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History Of Western Music
Number of Words: 1201 / Number of Pages: 5
... mostly comprised of the "’eat, drink, and be merry’ type, appropriate to the wanton kind of life the goliards lived" (Stolba, 99). Carl Orff, the composer of the Carmina Burana, used the poems found in the largest surviving records of Latin secular music that we have today. The Codex latinus 4660 was held in the Benedictine monastery at Benediktbeurn. Many of the songs speak of love, many of them lascivious. Others speak of drinking, satires of the religious life and even liturgical plays. A few of them are even written in the vernacular of the region in that time (Stolba, 99).
Following the h ...
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Events Leading To The American Revolution
Number of Words: 997 / Number of Pages: 4
... to the Crown of Great Britain that is owing from his
subjects born within the realm, and all due subordination to that august
body, the Parliament of Great Britain." This statement can be used as a
summation of the entire document that the Stamp Act Congress had initiated.
The statement depicts the colonists has having to be submissive and servile
in the view of Great Britain, this policy angered the colonists very much,
and was another component of the transition of the colonists' rights and
liberties.
When the Declatory Act was passed in March of 1766, many colonies were
attempting to clai ...
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The Cause Of The American Revolution
Number of Words: 749 / Number of Pages: 3
... neglect” was an important aspect of the revolution. Without
having been left alone for many years America would have not have
developed the taste of independence. Independence was what the American
Revolution was all about.
Many Navigation Acts had been passed starting in 1650 but none were
enforced until Britain noticed they could cash in on the now prospering
economic system of the colonies. Mercantilism played this role. The idea of
mercantilism was to achieve economic self sufficiency by exporting more
than importing. England viewed the colonies as an easy way to do just that.
For example, ...
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Hostile Takeover Of The New World
Number of Words: 2930 / Number of Pages: 11
... of. After every broken treaty, the Americans blamed the Indians for existing, despite the want of the Indians to simply live on their lands peacefully.
The "Trail of Tears" was a great tragedy and many thought it would be the last now that all of the Indians were out of the eastern United States. But the U.S. government became land hungry and due to their idealism of "Manifest Destiny," the "Trail of Tears" was only a starting point on the path to the destruction of the Indians of the West. By 1850 gold had been discovered in California, and white settlers were heading West to strike it rich and l ...
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The Battle Of Saratoga
Number of Words: 476 / Number of Pages: 2
... lodge in the surroundings of the farm area and wait for support from Clinton, in the south. They waited for almost three weeks, but he didn’t come. By now Burgoyne’s situation was tough. He was now facing a growing American army without help from the south, and their supplies were rapidly diminishing. They grew weaker every day. Burgoyne had to choose between advancing or retreating.
He decided to risk a second battle. A force of 1,500 men moved out of the British camp. The troops deployed in a clearing on the Barber Farm. By now the Americans knew that Burgoyne’s army was again on the move ...
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Nixon's Program Of Detente Was The Reason For The Decline Of World Conflict In The 1970's
Number of Words: 2279 / Number of Pages: 9
... cooperation with Gorbechev ended cold war
c.Glastnost/Parestroika tore communism to pieces, ending Soviet
threat
3.There was no real threat of a Chinese/Russian conflict
a.Cold War created to boost National spirit/ economy
b.USSR economy in shambles/ not capable of war
c.Both sides knew they couldn't use "nukes"
IV. Conclusion
1.US and Russia/China became significantly less of an enemy to each
other & US
a.Nixon represented US positively to USSR sparking Glastnost/
Parestrioka
b.Brought China out of isolationism (less bi ...
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The Great Depression
Number of Words: 891 / Number of Pages: 4
... World War 1, danger signals were apparent, that was coming. A major cause of the Depression was that the pay of workers did not increase at all. Because of this they couldn't afford manufactured goods. While the factories were still manufacturing goods, Americans weren't able to afford them and the factories made little to no money.
Another major cause was related to farmers. Farmers weren't doing to well because they were producing more crops and farm products than could be sold at high prices. Therefore, they made a very small profit. This small profit wouldn't allow the farmers to purchase n ...
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The Salem Witch Trials
Number of Words: 996 / Number of Pages: 4
... was the use of magic powers,
generally to harm people or to damage their property. A witch they thought
was a person who believed to have received such powers from evil spirits,
such as the devil. Many people believed in witches because more than half
the people in the world assumed it was true.
People were certain that witches could harm their victims in
various ways. Such as, by giving them a magic potion which would make her
victims fall in love against they're will. Another form of witchcraft was
that "witches would make a small wax or wooden image of her victim. She
might put something from ...
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Fashion Evolution
Number of Words: 403 / Number of Pages: 2
... ones, and groovy elements were fashionable. The hippies used a natural or ethnic style, love-ins, flowers, and free-flowing hairstyles.
The 70s era involves different styles of fashion. By one side the hippies continued such at as 60s. And by other side, the disco fever and platforms got to occupy an important place in the fashion. The flared line of bellbottoms was common. Platform shoes experienced its most playful and colorful look, and Afro’s hairstyle was fashionable.
The 80s and 90s don’t have a representative trend. The old fashion, combined with the costumes of others cultures, make th ...
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Analyzing Curse Of The Starving Class
Number of Words: 500 / Number of Pages: 2
... Sam Shepard. His is a story that I don’t come across very often. I believe Mr. Shepard wrote this play to bring a variety into the theatre, as well as writing about something he knows and has lived through. Just the fact that this story is his life memory brings feeling and passion to the script. Perhaps I’m digging this too deep, but it is one thing to make up a story, and another to actually have been there. What is the artist trying to do? In my opinion, Shepard is sharing his past, as well as offer a lesson to be learned. This story could bring about different feelings; anywhere fro ...
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