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Art 4
Number of Words: 505 / Number of Pages: 2
... that I enjoy. Because each art discipline appeals to different senses and expresses itself through different media, each adds a special richness to the learning environment. Arts help people Learn to identify, appreciate, and participate in the traditional and non-traditional art forms of their own communities and the communities of others. Art teaches us how to be imaginative, creative, and reflective. Different art forms help us develop the verbal and nonverbal abilities necessary for lifelong learning. The intellectual demands of the arts help us develop problem-solving abilities and such powerful ...
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D-Day
Number of Words: 1259 / Number of Pages: 5
... and the clandestine operations of tens of thousands of Allied resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied countries of western Europe.
American General Dwight D. Eisenhower was named supreme commander for the allies in Europe. British General, Sir Frederick Morgan, established a combined American-British headquarters known as COSSAC, for Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander. COSSAC developed a number of plans for the Allies, most notable was that of Operation Overlord, a full scale invasion of France across the English Channel.
Eisenhower felt that COSSAC's plan was a sound operation. After rev ...
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The Writing Of The Constitution
Number of Words: 539 / Number of Pages: 2
... by the lower house.The congress was to have
broad legislative power ,with veto over laws passed by state legislatures .
The President and cabinet would be elected by legislature. The national
judiciary would be elected by legislature , and their would be a "Council
of Revision" with power to veto laws of Congress.
Delegates from New Jersey , New York and Delaware did not agree to the
Virginia Plan due to the great power delegated to the national government .
William Paterson of New Jersey submitted a counterproposal .The New Jersey
Plan proposed a one-house legislature, with equal state representat ...
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Syndretizm And Abstraction In Early Christian And Roman Art
Number of Words: 1128 / Number of Pages: 5
... atmostpheric perspective, and re-creating reality, toward a two dimensional symbolic approach with a more rigid style. "The contrast of light and shadow, the generation of natural forms, and the optical effects of classical art, gave way to newly abstracted forms with a concentration on sybolism played against the classical backdrop creating aesthic and emotional appeal. " (Byzantine Art in the Making, p.114) The Arch of Constantine and the statue group known as The Tetrarchs are examples of the collapse of the classical art forms in official works of late Roman art. Both exhibit "characters wit ...
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History Of Jazz And Classical Music
Number of Words: 1741 / Number of Pages: 7
... of 1750 to 1800; thus, the term
Classical is a misnomer and could more correctly be changed to Western
Art Music or European Art Music. European because most of the major
composers up till the 20th century were European. Vivaldi was Italian,
Bach was German, Mozart and Beethoven were Austrian; they are some of
the more prominent composers. Not until the twentieth century with
Gershwin and a few others do we find American composers writing this
kind of art music. For the sake of convention, we can refer to Western
Art Music as Classical music.
Jazz is a distinctively Ame ...
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Boy Bands
Number of Words: 977 / Number of Pages: 4
... reigned supreme as the top Boy Band in 1998. With the top selling album in 1998 behind
Titanic, the Backstreet Boys have just released a new album and are planning a second world
tour. The band enjoyed 4 top 10 singles in 1998, including "As Long as You Love Me",
"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)", "I'll Never Break You Heart", and "Quit Playing Games (With
my Heart)". Their world tour pulled in $10 million.
The middle of 1998 brought a lawsuit between the band and Lou Pearlman. While the
details of the settlement has not been released, it resulted in the dismissal of their ...
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Racism In The Movies
Number of Words: 644 / Number of Pages: 3
... a boycott. To his dismay, he is only able to recruit a single person.
Another conflict occurs between Mookey and one of of Sal’s sons. Sal’s son is an outspoken racist, or so it seems. He is always urging Sal to try to sell the business and leave the neighborhood to get away from “these” people (black people). Mookey forces Sal’s son to look at himself and examine his own values. He asks him who his favorite sports heroes and musicians are. They are all blacks.
Yet a third conflict occurs between residents of the neighborhood and the Korean owners of convenience. Here there is a small language barrier ...
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Trigger Effect (movie Review)
Number of Words: 625 / Number of Pages: 3
... by MacLachlan and Shue) awaken having lost operation of all household utilities, including television and radio. Annie discovers that their infant girl has another ear infection, so Matt goes to local pharmacy to get the child’s usual antibiotic. There, Matt is involved in yet another altercation.
He and Annie are soon joined by Joe (Mulroney), an old friend who brings rumor of looting and shootings going on in the city. Annie suggests a sort of slumber party for the three adults. Koepp then uses a sexual tension between Joe and Annie to magnify the miscommunication in Matt and Annie’s marriage.
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Nuclear Physicists And The Development Of A Nuclear Bomb
Number of Words: 968 / Number of Pages: 4
... aggression, had already abandoned his strict pacifism. He now signed a letter that was delivered to President F.D. Roosevelt, warning him to take action. This, and a second Einstein-Szilard letter of March 1940, joined efforts by other scientists to prod the United States government into preparing for nuclear warfare. Einstein played no other role in the nuclear bomb project, but during the war he performed useful service as a consultant for the United States Navy's Bureau of Ordnance. nd in itself."
Asked how intellectuals should respond to McCarthyism, Einstein wrote, "I can only see the revol ...
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The Monitor And The Virginia
Number of Words: 632 / Number of Pages: 3
... The Union knew they had to build an ironclad of their own if they wanted to win the war, and so the Monitor was born.
The Monitor rode almost completely submerged, with the bare minimum of wood required, but with absolutly none of it showing. Unlike the Virginia, the Monitors hull was only a foot or two above the surface of the ocean. Centered on her hull was a two gun turret, complete with the ability to turn a complete circle. The guns in the turret were known as "Soda-Bottle guns" due to their unique shape, they were at that time the largest guns ever to be placed on a active sh ...
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