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- 6881: Guitar History
- ... and louder. The invention of the electronic amplification raised the volume of radios and record players. The little parlor guitar from the previous century just could not cut it in the popular music of the day. In 1928 Andres Segovia first performed in the United Stated, turning the world of classical and semi-classical music on its ear. He brought a practically new style of music. As with many later guitar ... but greatly different styles of playing. The last major invention of the electric guitar was in 1964 when Rickenbacker introduced the first twelve string electric guitar. From the beginning of its existence to the present day the guitar has taken on more forms and changes than any other instrument to date. Changing in size, shape, material and every other way imaginable. But one thing that hasn¹t changed is the impact ...
- 6882: George Orwell
- ... and all written records; these are destroyed and replaced to keep up with "history." Today Winston is faced with a challenge. He receives a note stating "The reporting of Big Brother's Order for the Day in the Times of December 3rd, 1983 is extremely unsatisfactory and makes references to nonexistent persons. Rewrite it in full and submit your draft to higher authority before filing." Winston settles for a simple invention ... end they will awake and build a new society. But even in this mystical reverie, he seems somewhat condescending to the lower orders. "Out of those mighty loins a race of conscious beings must one day come," he says. "You were the dead; theirs was the future." "We are the dead," say both Winston and Julia. And then a third voice knifes into the room, saying, "You are the dead." This ...
- 6883: Gcse Arab Israeli Conflict Que
- ... all I know the author could be extremely biased. Then, the date should give a further clue before any of the material in question has even been read. Although written nine years after the Six Day War of June 1967, this extract can hardly be deemed to have been written in ‘hind sight’, as the hostility between the Arabs and Israelis was still present at the time of its publication. If ... the Arabs do the ‘saying’. This could be a clever way of implying Arab over confidence in their ideas, and Israel’s more political approach. This is the same approach that cost them the Six Day War. In the fourth sentence, the author uses a somewhat slang “In any case” to mention the Egyptians closing the Gulf of Akaba. It is more a phrase used in speech rather than writing, and ...
- 6884: Greek Daily Living
- ... for good luck (Purves 16). Women were not held in high regard in Ancient Greece. Women were not allowed to vote or take part in public affairs (Purves 7). Women's power was limited to day-to-day household matters. They spent most of their time in the women's quarters at home managing the household slaves, making and mending clothes, weaving and spinning wool, supervising the children, and overseeing the preparations for ...
- 6885: Czar Nicholas II
- ... 6, 1868, an event happened that would change the fate of monarchy in Russia. Czar Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov II was born in the Blue Bedroom of the Alexander Palace. Ominously, this occurred on the Orthodox day of feast for St. Job the Sufferer. This omen would prevision the never-ending trials he would face in his lifetime. In 1894, Nicholas's father, Czar Alexander III, died from a liver disease called ... not clot right. A simple scrape could prove deadly. When Aleksey was two, a monk called Rasputin offered his services. He was the only person who could stop the boy's bleeding, and to this day we do not know how he did it. Soon, Rasputin had total control over Alexandra. Since Nicholas was a meek and submissive ruler, his wife already controlled him. Thus, all of Rasputin was under the ...
- 6886: Great Man Theory Analysis Juli
- ... Caesar was a veritable giant, yet not only did he have power, but an artful intelligence. No matter what his position, he exhibited signs of true leadership. He was patient, knowing that he would one day be the ruler of Rome. He was ruthless, doing whatever it would take to further his own success. He was corrupt when necessary, bribing and climbing rapidly in the political sphere of Rome. From his birth in 99 BCE, on the 11th day of the month Quinctilus, which would later be renamed after him to July, he was an ambitious and outgoing man. It should be noted also, that he was not born into a family of incredible ...
- 6887: Dragons in America
- Dragons in America World Literature Hr. 3 Monsters or dragons in present day America are feared .Monsters in America consist of politicians, celebrities, and criminals. In America they are portrayed through media, television, and movies. Monsters in America are feared but can also be seen as a source ... news we hear of shooting, killings, and rapes everyday. The media always gives a very in depth look a each incident to satisfy the audiences every wonder. Entertainment on the other hand enhances these modern day monsters in movies and television. Movies about serial killers such as “Natural Born Killers”, “Seven” “ The Stand”, and “Silence of the Lambs” strike fear in to the hearts of millions of Americans all too often ...
- 6888: Great Britain
- ... the south and west, Wales is mostly mountainous. Area England – 130,439km2 Scotland – 78,772km2 Wales – 20,768km2 Total – 229,979km2 Climate Great Britain has quite cool summers and mild winters. The weather changes from day to day. The climate is temperate – the country does not have long periods when it is hot or cold. Western parts of Britain receive more rain and snow during the year than south and east. This is ...
- 6889: Thomas Jefferson'S Life: Tell It The Way It Is!
- ... From this have come the industrial revolution only 50 years later and the multitude of inventions that followed that. These include the telephone, the car, nuclear weapons, the computer, the internet, credit cards and one day a microchip that will one day go inside one's hand that will be able to monitor thoughts, location, activity, and other things. Jefferson is the father of technology in the United States. He wanted education and all that followed was ...
- 6890: Jane Eyre 3
- ... conditions, and for the first time is explicit and direct in her open rejection of Mrs. Reed. Jane is then sent to Lowood, where she is again made an outcast by Mr. Brocklehurst, who one day declares that she is a liar and that no one should speak to her for the rest of the day. Brocklehurst is like the Reeds in his assumption of natural rights, the power of the elite social class, and his attempts to make Jane feel outcast and unwelcome. Lowood, rather than being a vehicle for ...
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