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- 2671: History Of Music
- ... often two distinct melodies ran at the same time. When the third and fourth parts were added, the music became truly polyphonic. Along with the building of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris grew a school of composers, two of the most prominent of whom were Leonin and Perotin. They stretched the organum to previously unheard-of lengths and embellished it with flourishes of long melismas (the name given to many ... style, combining French Ars Nova concepts with Italian styles. In Germany in what came to be known as the Baroque Period, Johann Sebastian Bach was working as a musical director at St. Thomass Choir School in Leipzig where, apart from his brief visit to the court of Frederick the Great of Prussia in 1747, he remained there until his death. Bach was considered a master of contrapuntal technique, and his ...
- 2672: Anne Frank
- ... started a business in food products. In the spring of 1934, the Franks reunited and settled in Amsterdam. Anne Frank lived in Amsterdam a happy life, just like she did in Frankfort. She attended Montessori School and had a lot of friends. However her father was still worried, for in Germany the Nazis gained almost complete power. In 1940, the Germans invaded and conquered Holland. Anne's life had changed by the Germans taking control. She could not go to her school, and was to attend the Jewish Lyceum. No Jews were allowed out on the streets at night. Her life changed again. It was not a happy one for herself or her family. In 1941, the ...
- 2673: Creative Writing: A Passage Of Time
- ... had become little more than completing one paper after another. It wasn't that he was unhappy with what he was studying, but he simply couldn't enjoy it the way he had enjoyed high school. Oh, how he wishes he could go back . . . After having yet another exhausting day of classes, Bradley found himself needing to relax. He appeared completely beaten as he lay his head in his hands, contemplating ... finished writing. Dissatisfied, he leapt out of his chair, and began, quite uncharacteristically, into a completely spontaneous monologue: "Why is it that I can't seem to get ahead any more? I mean, in high school, it was all I could do to keep from being totally bored, and now -" Bradley stared at the almost perpetual list of numbers printed on the scattered pages of data strewn throughout his room. "Now ...
- 2674: Ansel Adams
- ... plant. Ansel took an interest in music at an early age. He selfly taught himself how to play the piano, and he enjoyed being around the surroundings of nature. Ansel attended both public and private school. At home his father gave him lessons in math and French. In 1915 when Ansel was 13, his father bought him a season pass to the Panama Pacific Worlds Fair, in which he visited annually ... 1917 with Paul Strand. In 1940 Ansel directed the first show of photography that was ever held in California. It was called "A Pageant of Photography." In 1941 Ansel conducted classes at the Art Center School in Los Angeles. Also, during this year Ansel was appointed photo muralist for the department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. He was given an assignment to make large landscapes of monuments and national ...
- 2675: Computer Crimes
- ... individual outlaws and entire "gangs" have broken into computers all over the U.S., using their wits and wiles to pilfer and destroy data"(Francis p62). In a case of a 14-year-old high school freshman that was convicted of using stolen credit card numbers to order thousands of dollars of computer equipment, and then having it shipped to a vacant house. He obtained the stolen numbers through his computer ... percent of the unauthorized copies represent packages that would have been purchase, it is estimated that the revenue lost in 1985 was $800 million more. A major part of software piracy is done between high school and collage students. Other students need a program and know a friend that has the program so they just let them copy it. They fell why should they pay $50, $250, or even $500 for ...
- 2676: Racism
- ... Asian American hold important political office in cities and states where their numbers are significant. Their income (median household imcome) are higher because of several income carriers within one household. Asians have the highest median school years finished among the entire U.S. population. This represents the striving and the effort made by this group in what concerns educational achievement. Asians have also been victims of television media discrimination. In KTVU ... struggle for their land. American Indians have also been victims of discrimination in schools and universities. They have been hurt by the mascot stereotypes. An example of this is clerly seen at the Erwin High school, were Erwin΄s girl teams are called "Squaws"which translated in some Native American languages may mean prostitute or may refer to a woman΄s genital area. The protesters, holding placards and some wearing indian ...
- 2677: Teaching Diverse Students
- Thesis Statement The purpose of this research paper is to discuss the increasing need for multi-cultural education incorporation into the classroom. And to investigate the teaching techniques of elementary school teachers and adaptations that can and should be made in order to increase the knowledge level of diversity among the students in the classroom. Definitions There are many definitions of multi-cultural education. The one ... an extremely easy way to teach students about diversity. Having the students read about different cultures in reading groups or even reading aloud to them helps greatly. There are also very many holidays throughout the school year that recognize different cultures. Connecting lessons with examples from the real world is a great way to incorporate diverse learning into class curriculum. Another important aspect regarding multi-cultural incorporation is making sure that ...
- 2678: Computer Crimes
- ... individual outlaws and entire "gangs" have broken into computers all over the U.S., using their wits and wiles to pilfer and destroy data"(Behar p62). In a case of a 14 year old high school freshman who was convicted of using stolen credit card numbers to order thousands of dollars of computer equipment, and then having it shipped to a vacant house. He obtained the stolen numbers through his computer ... percent of the unauthorized copies represent packages that would have been purchase, it is estimated that the revenue lost in 1985 was $800 million more. A major part of software piracy is done between high school and collage students. Other students need a program and know a friend that has the program so they just let them copy it. They fell why should they pay $50, $250, or even $500 for ...
- 2679: Egypt 4
- ... and secondary education in Egypt is free, as are public universities and technical schools. Education is required for children between the ages of 6 and 11. Graduates of the primary schools either attend general intermediate school, which prepares them for secondary education, or a technical intermediate school specializing in industrial and agricultural subjects. About 51% of the adult population is literate. Egypt is a largely agricultural country. About 40% of the labor force is engaged in crop farming or herding. Egypt is ...
- 2680: Animal Rights Protests
- ... after Peter Singer's watershed treatise was first published, dozens of animal rights groups had sprung up and were starting to savor their first successes. In 1994 Paul Shapiro, then a student at Georgetown Day School, didn't feel these non-profits were agitating aggressively enough for the cause. He founded Compassion Over Killing to mobilize animal rights activists in the Washington metropolitan area and "throw animal exploiters out of business ... caught in the wild. In addition, the demonstration called for the release of several Animal Liberation Front (ALF) members imprisoned for vandalizing property and liberating animals from research labs and factory farms. Several dozen high school and college students turned out for the event, but the protest attracted a handful of thirtysomethings and an elderly woman as well. Most of the young people there seemed to dress in a similar style ...
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