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- 3691: Franz Joseph Haydn
- ... wonderfully simple hymn and used its melody as a theme for a set of variations. The emperor of Austria was so impressed that he made it the Austrian National Anthem until the end of World War I. The piano sonatas were also part of many of the new genres of music we can attribute to Haydn being that in these sonatas developed the sonata form, a type of structure and rhythm ... used the trumpets and trombones for the fanfare. In the middle, he suddenly gets louder and louder as suddenly, the full orchestra breaks out in a wave of sound to give the hellish roar of war. Haydn was a master of using dynamics to keep his audience occupied. One of the most important, maybe the most, characteristics of the Classical Period was that it was secular music. Unlike Baroque style which ... was her favorite. Another example of his writing music for the nobles and the public other than Church was the "Emperor Quartet" which was used as the Austrian National Anthem until the end of World War I. Haydn spent much of his life creating music that people would enjoy outside of Church. Not all of Haydn’s work, sad to say, was of the Classical period. However, this number of ...
- 3692: Apache And Cherokee Indians
- ... forced into surrender after years of struggle. One leader, Geronimo, was especially hard for the whites to capture. After years of evading white soldiers Geronimo was taken to Florida and treated as a prisoner of war. Government sponsored assimilation saw English forced upon the Apache robbing them of their culture. In 1934 The Indian Recognition Act helped establish the Indian culture as a recognized way of life. This act gave the ... them to be the first major tribe to come in contact with the white men. The Cherokees saw one man, Andrew Jackson, as a sole enemy. Jackson, ignoring, a treaty President Washington had signed, waged war on the Cherokee. Jackson brought some 300 Cherokee to help him at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. After the struggle Jackson turned on the Cherokees once he no longer needed their help. The initial aim ... Supreme Court, ignored this ruling. The Cherokees are then herded into concentration-type camps and are eventually forced onto was would later be known as The Trail of Tears . Andrew Jackson was successful in his war against the Cherokee and eventually turned many Cherokee people against their own leader and against themselves. The film on the Cherokee was the most heart-breaking thus far. This documentary was presented with much ...
- 3693: The Cherokee Indians
- ... concerning farming, lawmaking, and disputes between individuals, families, or clans. He also played a large role in religious ceremonies. The Red Chief gave advice concerning warfare. One such decision was choosing who would be the War Woman, an honored woman chosen to accompany braves on their war parties. The War Woman did not fight, but helped feed the men, offered them council, and decided which prisoners would live or die. The Red Chief was also in charge of the lacrosse games which were called " ...
- 3694: Boston Tea Party
- The Boston Tea Party was the key-event for the Revolutionary War. With this act, the colonists started the violent part of the revolution. It was the first try of the colonists, to rebel with violence against their own government. The following events were created by the ... them the possibility by controlling them. The causes for the Boston Tea Party The events leading to the Boston Tea Party began already ten years before ( 1763 ), when the English won the French-and-Indian War. The king of Britain passed taxes on the colonies to make up for the loss of money because of the war. He did it in a line of acts, called the Sugar Act ( tax to protect and secure the colonists ) and the Stamp Act ( tax on all licences, newspapers and business papers ). The colonists reacted ...
- 3695: Monopolization And Its Implication On A World Scale
- ... a degradation, not only of the "free-competition" of the capitalistic (bourgeoises) socio-economic order, it is also, the degradation of the working class and, in fact, the respective systems imminent demise. During the Cold War competition between potential monopolist nations, USA, France, Germany, England and Canada was highly minimized and co-operation was (ironically) encouraged to counter the Soviet threat. Today, with the fall of the pseudo-socialist states in ... understood before the reader continues, the process unravelling before our eyes today, this disaster, is not a recent occurrence. Some economists and political analysts have dated its"birth" to the start of the Russo-Japanese war and the industrialization of the African colonies (imperialism). This being the case, though imperialism is primarily considered a political phenomenon by bourgeoises economists, socialists have cooked deeper into the matter and "unveiled" the economic character ... monopoly over the western hemisphere and over much of the world. But the monopolist bourgeoisie have developed monopoly capitalism to such a level, that wars between those nations for land have become redundant. Now the "War" is for "markets", eg: auto industry, technology, food, clothing etc...And the weapons are tariffs, blockades, embargoes. However the international monopolist bourgeoisie deal differently and very viciously with less developed countries (especially with those ...
