... 's and 60's that many American composers began to look outside of their own musical sphere's for inspiration. These composers traveled in the wake of such legends as Henry Cowell and his student John Cage, or Harry Parch, all three of whom were familiar with gamelan music. One such composer was Lou Harrison. Harrison was born right here in Portland, Oregon in 1917 ... could certainly be viewed as precursors to his later east-meets-west compositions. This sort of instrumentation can be directly linked to the earlier works of Harry Partch and his homemade instrument ensemble. Harrison was ...

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... , so there was no longer such a need for the harpsichord player who had kept the whole show together. The way this instrument kept everyone in time, was also being taken over by the top violinists - this is why the head of the first violins is called the "leader" of the orchestra. Even solo keyboard music was changing because the harpsichord was being overtaken by its more flexible rival ... , the piano. After its invention in 1709, the piano had been gradually approved by composers for its control of soft ... an electronic flavour. Composers used recorded sounds and live orchestra player...

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... into attempting to change their bodies through corsetry and foot binding to achieve a better, more beautiful look. A corset is a tightly laced, rigidly constructed undergarment that exaggerated the female body. Foot binding is an attempt to stop growth of the feet by binding them tightly with a long bandage.?THESIS??. Corsetry and foot binding were first introduced as a mean to enhance man's value in ... be responsible for women who were to delicate to work. Despite the apparent health and comfort risks women were the ones who actually carried out the act on other women (i.e. women lace...

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... a complete book about horses. It has pictures and descriptions about two hundred fourteen horses from all over the world. It includes wild horses, Arabian horses, Oriental horses, and Thoroughbreds. Horses populated the world long before man evolved into a human being. Since the beginning of history the numbers of horses have decreased enormously until today when one breed after another is fast disappearing. Different breeds ... own climate, soil, light, food, and water. Northern climates produce a horse with a thick coat. Hot climates have produced an animal with a thin skin and a fine c...

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... want to say it made a difference in them." Lately there has been a significant upturn in Eco- and soft-adventure tours, especially those that are targeted toward the baby-boomers. The baby-boomers that came of age in the 60's started their travels early in life; the rode trains around Europe and lived out of their backpacks. Now, 30 years later they are still seeking ... a lasting residual value. Eco-tourism introduces people back to nature, and lets them experience wildlife. Many travel programs are targeting the baby-boomer generation because many people of that generation have starte...

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... hated Hoover of what happened to their country and economy. So therefore people wanted Roosevelt as president. The second and third reason why Roosevelt won the election was of the Republican policies and actions taken by Republicans. They thought that it was the economic problems of Europe that caused the Depression, and also they thought that they should of have left business alone. Hoover blocked ... he thought that social security wasn't responsible of the government. Also, Republicans thought and feared that if the government helped people, they would become less self-governing and...

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... them how to drink responsible from an early age on. Not to long ago, I spoke to an exchange student from Europe, who could not understand why an eighteen-year-old adult does not have the same rights, when it comes to alcohol, as any other adult in this country. After all, They can join ... around, so it is really no big deal, and it is okay to drink a soda when you out with your friends. Of course there will be the first time in a teenagers life everywhere when they cant see their end, but making mistakes is part of growing up, an essential part. Teenagers in Europe ... they do something...

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... a rebirth of art and learning. Its epicenter: northern Italy. Why? Other places in Europe were busy fighting wars, the Hundred Years" War, in particular. However, Italy had three very important advantages that allowed the Renaissance to initiate: growth of urban centers, merchants, and a classical heritage. The spread of the artistic ideas was caused primarily by the physical movement of artists themselves. An invasion of 1494 by ... With them they brought their styles and techniques. Others included students who studied in Italy who also brought back their learning, which accompanied t...

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... names for the one famous explorer who eventually sailed for Spain. He received his money from Ferdinand and Isabella. His largest feat was rediscovering North and South America in 1492. If you ask me thatáÇs a pretty large feat. Next, Fuentes says that we are all immigrants. This is why Spain has moderately divided religious practices. Spain is home to Arabs ... , Jews, and Christians. In Spain and Spanish countries, the bull is the symbol for power and life. These are two important things to represent! The bullring is the first commonplace of Spain. This is where people met and enjoye...

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... : "You donáãt have decayed castles" embodied their hope and shows, that the old system is out of date. They preferred making a new start now; looking into the future, something which is still significant for Americans today. In America, there has never been any monarchy. That is why many people dreamt of America, where everybody should be free, equal and successful. They ... dreamt of a perfect society, where the origins should not matter and where everybody should be able to ... because of their social status, which cannot be gotten over. But it was very difficult for them to start a...

