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    Choose any 3 film movements that we ’ve covered to date and discuss (a) the historical forces that influenced the film movement and (b) the major contributions associated with that particular film movement (c) while discussing a major director and film associated with each movement. The expressionist movement was historically influenced by the First World War. During the 1st world war the German films were not doing well at all compared to other film industries of the world. When the United

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    The theme selflessness first appears in The Third Wish when Mr. Peters saves a swan. First‚ Mr. Peters makes sure this swan is fine. For instance‚ the text says‚ “ Mr. Peters wanted to make sure that the swan was all right and had suffered no Injuries in its struggles.” Mr. Peters wants to make sure that the swan is okay. even if he doesn’t know he will get three wishes. As Leta grows older she starts complaining that she misses her sister at her old life. Mr. Peters wife Leta‚ complains about

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    d. 1 violin concerto e. 5 piano concertos f. 16 string quartets g. 9 piano trios h. 10 vioin sonatas i. 5 cello sonatas j.

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    The short stories “The Third Wish” written by Joan Aiken and “Those Three Wishes” written by Judith Gorog share the main similarity of having a three wishes motif. These two stories may share a similar motif‚ but they differ in several important aspects. “The Third Wish” and “Those Three Wishes” differ in the way the story is told. Also‚ “The Third Wish” and “Those Three Wishes” are different‚ because they use the three wishes motif in different ways. Last but not least‚ the stories have a different

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    resolutions between two-short stories‚ The Monkey’s Paw‚ and The Third Wish. Both stories have three wishes. The characters in each story are Mr. White from The Monkey’s Paw which was written by W. W. Jacobs‚ and Mr. Peters from The Third Wish by Joan Aiken. The Monkey’s Paw is about a family who obtained a cursed monkey paw‚ as they make their wishes consequences happen but not in a way you imagined it. And The Third Wish is about a man who saved a swan who gives him three wishes. The first point

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    casual as everyone was students trying to do their concert papers. Barbara Weiman was also dressed casual but nice. The piano concert started at 12:20pm and was finished at 1:05pm. The program started with a piece from L.V. Beethoven called Sonata in F minor‚ Op.57. This piece can be characterized by an intense‚ dramatic use of

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    Chayamon Sanmueang 2750922 chayamon.sanmueang@griffithuni.edu.au The Romantic Imagination (2103 QCM) Semester 2‚ 2012 Convenor – Mr.Stephen Emmerson The role of women in the musical life of the 19th century. Due: 4 October 2012 The 19th century was an era of change. There were lots of progression in technology‚ science‚ and philosophy that gradually turned European society away from the past centuries. Women’s status in the 19th century Europe also changed. Many of the 19th century women

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    that there was a love interest involved because of his ballads and sonatas. His technique on the piano coincides with the native dance of Poland called a Mazurka. Chopin’s concertos involve an aspects called rubato‚ or “robbed time‚” meaning that the rhythm can change without upsetting the beat. These subtle shifts in harmony are typical in everyday folk music. His major works include two piano concertos‚ four ballades‚ three sonatas‚ and many more. He accomplished all of this by the time he was 39

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    The Oboe HISTORY The oboe first appeared during the 17th century. Even though the oboe made its orchestral debut in France in 1657‚ its earliest ancestral oboe like instruments were first used around 2800 B.C. The closest predecessor of the modern oboe is an instrument also part of the double reed family called the shawm‚ which dates way back to its creation in the 1200’s. The first baroque oboe made out of boxwood was created in France for the purpose of entertaining the French court. Its

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    a family who receives a cursed‚ mummified paw‚ that‚ grants three wishes. Despite‚ being warned by a family friend‚ the family uses the paw‚ to wish for 200 pounds however‚ this results in Herbet‚ the son of the family‚ dying. The Third Wish by Joan Aiken. Is the story of a man‚ Mr. Peters‚ who comes upon a swan that grants him three wishes. Mr. Peters wishes for a wife. However‚ seeing his wife upset and he uses his 2nd wish‚ to turn her back into a swan‚ so she can return to the forest. Both stories

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