Does “Defying Gravity” really defy gravity? Of course it doesn’t; rather‚ this song truly and most effectively defies musical theatre! Wicked‚ a musical that has swept nations off their feet‚ can easily be defined as a ground-breaking Broadway production to say the least. The musical tastefully explores Elphaba’s and Glinda’s rich friendship‚ but also reveals the origins behind ‘the Wicked Witch of the West’. Stephen Schwartz‚ an acclaimed composer and lyricist who has written renowned musicals such
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“Take On Me‚” a true legend and a catchy pop tune from the year of 1984 and 1985‚ took the world by storm. On October Nineteenth‚ the Norwegian synthpop group A-ha forever graced our hearts and souls with their astonishing masterpiece‚ “Take On Me.” The track was produced by John Ratcliff and Alan Tarney. This hit new-wave pop song would go on to earn a gold status in the music industry. The song was produced as a single under the Warner Bros. music label and was later printed on the B-side of their
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1984 AND NOW 1984 : Newspeak Now : Politically Correct speech 1984 : The red sash of the Junior Anti-Sex League Now : The red ribbon of the Anti-Aids celibacy league 1984 : Telescreens in every room. The programming runs 24 hours a day‚ and the proles have no way of turning their screens off. Now : Televisions in every room. The programming runs 24 hours a day‚ and the proles rarely turn their screens off. 1984 : Telescreens in all public and private places‚ so the populace could be
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acid rock—so named because listening to it could supposedly simulate the experience of a hallucinogenic "trip" without the use of chemicals. Psychedelic music was characterized by extremely high volume‚ deliberate electronic distortion‚ the use of synthesizers‚ extended instrumental improvisations or jams‚ and . . . the sitar” (Gustainis) . The Beatles were introduced to pills in 1961‚ cannabis in 1964 and LSD shortly after. Their fans were influenced greatly. As mentioned earlier‚ the hippie movement
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Byron C Brown Melinda Rogers Introduction to Music MUS-123 February 24‚ 2013 A Brief History of the Growth of Jazz This music‚ first practiced by African Americans and Creoles‚ before being adopted also by Euro-American musicians‚ probably akin to archaic Jazz. We do‚ however‚ no documentation about it‚ other than oral testimony to writing. There is indeed a dimension of jazz that makes it both original and elusive in these crucial years between the last two centuries: improvisation. Before
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The first amendment of the Bill of Rights to the constitution guarantees four freedoms: freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press and assembly. The Bill of Rights was passed on December 15‚ 1791. Since then‚ the freedoms have been debated‚ discussed‚ and fought and died for. Many have immigrated to America to receive those freedoms. The Founding Fathers knew what they were doing because they believed in power of ideas and debate‚ not censorship. The first amendment to the constitution is important because
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Bob Marley once said‚ “Don’t worry bout a thing‚ every little thing is gonna be alright” (LaBlanc‚ 3). Bob Marley believed in that you could do anything if you put your mind and hard work into it. What Marley was trying to say was that even though it might not seem like everything is okay right now; it will all work out in the end. Bob Marley was a strong hard-working man who had the brains‚ courage‚ and a talent for music that is still appreciated today. Marley served as a world ambassador for the
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The Issue was: ‘Incorporation into Contracts by Signature’ Law on the Issue L’Estrange v. Graucob [1934] 2 KB. 394 A woman signed a contract for the purchase of a cigarette vending machine without reading the contract. The contract contained an exclusion clause‚ which took away all her rights under the Sale of Goods Act. The machine proved faulty and it was held that the sellers could rely on the clause because the purchaser had signified her consent to the terms of the contract by signing
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One important characteristic which differentiates marching band from other kinds of bands‚ such as orchestras and ensembles‚ is the physical aspect of the activity. To a large extent‚ marching band resembles a team sport since it requires full group participation which all members in the team work toward a common goal‚ and it is competitive. Viewing marching band in the scope of a sport allows a better understanding of marching band activity in relation to social interactions and social bonding.
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Symposium‚ pp. 548-554. 10. Ulrich L. Rohde‚ "Oscillator Design for Lowest Phase Noise‚" Microwave Engineering Europe‚ May 1994‚ pp. 31-40. 11. Ulrich L. Rohde‚ Microwave and Wireless Synthesizers: Theory and Design (New York: John Wiley & Sons‚ 1997‚ ISBN 0-471-52019-5)‚ Section 5-3 (Low-Noise Microwave Synthesizers) and Appendix B (A General-Purpose Nonlinear Approach to the Computation of Sideband Phase Noise in Free-Running Microwave and RF Oscillators). 12. Ulrich L. Rohde and David P. Newkirk
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