cartoons and everybody( whether they’ll admit it or not) has seen at least one musical in their lifetime and are able to sing some of the songs from it. It seems that musicals have made an impact on society but yet are still not taken seriously. The history of musicals dates back to the Greeks. It is a common known fact that the Greeks incorporated song and dance into their stage comedies and tragedies as early as the 5th Century B.C. Some used existing songs but it is known that Sophocles wrote his
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back tattoos and their uses are dated in history‚ tattoos date back thousands of years and have a variety of uses. Tattoos symbolize everything from personal experiences‚ religion‚ or simply art. There are literally thousands of designs and styles that variety from black to elaborate colorful schemes. Rather flaunted or hidden‚ sought as art or bought out of a whim‚ the tattoo has left its mark on generation after generation (Krakow‚ 1994). Throughout history tattooing has had many purposes that vary
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Art History Survey 2 MODULE THREE READING QUESTIONS 1. How does Ernst Gombrich define style and how might we understand the relationship between an object’s style and the time and place in which it was created? Ernst Gombrich defines style as “any distinctive‚ and therefore recognizable‚ way in which an act is performed or an artifact made or ought to be performed and made.” He also portrays style as distinguished event or pieces that has “desirable consistency and conspicuousness” and “stands
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The History Boys Bennett’s setting is a northern grammar school and his focus is on the varied methods of training post A-level students for life. The headmaster‚ obsessed with league-tables and results‚ wants them all to be Oxbridge candidates. To this end‚ he engages a young historian‚ Irwin‚ who knows that the key to exam success lies in singularity and that "the wrong end of the stick is the right one". In the opposite camp is the gentle English master‚ Mr Hector‚ who argues that exams are
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History of Cosmetology & Nail Care Cosmetology is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty including hairstyling‚ skin care‚ cosmetics‚ manicures/pedicures‚ and electrology. Nail Technology is the art and science of beautifying and improving the nails and skin of the hands and feet. The history of nail care reveals some intriguing facts. It was a part of aristocracy and a symbol of status in ancient times. It was in the nineteenth century that nail care started to become
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HISTORY OF MEXICO History Early History The Olmecs‚ Mexico’s first known society‚ settled on the Gulf Coast near what is now Veracruz. Remembered for the giant head sculptures they carved from native stone‚ the Olmecs had two main population centers: San Lorenzo‚ which flourished from about 1200 to 900 B.C.‚ and La Venta in Tabasco‚ which lasted until about 600 B.C. By 300 B.C.‚ villages based on agriculture and hunting had sprung up throughout the southern half of Mexico. Monte Albán‚ home to
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THE THAI HISTORY 1868–1910: reign of King Chulalongkorn‚ modernization of Thailand * To counter imperialism and sustain Thailand’s independence and sovereignty‚ King Rama V initiated and implemented social infrastructure investment‚ government reform‚ high level diplomatic relations and trade agreements. * He sent his princes to study in different fields in various European countries such as Russia and Germany. These princes‚ then returned to Thailand and were responsible for the reforms
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An Omitted History Tiffany-Ibenzie: Thompson-Oneaire HIS 204 Jeffrey Pilz February 15‚ 2013 An Omitted History African American history has been distorted for many years. "[T]he wider public of freedmen and freedwomen do not receive as much attention as one might wish in a book with a subtitle that promises a study of “popular politics.” (West‚ 2004). A lot of what is portrayed in history about African Americans has been the image of slave or criminal. Most times‚ history fails to show other
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understand the history we can explain how it got its name. The name marimba derives from Bantu. In this group of African languages rimba means a flattish object striking out‚ and the ma prefix means many keys. In Guatemala the name marimba means the wood that sings. The first marimba that we know of consisted of a leg comprised of one‚ two‚ or three slabs of disconnected wood. African gourds were placed as resonators. A musician from Chiapas
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Report about the History of Coffee Introduction This report aims to clarify how coffee was discovered and became a very popular drink consumed worldwide. As a tool and for supporting information I have used internet research to collect and compare information from different sources to support the content of this report. Origin of coffee The origin of coffee consists in three different stories: First‚ coffee had its origin in the Ethiopian province of Kaffa in the 15th century or even
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