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- 711: The History of Greek Music
- ... sequential patterns, and imitation. Out of this developed the motet, originally in Latin on a sacred text. Unlike the organum, the text was sung in the upper voices as well as the tenor. Bilingual motets (French-Latin, English-Latin) arose, and secular texts or combinations of sacred and secular texts were used. Tenors were sometimes chosen from French popular songs instead of from plainchant. Instruments played lower parts, making the motet an accompanied solo song. The period culminated in the works of Guillaume de Machaut. He left 23 motets, more than 100 secular songs, and a mass. They are characterized by excellent craftsmanship with colorful melodic and harmonic inflections and constantly shifting rhythms. The later fourteenth century was a period during which the French style dominated secular composition throughout Europe. It modified to reflect local tastes in Italy and England, but remained largely French in inspiration for some decades. However, Italian composers continued to develop a more native ...
- 712: The Awakening
- ... born in Châteaude de Miromesnil, Normandy" (Encarta). He received his education at Yvetot and Rauen and there joined a literary team where he was trained as a writer of fiction by Flaubert, another well know French author (Encarta). He, like Chopin, wrote many short stories, for which he is remembered the most (Encarta). Like Chopin, Maupassant’s ideas were looked at as "immoral" and "mature," dealing with ideas such as "sex ... with his own eyes’"(Skaggs 205). Eventually Maupassant replaced other writers as her primary influence and "literary model" (Toth 205). Chopin had such and interest in Maupassant that she translated many of his stories from French to English (Toth 273). Due to there content, however, several were never published (Toth 273). Chopin had been taught French by her grandmother, who wanted her to know "how to speak and write French well" (Toth 35). Through this Chopin was able to take the stories of Maupassant and easily translate them. The more ...
- 713: The Unabomber: Is He Serious?
- ... destroy it immediately and save us the trouble of having to do it later? I guess I wasn't too surprised when I read how he intended to induce an early break down with a revolution, but the next thing I read left me a little confused. I was interested in how and when he planned to do this. It didn't take me long to run across it. I would expect a violent display from the Unabomber, especially in a revolution, but his answer to that was that he may or may not use violence. Well, maybe he'll keep some details quiet, but I was sure he would release an approximate idea of how long he planned this new world revolution to last.. He wrote that it may be sudden or it may span decades. There were many things that made sense to me after reading that, for instance, if he was this vague when ...
- 714: Advertising And Promotion Campaigns Of Coca-cola In The Euro
- ... s Springfield and Women's Secret chains. The promotion was created by Think for Sale and is supported by an outdoor ad campaign and leaflets. 8 Coca-Cola started "Suma Oros" promotion in Spain with French publisher Hachette. Consumers can trade in coupons from Fanta bottles for subscriptions to Hachette magazines including Elle, Diaz Minutos, Regazza and Quo; the promotion is handled by McCoy and supported by TV and print from ... times more on advertising in Germany than in France; Germans, however drank four times more Coke (per person) than in France. Since, the early 80's, however, Coca-Cola has spent ten times more on French advertising, attempting to build market share. However, this strategy has had little influence on this imbalance in consumption between the two countries. 22 Coke realizes that cultural differences exist in each country and that they have to overcome those differences in their advertising and promotional campaigns to be successful. Aside from the Germans, who are the primary soft drink consumers of the European Union and the French, who drink relatively large amounts of mineral water and wine, other EC countries have strong culturally tied beverage preferences as well. The Dutch consume a significant amount of soft drinks; the British: tea and ...
- 715: Mardigras
- ... once a year. In this paper I will discuss how Mardi Gras originated, when it is celebrated, how it is celebrated, and what does it mean to all the different cultures. Mardi Gras, in the French speaking parts of the world and in some US southern states is the last day of carnival festivities preceding Lent, the time of penitence observed by Christians in preparation for Easter. Mardi Gras (“Fat Tuesday”) is a French term for Shrove Tuesday, the day before the start of Lent. Before Lent festivities reach the climax on a day in February or March, depending on what date Easter is.(Americana pg. 308) French colonists brought Mardi Gras to America in the early 1700’s. It grew popular in New Orleans, Louisiana, and spread through the southern states. Mardi Gras is a legal holiday in Alabama and Florida ...
