Basso Continuo A small accompanying ensemble of usually only two instruments that provides bass-driven chordal support is the basso continuo (continuous bass). During the baroque period‚ the harpsichord and a low string instrument formed the most common basso continuo. To prevent the high-flying melodies of the Baroque from spinning out of control‚ a strong harmonic support was needed. The double bass would play the bass line and the harpsichord would fill in the chords above the bass note‚ which
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August 10th‚ 2010 How to be successful in college The transition for most of the high school student to college can be a difficult and stressful time. College life is not only change of study place‚ college is a huge different life change‚ this transition from high school to college include amount of new challenges. That challenges include‚ new friends‚ take own decision‚ time management‚ independence from parents rules‚ new social norms‚ and financial management‚ but how freshman student
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eventual recognition as a poet. When Robert passed in 1963 and his legendary career as a writer‚ poet and educator was over‚ the State of New Hampshire and his family felt it was right to acquire the property in honor of Robert. In 1965‚ the state was successful in purchasing the property and began planning the restoration of the Robert Frost Farm. The previous owner‚ Edward Lee had altered the property in order to carry out his car parts business but thankfully did keep much of the original structures
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Progressivism implies a philosophy that welcomes innovations and reforms in the political‚ economic‚ and social order. The Progressive movement‚ 1901 to 1917‚ was ultimately the triumph of conservatism rather than a victory for liberalism. In a general sense‚ the conservative goals of this period justified the Liberal reforms enacted by Progressive leaders. Deviating from the traditional definition of conservatism (a resistance to change and a disposition of hostility to innovations in the political
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One must decide the meaning of "progressive historiography." It can mean either the history written by "progressive historians‚" or it can mean history written by historians of the Progressive era of American history and shortly after. The focus that was chosen for this paper is more in keeping with the latter interpretation‚ if for no other reason than it provides a useful compare-and-contrast "control" literature. <br><br>The caveat is this: the focus of this report is on the predominant question
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There are four assets that I feel would help me be successful in college. They are my purpose in college‚ self-advocating‚ self-determination‚ and attendant. My purpose in college is to get a degree that will help me on the way to a professional success. Just going to college is easy said than done. Along the way there might be obstacles such as failing a test‚ hard time understanding the professor‚ and changing major. This is when self-advocating comes in place. Even though I might fail a test‚
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U.S. History March 5‚ 2013 Paper one first draft Progressive Era From 1815 to 1860 Industrialization was a problem in the world in the United States. During Industrialization immigrants came from eastern and western Europe. The reason why it was a problem because the immigrants came unskilled and with no jobs. They were also poor‚ catholic‚ Jewish‚ and likely to settle in cities rather than on farms. The families were so poor that they were living in tiny apartments with a lot of people. Because
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allowing Progressive to work it aggressively. The company specialized in a top-quality claims service and did not at all worry that it was a high-cost operator. This was a luxury it could afford‚ knowing that its customers‚ short of alternatives‚ would pay up for policies. But in the mid-1980s‚giant Allstate‚ looking around for growth in its essentially mature market‚ finally focused on how much Progressive was making in its niche and‚ within a couple of years‚ outdistanced Progressive in non-standard
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Historical Turning Points Through the Period of the Progressive Era and the Great Depression Turning Points of the Progressive Era and the Great Depression. There were many turning points during the Progressive Era and the Great Depression. The two major turning points that stood out to me were the Women’s Right Movement and the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Women played a played a major role in reforming the nation. Late in the nineteenth century women were well educated college graduates and
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2012 Antebellum Reform The antebellum period was a time of many reforms throughout the US. A change in the society and ones views on the US. During this period there were movements that a plethora of reformers used to change the US into a more democratic place. Reformers looked at the US as it having many evils that needed to be eliminated‚ such as slavery‚ alcohol‚ women rights and jails. They took many approaches and strategies in order to improve moral beliefs. During the period of 1825 to 1850
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