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- 26501: Pythagorean Philosophy And Its Influence On Musical Instrume
- ... will call him the father of science. To musicians, nonetheless, Pythagoras is the father of music. According to Johnston, it was a much told story that one day the young Pythagoras was passing a blacksmith's shop and his ear was caught by the regular intervals of sounds from the anvil. When he discovered that the hammers were of different weights, it occured to him that the intervals might be related ... Mozart composed within the arena of his own mind. When he spoke to musicians in his orchestra, he spoke in relationship terms of thirds, fourths and fifths, and many others. Within deep analysis of Mozart's music, musical scholars have discovered distinct similarities within his composition technique. According to Rowell, initially within a Mozart composition, Mozart introduces a primary melodic theme. He then reproduces that melody in a different pitch using ... this, a second melodic theme is created. Returning to the initial theme, Mozart spirals the melody through a number of pitch changes, and returns the listener to the original pitch that began their journey. "Mozart's comprehension of mathematics and melody is inequitable to other composers. This is clearly evident in one of his most famous works, his symphony number forty in G-minor" (Ferrara, 1991). Without the structure of ...
- 26502: Albert Camus
- ... Only a few months old, Albert lost his father in the horrors of World War I in 1914. After the loss of his father, him, his brother and his mother moved in to his grandmother's three-bedroom apartment with his two uncles. The only way Albert "escaped" from this harsh reality was on the beaches of Algiers. At the age of fourteen, Camus was diagnosed with the first stages of ... enduring the hardships of his childhood, Camus began writing at age seventeen. Camus wrote many influential works and gained much success, starting at age seventeen, when he decided to strive to become a writer. Albert's first "literary experience" was gained as a member of the "North African Literary Group." By 1932, he was writing articles for the magazine entitled Sud. Albert entered the University of Algiers on scholarships in this ... of these works led to his greatest achievement; he was awarded the Nobel Prize in October 1957 "for his important literary works which shed light on the problems today facing the human conscience." Unfortunately Albert's successful life was brought to an end on January 4, 1960, at the age of forty-six. He was negotiating with Andre Malraux, the Minister of State and Cultural Affairs, to buy Recamier Theater ...
- 26503: Huck Finn Review
- “The San Francisco Chronicle” pronounced Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn his most notable and well written books. The Mississippi region is far better depicted in this novel than in his earlier Life on the Mississippi. An accurate account is made of ... his messages and morals in the text. The most pleasing parts of the story are those Twain describes in detail. Detail is also exceptionally displayed in the illustrations he paints of the characters. Pap, Huck’s father, is one of the prime examples. Twain has the ability to create a portrait in short sketches as well as long. It is this ability that pulls the reader into the great American story ... course of their “work” trying to imitate heirs of the late Peter Wilks. It is “fertility and luck” that salvage them from exposure. It is all the close calls of near discovery from each character’s fraud that moves the story along. With out the suspense the plot would be dull. Every person who endulges in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn will commend the story as exceptional literature. The humor ...
- 26504: Japan: Social Customs
- ... years all by themselves. However, if the husband is not in a position to support his parents, which means most of the time that he is not the first child of the parents, they don’t plan to live with them. With this tendency, the housing industry is prosperous. Increase of the nuclear family is generating a fashion in housing, that is Nisetai-jutaku. The word literally means a “house for ... choose the way in simple styles, sometimes without oiro-naoshi or even without the party itself. Of course, there also exist people who love to have their wedding party even in a bigger way. Japan’s school-age children attend school regularly. Attendance is required through the lower level of secondary school. Children begin nursery school when they are about three. At six, they begin elementary school at twelve, middle school ...
- 26505: Oedipus Rex - Bliss in Ignorance
- ... examining his life. So what Socrates had meant, that the life which was not rich with self exploration and reflection was not worth living, was indeed different than its application in terms of Oedipus, who's life was unexamined, yet complete. The question arises, what would life have been like, if Oedipus had not discovered his true origins? If he had stayed in Corinth, would this have ever happened? We find ... and difficulty is averted. For what worries does the ignorant man have? In the case of Oedipus, ignorance would have suited him fine. The Socratic quote "the unexamined life is not worth living" certainly doesn't hold true in the case of Oedipus Rex. While it may hold importance and a substantial meaning for our own lives, in the case of Oedipus Rex, he would have been better off without it ...