- 3696: Setting in "A Rose for Emily"
- ... the motivations, actions and reactions of Miss Emily and the rest of the town, and changing the mood or tone in the story. The setting in “A Rose for Emily” is Faulkner's fictitious post- civil war Jefferson, a small town in the deep south of the United States. Faulkner's use of this particular time-period or genre, is successful in giving the reader an understanding or background to the values ...
- 3697: Amistad 3
- ... Amistad” , but also the treatment they received here in America. Who were these people? Why was it such an issue on whose “property” they were? The time was around 1854, and the progression toward the Civil War had begun. Stephen Spielberg’s film “The Amistad” is an illustrative tale of history’s inevitable course. On the surface, Spielberg relates the journey of Cinque and his people to the Americas. In a larger ...
- 3698: Mahatma Gandhi
- ... and thought it was wrong to kill animals for food or clothing. In his religious studies, he happened upon Leo Tolstoy’s Christian writings, and was inspired. It stated that all government is based on war and violence, and that one can attack these only through passive resistance. This made a deep impression on Gandhi. Gandhi developed a method of direct social action, based upon principals of courage, nonviolence, and truth ... and then in South Africa. In 1906, Gandhi began his peaceful revolution. He declared he would go to jail or even die before obeying an anti-Asian law. Thousands of Indians joined him in this civil disobedience campaign. He started protest campaigns and organized demonstrations, but never used violence. His philosophy was to never fight back against the atrocities, but still never retreat. This, he said, would decrease the hate against ...
- 3699: Unions
- ... of union protection get benefits too. "The labour movement was in the forefront of the struggles for public health care, for public education, for minimum wages, holidays and employment conditions."2 1 D. Martin, Form War To Peace, Canadian Labour Congress, Quebec, 1991, P.17 2 Notes On Unions, Canadian Labour Congress, Quebec, 1992, P.1 P.2 UNION NOWADAYS "Unions are like businesses: their success depends upon attracting and retaining ... have greatly benefited from close economic integration. Canada's economic and political union which allows Canadians to live and grow together in a common land, has generated economic gain for all Canadians. After the post war period, Canada had one of the world's fastest growing economies. The reason is that the Canadian economy is flexible in adapting to change."12 However, Canada, like other countries, is facing both internal and ... section, P.8 5 Edward, David, Times Of Trouble, National Library of Canada, Ottawa, 1983 6 Mahon, Riane, Canadian Labour In The Battle Of The Eighties, Canadian Labour Congress, Quebec, 1983 7 Martin, D., Form War To Peace, Canadian Labour Congress, Quebec,1991 8 Notes On Unions, Canadian Labour Congress, Quebec, 1992 9 Palmer, Bryan D., Solidarity: The Rise And Fall Of An Opposition In B.C., New Star Books, ...
- 3700: Monopolies - A Case Study
- ... a degradation, not only of the "free-competition" of the capitalistic (bourgeoises) socio-economic order, it is also, the degradation of the working class and, in fact, the respective systems imminent demise. During the Cold War competition between potential monopolist nations, USA, France, Germany, England and Canada was highly minimized and co-operation was (ironically) encouraged to counter the Soviet threat. Today, with the fall of the pseudo-socialist states in ... understood before the reader continues, the process unravelling before our eyes today, this disaster, is not a recent occurrence. Some economists and political analysts have dated its"birth" to the start of the Russo-Japanese war and the industrialization of the African colonies (imperialism). This being the case, though imperialism is primarily considered a political phenomenon by bourgeoises economists, socialists have cooked deeper into the matter and "unveiled" the economic character ... monopoly over the western hemisphere and over much of the world. But the monopolist bourgeoisie have developed monopoly capitalism to such a level, that wars between those nations for land have become redundant. Now the "War" is for "markets", eg: auto industry, technology, food, clothing etc...And the weapons are tariffs, blockades, embargoes. However the international monopolist bourgeoisie deal differently and very viciously with less developed countries (especially with those ...
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