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    which people listen to music and how to make listening a more enjoyable experience. Copland does this by categorizing how we listen into three different planes. Throughout this dissertation he goes from explaining to persuading people to have a more complex way of listening to music. The one major problem that most people have when they listen to music is they tend to listen for the pure joy of it without thinking. How do you listen to music? In the essay “How We Listen” by Aaron Copland he challenges

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    Despite how the 50s are painted as an idyllic time in American history‚ they were also a time when the nation was exploring the fear and exploitation associated with communism. Many people encountered the fear personally due to being forced out of their government jobs‚ and ideas were freely exchanged about what exactly it meant to be American. The 1950s are known for the baby boomers and a nationwide shift to the suburbs. Life was placid and relaxed for the majority of families. Most people knew

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    How we use fractions everyday and don ’t even realize it (Math worksheets center) If you walk down the aisles of your local mall you probably would get a third of the way there without coming in contact into a fraction in some way. After all‚ that walk down the aisle is a fraction: 1/3. Yes‚ we use fractions in one way or another in everyday life even though we may not completely realize it. For example‚ you use fractions every time you look at a clock. Yes‚ we know that quart past (1/4)‚ half

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    How did the Australian Government respond to the threat of communism both at home and overseas?” With the conclusion of World War II in 1945‚ the world was left divided between two different political beliefs of the communist Soviet Union and the capitalist and democratic United States. The rivalry between these two superpowers‚ known as the Cold War‚ threatened Australia’s peace & security‚ therefore the Australian Government was forced to respond to the threat of communism both at home & off

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    HOW WE LISTEN TO MUSIC From ​ What to Listen for in Music ​ (New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 1988). Copyright © 1988 by Aaron Copland. Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (1900–1990) was a well-known modern composer. Born in New York City‚ he studied music in New York and France. His early successes in his twenties led to a musical career that included many compositions‚ piano performances‚ teaching‚ and writing. His music is marked by adaptations of American folk stories‚ including his ballet ​ Billy the Kid ​

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    The fear of Communism has long lived in the hearts of Americans‚ proud of their democratic domain. This fear came about after World War One‚ and came to be known as the Red Scare. Right wing government officials used this paranoia in order to prosecute thousands of left wing activists. This ordeal reemerged after World War Two had ended‚ the Second Red Scare had started. A leading politician of the prosecution of many leftist during the Second Red Scare was senator Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy fed

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    employ processes that add value to the basic inputs used to create the end product. JIT focuses on the process‚ not the product. It can therefore‚ applied to any process within manufacturing or service operations. This article gives you insights as to how the principles of JIT can be implemented in services. The JIT concepts adopted by manufacturing organizations are process- oriented and can be summarized‚ following Benson (1986)‚ as: ➢ Total visibility – of equipment‚ people‚ material and

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    How Can We Reduce the Incidents of Illegal Passing of Stopped School Buses? Patsy Hudson Mount Olive College How Can We Reduce the Incidents of Illegal Passing of Stopped School Buses? Safety at the school bus stop is an issue that is widely discussed with the beginning of each new school year yet it’s probably one of the most neglected topics as the school year progresses. Most of us as humans crave routine to have our day run smoothly and there is nothing more routine than the route a

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    How do we become human? We can become human only‚ if we relate. There are many possibilities of relating (show a connection and formal relationship). And if we analyze the many different wants‚ we will find a number of dimensions or value centers‚ which are necessary in the process of becoming human. These interconnected dimensions can be called Anthropological constants‚ and they are listed as follows: 1) Relating with one’s body‚ nature and the cosmos- we have to care for ourselves and it includes

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    In the play How We Got On‚ the entertainment factor was a major part of the production. The dialogue‚ diction‚ and slang from the characters transported me all the way back to the 80’s. It truly felt like I was watching kids living in a different period of time. The numerous rap numbers performed and musical effects featured throughout the play made it genuinely engaging and humorous. The dancing was entertaining too‚ and matched the energetic atmosphere of the play. The pacing was never slow‚ so

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