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    20th Century Music

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    By the turn of the century and for the next few decades‚ artists of all nationalities were searching for exciting and different modes of expression. Composers such as Arnold Schoenberg explored unusual and unorthodox harmonies and tonal schemes. French composer Claude Debussy was fascinated by Eastern music and the whole-tone scale‚ and created a style of music named after the movement in French painting called Impressionism. Hungarian composer Béla Bartók continued in the traditions

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    word "furnir" which means "to furnish". Just like everything in the world‚ furniture – the way it looks‚ its usage‚ prices‚ purpose‚ and materials used to make it – changes… it evolves. Furniture is an art form that can be used to decorate any living space and can be used to stimulate human activity; it has changed over the centuries to become more and more functional for our daily lives and for multi purposes. Back in the Neolithic period furniture was made out of stone which in our current lives

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    Literature of 20th century

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    20th Century and beyond- Döring ‚ 1. Sitzung am 08.04.14 Siehe Handout Texts chosen by chance‚ subjection Erich Auerbach- Mimesis Monarchical categories: literature under monarch e.g. 1830-1901 “The Victorian Age” Julian Barnes: A History of the World in 10 ½ chapters‚ 1989 No solution Article: World´s last WW1 veteran dies Difference: talking about event in past (represented through documents  impersonal) Talking about personal experience represented through

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    20th Century Fashions

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    Fashions of the Twentieth Century Abstract This paper describes some of the most popular women’s fashions of the Twentieth Century‚ from 1900 through 1999. Starting with the 1900-1910’s this paper goes decade by decade‚ exploring the details of the most iconic fashions‚ from the Gibson Girl to the designer fashions of the Nineties. Throughout the paper there will be comparisons of the different decades and their popular styles‚ as fashion can change a great deal over just a

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    20th Century Genius

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    Pablo Picasso a genius in the field of abstract art‚ but he also experimented with sculpting and ceramics. Pablo Picasso has taken the world to many places with his unique style of work which is why I believe he is considered to be a genius of the 20th century. Background Pablo Picasso‚ born Pablo Ruiz‚ was destined to become an artist at a very young age. Born in Malaga‚ Spain on October 15‚ 1881‚ the young artist began to follow in the footsteps of Jose Ruiz Blasco—his father. Many say that Picasso

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    20th Century London

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    THE 20th CENTURY   In the early 20th century Hendon and Finchley became built up. Growth also spread to Harrow and Wealdstone‚ Twickenham‚ Teddington and Kingston Upon Thames. Wimbledon and Surbiton also became suburbs of London. Furthermore in the early 20th century London County Council began to build estates of council houses on the edge of the city. In 1903 the first ones were built at Tooting. Later estates were built at Norbury‚ Tottenham‚ Roehampton‚ at Downham near Catford and at Becontree

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    new products and services were beginning to be offered. Brand recognition and buying on installment plans also surfaced during the era and became essential to consumer spending and economy. Seven Up was a new company and a new product and relied heavily on advertising to make the product profitable. Originally named "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda"‚ 7 Up was launched two weeks before the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The product’s name was soon changed to 7 Up some three months later. The Great

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    20th Century In Canada

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    Nations are born out of conflict‚ and grow and thrive by learning from their mistakes. The 20th century in Canada was responsible for an abundance of great aspects that now exist in our country. Within that era the rights of women were recognized and altered‚ resulting in them being considered equals to men. Our army became recognized as an elite fighting force. Japanese Canadian internment camps were put in place as a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor displayed nothing less then an unjust act

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    During the centuries education system has changed a lot. We cannot say that in the 20th century studying was much difficult‚ but the education system was restricted. 21st century has modern point of view of the education and its system. New technologies have facilitated the studies. However‚ it does not mean that the studies became easier. The aim of this essay is to compare and contrast studying in the 20th and 21st centuries. First of all‚ studying in the beginning of the 20th century was harder

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    The relationship between workers and the owners during the 20th century was not a good relationship‚ The workers did not like the way they were being treated and that the companies were making more while not paying the workers more. The workers would not support/ work well for the owners or corporations because they would work many hours a week and still not make very much money. They would go on strike while the companies are in the profit margin‚ which would in a sense drop the economical value

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