Ludwig van Beethoven The Deaf Maestro Essential Question: Who was Beethoven‚ and what was his effect on European? Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music‚ he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best known compositions include 9 symphonies‚ 5 concertos for piano‚ 32 piano sonatas‚ and 16 string quartets. He also composed other chamber music‚ choral works
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Abstract I am looking at the possible meaning of “Rip Van Winkle” and why Washington Irving may have written it. What was the purpose of this story? Rip Van Winkle I believe that Washington Irving’s purpose for writing “Rip Van Winkle” was to show a progression of aging and how easy it can be for the elderly to become disconnected with an advancing world. Rip Van Winkle starts off by leading a rather laid back life. He does basically what he wants to do‚ as long as he is
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Rip Van Winkle Essay The story‚ “Rip Van Winkle”‚ written by Washington Irving‚ has many different elements of a mythology. The story takes place in the Catskill Mountains where the protagonist of the story‚ named Rip‚ wanders off in hopes of fleeing from his nagging wife. He then encounters very peculiar men who offer him a drink and he soon finds himself waking up in the same spot twenty years later. All of these aspects (set in the past‚ mysterious characters‚ and strange environments)
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Rip Van Winkle and Romanticism Rip Van Winkle is the main character of the story‚ described as a "simple and good natured man . . . . a kind neighbor‚ and an obedient‚ henpecked husband. (pg 39)" Rip was a favorite amongst the townsfolk because he helped everyone with their activities‚ but had‚ "an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor. (39)" He refused to work on his own house and property because everything would fall apart no matter what he did. He felt like all his wife did
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renders. We had reached the naked soul of man”.Ernest shackleton was famous for going to the south pole 3 times. Ernest shackleton died in the south pole because he froze to death from the cold and his wife and his kids never get to see him. Thesis: Ernest shackleton was significant because of his trips to the south pole. Introduction “We had seen God in His splendors‚ heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man”By Ernest shackleton.Ernest shackleton was famous
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can send sunshine and they can send clouds." There are many strange stories about the Catskill Mountains. This is one of those stories. It tells about a farmer named Rip Van Winkle. Rip lived in a small village at the bottom of the mountains. The village had been built by the Dutch settlers‚ long before Rip was born. Rip Van Winkle lived in the village with his wife and two children—a boy who was also named Rip‚ and a girl named Judith. The farmer was popular with the men and women of the village—they
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Band broadening theory (Van Deemter equation) It is well recognized now that column band broadening originates from three main sources: 1. multiple path of an analyte through the column packing; 2. molecular diffusion; 3. effect of mass transfer between phases. In 1956 J.J. Van Deemter introduced the equation which combined all three sources and represented them as the dependence of the theoretical plate height (HETP) on the mobile phase linear velocity. Originally‚ it was introduced for gas
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Exemplar for internal assessment resource 2.5B Physics for Achievement Standard 91172 Exemplar for Internal Assessment Resource Physics Level 2 Resource title: Atomic FAQ This exemplar supports assessment against: Achievement Standard 91172 Demonstrate understanding of atomic and nuclear physics Student and grade boundary specific exemplar The material has been gathered from student material specific to an A or B assessment resource. Date version published by Ministry of Education
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Ernest Miller Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway was considered one of the great American authors of the 20th century. Hemingway’s unique style of writing set him apart from other authors of this time and of today. He influenced many generations of authors with his style of using powerful‚ precise words. He used few adjectives‚ simple verbs‚ and short sentences in his works. Hemingway believed that his writing should be based on knowledge that he had acquired on a particular subject through
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It was a Saturday and we were playing Van Wert in a regular season basketball game and it was close. It was a Junior varsity game. We were only playing two quarters due to the lack of numbers. The game didn’t count for much but we were giving it our all. Van Wert wasn’t a favorite of ours and we were doing just about anything just to win. The game was intense. The coaches were yelling. The crowd was cheering. The gym exploded with sound coming from all directions. We were equally matched. We trailed
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