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- 551: The Drums
- ... mount the symbol on to a stand. The area of the cymbal from the bell to the edge is called the bow, this is also known as the ride area because it produces the best effect for riding a steady rhythm on the cymbal. The first few inches of the cymbal are known as the crash area because they produce the best crashing effect when they are hit. Most good quality cymbals are made from bronze. Some cymbals are made from other materials such as nickel- silver alloy or brass. Cymbals are commonly divided into four categories. The four ... other and take the same role as the ride cymbal. Special effects cymbals are used for crash and ride situations when a more distinct and different or original sound is needed. One kind of special effect symbol is a Chinese cymbal wich creates a rough sound. Cymbal sizes range in diameter from 8" to 24". The larger the cymbal the lower pitched sound it gives out. Many drummers like to ...
- 552: Collective Action Frames
- ... meaning cannot be fully comprehended without the context of time and circumstance. A work of art representing a social movement may likewise suggest aspects of culture and society. A visual image therefore has a profound effect working as a collective action frame for it's ability to directly evoke emotion. Even if it is simply working as a "visual background noise", as is often the case when dealing with the art ... collective action frames one can determine common inherent factors that are shared across time and social movements. These common factors would generally have to follow a common pattern in order to achieve the consequential psychological effect. Through observation and empirical evidence the characteristics have been identified as follows: the image should have meaning in context, that is it should be contextual in order to have personal meaning - which is the very ... manner. This manner usually creates an opposition to the original context, and hostility to the opponent. The consequential outcome that will occur with this process is in the viewers response, which should have the same effect as would a collective action frame, possibly an emotional awrareness. These characteristics that are essential in the formation of visual art as a social movement can be found in the two following examples. Through ...
- 553: Death On Demand Reaction Paper
- ... of Psychic Income, from now on, will continue to influence what I will purchase or invest in. I am sure that I, along with just about all of my acquaintances, have experienced the Crowding out Effect. This is mainly why I chose to react to it. I also chose it to see if there was anything that I could do to somehow control this act. But apparently the only thing that ... can do is vote for candidates that won't borrow huge amounts from the financial market therefore, keeping interest rates low. Well, this is what I got from Karl's lecture of the Crowding out Effect. Since I don't recall covering this concept in class and reviewing what I just stated I believe that may have a slight misconception of the Crowding out Effect. I hope that we will go over it in class in order to revise my current thoughts. Freidman's Law states, "Inflation is everywhere and always a monetary phenomenon." Now to a lame man ...
- 554: California's Proposition 184: Three Strikes and You're Out
- ... put potentially incarcerate people for ludicrous amounts after the commission of a minor offense. Even more voters did not realize the cost of implementing such a bill. Now that this new legislation has been in effect for a year and the tremendous negative effects it have become obvious we must repeal it. One of the issues that must be considered when imposing mandatory sentencing is the increased cost of incarceration. In ... for rape, murder, and kidnapping(Carter 1). This law's lack of effectiveness clearly does not warrant its huge price. The other aspect to consider in the implementation of the three strikes legislation is its effect on non-violent offenders. These are the people hardest hit by this law. It is difficult see how society can justify sending a drug addict to prison for 25 years at a cost of $20 ... legislation for non-violent offenses(26). These types of cases just illustrate how the three strikes legislation is targeting non- violent offenders, as opposed to its goal of targeting violent criminals. After one year in effect it is easy to see what our three-strikes legislation has done. It has become easy to picture the long term effects of such broad legislation on our society. Although this law was enacted ...
- 555: Millennium Bug
- What Effect will the Millennium Bug have on Society? People talk about the Millennium Bug, but few actually know what it is and how big an effect is could have. Virtually everything is our society is vulnerable, from water and electricity to our phone bills and savings accounts. The Millennium Bug is a design fault dating back to the early days of ... and Ansett have established teams to look at all programs operated by their computers. Neither expects their services to be disrupted. Airlines such as British airways are so confident that the bug will have no effect on their systems, they are all going to fly in one of their planes during the change over period. On the ground computer sequenced traffic lights could have traffic in turmoil causing accidents and ...
