HISTORY OF BANKS The origins of modern banking can be traced to medieval and early Renaissance Italy‚ to the rich cities in the north like Florence‚ Lucca‚ Siena‚Venice and Genoa. The Bardi and Peruzzi families dominated banking in 14th century Florence‚ establishing branches in many other parts ofEurope. One of the most famous Italian banks was the Medici Bank‚ set up by Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici in 1397. The earliest known state deposit bank‚ Banco di San Giorgio (Bank of St. George)‚ was founded
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Willie wants to sell it. Bernice took the piano with her when she migrated from the south to the north like many others in search of better living standards. We are told that even though she is need of money but she doesn’t want to sell the piano. Why she wants to keep the piano is quite unclear but one can say that she wants to keep it as reminder of her past even though she believes that “it got blood on it” ( Wilson 10). Her daughter Maretha takes Piano Lessons on it but she herself doesn’t touch
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European race. Background Analysis of the Poem Commentary – Piano and Drums by Gabriel Okara In Gabriel Okara’s poem‚ “Piano and Drums”‚ Okara expresses his feelings and thoughts of a primitive society in contrast to a western society. Being an African himself‚ and having studied in a western society‚ the poem reflects the confusion in his emotions as well as the loss of self-identity. The title of the poem itself‚ “Piano and Drums” displays a sense of dissimilarity and contrast as the instruments
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Shostakovich Piano Trio No.2 mov.1 Analysis The Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor‚ for violin‚ cello and piano‚ Op. 67‚ with four movements‚ by Dmitri Shostakovich was written in 1944‚ in the midst of World War II. The work received its premiere in Leningrad on 14 November 1944. After 1936‚ Shostakovich separated his compositions to two parallel sections‚ one for public consumptions‚ the other one for personal expressions. Therefore‚ Shostakovich’s chamber music probably constitutes the most complete
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Narrative Hair Cut An expensive barber does not necessarily cut hair better than a reasonably priced one. I used to think that a good haircut would be expensive‚ so I looked for a shop that did not have low prices. I found one and told the barber I wanted my hair cut short. He cut my hair and I went home. When I got home‚ my mother told me my head looked crooked. The barber had not bothered to make sure that the left and right sides were trimmed to the same length. When my hair grew back‚ I asked
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Playing the piano is one of my favorite things to do in my spare time. I love to sit down and learn a new arrangement‚ or try to figure out how to play a song I’ve heard without any music. The piano can be such an enjoyable instrument‚ and can be used greatly in the ministry. Though it takes time‚ the sky is the limit when it comes to progressing in your proficiency of the piano; you can always learn more and become more accomplished. One of my favorite piano teachers used to say‚ "Playing the
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4 Kinds of Presentations Most people are not enthusiastic about speaking in front of an audience. Public speaking can be a very scary and uncomfortable thing to do. Presentations usually serve one of four purposes. Those purposes are to inform‚ persuade‚ entertain‚ or to actuate. The purpose of informative presentations is to promote understanding of an idea or to convey information. They are often used to provide people with information about a concept or idea that is new. The second type of presentation
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things that I like and enjoy‚ but there aren’t many things that I couldn’t live without. One of the few objects that is very important to me is my piano. I’ve owned the same piano for almost 10 years. It is important to me because it has helped me learn to appreciate all music‚ valuable life lessons‚ and what it means to be passionate about something. My piano is important to me because it has helped me learn to appreciate all music. Before I started playing I only listened to cheesy pop music. While
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woman and it is a woman story? It can be said that the Piano is an example of attempting to create female gaze in a movie. Not only the existence of female director and female protagonist but also using shot types and objectification of male characters can be seen as reasons to say that. The Piano is about a woman who is mute and plays piano as a passion. It is a way to speak for her. Women in mainstream cinema seldom has a voice her own. Piano can be seen as Ada’s own voice to say something about
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compare two compositions by composer‚ conductor‚ pianist‚ Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). Bernstein was born in Massachusetts to a Russian Jewish family and began playing and taking music lessons at a young age. He went on to study music at Harvard and Curtis Institute of Music (Seldes Web). In his early years Bernstein wrote several compositions. At the age of 19 he wrote a “Piano Trio” (1937) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFQtbPqwNWo ). This composition was written for the piano‚ cello and
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