The State of Perpetual Veracity Is it morally wrong to disregard veracity in the interest of someone’s well-being or happiness? Is it appropriate to enact benevolent lies to prevent avoidable pain? The clear answer to these questions is no. Immanuel Kant suggests that truthfulness is a perfect duty‚ or a duty that we must always abide by no matter what the circumstances. Lying is morally wrong in all situations regardless of benevolent intentions‚ however‚ there are circumstances in which
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Culture Influence in the Joy Luck Club The Joy Luck Club is a fictional novel by Amy Tan that unfolds the lives of four Chinese families and their American-born daughters. The story is portrayed in a diary-like fashion and it follows the lives and personal accounts of the Woo‚ Hsu‚ Jong‚ and St. Clair families. Culture is significant and it influences the story in many ways. The Chinese and American cultures clash in this particular novel. The Chinese culture is represented as a high- context
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1. In Ken Burns’ documentary “The Address”‚ the director wants the audience realize the difficulties that students with disabilities may have when trying to accomplish something that others may think is easy to do. In doing so‚ when these students rise to the occasion‚ the audience feels the desire to inwardly or outwardly cheer them on. Ken Burns also challenges the audience to memorize and publish your version of one of the greatest speeches in American history‚ the Gettysburg Address‚ even if
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Anthem. The Prime Minister greets the ambassadors seated at the parapet and delivers a speech. Homage is paid to those who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the country. After the Prime Minister’s speech the function comes to an end with the recital of Jana Gana Mana and the crowd begins to melt away. The Independence Day reminds us of those patriots who fought and suffered to win freedom for
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CHAMBER RECITAL The first piece written by Lowell Liebermann‚ Sonata for Flute and Harp‚ Op. 56 was a vibrant piece music dealing mostly with chromaticism at its center. The harp slowly and gradually moves in a crescendo with an almost synonymous sound to a suspense movie. The flute on the other hand‚ acts as the amplifying instrument that amplifies the tension created by the harp. Similarly‚ David Kechley’s piece‚ Available Light: Midwinter Musings for Flute and Harp possesses almost the same
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Poland 2. Date and place of death - October 17‚ 1849 in Paris‚ France 3. Life of the composer - By the age of eight he was recognized as a child prodigy‚ performing in elegant salons and beginning to write his own pieces. He gave his first recital in Vienna in 1829‚ and over the next few years he performed at home and through much of German and Austria as well as in Paris. He settled in Paris in 1832 and established himself as an exorbitantly paid piano teacher. In Paris he composed extensively
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current drumline in order to raise awareness for Jacob’s situation and bone cancer overall. Tri-M also spread our love of music by hosting a recital at Homewood for Homewood’s residents. This was a great way to directly reach the community while demonstrating musical excellence. The best part of that event was spending time to visit with the residents after the recital portion and talk about their life
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At three years old‚ I never understood much. What three-year-old would? I never had the choice for where my life was going‚ for that was all up for my mother to decide. I can honestly say that her decision to put me in dance was the most powerful change for me. Sixteen years later‚ I can still remember my very first ballet piece‚ “Pretty Powder Puffs.” There was well over thirty tiny ballerinas in the “Pretty Powder Puffs”piece‚ and only a small fraction of them continued dancing later on in life
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In these classes I work on technique‚ performance skills‚ and flexibility. For the Nutcracker performance this December‚ I will be working as a stagehand. In the spring‚ I will start taking more classes each week and I plan to be in the spring recital‚ Hansel and Gretel. I really enjoy dancing because I like being able to perform‚ and I am glad that I have started taking classes again. I think that I will continue to take dance classes wherever I attend college next year‚ and working on CAS hours
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While listening to the recording‚ the melody of "The Entertainer" caught my ear immediately‚ seemingly very familiar. Some of you may recognize the catchy tune of the song from the 1973 Oscar winning-film‚ The Sting‚ or perhaps from attending a piano recital‚ which is where I was first exposed to the piece. The Entertainer‚ specifically focusing on the beginning to 2:16‚ contains three different‚
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