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- 1781: History Of Jazz And Classical Music
- ... transmitted to later generations of musicians? Early in the evolution of classical music, a system of notation was gradually developed which for the most part remained stable from the Renaissance on. This gave the composer control over how his compositions were to be played. Throughout the history of Jazz, however, notation was more like a rough sketch. This was because the syncopated rhythms of ragtime and the melodic riffs of the ... written accounts of other composers improvisational abilities including Mozart (1756-1791), Beethoven (1770-1829), and Franz Liszt (1811-1886). Yet, as time went on, improvising gave way to the composer's desire to exert complete control over his music. By the late 19th century, improvising was rare and not used at all in public performances of classical music. In summation, we can say that Jazz and Classical music represent two approaches ... small size, the modern Jazz ensemble allows loose interaction while the symphony orchestra's large size and diversity of instruments provides many different sounds and wide dynamic range. In classical music the composer strives for control; he uses printed music to guide and direct the musicians through the conductor. In Jazz music, the songs are loosely composed, thus forming a basis for individual expression within an ensemble. When you go ...
- 1782: Film Review-rainbow Trout
- ... sense, this is understandable as they are unfit for the place and experience emotional depression. However, the people around the fish farm are no better than the city people. They are unable to exercise self-control and always try to have their own way in everything. The two groups conflict with each other and at last fall into a collective hysteria in which every member becomes destructively aggressive, just like trout ... hyun for raping her sister and forces him to take all responsibility for Tae-joo's death. Later, Chang-hyun chases after the departing party and tells them Tae-joo's body has disappeared. Successive gun shots,threatening to kill them, are heard and Min-su's party is seized with fear. This unexpected accidents, on the second and the third day, causes us to see the characters' true nature uncovered ...
- 1783: Death Of Romeo And Juliet
- ... play that lures readers into the play. Many believe that the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is bad luck and fate and could not be prevented. Fate is something that happens beyond the character's control, Romeo and Juliet have control over everything that they do. The tragic ending of Romeo and Juliet is neither bad luck nor fate, but it is the result of the hasty personality and characteristic. Many, including Henry Alonzo, feel that Romeo and Juliet could not control and overcome their personality and therefor it brought them their tragic ending. Although many feel that Romeo and Juliet's tragic ending is fate and can not be change, Henry Alonzo agues against this ...
- 1784: A Post-Modern Age
- ... the balance between Nature and Technology. Modernity itself is merely the sense that the present is a transitional point, not focused on a clear goal in the future but simply changing through forces outside our control. I will first describe how "Modernity" came about, and then to indicate some of the features for which "Post-Modernity" is meant to be a reaction, response or addition to modernization. Beginnings of Modernity: First ... preserve of Spain and Portugal; however, that monopoly could not survive the expansion of the British economy and the determination of Britain to enter the Latin American market. At the same time, British forces established control in mid-eighteenth-century India that would last almost two centuries. Seen in this world context, European society stood on the brink of a new era in which the social, economic, and political relationships of ... lifestyle choices. This proliferation of alternatives can be a source of great anxiety and often results in cultural attempts to restrict alternatives in the face of this anxiety (for example, China and its strict imperialistic control over its varied populations). Let's keep in mind that it is not the alternatives themselves which create this anxiety, it is the sense that the proliferation of alternatives has or will become unmanageable. ...
- 1785: Reservoir Dogs
- ... into torturing the cop, he casually turns on the radio as if he needed some music to accompany the grizzly acts he was about to commit. He was a man who insisted on having total control. He liked controlling situations and people. When they were in the jewelry store he advised the employees not to hit the alarm. When they did, he started killing them. This was his way of regaining control of the situation. At the same time he was acting out this concept, he was actually totally out of control. He went fucking crazy in the store. He slaughtered the people lined up in the store like he was shooting clay ducks in a local carnival shooting gallery. I know this is a contradiction, ...
- 1786: 1984
- ... attack totalitarianism. The first is Animal Farm a satire describing the leaders of the Soviet Union as animals on an animal farm. The second novel is 1984 a story of dictators who are in complete control of a large part of the world after the Allies lost in World War II. The government in this novel gives no freedoms to its citizens. They live in fear because they are afraid of ... the word "thirteen" is used as an alternative to "one" to describe the time. By choosing to use the word "thirteen" Orwell portrays the society to be one which is altered and possibly of military control. "I wanted to rape you and then murder you afterwards. Two weeks ago I thought seriously of smashing your head in with a cobblestone. If you really want to know, I imagined that you had ... the individual of a controlled society can and will not think for themselves. He foreshadows that the concept of thought is diminishing and will soon be eliminated. For an individual to think for themself under control of "The Party" would be breaking the law. George Orwell had deep resentment against totalitarianism and what it stood for. He saw the problem of totalitarianism in his existing world. He also understood how ...
