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    To the intellect‚ music is a worthless entertainment‚ a selfish art‚ but to the heart‚ it is a celestial rhythm‚ defending against the devil. The young man understood the invaluable worth and emotion of music. He himself‚ expressed more in his cacophony than the ordinary pianist could in their most harmonious piece. For Lorenzo Pierre was neither a prodigy nor a genius—he was much more. He embodied the quintessence of music‚ possessing the ability for perfection with untamed creativity and emotion

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    The last Tsar Nicholas II ascended the throne in 1894 and was faced with a country that was trying to free itself from its autocratic regime. The serfs had recently been emancipated‚ the industry and economy was just starting to develop and opposition to the Tsar was building up. Russia was still behind Europe in terms of the political regime‚ the social conditions and the economy. Nicholas II who was a weak and very influenced by his mother and his wife had to deal with Russia’s troubles during

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    Two vastly different cinematic forms emerged in the later 1910s and 1920s: the Soviet Montage movement and the Classical Hollywood cinema. Both styles are simply ways to further alter films in a more creative manner. The Soviet Montage movement was one of the biggest contributions of the film industry in the Soviet Union to worldwide cinema‚ which relied heavily on editing. The Soviet Montage uses a series of images which connect together‚ making up the entirety of the film. In the American film

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    you want them to do for you. For example one of the short stories “What‚ of the Gold Fish‚ Would you wish” shows us that Sergei’s all three wishes are dealing with helping others rather than outing himself first. I agree with the kind of person Sergei is and I think that that’s what true love is. With every nations‚ people groups‚ and cultures there is a different definitions of love. The media such as Webster’s dictionary defines love as; “A strong affection for another’s‚ arising

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    What is Art songs? The human voice is a natural instrument with unique capabilities. Speech and music have been combined since the earliest times‚ so that Song is probably one of the oldest musical forms. Simple definitions for song might be "a piece of music performed by voice‚ with or without instrumental accompaniment‚" or "a poem set to music." The German word for such classical song is Lied (singular) and Lieder (plural)‚ so that you will hear the terms "art song‚" "lied" and "lieder" used

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    F-sharp minor (1903–04)‚ a Symphony in E-flat major (1907)‚ which he catalogued as "Opus 1"‚ and in 1908 a short orchestral piece‚ Feu d’artifice which was performed at a concert in St Petersburg in 1901‚ Among those in the audience was the impresario Sergei Diaghilev‚ who at that time was planning to introduce Russian music and art to western

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    of the day it is the writer’s decision if they want to write stories that address social issues in their work. All throughout history books and films have been used to inspire change in the world. The film The Battleship Potemkin (1925) directed by Sergei Eisenstein deals with social and political issues in

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    ’business-meerkat’ the founder of CompareTheMeerkat.com‚ the world’s premier meerkat comparison website. Key in a few details‚ such as the size of meerkat you are looking for‚ your hobbies and your preferred meerkat location‚ and you’re away. Aleksandr‚ Sergei (his trusty IT manager) and the integrated team at VCCP have built a website‚ developed innovative social media platforms and launched a database containing thousands of different meerkats. Aleksandr is adamant that everyone should be able to find

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    Cultural Changes: The Effect on Art You’re an artist during WWI‚ bombs exploding everywhere‚ innocent people even children losing their lives‚ how will you express your intense anger and sadness towards the events that are taking place? The frustration towards war and other social‚ political or cultural changes can bring about different responses from different people. When it comes to art‚ art movements are created out of the need for people to communicate their reactions to these changes. Whether

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    Part A: Plan of Investigation This investigation evaluates the reasons for the coup attempts that took place against the government of President Carlos Andrés Perez‚ the first one in 4 February 1992 and the later one in 27 November 1992. In order to reveal these factors that caused and resulted from the dismissal of the President‚ this investigation mainly focuses on the economic background Venezuela was facing‚ the political decisions made by Perez and the ideology the people had against

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