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- 511: Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
- ... He called the first sound 'Artistry In Rhythm' which he stayed with for the next seven years. Then, without any advance notice, he broke up the Band and spent the next six months orchestrating a new sound which he called 'Progressive Jazz. ' It was as though he had heard other bands catching up with him and had determined to move even further out. The rhythms were wilder, the voicings of the ... the compositions he had written for 5 trumpets, 5 trombones, 5 saxophones and 4 rhythm had become an arresting, dominant force in contemporary music. Jazz aficionados from Southern California's Balboa Beach Rendezvous Ballroom to New York City's famed, subterranean Jazz club, Birdland, became enamored with the Orchestra's roaring, precision sound and helped make it one of the most successful attractions in the entertainment industry. In June of that ... while the Orchestra was in England during the 1956 tour (the Kenton Orchestra was the first American entertainment group permitted by the British Musicians Union to tour that fabled land of Kings and legends since World War II), that Stan scored several original sequences for the Sadler Wells Ballet Company, along with composing the music for a grandiloquent ballet, featuring the Russe de Monte Carlo Company, commemorating Grace Kelly's ...
- 512: The Theory of Property
- The Theory of Property While Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary defines property as "something regarded as being possessed by, or at the disposal of, a person or group of persons species or class," (p. 1078) this definition hardly holds the connotations so emphatically ... about both the society being studied and the environment in which it strove to survive. To Morgan, the "germ" of the institution of property slowly infected many different societies in many different parts of the world. His teleological approach states that due to the "unity of mankind" various technological innovations, which gave rise to the ever-growing availability of property, allowed social change to occur in many areas of the globe ... interested in the human tendencies evident in various societies which surfaced as a result of the ever-growing list of ownable objects. As time progressed from the Status of Savagery through Barbarism and into Civilization new wants and needs arose mostly due to new inventions. It is on this relationship between property, technology, and the human desire for more of each which Morgan centers his work, and it is from ...
- 513: Persian Gulf Crisis
- Persian Gulf Crisis Persian Gulf Crisis, 1990-1991: How Saddam Hussein's Greed and Totalitarian Quest for Power Led to the Invasion of Kuwait, World Conflicts and the Degredation of Iraq Joseph Stalin. Fidel Castro. Adolf Hitler. Saddam Hussein. These names are all those of leaders who have used a totalitarian approach to leading a nation. Stalin and Hitler ruled ... Hussein conceived a plan to invade Kuwait. It was, perhaps, one of the worst mistakes he could have made for his own reputation and for his country. The invasion of Kuwait as well as the world's response to it, the environmental disaster it caused, and the degradation of Iraq were completely the fault one man and his government: Saddam Hussein and his Baath Government. One of Hussein's weaknesses is ... international convention laws. During his war fought with Iran, the Iraqi army used chemical weapons on the Iranian troops and even on their own Iraqi population. This was seemingly overlooked by the rest of the world because most nations didn't want to see the Ayatollah's Islamic revolution rise. Iraq often obtained foreign arms support from other nations because of this. It wasn't until the invasion of Kuwait ...
- 514: Why The North Won The Civil Wa
- ... James Watt had developed the first successful steam engine. This invention, coupled with the birth of James Hargreaves' spinning jenny, completely revolutionized the British textile industry, and eventually made it the most profitable in the world ("Industrial Revolution"). The British government, parsimonious with its newfound knowledge of machinery, attempted to protect the nation's manufacturing preeminence by preventing the export of textile machinery and even the emigration of skilled mechanics. Despite valiant attempts at deterrence, though, many immigrants managed to make their way into the United States with the advanced knowledge of English technology, and they were anxious to acquaint America with the new machines (Furnas 303). And acquaint the Americans they did: more specifically, New England Americans. It was people like Samuel Slater who can be credited with beginning the revolution of the textile industry in America. A skilled mechanic in England, Slater spent long hours studying the schematics ...
- 515: Why the North Won the Civil War
- ... James Watt had developed the first successful steam engine. This invention, coupled with the birth of James Hargreaves' spinning jenny, completely revolutionized the British textile industry, and eventually made it the most profitable in the world ("Industrial Revolution"). The British government, parsimonious with its newfound knowledge of machinery, attempted to protect the nation's manufacturing preeminence by preventing the export of textile machinery and even the emigration of skilled mechanics. Despite valiant attempts at deterrence, though, many immigrants managed to make their way into the United States with the advanced knowledge of English technology, and they were anxious to acquaint America with the new machines (Furnas 303). And acquaint the Americans they did: more specifically, New England Americans. It was people like Samuel Slater who can be credited with beginning the revolution of the textile industry in America. A skilled mechanic in England, Slater spent long hours studying the schematics ...