- 716: Existentialism in the Early 19th Century
- ... human beings do not have a fixed nature, or essence, as other animals and plants do; each human being makes choices that create his or her own nature. In the formulation of the 20th- century French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre, existence precedes essence. Choice is therefore central to human existence, and it is inescapable; even the refusal to choose is a choice. Freedom of choice entails commitment and responsibility. Because individuals ... in the thought (and life) of Socrates, in the Bible, and in the work of many premodern philosophers and writers. Pascal The first to anticipate the major concerns of modern existentialism was the 17th-century French philosopher Blaise Pascal. Pascal rejected the rigorous rationalism of his contemporary René Descartes, asserting, in his Pensées (1670), that a systematic philosophy that presumes to explain God and humanity is a form of pride. Like ... century German philosopher Karl Jaspers, although he rejected explicit religious doctrines, influenced contemporary theology through his preoccupation with transcendence and the limits of human experience. The German Protestant theologians Paul Tillich and Rudolf Bultmann, the French Roman Catholic theologian Gabriel Marcel, the Russian Orthodox philosopher Nikolay Berdyayev, and the German Jewish philosopher Martin Buber inherited many of Kierkegaard's concerns, especially that a personal sense of authenticity and commitment is ...
- 717: Mi Vida Loca
- ... a young age this group of friends have been trying to fit the gender role of the machismo male. In the gang, the tougher, meaner one is, the more respect his “homies” give him. As French agrees: “Manliness,” as defined by patriarchy, means to be or appear to be in control at all times. But remaining in control prevents a person from ever achieving intimacy with another, from ever letting down his guard; it thus precludes easy friendship, fellowship, community. Men may have “buddies,” acquaintances with whom they can engage in the ritual competition of banter, sport, or game, but they rarely possess intimate friends. (French 144.) Ernesto isn’t truly intimate with either girl, for if he was, he would not be cheating on them. He has to fulfill these manly roles of “taking” the girl. If he can have ... on this because they have the same values. Ernesto has both Mousie and Sad Girl under his control and trust at the same time. He reflects the gender role of defining masculinity through controlling women. French reasons why men feel the need to control women: Men do not attempt to establish control over women because they hate and fear them; rather, men hate and fear women because they must control ...
- 718: Animal Farm: Satirical Techniques Such As Irony, Fable, And Allegory
- ... subject. This is superbly carried out in the classic piece of satire, Animal Farm. The main targets at the brunt of this political satire are the society that was created in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, and the leaders involved in it. George Orwell successfully condemns these targets through satirical techniques such as irony, fable, and allegory. The immediate object of attack in Orwell's political satire is the society that was created in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. The events narrated in Animal Farm obviously and continuously refer to events in another story, the history of the Russian Revolution. In other words, Animal Farm is not only a charming fable ("A Fairy Story," as Orwell playfully subtitles it) and a bitter political satire; it is also an allegory. The main target of this ...
- 719: Biography on Guy de Maupassant
- Biography on Guy de Maupassant Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850 at Chateau de Miromesnil in France. He was a descendent of a very old French family. As a boy, Maupassant went to school at Yvetot in Normandy, and then attended Lycee at Rouen. During his childhood and youth in Normandy, he picked up a great deal of experiences that he ... Flaubert, one of the most famous nineteenth- century writers. She turned to Flaubert for advice on him. Flaubert began tutoring him on various subjects, mainly writing. Maupassant's association with Flaubert brought him into the French literary circles. Even though Maupassant was often a member of gatherings which included such famous writers such as Flaubert, Turgenev, Zola, and Daudet, he had little interest at the time for a career of writing for himself. As an adolescent he was much more interested in sports than writing, especially rowing. Maupassants education was interrupted by the Franco-Prussian War, in which he served as a member of the French army. After the war was finished, he entered the French civil service. He first served with the Ministry of Navy and later with the Ministry of Public Institution. During the between 1873 and 1880 ...
- 720: Why Is The World So Diverse Wh
- ... today's languages are indeed descendants of distinct "parent" languages. For example many scentists are serious when they talk about passé Indo-European language that is the source of about fifty languages including English and French. (Colin 112). Linguists hypothesize that all through history there were plenty of reasons for language change. One such is a theory of tribe movement, which states that when a tribe enters a particular territory and ... of Italian and other languages used during the Middle Ages. Linguae francae are often used in trade and politics. The best know lingua franca in politics is probably English, since it is used, along with French, as an official language of United Nations. English is frequently used in peace talks and in sporting events, such as Olympic Games. In a country where many seperate languages and dialects are spoken, one language ... a community's language, replacing community's original language. About 15 million people speak creolized languages throughout the world. Their vocabularies are often derived from Europe's major languages. Some of those creole languages are French-based Creole in Haiti, Mauritius, and Dominica; Gullah language in east- central coastal states of U.S.; Jamaican Creole; Krio; Pidgin English et al. (Creole 1). Artificial languages are one more way to abate ...
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