Historically over thousands of years‚ people have created different calendars in accordance to their culture. To sum up‚ their calendars do not always come up how they expected them to‚ with some cultures having errors on the calendars. Calendars were meant to keep track of time‚ being measured by the Sun‚ moon‚ planets and stars. The Ancient Calendars were meant to measure the passage of time throughout our existence. “Ancient civilizations relied upon the apparent motion of these bodies through
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1. What is the difference between a major and a minor scale? The difference between a major and a minor scale is their formula/arrangement. In a major scale the formula is TTSTTTS. In a minor scale the formula is TSTTSTT. 2. Which composer was deaf by the time he wrote his 9th symphony? The composer was Beethoven. 3. Name four string section of the orchestra. Violin‚viola‚bass‚cello. 4. To what section of the orchestra does the oboe belong? The oboe belongs to the woodwind section.
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Week #6 - Quiz Total Grade: 12 (of possible 12 points) Question 1 of 12 Score: 1 (of possible 1 point) As the lied is mainly accompanied by the piano alone‚ the relationship of the pianist to the singer is one of being a(n) _____ in the total artistic effort. A. partner B. accompanist C. leader D. servant Answer Key: A Question 2 of 12 Score: 1 (of possible 1 point) When a song is composed with the same music for each stanza of the poem‚ it is called A. through-composed
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Charles W. Johnson English 11 12 January 1998 Religion in One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Lost Steps Religion is a critical part of the development of every known society in history. As soon as civilization begins to develop‚ one of the first things to occur is that the “shaman” class of priesthealer-magician-leaders diverges‚ and an organized priestly class begins to develop along with an organized ruling class. Because the development of civilization in Macondo is central to the plot
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tolerated. Essay No. 3 In his argument "Should This Student Have Been Expelled?" Nat Hentoff is against the expulsion of Doug Hann from Brown University. In the letter to the editor Vartan Gregorian says Brown University has never expelled anyone for free speech‚ nor will it ever do so. Hentoff opposes Gregorian saying that Doug Hann was expelled for the unsavory content of his speech‚ and not for his actions. He used Art Spitzer’s (legal director of the ACLU’s National Capital Area affiliate) simple
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Mystic Monk Coffee David L. Turnipseed University of South Alabama As Father Daniel Mary‚ the Prior of the Carmelite Order of monks in Clark‚ Wyoming‚ walked to chapel to preside over Mass‚ he noticed the sun glistening across the four-inch snowfall from the previous evening. Snow in June was not unheard of in Wyoming‚ but the late 2009 snowfall and the bright glow of the rising sun made him cons ider the opposing forces accompanying change and how he might best prepare his monastery to achieve
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of “Should This Student Have Been Expelled” argues that no matter how offensive words go‚ that everyone has a right to say whatever as far as freedom of speech goes. In this article Nat Hentoff supports his claim along with the decision making by Gregorian‚ president of Brown University‚ whether not to or to expel Hann for his inappropriate language being held towards others at the University. Hann’s words that included “Niggers‚ Fucking Jew‚ and Faggot” have offended some of the students that felt
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there is a connection between the two holidays. The American new year and the Mexican new year both fall on the same day. The new year begins on the first day of January. Both countries share the same new year because they both use the Gregorian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was introduced 1582 and was adopted by many countries including America and Mexico. (New Year’s
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work. This Latin prayer to the Virgin is set to delicate and serene music. Josquin connected the composition to music already existing within the church by adapting the melody for the opening phrases from a Gregorian chant‚ a technique known as parody. The rest of the motet was not based on a chant melody. Listening Tips: Following the predominant practice of the time‚ the setting of Ave Maria is a cappella‚ a term now taken to mean that only voices are used but derived from its literal
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Lincoln appointed a day of thanksgiving‚ and since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day proclamation‚ generally designating the fourth Thursday of November as a holiday. New Year’s Day is the first day of the year‚ January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. In the Middle Ages most European countries used the
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