- 556: Jeremy Rifkin's "The End of Work"
- ... problem of mass global employment in both the private and public sectors is caused by the continuing advances in technology and it's impacts on organizations, it's structure and design and it's direct effect on the global labour force. In particular, organizations are using the concept of re-engineering and replacing human labour with labour saving technologies. Rifkin gives us a better understanding of the development of the cause ... these solutions would eventually be put forth worldwide as automation takes over many positions in most organizations. One of the most important questions we ask our selves while reading this book is "how does this effect our lives?" Well, there are a few parameters to be taken in to consideration. First of all, is all of what Rifkin is suggesting true? We have come to the conclusion that he may be ... size of a regular binder can hold just as much information. This would facilitate research for many of those who will work, like us, in the "Knowledge Sector." Current technological advancements may or may not effect the daily lives of many individuals, six such individuals were interviewed for their responses to Rifkin's message. Monique van den Wildenberg, the residence life coordinator with the Residence Life staff (which is part ...
- 557: "I Do" or "Please Don't": Hawaii's Same Sex Marriages
- ... First of all, Colin Powell once noted that skin color (and gender in this case) and sexual behavior are completely different and incomparable. Skin color and gender are born into, and they have absolutely no effect on conduct or character, sexual behavior on the other hand, has everything to do with character, morality, and society's basic rules of conduct. If anything, homosexuality is comparable to smokers, compulsive gamblers, pornography fanatics, sex addicts, and pedophiles because these are all people whose traits (whether inborn or not) directly effect society. This also directly relates to interracial marriages because a person's skin color does not produce a certain effect on conduct or character. If polled at the time of the respective movement (anti-slavery, women's rights, or interracial marriages), a majority of the United States population would have supported the movements (population ...
- 558: Lord of Flies: Animal Instincts
- ... consequences for choosing evil when people are left to their own devices under chaos. Finally, when people are left to their own devices for a long period of time, their natural animal instincts come into effect and these are deemed evil by society. People will choose irrationalism and evil because they involve no work on the person's part and are enjoyable. At the beginning of the story all of the ... please. When the consequences are not present, however, the people's actions stopped being influenced as in Roger's case. Finally, when people are left to their own devices, their natural animal instincts come into effect. At the beginning of the story, Jack could not bring himself to cut the pig, a living thing's, and throat. In the novel, it states, "There came a pause. The pause was only long ... excited and proud of himself. Ralph exclaimed, "I hit him and the spear stuck in a bit. Did you see me?" (p.113). This shows that all people have animal instincts that will come into effect if forced to. Animal instincts are natural. Animals may need to kill to survive because nature is based on survival of the fittest. This takes place every day in the business world. For example, ...
- 559: Societies Greatest Writer
- How would the world of literature have been affected without the works of Ernest Hemingway? His work will have an everlasting effect on the people read his books. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois in 1898. He ended his life by suicide in July 2, 1961. Ernest Hemingway's works include, The Sun Also Rises, A ... Schafer 2 of 6). After graduating from high school he worked as a reporter for the Kansas City Star. He later worked as an volunteer ambulance driver during World War I. This had a profound effect on his writing, "Hemingway's wartime experiences help suggest why his writing emphasizes physical and physiological violence and the need for courage" (Young 83). Some In his later years he became an international celebrity due ... all of Hemingway's books contain a strong masculine figure that goes through the strife of an event only to emerge stronger than ever. Certainly, the wars and deaths of his past had a profound effect on his writings. The book For Whom the Bell Tolls is one of Hemingway's most provocative books. The story opens in a small Spanish peasant town with the appearance of an American collage ...
- 560: World War I
- ... alliance with Turkey would make them powerful enough to take on anyone, Germany was not prepared for what it had begun. The alliances among the major European powers , instead of preventing war, caused a domino effect, making them choosing sides as World War I was approaching. The Spark had taken effect. With the Allied Powers consisting of Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, Belgium, and later, the U.S., Japan, and Montenegro, and the Central Powers being made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey/Ottoman Empire, and ... S.), the Conference and Treaty was based on Wilsons original Fourteen Points. Some of the points were partially accepted and some not accepted at all. But the ones that were accepted had a great effect on Europe and the world. Among those was the Point that is the focus of my paper: Germany was to take full and sole responsibility for causing World War I. It was required to ...
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