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- 10561: Porgy and Bess
- ... years it was performed more frequently in Europe, where it was considered a true American opera. Porgy and Bess received its first uncut production in Houston in the 1970's, conducted by John DeMain, to great approval, and it was finally produced at the Met some 50 years after the first production. It is probably the only opera founded on 1920's and 30's jazz which has survived past the ...
- 10562: Woodstock Music And Art Fair
- ... hamburgers were consumed. Constant airlifts were being operated from the site and outlying areas, bringing in a total of 1,300 pounds of canned food, sandwiches, and fruit. In fact, the food problems were so great that the Women's Group of the Jewish Community Center of Monticello and the Sisters of the Convent of St. Thomas prepared and distributed 30,000 sandwiches for the festival go-ers.
- 10563: Rock Music
- ... Most music of this decade was intended to be listened to, but not to be danced. But this intention wasn't kept by Disco music that arose in 1977 and was especially for dancing. One great group of Disco music were the Bee Gees. Disco music was described by rock fans as mechanical, commercial and unlyrical (which is true). At the end of this decade, rock, again became a dominant cultural ...
- 10564: Dr. Faustus
- ... Here Faustus is shown to have internal conflict between godly aspirations and human aspirations. Nevertheless, it is shown that Dr. Faustus is intent on becoming more powerful than any human, and he has gone to great lengths to do so. After selling his soul for twenty-four years of power and knowledge, Dr. Faustus soon realizes what he has done. He tries to repent his bond with the devil, yet the ...
- 10565: Ellen Foster
- ... because throughout the book Ellen is always taking care of someone beside herself: her colored friend, Starletta, and her dying mother. Ellen's parents die, and her grandmother dies, but this isnt really a great loss for Ellen. Her mother was a frail and sick woman whom Ellen was constantly protecting from her drunken father. For a time, Ellens Art teacher, Julia, and her husband move Ellen into their ...
- 10566: Jimi Hendrix
- ... early 1967, followed in quick succession by "Purple Haze," "The Wind Cries Mary," and the trio's ferocious debut album, Are You Experienced?, which featured those tracks and the Hendrix staples "Foxy Lady" and "Manic Depression." Hendrix's popularity Stateside was a bit slower in igniting, but Are You Experienced? finally broke through in a major way after a defining moment at the famed Monterey Pop Festival when the notoriously outlandish ...
- 10567: Fahrenheit 451 & Brave New Wor
- ... s values. His marriage is not the happy kind that couples today experience but more like a coexistence. He and his wife live together and he supports her, though he apparently neither loves her a great deal or expects her to love him. This relationship and living arrangement, with its lack of love, is Bradbury's way of showing what life could be like if people not only stop communicating but ...
- 10568: India
- ... he is to serve society in order to insure worldly stability and the renunciation of society in order to achieve Moksha, and on the hand no matter whom wins the battle there will be a great loss either way. Krishna explains to Arjuna that he must uphold social order, and as a warrior it's his responsibility to combat any forces if either painful or not. Krishna expresses a central theme ...
- 10569: HAMLET
- ... his mother echoes Claudius' request, Hamlet agrees to stay. Hamlet is left on stage after everyone else leaves. He speaks a soliloquy expressing his anger at the present circumstances in his life and discusses his depression as a result of these events. The scene ends with Horatio, Marcellus and Bernardo entering and talking with Hamlet about the ghost they have seen. Hamlet agrees to join them this coming night to see ...
- 10570: What To Know When Buying a Home
- ... a home. Some prefer renting; yet, many prefer to buy a home. Buying a home can be exciting and perplexed. Getting the proper information can greatly help ease the anxiety and fears of such a great purchase. The first step for a homebuyer is to understand the basic terminology used by banking institutions. Here is a short list of a few common terms: Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM)- interest rates on this ...
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