southern United States. But the greatest of the musical forms developed in this process was jazz--one of the major American contributions to world culture. Each of these forms of music made essential contributions to the development of jazz itself but each‚ more or less‚ retained its own integrity and none could be said to have been transformed into jazz. What differentiated Jazz from these earlier styles was the widespread use of improvisation‚ often by more than one player at a time. Jazz represented
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Over the years‚ it has been said that science could not progress without testing. It has been debated that in the name of progress and the improvement of human living conditions‚ the ends justify the means. However‚ when that line begins to blur and Doctors forget the reasons behind their actions we result in some of the the worst medical experiments. The Nazi Party‚ in power from 1933 to 1945‚ when he was doomed to extinction after the Allied victory in World War II‚ it has passed into history as
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How Attitude Shape Our Life We have very often heard people saying that Attitude is how one shapes his or her life. Now what exactly is Attitude? Attitude is basically how one assesses on factors like people‚ objects‚ issues or events. They could either be positive or negative‚ that depends on how one views the situation. Based on researches‚ it has been understood that there are several components that makes up a persons attitude. The components could be like for example‚ an emotional
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How did America influence popular culture in Australia? The ’How’ in this question holds two meanings: how as in the Why‚ or method; and how as in a description of impact. In this essay‚ I shall attempt to account for both. How (as in method) did the USA change our formerly British ways? This was done in a 3-step process. Step one was initiation. In Australia’s case‚ WW2 was what initiated our relationship with America. During the war‚ we relied on America for protection (like we would have done
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How do shapes affect structure? From the Roman arches to the triangular Great pyramids to religious domes and the variety of quadrilaterals found on steel-frame buildings of the 20th century‚ architecture is largely predicated on shapes. The mathematical attributes of shapes are necessary to the design of any standing structure. Arch The Romans first used arches around 273 B.C. Arches served as entrances for large‚ outdoor public spaces. Today‚ arches are found on porches‚ doorways and
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Ideology Shaped Society Actions are built on thoughts and beliefs. People act on what they believe in and this produces physical and mental results of all kinds. A society with a religion basis‚ a society with a governmental rule: all basic ideologies that are regarded as important factors that shape a nation. Ideology shapes society through a collaboration of common beliefs that unify a group that later determines how the society functions. Religion was a basic concept in which shaped society dramatically
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It is very difficult to show the tangibility of what advertising is worth. PolyMedica ’s reporting of direct response advertising as an asset and not expense raised issues with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) because of the strict criteria needed to be put in place in order for a company’s advertising to be able to be counted as an asset according to revenue recognition guidelines. There is a fine line in the advertising world between what constitutes as reasonable cause for assuming that
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From the 1960’s (when it originated) to present day‚ Star Trek has represented what our culture strives to achieve. The show was boldly going where no man has gone before‚ and America was too. Part of the “American spirit” is to tackle momentous issues and improve upon the things we already have solved. In the 1960’s we dove into the Space Race and now we have breakthroughs in chemotherapy that has increased the 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer patients from 16% to 27% (and that percentage
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command of Zeus and refuses to give up her dress‚ and receives the punishment for it. This myth reveals the elements of jealousy present in American culture. Today‚ people will see a person wearing an outfit they are jealous of‚ then immediately go out and buy it‚ or see a quality of another individual and try to emulate that. Jealousy shapes a lot of how a person acts‚ the words they use‚ the clothes they wear‚ and the people they interact with. When a person is jealous‚ they change something about
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area the Greeks made the biggest contribution. To begin with‚ the ancient Greeks influenced the way many of the sculptures are today. The sculptures that were men were called Kouroi‚ the women were called Korai. Back in ancient Greece the sculptors began to create and sculpt their statues in more relaxed postures. Occasionally‚ they constructed their sculptures in an action scene. Sculptors oftenly were perfectionists‚ therefore their sculptures showed perfection and detail. Ancient Greeks also influenced
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