- 516: Dynamic Change In The U.S.
- ... the nations population almost tripled, while farm production and the increased need of manufacturing also experienced monumental growth. The U.S. witnessed an abundant industrial revolution during this time and continually grew into the worlds preeminent economic power. Huge corporations were formed, which began a domination over the economy during the late 19th century. This new way of business brought about many changes with it. Entrepreneurs who had worked on simple things for small businesses in the past began devoting their work to the inventions of mass production and distribution. As ... smaller ones, the result was even larger, and more powerful firms. If there was more than one large company in one industry, they would join forces in attempts of domination over their entire industries. This new form of large and growing businesses and monopolies effectively transformed the nations economy and social order, and was the spark of organized labor movements. The civil war served as an igniter to an ...
- 517: Vietnam War - The War We Should Have Won
- The Vietnam War is one of the most disgraceful periods in American history. Not only did the greatest superpower in the world get bested by an almost third-world nation, but we lost badly. Perhaps this war could have been won, or even prevented in the first place. The United States could have and should have won this war, with a combination of better weapons usage, better tactics, and better support from their home country. Before the War Even years before the war, Vietnam was a hotly disputed territory. Many countries had taken Vietnam over, and after World War II, Vietnam was in the hands of France. Obviously, the Vietnamese wanted their own country, and their long history of being a colony prompted the oppressed people to fight for their independence in ...
- 518: The Canadian Government
- ... Last one was Jeanne Sauve. The Senate is, in essence, an independant House of Commons. It appoints its own Speaker and runs its own affairs. The Prime Minister (I'll call him the PM) chooses new members for the senate whenever a vacancy occurs. The Senate acts as a check on the power of the House of Commons by rejecting bills. The Senate may also introduce bills itself, pass them, and ... Fundamental freedoms: Worship as you like, believe what you want, express your opinions, associate with whomever you like, and gather together peacefully. Democratic rights: Vote in elections, run as a candidate in elections, elect a new government at least every five years. (except, possibly in times of war.) Mobility rights: Enter or remain in or leave Canada, live and work wherever you wish within Canada. Equality rights: Live and work and ... bail. Governor Sir Guy Carleton was convinced that the Thirteen Colnoies were on the verge of rebellion and he felt that he had to secure the loyalty of the Canadiens (The French-speaking inhabitants of New France) to prevent them from joining with the rebels. To accomplish this goal, he convinced the British government to pass The Quebec act in 1774. The Anglophone Colonists in Quebec felt that the act ...
- 519: Heinrich Schliemann
- ... the hill of Hissarlik and consider their results without speaking of Troy or even alluding to it," Georges Perrot wrote in 1891 in his Journal des Savants. "Even then, they would have added a whole new chapter to the history of civilization, the history of art" (qtd. in Duchκne 87). Heinrich Schliemann's life is the stuff fairy tales are made of. A poor, uneducated, and motherless boy rises through his hard work and parsimonious lifestyle to the heights of wealth (Burg 1,2). He travels the world and learns its languages ("Heinrich Schliemann"), takes a beautiful Greek bride, and together they unearth the treasures of Troy and the citadel of Agamemnon, thereby fulfilling the dream he has chased since childhood (Calder 18 ... View of a Flawed Man of Genius"). Schliemann himself once wrote, "If my memoirs now and then contain contradictions, I hope that these may be pardoned when it is considered that I have revealed a new world of archaeology. The objects which I brought to light by thousands are of a kind hitherto never or but rarely found. It was an entirely new world for me; I had to learn ...
- 520: China In The 20th Century
- ... market economy as well as the economic fluctuations throughout this period. In 1949 Oct 1, the People s Republic of China was established. Before 1949, there was a period of civil war soon after the world war two. The confrontation was between the Nationalist Komintang led by Chiang Kai Shek and peasant-based Communist party led by Mao-Zedong, ended with Chiang s defeat. Mao became the leader of China, and ... and Wudunn,61). The period of 1949 to 1952 was largely the reconstruction and rehabilitation period. Land reform began promptly after the founding of People s Republic. The Communist halted inflation, restoring confidence in its new paper currency, divided up the land, tried to end up opium addiction and prostitution, banned child marriages, and encouraged the peasants to go to school and breathed new hopes into the people. It was the first time a moderate degree of equality ever existed for most of the Chinese people (62). Most people were delighted by the communist, reconstruction works were completed ...
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