a little more attention to his son’s training‚ making sure he always praised Arthur in the king’s hearing‚ but Uther always waved him off‚ claiming he trusted Bors’ abilities to make a fine knight out of Arthur. The prince had come to the conclusion that if he wasn’t going to get his father’s attention through being good‚ then he was going to find other ways
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period. Royal influence created and maintained much of Pitt’s support. In 1784 alone‚ the King created 119 new peerages. He tactically gave titles to men who had influence over men in the Commons. For example‚ he gave a peerage to the second son of the Duke of Northumberland‚ leading to six of the Duke’s seven loyalists becoming supporters of the new government. All this led to Pitt having an ever increasing majority in Parliament‚ making it easier and easier for him to carry out his plans. What was
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WAL-MART’S WORKER COMPENSATION PROGRAM: How Wal-Mart’s Workers’ Compensation Practices Are Costing Its Workers‚ the States and Taxpayers June 2007 Workers’ Compensation and Wal-Mart “Over the last seven years‚ Wal-Mart has “repeatedly and unreasonably” delayed giving injured workers the benefits they were owed under workers’ compensation laws‚ and‚ in some cases‚ WalMart employees were not allowed to file workers’ comp claims at all.”1 — Order issued by the Washington Department of
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which has come to be known as Venus‚ Cupid‚ Folly‚ and Time. It displays the ambivalence‚ eroticism and obscure imagery which is characteristic of the Mannerist period‚ and of Bronzino’s master Pontormo. The painting may have been commissioned by the Duke of Florence‚ Cosimo de’ Medici or by Francesco Salviati‚ to be presented by him as a gift to Francis I of France. Vasari wrote that it was sent to King Francis‚ though he does not specify by whom. The erotic imagery would have appealed to the tastes
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Nowadays‚ it is politically impossible to commit to paper a "training guide" for leaders. There are innumerable detractors to any possible stance or strategy a leader might adopt. As a result of this‚ all "training" must take place behind closed doors‚ far from the prying eyes and ears of the news media or the public. But this has not always been the case. Niccolò Machiavelli was brave enough to give the leaders of his day a how-to guide. In this work‚ The Qualities of a Prince‚ we are given
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There are many famous scientists that exist and have in the past existed. Some may be slightly more important then others‚ but in the end they are all equally important. One scientist is Francesco Redi. Francesco was an Italian physician and poet who was one of the first people to serious attack the idea of spontaneous generation in 1668. Spontaneous generation is simply a supposed process (that never was completely observed) in which a living thing is created from something that is nonliving. He
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has taken on the character of a lingering illness and must be cured by means of forceful intervention."1 This conflict can be traced through out the history of Jazz‚ as Classical composers have relatively disregarded this new type of music. Before Duke Ellington’s Cotton Club performances‚ Jazz play on the radio was delegated for late night audience only. This sub-culture treatment has led many critics to disregard the Jazz movement as a dance craze‚ or unsuccessful recreations of Classical pieces
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The most famous of all though is Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington playing at the Cotton Club. The Duke as he is also known as is a Jazz legend. Ellington is a pianist‚ a composer and a bandleader. The Duke started playing professionally at the age of 17 and four years later was already playing in Broadway nightclubs. One of these nightclubs was the famous Cotton Club. Ellington was the bandleader of a sextet‚ a group which grew into a 10-piece ensemble. Duke Ellington looked for musicians with unique
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internalize racism. Most often symbolic violence manifests itself as a cultural appropriation in the form of racist appropriation or anti-racist appropriation. This essay focus on showcasing an example of anti-racist appropriation in which the Duke‚ Ellington
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songs? Trains are Ellington’s favorite mode of transportation and is imitated in several of his songs. 3.What song was the theme song of Duke Ellington’s band? Take the "A" Train was the theme song of Duke Ellington’s band. 4.What instrument does Ellington use to set the mood or rhythm of some of his songs‚ such as in Sophisticated Lady? Duke Ellington used the piano to set the mood or rhythm of some of his songs. 5.What does “program music” do? Program music is instrumental music that helps
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