- 26506: The Renaissance Man
- ... which was in Turkey, to Everett, Massachusetts in nineteen twenty-eight. They lived several years in this suburb of Boston, until they were able to move to Haverhill to start a chicken farm. My father's journey began the first day of school when he was sent home because he could not ask to go to the bathroom in English. As he slowly learned the new culture he began to become more and more aware of his family's condition. As a young adult, he realized his family's troubles and strove to make what money he could in order to keep his family together. He would sell eggs and chickens in Haverhill to supply his family with money to survive. With an ...
- 26507: Who is the Christ of First Corinthians?
- Who is the Christ of First Corinthians? Paul's letter to the Corinthians provides many insights into the lives of members of the early Church. He attempts to correct many sinful habits and deeds that the people have begun to commit. In doing so ... of God. (Matera, 94)" When Jesus was crucified, Paul discovered the paradoxical intentions of God. God intended that his wisdom and glory be revealed through the foolishness of the educated man. "Rather we speak God's wisdom, mysterious, hidden, which God predetermined before the ages for our glory, and which none of the rulers of this age knew, for, if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord ... to their lives, Paul founded a small church there. When that church began to go astray, he wrote them a letter detailing the life and story of Jesus Christ. To Paul, Christ was everything. Paul's life revolved around serving the will of God and spreading the wisdom of God. It was his hope, that by imparting some of his knowledge on the Corinthian church, they could be turned toward ...
- 26508: Antoine Lavoisier
- ... for saying, "Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed." Lavoisier was born in Paris, France on Aug. 26, 1743. When he was eleven years old he attended a college called Mazain. For Lavoisier's last two years in college he found a great deal of interest in science. He received an excellent education and developed an interest in all branches of science, especially chemistry. Abbe Nicolas Louis de Lacaill taught Lavoisier about meteorological observation. On 1763 Lavoisier received his bachelor's degree and on 1764 a licentiate which allowed him to practice his profession. In his spare time he studied books all about science. His 1st paper was written about gypsum, also known by hydrated calcium ... time. Lavoisier worked out reactions in chemical equations that respect the conservation of mass. As a government official, Lavoisier was successful in creating agricultural reform, serving as a tax collection official, and overseeing the government's manufacture of gunpowder. On 1775 he was made commissioner of gunpowder. He was asked to improve the quality of French gunpowder. This boosted his career. Politically, Lavoisier was a moderate constitutionalist, and Marat and ...
- 26509: The Deadly Social Cloud (Satir
- ... their lives. In regards to very strong complaints by common citizens all over the United States, laws have tried to stop certain acts that these heathens commit. I have thought out this problem in today’s society and have come up with a solution that can stop this crime throughout the United States. This social crime is that of smokers in every city of every state in the United States. Not ... six people that die from cigarette related deaths around the world; one of them is an American. In the United States, cigarettes are the cause of one in every five deaths. According to a U.S. Surgeon General's report, cigarettes contain four thousand chemicals and at least forty distinct cancer-causing chemicals. This should constitute cigarettes as a deadly weapon and the person who is smoking will be convicted for attempted murder ...
- 26510: Personal Writing: My First Impression of My Teacher Miss Vicki
- ... an unapproachable and distant person. That was in the first year of High School. She was my Literature teacher then. During my first year in school, she struck terror in my heart. And everyone else's of course. The mere mention of her name made the most unruly classes silent. The birds stopped screeching. Even the earth felt still. The omniscent presence of rumours stating that she didn't like Junior High students was not much of a help. Nevertheless, the 2 years of Junior High passed by rather quickly. Soon, I was promoted to Senior High class. I had worked hard and gotten ...
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