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- 1171: A Massive Project for the Benefit of Mankind: A Look at the Human Genome Project
- ... Alzheimer’s. Locating these genes would be crucial to synthesizing a product to affect that specific location in the gene. The director of the gene-therapy program at the University of Southern California, Dr. W. French Anderson states, "Twenty years from now, gene therapy will have revolutionized medicine. Virtually every disease will have it as one of its treatments." Such an impact on medicine would take much longer to occur with ... Yeast," New Scientist (vol. 150, Apr. 27, 1996) pg. 11. Hudson, Kathy L.: "Genetic Discrimination and Health Insurance: an Urgent Need for Reform," Science (v. 270 Oct. 20, 1995) p 391-3. Hutton, Richard: "Bio-Revolution: DNA and the Ethics of Manmade Life," New York: New American Library. Lewis, John: "Automation System Quickens Gene Mapping," Design News (vol. 51, July 8, 1996) Pennisi, Elizabeth: "New Gene Forges Link Between Fragile Site ...
- 1172: Violence In Religions Such As Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism
- ... 186). Spaniards burned books, temples, and sculptures, and quelled all rebellion by the once mighty Americans (Ahmad, et. al., 46). The Spanish enslaved the Indians of Central and South America, while the British, Dutch, and French enslaved the Africans. Another religion with ties to violence is Hinduism. While that may perhaps be a startling revelation, history proves that it has had many violent incidents and tendencies. It was originally a product ... there, however, that religion had caused more destruction and devastation than any other factor in our world since 1500. Bibliography Ahmad, Feroz. The Making of Modern Turkey. London: Routledge Ltd.,1993. McFadden, Thomas M. Liberation, Revolution, and Freedom. New York: The Seabury Press, 1975. Sudo, Hanai. Fire, Water, Wind: Revalations on the Fate of Earth. New York: One Peaceful World Press, 1992.
- 1173: "Woe be to thee, O Constantinople, seated on seven hills, thou shall not continue a thousand years"
- ... General of Monuments and Museums of the Ministry of the Republic of Turkey. 1992. Kinder, Hermann and Hilgemann Werner. The Penguin Atlas of World History. Volume 1: From the Beginning to the Eve of the French Revolution. Translated by Ernest A. Menze with maps designed by Harald and Ruth Bukor. Penguin Reference Books, 1974.
- 1174: Existentialism
- Existentialism Existentialism is a concept that became popular during the second World War in France, and just after it. French playrights have often used the stage to express their views, and these views came to surface even during a Nazi occupation. Bernard Shaw got his play "Saint Joan" past the German censors because it appeared to be very Anti-British. French audiences however immediately understood the real meaning of the play, and replaced the British with the Germans. Those sorts of "hidden meanings" were common throughout the period so that plays would be able to pass ... in 1940 but managed to escape, and become one of the leaders of the Existential movement. Other popular playwrights were Albert Camus, and Jean Anouilh. Just like Anouilh, Camus accidentally became the spokesman for the French Underground when he wrote his famous essay, "Le Mythe de Sisyphe" or "The Myth of Sisyphus". Sisyphus was the man condemned by the gods to roll a rock to the top of a mountain, ...
- 1175: Romanticism, Poe, and "The Raven"
- Romanticism, Poe, and "The Raven" The era of Romanticism spans from the late 1700's to the mid 1800's following the French Revolution; therefore, “Romanticism” encompasses characteristics of the human mind in addition to the particular time in history when these qualities became dominant in culture. Romanticism depicts an artistic movement which emerged from reaction against dominant attitudes ...
- 1176: The Beatles and the Sex Pistols: A Study
- ... the two music styles differed was in melody. The Beatles always had a catchy melody that would stay in the listener's head. The Beatles would use all sorts of instruments. They used a piano, French horn, sitar, and even a full string quartet. The Pistols never used more than a guitar, bass, and drums. All members of the Beatles were very strong musicians. Paul McCartney could play many instruments well ... The structure of the Beatles music did change over time though. John and Paul started to write more boldly and they produced such marvels as "Why Don't We Do it in the Road" and "Revolution 9." These songs are a far cry from the early Beatles numbers. A study of the Beatles and the Sex pistols wouldn't be complete without a look into their social content. Both groups caused ...
