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    dance

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    The piece I chose to critique was called‚ “Beyond the Reflection.” This piece was done to the song called Primavera. Adelaide Batuk‚ Julianna Bissessar and Jacalyn choreographed this piece. The dancers were Josephine Di Cosmo‚ P.J. Elisha‚ Melanie Ferrara‚ Lauren Paul and Chelsea Santoli. In the piece Beyond the Reflection‚ most of the choreography was contemporary style of dance. The female dancers wore white dresses with their hair down‚ each in a slightly different way. The male dancer wore

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    Diversity in Siemens

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    usa.siemens.com/en/jobs_careers/diversity_inclusion.htm>. - "Core Topics." Diversity. Web. 28 May 2012. <http://www.siemens.com/sustainability/en/core-topics/employees/management-approach/diversity.htm>. - Alesina‚ Alberto‚ and Eliana La Ferrara. "Ethnic Diversity and Economic Performance."Journal of Economic Literature 43.3 (2005): 762-800. Print. -

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    Outline and evaluate restoration explanations for the functions of sleep [8 + 16] intro: Aleep is divided into several different stages. SWS and REM sleep are associated with particular benefits. Oswald (1980) proposed that each of these had different functions - slow wave sleep enables body repair and REM enables brain recovery. SWS – initiates body repair (Oswald) Growth hormone – important in childhood because it stimulates physical growth. Important throughout lifespan for protein synthesis

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    My Last Duchess Essay

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    Through “My Last Duchess”‚ Browning exposes the innermost characteristics of the Duke of Ferrara. The Duke is the speaker of the poem and is hashing out the details of another marriage with an emissary from a Count when he draws a curtain to reveal a magnificent fresco of the Duke’s Last Duchess. The emissary voices a question about the expression on her face‚ an “earnest glance” of “depth and passion” (line 8)‚ prompting the Duke’s monologue. Looking upon the artwork‚ the Duke praises “Fra Pandolf’s

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    Global warming

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    Global warming is a topic that people all over the world have very strong feelings about.  Many tests and research have been done‚ and we now know more than ever about it..  As our technology increases‚ we have a better chance of understanding this strange thing that is happening to our planet.  But is global warming a natural process or is it caused by humans? Could it be blamed on our naive knowledge of the planet and how delicate it really is‚ or could it just be that the planet goes through this

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    Josquin Des Prez

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    in Milan from 1489 to circa 1495‚ then member of the papal chapel in Rome. From 1498 - 1499 he was in the household of Cardinal Ascanio Sforza in Rome. In 1502 he was recruited by Ercole d’Este and became a member of the chapel of Ercole d’Este in Ferrara. From 1504- 1521 he had a residence in Conde-sur-Escaut as provost of the collegiate church of Notre-Dame. In 1521‚ he died in Conde-sur-Escaut. At present‚ this seems to be the most academically accepted timeline of Josquin’s life.[3] [pic][4]

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    treated women as possessions which were disposable. Men felt as if it were their duty to control women (45-46). In this work Browning displays how the men of wealth and power treated women. The poem was based on true events of Alfonso II‚ Duke of Ferrara in Italy‚ whose first wife‚ Lucrezia‚ was rumored to have been poisoned after three years of marriage. Browning portrays the bad qualities of the Duchess as being easily pleased‚

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    Cola Di Rienzo Summary

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    worked to make the Papal States a strong temporal power. He‚ therefore‚ became involved in the diplomatic intrigues and conflicts among the Italian cities. His part in the Pazzi conspiracy has already been shown. In 1481 he took part in the war over Ferrara‚ which Venice was trying to annex. Peace was made without the pope’s participation in 1484‚ and Sixtus died shortly after. A Latin couplet said that this terrible man‚ whom no force could subdue‚ died on merely hearing the name of

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    During the baroque era‚ there were many prominent new artists‚ one of the most famous was a Venetian composer by the name of Antonio Vivaldi. He was very important during the baroque ear due to his mastery of the Italian concerto and his involvement in operas. Vivaldi remains relevant in modern times as the concerto is still a hugely popular genre for composers. A concerto refers to an instrumental work written specifically for a soloist or multiple soloists and a large ensemble. Vivaldi was born

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    Browning uses enjambment‚ this gives the poem rhythm and flow. To introduce the story‚ in the first sentence he hints towards death. Describing the Duchess‚ "looking as if she was alive." In a Fresco painting‚ which was very popular at the time in Ferrara‚ Italy. The navigation towards death implies that it will be a dark story‚ and to increase the darkness of the story it is ficticious. Instantly you can recognise the relentless rhyming couplets that are throughout the whole poem‚ this creates a cheerful

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