For our class project I decided to attend a concert at Bargemusic‚ a floating concert hall in Brooklyn‚I chose is because I thought it would be cool to be on a boat for a concert. This concert will be on Friday November 30th at 8 pm. I will focus on the two masterwork series they will be performing. The first one is Takemitsu Quatrain II‚ Between Tides and the second one is Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time. There will be a trio with a cello‚ violin‚ piano‚ and clarinet. This seems very interesting
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I disagree with some of the ideas presented in “Aspects of Western civilization.” Perry Rodgers‚ the author‚ gives a magnificent account of historical events in the book. The part of Mesopotamian civilization has an epic poem of the story of Gilgamesh. The items that I will dispute in the story will include the battle between the king and Enkidu. Also‚ I disagree with how the gods use their powers. Finally‚ I am not for the idea of Gilgamesh looking for the key to living an everlasting life. I
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I. The fragmentation of western Christendom A. The Protestant Reformation 1. Martin Luther (1483-1546) attacked the sale of indulgences‚ 1517 a. Attacked corruption in the Roman Catholic Church; called for reform b. Argument reproduced with printing presses and widely read c. Enthusiastic popular response from lay Christians‚ princes‚ and many cities d. By mid-sixteenth century‚ half the German people adopted Lutheran Christianity 2. Reform spread outside Germany a. Protestant movements
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The Greco-Roman tradition is our own. To understand ourselves we need to understand the forces that shaped the ancient Greeks and Romans. They are both similiar and different when it comes to development and their traditions. I will discuss the ways in which the society‚ military‚ and political forces have caused these two cultures to develop. The Greek’s society is unique in the way it developed. It developed around the poleis. A city usually formed around a hill that also encompasses the
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Western Expansion’s Contribution to Growing Sectional Tensions between the North and South from 1800 to 1850 G11 Jinpyung Suh Once in America‚ there was a time when Eastern South and Eastern North were divided. This division during 1800 to 1850 is one of the important events in American history. There are few reasons for this division such as slavery compromise‚ pursuit of ideal government‚ and also the western expansion. It will make members of the society to be curious why the territorial
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Located in Middle Asia‚ Mongolia is the nineteenth largest country in the world. Its major trading companion is it’s neighboring country‚ China. Mongolia is a parliamentary republic‚ and has a parliament‚ president‚ and State Great Khural. Mongolia’s main attraction is the Naadam festival. It includes archery‚ horse racing‚ and Mongol wrestling. These sprots test the masculinity of the Mongolian men. Mongolia is mostly covered (about 80%) with pastures. Mongolia is a parliamentary republic. The
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Erich Maria Remarque demonstrates‚ through the character of Paul Baumer‚ how World War I obliterates almost an entire generation of men. In the novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ these men‚ including Paul‚ no longer have a place in normal life and are incapable of relating with former generations. This is the result of the early involvement with the war‚ which lead to what is called the “lost generation”. Youth can be defined as the early period of existence and growth. These important years
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Conflict in Europe: 1935-1945 Dictatorship in Germany and Italy Germany and Italy had aggressive‚ expansionist foreign policy aims‚ stemming from their fascist ideologies – created an atmosphere of fear and tension in Europe Lebensraum – desire to regain German nationalist spirit for Grossdeutschland as evidenced by the Hossbach Memorandum‚ 1937 – also made clear plans to partition sections of Austria into German territory (the Anschl uss) and Czechoslovakia Prime objective of Hitler was to
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Qureia Peggins Assignment 2 November 28‚ 2012 Western Kentucky University What is the American Dream‚ how do I see it. The dream gave hope and aspirations life. The dream began in the early times as plain but revolutionary notions. Back in time they seen the American dream different as we see it today Prior to watching the film I seen the American Dream as something I wanted to live by. In my eyes the dreams was having a car‚ a house finishing college sending my kids to college and retiring
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is the biggest trade agreement in history‚ making up about 40 percent of the global economy with a projection of almost $30 trillion. Other than being the biggest trade agreement‚ TPPA is described as a secretive and multinational ‘free trade’ agreement lead by United States. The agreement is currently‚ be negotiated between 11 countries‚ which are Malaysia‚ New Zealand‚ Australia‚ Brunei‚ Chile‚ Peru‚ Singapore‚ Vietnam‚ Japan‚ Mexico‚ and Canada. The
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