From the reading “How We Listen”‚ I found the ideas that Aaron Copland presented are interesting. I was entreated by his explanation of listening to music. There are three layers in listening to music‚ they are the sensuous plane‚ expressive plane‚ and the sheerly musical plane. I found myself mostly in the expressive plane‚ but lack of the awareness of listening music through a more technical mean. Music is a form an expression‚ it cannot be defined by an exact word or description. Certainly‚ there
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How do you define yourself? Our identity is what defines us‚ as it is a fact of being of who or what we are. Having a sense of identity allows us to develop ourselves as a sense of well- being for one another. If we lose our identity it can prompt us to seek reassurance as we lose a sense of who we are and need to rediscover ourselves. In the novel‚ Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland‚ the characters have lost themselves and their identity as the result of society and seek a void to be filled
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Article: How can we train leaders if we do not know what leadership is? - Barker - problem: Leadership is usually not defined‚ there are multiple definitions (skill‚ ability‚ role‚ action‚etc…)‚ the focus on the leader rather than upon the process of leadership - new revolutionary paradigm: transforming leadership - definition leadership: leadership is the reciprocal process of mobilizing‚ by persons with certain motives and values‚ various economic‚ political and other resources in a context
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When I was pondering over ‘the power of language’ for my assignment the other day‚ I stumbled upon the idea that people change the way they speak based on the people they are with. As we know‚ this fact was clearly outlined in the essay “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ but it does in fact apply to my life too. I often talk differently with different people and hence I would like to put forward my argument on this claim. To look at‚ the issue whether people change their way of talking based on the person
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Karl Marx The Communist Manifesto reflects an attempt to explain the goals of Communism‚ as well as the theory underlying this movement. It argues that class struggles‚ or the exploitation of one class by another‚ are the motivating force behind all historical developments. Class relationships are defined by an era’s means of production. However‚ eventually these relationships cease to be compatible with the developing forces of production. At this point‚ a revolution occurs and a new class emerges
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Aaron Copland’s essay of How we Listen divides the listening of music into 3 different planes‚ (1) the sensuous plane‚ (2) the expressive plane‚ (3) and the sheerly musical plane. In each of the sections‚ Aaron defines illustrate and compares the planes against each other. Copland says most people listen to music in the primitive “sensuous plane”‚ listening simply for sheer pleasure. The “expressive plane” is when listeners try to find the meaning behind the notes‚ what the piece is saying‚ and what
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The definition of communism is " a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single‚ often authoritarian party holds power‚ claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people." The definition of fascism is "A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator‚ stringent socioeconomic controls‚ suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship‚ and typically a policy of belligerent
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rapid rate over the last decade‚ and everyday more and more Americans are beginning to support the transition to Socialism. Supporters of Socialism aim to eliminate poverty and income inequality that is supposedly the result of Capitalism. While Communism and Socialism can provide immediate aid to struggling individuals‚ Capitalism is the only economic
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1940s to early 90s. It was primarily a result of the ongoing dispute between Democracy and Communism. Its name stemmed from the lack of direct‚ large-scale fighting between the two main powers. Although these two countries were the primary offenders‚ many other regions all over the world were affected by the political and militaristic tension. During the Cold War‚ the ongoing battle between Democracy and Communism was stronger than ever before‚ resulting in several countries being divided. One of the
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Nursing is “a life-time occupation”(Gomez) because people who are either considering or doing this job have to keep learning everyday and even after having a nursing degree. Having more information about nursing is important because it helps the people who are in the field to understand more about what they are doing. By understanding about the career‚ it helps them in the journey becoming better nurses in the future. Students who have finished and got their degrees might think the hard thing is
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