- 1177: Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
- ... sincere about continuing to seek out new and innovative ways to make the Orchestra sound as exciting and contemporary as possible. In the summer of 1950 he added a full string section, along with oboes, French horns and bassoons to the basic 'Progressive Jazz' setup which increased the Orchestra's complement of 19 sidemen to 44 (outfitted in formal wedding attire); commissioned a program of classical, impressionistic compositions fused with Jazz ... the next 30 years and was a showcase for a legion of extremely talented musicians. Two decades later he again combined the 'New Era In Modern Music' 19-piece Jazz Orchestra with acres of strings, French horns, woodwinds, flutes and a megatherian timpani section. 'The Neophonic Orchestra' as it was rather pedantically mislabeled, played to capacity, standing-room-only audiences at the Los Angeles Music Center where it received high acclaim ... headed up his arranging staff during the late 1950s and 1960s, worked closely with Conn Instrument Corporation to develop a new instrument: the Mellophonium. A brass instrument, keyed in F, which slightly resembles an unbent French horn, the mellophonium picked-up a spectrum of sound that had lain virtually untouched between the trumpets and trombones. With a range a fifth below that of the trumpets the mellophoniums gave the ensemble ...
- 1178: Early History of the Pipe Organ
- ... becoming Protestant and its organs being used mainly for church services, and the southern portion (Belgium) remaining Catholic, whose influence resulted in the organ becoming a strong liturgical instrument of great influence to the later French organs. Secular organ playing developed in Holland; while the organs were housed in churches, many of them were also played as concert instruments for market days and special occasions. (Randel 585) North German builders were ... in France during the sixteenth century. While these organs usually were not as grand in scale compared with the north German organs, they are known particularly for their ornate casework and later influence on typical French-style registration and compositional techniques. The organs of the Alsace region of France, which were influence by the German builders, would become the inspiration for composers such as Widor, Franck, Guilmant and Saint-Saëns. (Randel ... time period suffered greatly. While in proliferation in many churches throughout the country, the Commonwealth period led to the destruction of most organs. Those which were left were small in scale and similar to the French organs in technical design, having only two manuals and often incomplete or nonexistent pedal boards. These small organs were used by composers such as Byrd, Redford, Tomkins, Lugge and Gibbons. (Randel 586) Italian organs ...
- 1179: Adam De La Halle and Ars Antiqua Time Period
- ... Ars Antiqua Time Period Life Summary Adam de la Halle is often referred to as the greatest of the long succession of post Medieval musicians. He was a poet, musician and innovator of the earliest French theater. He became famous for his use of polyphony and his theatrical productions. Adam originally trained for the clergy (the people of the church). Marriage interfered with his musical career; but with the help of ... some noble benefactors he was able to pursue musical studies at the University of Paris. The remainder of his life was spent in service of noble patrons. His Music Adam de la Halle was of French origins. All of his lyrics were written in French. Much of his early music was monophonic which shortly after became homophonic and then transformed into polyphonic. Much of his polyphonic work was set for 3 voices or instruments. If a piece of music ...
- 1180: Evolution of Women’s Underwear
- ... they had bras much like we have today. Underwear bottoms became a problem too. Women were starting to wear more and more pants, so it was difficult for them to wear the loose fitted bottoms. French drawers were tight but comfortable form of underwear. They were ideal for slacks, but not very useful for shorts, since they came down very low on your thighs. In the 1940’s underwear was not ... market was growing. They decided that the look of the pajama should be more attractive to the girl than to the boy. In the 1960’s the bra was the start of a whole new revolution. All of the sudden many women refused to wear a bra. Women took a new stand. Of coarse the older women were still wearing what they were used to, but only while it lasted. In ...
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