In the autumn of 1971 Don McLean’s elegiac American Pie entered the collective consciousness‚ and over thirty years later remains one of the most discussed‚ dissected and debated songs that popular music has ever produced. A cultural event at the peak of its popularity in 1972‚ it reached the top of the Billboard 100 charts in a matter of weeks‚ selling more than 3 million copies. By identifying this great success it illustrates that it was no ordinary song. With its boldness‚ originality and it
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Rudin Lengo’s piano playing has been described as “profound‚ imaginative and exceptionally communicative”. Winner of the 2017 DMA Competition at the University of Toronto‚ the 2012 Glenn Gould School Concerto Competition‚ the 5th Knigge Music Competition and the 2010 TD Elora Competition‚ he was also the 2nd prize winner at the 40th William C. Byrd International Competition and winner of the Mary Winston Smail Memorial Award for Best Pianist at the 2011 WAMSO Minnesota Competition‚ the London Kiwanis
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What does an obedient heart mean to you? There can be many perspectives of what the word “obedience” means‚ but only a few can fit the meaning of an obedient heart. One definition from of obedience is: “To comply with or follow the commands‚ restrictions‚ wishes‚ or instructions of” This definition fits well for a part of the meaning‚ but it is not the full definition. My definition of an obedient heart is to follow and obey one’s commands‚ with a willing attitude. To obey does not mean you have
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Oppa‚ guyliner‚ and crazy fangirls are what most people think of when they hear “K-pop” or “Hallyu Wave.” Although it is not always the case‚ for such a popular group‚ VIXX would have been more common than not. VIXX is a Korean group that consists of six Korean males that have released many tracks such as‚ “Rock Ur Body‚” “On and On‚” and “Hyde‚” among many other songs. With their songs‚ they have attracted various groups of people and have been labeled ‘concept-dols’ for their various and distinctive
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Program Notes By Xiaohan Sun Béla Bartók Born 1881‚ Nagyszentmiklós‚ Hungary Died 1945‚ New York‚ New York Viola Concerto (1945) Bartok left two major concertos unfinished: the Third piano concerto and the Viola Concerto. The former was complete except for the orchestration of the last seventeen measures‚ but the latter required much more extensive work. The manuscript for this unfinished work was given to Bartok’s friend and informal student Tibor Serly‚ who reconstructed the work and prepared
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Edison Arellano Joseph Eshlemen SPEECH 1000 80117 9/25/13 Extra Credit (Rosebud) The word “Rosebud” had many different kinds of meanings‚ some outrageous and others more relevant to the word but searching through all the explanations‚ I believe that the meaning for this word was the name of a snow sled that a young boy wanted but couldn’t really get back. This pictured on a drama film in the 1940’s called “Citizen Kane” that was produced‚ directed‚ co-written‚ and starred by a man named Orson Wells
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Final: What Kind of Thinker Are You? HUM/111 August 5‚ 2012 Jennifer Summers‚ ESQ. Final: What Kind of Thinker Are You? What is critical thinking? Critical thinking is that mode of thinking about any subject‚ content‚ or problem in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully imposing intellectual standards upon his or her thoughts. (Paul & Elder‚ 2008) The three most significant things I learned about critical thinking are: how to broaden my perspective
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Kurt Vonnegut‚ an American writer who brings the techniques of science fiction‚ relies on the criticism of the moral ambiguity of the corporate world‚ while balancing with humorous scenes and characters. ‘Player Piano’‚ the first novel of his‚ published in 1952‚ describes a ‘dystopia’; a totally mechanized society‚ where automation brings a negative impact on people’s life. The author takes a satirical stance on automation in which the society is run by machines instead of people. The story is
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“Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life‚ the whole aim and end of human existence”- Aristotle. Do you agree with Aristotle’s statement? Discuss why/ why not. While happiness in a scientific sense can be explained as the chemicals released throughout our bodies‚ it still doesn’t tell us fully why these are chemicals are sent and what it means in the overall human experience in scientific terms. From an artistic perspective happiness is the largest component in providing self-worth to one’s
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Underlying Meanings of Superstitions Superstition is thought to be a belief that does not have clear scientific or reasonable evidence to support it. But some superstitions were taught from parents to children orally for a long time. Many superstitions have underlying meanings that contain useful knowledge‚ so they may be worth telling. One famous Japanese superstition is related to lightning. “The god of lightning likes humans’ navel‚ so when you hear thunder‚ hide your navel in case he steals
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