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- 6341: History Of The Guitar
- ... time two new innovations in related fields were changing the musical instrument dramatically. The first advance the phonograph, actually dates back to the late 1800ıs, but did not gather full force until after World War I. Recordings made all kinds of music available to people who had no access to any other music except for local and touring bands. The second advance was the radio. From 1920 to 1925 the ...
- 6342: Hubert H. Humphrey
- ... us see a better vision of what we can become. Hubert Humphrey was such a man." Humphrey begin his road to sucess at the 1948 Democratic national convention. This where he spoke of Truman's Civil Rights proposals. This lead to his election to the U.S. Senate that same year and gave him the reputation as a fire-breathing Midwestern liberal. Humphrey had a good Vice-Presidential term, he was ...
- 6343: History Of Jazz And Classical Music
- ... occurred in New Orleans, although similar music was played at the same time in other places. The most prominent exponents of this early music, called Dixieland Jazz, included Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet. After World War I, Jazz music had evolved and was aided by the development of the recording industry. The small dance band ensemble grew into the larger orchestra known as the "Big Band". The music of the Big ...
- 6344: History Of Arabic Music
- ... Lyrics2 Arabic Lyrics1 English Translation2 Sawah, wei mashee feil beilaad, sawah Vagabond, and walking between countries, vagabond Weil khatwa beinee wei bein habibee barah And the step between me and my beloved [is] big Meish war bei-eed, wana feeh gareeh A long journey, and I'm wounded from it Weil leil yei-arab, weil nahar rawah And the night approaches, and the day goes Chorus: Wein laakom habibee, saleimulee alei ...
- 6345: Hermes Carrying The Infant Dionysos
- ... century, people were living for themselves and no longer for the state. This change brought forth the growth of philosophy and individualism. This greatly effected the development of art. Political events such as the Peoponnesian War caused sculpture of the fourth century to be much different. Art was now more intimate and personal due to many people wanting to improve their homes and create shrines for gods. This new art had ...
- 6346: Julious Ceasar
- ... when they have heard his reasons, will support his action. Because he has little practical knowledge of life, he is blind to the real motives and nature of men and is unfamiliar with procedures of war. Brutus attempted to advocate peace, freedom, and liberty for all Romans. He also tried to bring about solidarity amongst the conspirators. Brutus said that if the conspirators did not join for a common cause, then ...
- 6347: Jujitsu - The Gentle Art
- ... name. The original spelling derived directly from the Japanese was Jujitsu. As the popularity and practice of this martial art spread across Europe, the spelling and pronunciation was forced to change. This occurred during World War II, when the name Jujitsu had to be changed to Jiu-jitsu (pronounced Jeeu-jitsu). This name-change occurred because the Germans occupying the area at the time claimed that the name resembled the word ...
- 6348: Fiddler On The Roof
- ... happy ending, the musical sends a clear message to the world. The story reveals the life of the Jewish people living in the Czarist Russia. In Russia and many parts of the world before World War II the Jews try effortlessly to keep alive the traditions that they have held on to for so long. But the Jews of this time are living in an alien and hostile land that will ...
- 6349: Clockwork Orange
- ... great movie, but directed by a great man, Stanley Kubrick. Some of his other movies include Full Metal Jacket and Dr.Strangelove. Full Metal Jacket deals with Vietnam, while Dr. Stranglove deals with the cold war and nuclear weapons. "A Clockwork Orange" deals with moral judgment and the thought of taking it away from someone. The pattern here to me is very clear. Kubrick liked to dive into subjects that are ...
- 6350: Woodrow Wilson
- ... wasn't; a lawyer, a historian, a novelist, and peruse what he was destined to do. Wilson felt his obligation was to humanize "every process of our human life." This dream however was shattered by war. The greatest achievement Wilson ever made was his cooperation with other nations to form the League of Nations and ultimately form the United Nations. For Wilson's efforts, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ...
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