- 1787: 1984: A Political Statement Against Totalitarianism
- ... attack totalitarianism. The first is Animal Farm a satire describing the leaders of the Soviet Union as animals on an animal farm. The second novel is 1984 a story of dictators who are in complete control of a large part of the world after the Allies lost in World War II. The government in this novel gives no freedoms to its citizens. They live in fear because they are afraid of ... the word "thirteen" is used as an alternative to "one" to describe the time. By choosing to use the word "thirteen" Orwell portrays the society to be one which is altered and possibly of military control. "I wanted to rape you and then murder you afterwards. Two weeks ago I thought seriously of smashing your head in with a cobblestone. If you really want to know, I imagined that you had ... the individual of a controlled society can and will not think for themselves. He foreshadows that the concept of thought is diminishing and will soon be eliminated. For an individual to think for themself under control of "The Party" would be breaking the law. George Orwell had deep resentment against totalitarianism and what it stood for. He saw the problem of totalitarianism in his existing world. He also understood how ...
- 1788: Stephen Coonts' "Flight of the Intruder": Summary
- ... for a days and tries to convince his squadron leader that the targets are worthless, that thousand of Americans have died en route and returning from these. The leader replies that he is not in control of the targets, the Pentagon and Air Force is. Jake gathers information from maps and a friend in the navigation department to learn about a target he wants to go after: The Vietnam Communist Party ... a EA-6B for SAM (surface-to-air missiles) suppression. This plane only carried antiradiation missiles to destroy the SAMs and their radar. But, as they were approximating (approaching, advancing on) the first SAM surface gun destroyed most of the plane. The crew ejected within the midst of the night; Grafton landing safely, but Cole's back broke. Eventually, they were rescued by a helicopter, but an A-1 Skyraider pilot ...
- 1789: Lord of the Flies: Our Society Suppresses the Evil That Is Presented In All of Us
- ... sensible boy, and was chosen ahaed of Jack as the leader, Jack was furious. Jack wanted more than anything to become leader and he began an amoral reign as he let the evil within take control. He became a hunter and a bold dictator looking bot for order, but for fun. Ralph was searching for order, yet Jack's overpowering will to succeed Ralph as the leader led him to compleat ... evil half take over. By the end of the story he had become so evil, that he wanted to kill Ralph in order to destroy all remaining traces of a civil world. When Ralph had control and was leader, he had rules and he used the conch as a sign of unity. It was respected and was(what you could call the basis for their gouvernment.) It was used in order ... when Roger had killed Piggy and destroyed the conch, therfore making the pig's head the dominerant symbol left for them to follow. It made them feel as if Jack and his hunters had complete control of everything which they did. Even Ralph was mystified when he came across it, for it reallt did terify him. It is truly masterfull how Golding shows how the evil side evolves and eventually ...
- 1790: Evaluation of The Lord of the Flies
- ... 11 or 12 crashes near an uninhabited tropical island. As soon as they land, one of the eldest assumes leadership of the others, but not before befriending an overweight, asthmatic boy nicknamed Piggy. Ralph takes control of the boys and organizes a small expedition up the mountain. He meets Jack Merridew, the chief antagonist. Jack is then a leader of choir boys, but will soon turn into a leader of savages ... Flies in the novel. Jack holds another pig-feast. Ralph and Piggy at first do not attend but are eventually drawn to it mostly by hunger, but also in a fleeting attempt to regain some control over the boys. Almost all of the boys have join Jack's tribe by this point. Simon has an extremely symbolic hallucinatory experience in the jungle as he starts to believe that the head is ... fire goes out. His glasses not only provide the literal fire for the island, but also a symbolic fire that drives the rationality in Ralph and the other boys. Unfortunately, he gradually loses that rational control, and eventually not he but Jack becomes the possessor of the fire, albeit a sadistic and tyrannical possessor. The character whom I admire the least is not Jack as might be expected, but Roger. ...
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