Frank Zappa was one of the greatest American musician‚ composer‚ songwriter and guitarist. His works were very innovative‚ which usually had free-form improvisation and sound experiments. During his career which was more than 30 years‚ he composed rock‚ pop‚ jazz‚ jazz fusion‚ orchestral and musique concrète works and produced more than 60 albums. Frank Zappa learned composition and performance by himself and influenced by many different artists which resulted that his music was hard to categorize
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have always been foreign influences on every culture. When it comes to the Turkish culture‚ having a wide geographic area‚ being located between Europe and Asia‚ playing a role as a host to hundreds of cultures are determiner factors for Turkish culture to be influenced by foreign cultures. In today’s world interaction between cultures happens more easily and quickly because of the mass media‚ guest workers living in foreign countries‚ TV series‚ literature‚ and music culture. Chinese‚ Arabic‚ Persian
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Have you heard someone say that Winston Churchill is the greatest prime minister in Britain’s history? They may be right based on his actions during WWII. Winston Churchill was on the right with everything he did during the war as he did it all for his country and resulted in their side winning the war. However‚ it is important to note that Churchill’s legacy is not without controversy‚ particularly regarding his views on imperialism and race. Some argue that his actions and policies have caused
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Adam Smith‚ Karl Marx and Karl Polanyi‚ have influenced capitalism in different ways. Adam Smith known as the father of the political economy‚ developed the concept of the invisible hand; which explains how self-interest and competition in a free market economy‚ would allow economic prosperity. Likewise‚ Smith developed the concept of the division of labour which articulates that different jobs in a business should be specialised‚ instead of one person having to carry out all the processes. Karl
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1:The American Revolution is when the 13 American colonies overthrew Great Britain’s rule. After they won the war America was governed by the Articles of Confederation. The war caused a great debt and the newly founded government realized they did not have the authority to levy taxes; therefore‚ they developed the Constitutional Convention which led to revising the Articles of Confederation. 2: George Washington was an influential leader because he listened and considered the people’s opinions‚
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Many of the things he did in the old days‚ still live on in the music scene today. Not only did he have a unique personality but also was a fine teacher‚ and formed new styles of jazz in his playing. His songs still blast in many peoples’ homes‚ and his licks are still played by many musicians today. His most
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Most of the topics of reading had to deal with four mean. Pompey‚ Crassus‚ Cicero‚ and Julius Caesar. Pompey used his military fame to move up in government while Crassus used his fortune to be moved up in government. Cicero had a great ability to rally people‚and in one case he stopped a war from occurring just by using his words. After Pompey beat the pirates with the help of Julius Caesar he got authority over the east side and won many wars that helped Rome gain territory. After this occurred
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oldest of four children who were orphaned at an early age. This was a devastating issue to overcome for Robespierre. He grew up starved for parental affection‚ and became a serious and tough worker.
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Civil War turned the North against the South. [1] Men enlisted in the military‚ leaving their wives and children behind. Women were forced to handle their normal household chores‚ and the men’s jobs. [4] Forced to grow up‚ children as young as ten had to take on the jobs of older kids and had little time for play. [5] As the war progressed‚ nervous women thought‚ “Is he ok?” “How can I help?” For some women‚ the answer was to disguise themselves as men and enlist in the military. Still others helped the
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Edward Gough Whitlam Gough Whitlam was the 26th prime minister‚ born in Melbourne on the 11th of July 1916‚ the son of a solicitor who became a leading public servant; his background was abnormal for a Labor man. He joined the party in 1945 as he joined the APL in Sydney. In those days‚ many of the leading Labor personalities were Irish Catholics from working class background. Whitlam‚ an intellectual from an intellectual family‚ had never needed to sweat for his salary in the dust and heat. Whitlam
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