19th and 20th Century composers: Claude Debussy‚ Igor Stravinsky‚ and Bela Bartok Many composers existed during the 19th and 20th centuries who defied the principles of common practice tonality. In my opinion‚ Claude Debussy‚ Igor Stravinsky‚ and Bela Bartok are great examples of composers who often refused to follow the norms. Each of them created new compositional methods and structures and each had their own reasons for doing so. In the end‚ their innovation and originality is what has kept
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United States president Theodore Roosevelt announced the Roosevelt Corollary‚ an addendum to the 1823 Monroe Doctrine‚ in response to European nations that were trying to force Venezuela to repay its debts. Roosevelt threatened to send naval ships to Venezuela if those nations sought to forcibly collect the debt. Stability must be preserved‚ Roosevelt said in his 1904 annual message to Congress‚ even if it requires an "exercise of international police power." The Roosevelt Corollary‚ based on the
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During the early decades of the twentieth century‚ African Americans left the South in growing numbers‚ migrating North‚ with hopes of leaving a life behind that was dictated by racism‚ Jim Crow law‚ disenfranchisement‚ and violence based on hatred of black skin. With dreams of new opportunities for economic self-sufficiency‚ political participation‚ integration and freedom from racial violence‚ African Americans were soon
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symbols and traditions in an attempt to give more meaning to life and to gain wisdom through the understanding of the universe. In every known culture throughout centuries‚ a form of religion is found‚ practiced either within a public manner within a group‚ or in a private sanction. The practice of religion can be found through different practices such as feasts and festivals‚ God or gods‚ music and art‚ meditation or initiation‚ sacrifice or service‚ and other aspects of culture. In order to gain
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professionalization of medicine through the late 19th and early 20th centuries greatly improved but also limited medical practice as evidenced by the improvements in medical education‚ the formation of medical societies‚ and the intensifying exclusion of minorities in medicine‚ demonstrating the positive and negative aspects of the professionalization of science in general. The professionalization of medical practice over the late 19th and early 20th centuries provided stricter qualifications for doctors‚ raising
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The latter part of the 19th century marked profound shifts in American society and the economy‚ driven by rapid industrialization that fundamentally altered the country. Consequently‚ the early 20th century confronted the repercussions of these transformations‚ notably the ascendancy of large corporations and their effects on different aspects of American life. This era witnessed the concentration of corporate influence‚ prompting apprehensions about economic disparity. These concerns spurred the
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Justice System 20th Century Professor Deborah White Strayer University 6 April 2012 Juvenile Justice System 20th Century The first juvenile court in this country was established in Cook County‚ Illinois‚ in 1899. Illinois passed the Juvenile Court Act of 1899‚ which established the Nation ’s first juvenile court. The British doctrine of parens patriae (the State as parent) was the rationale for the right of the State to intervene in the lives of children in a manner different from the way it
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in the 20th Century This article talks about the growth and strengths of our Federal government before the New Deal. This article relates to people‚ power‚ and politics because shows how the lives of Americans developed over the years through the use of power practiced in politics. The specific topics that it covers are; the constitution‚ the federalist papers 10‚ women’s suffrage‚ FDR Commonwealth Address and the role of government. The growth of the federal government in the 20th Century started
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On March 14‚ 1923 Diane Arbus was brought into the world and would ultimately become a photographer that would change the way the public viewed portraits.1 Her talent for capturing raw images of the everyday life of New Yorkers would change the view of photographing within the 20th century. Her photography changed the course of modern photography forever. Before Diane Arbus was a well-known photographer‚ she was identified as being the wife of Allan Arbus‚ an actor‚ who helped encourage her to do
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has sought to expand‚ control‚ or influence nations and their people that are not strong enough to defend themselves successfully. The United States almost always has something to gain when “helping” other countries. At the end of the nineteenth century‚ the United States stated to realize what potential they had as a world power. They had become the leading producer of wheat and cotton. They developed as an industrial nation‚ and were successful with producing favorable international treaties
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