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... by backing up Serbia o Germany backing up Austria The above points which are highlighted in bold, show the more plausible reasons for they demonstrate actual happenings which allowed the war to become more world wide; rather than the points highlighted in italics, which show the contests between the rival countries. There were many reasons why the war broke out between the countries however there are some, which were less ... likely than others. In this paragraph, an explanation is going to be made to show why some causes were not the real motives. The first is the naval rivalry between...

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... Why did the Roman Empire collapse? Was it because weight? Some historians say that the political party had some problems there for it collapsed. Others say that that Rome's allies were responsible for the fall. This would mark the change from the medieval period to the modern period. At first this was not a big deal but when the Italians became interested in it ended up a great thing in the ... world. The Roman Empire was a great change in the world. People want to know why it fell. Some blame the attacks on neighboring barbarians. One historian says ... that Christianity may have had ...

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... and that is why France was more successful in the conversion of religion. In terms of accumulation of wealth, the French also had an advantage over the Spanish. One big factor was because the Natives feared the Spanish and not the French. The French were able to become partners with Native tribes such as the Algonquin and the Huron which late became the beaver trading business. The French settlers could ... committed suicide rather than work for Spanish authorities because of the harsh labor conditions. While all of this is happening, many Natives are also attempting to fight back which...

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... going on, Turkey is a very economical place. Money wise, it would only be beneficial to include Turkey in the EU. If Turkey joins, the EU will be able to get many of the products exported from Turkey that other places in Europe lack. Supplies like gas and oil coming from Asia would widely ... well. This has be proven in some developing nations like India. Now as their economy is rapidly getting better, the people of India are starting to raise awareness about the inequality in their country. Using India as an example, it goes to show that Turkey will also improve its human ... rights in...

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... even when it had existed, slavery had never been confined to one group of people? To pose the question differently, why slavery, and why were the slaves carried across the Atlantic exclusively African? The short answer to the first of these two questions is that European expansion to the Americas was to mainly tropical and semi-tropical areas. Several products that were either unknown to Europeans ( ... possible option if European consumers were to gain access to more tropical produce and precious metals. The Enslavement of Africans But why were the slaves always African? One possible a...

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... presentation. - Practise your speech it will make you sound more confident. Why not tape it and listen in the car? You"ll hear your faults then and be able to correct them. - Try to memorise the first few paragraphs so that you can speak directly to the audience and catch their attention. Eye contact is very important. - If ... well to consider just what you are really saying. There may have been something to all that dotting of i's and crossing of t's after all! The worry is that if the graphologists are to be believed, there's little we can do to hide ourselves anyway. Sources used in ...

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... months ago, and already used to a totally different environment, I'm afraid to say that I don't agree with all the above statements. One of the most important reasons that I chose to come to US in order to continue my studies was my curiosity: What's that nation's secret? Why people around me seem to accept America as a de facto "master-? What makes Americans so confident about ... themselves? In other words, why America stands "up there-? And frankly, I get more and more disappointed every day: does that worldwide famous "American dream- actually exist? Or is it a very bad joke? I've w...

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... we live our lives, Australia's ground roots, its European heritage. When the Australian flag was raised for the first time in 1788, along with it was the establishment of British ideals, which is fundamentally the reason why the study of Europe is so important to Australia. To discover why contemporary Europe is of such importance to Australia, we must first look at its history. "Europe had a nightmarish ... twentieth century, wracked by wars, genocide, mass deportations and ideological hatreds."2 Within its turmoil existence it has seen great changes in the way their countries are gove...

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... multinational influences. He mentioned some examples of countries that are not European, questioning their influence on American civilization. In his "America: The Multinational Society" essay he said " Is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which includes Turkish marches, a part of Western civilization, or the late nineteenth- and twentieth-century French paintings, whose creators were influenced by Japanese art? And what of ... the cubists, through whom the influence of African art changed modern painting- I think that it is true that American civilization consisted through multinationals, ra...

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... that had a dramatic effect on life during the middle ages. The printing press to most people was first started in Europe but actually the invention first occurred in Asia. Europeans followed the Asians without knowledge of what had been accomplished other than paper and Johan Gutenberg received credit for the invention. There are a few reasons why the invention of the printing press occurred first in Asia and not ... in Europe. Asians had invented ink and paper well before Europeans, two things very necessary for printing. The Chinese began printing with movable type well over 500 years ...

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... that Columbus set sail to the east, one of the books that he annotated and took with him was a copy of Pierre d' Ailly's Imago Mundi, a collection of geographical information selected from Greek, Arabic and Biblical sources (Mason 18); the geographical images of the world in this book confirms the reasons why Columbus believed he was in the East. The creation of this map was not for political purposes ... but for a religious one. "The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth; Ham was the father of Canaan. These three were the sons of Noah, and their descendants ....

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... for solutions. It was born out of reflection on an accepted failure" (145). He wanted to take an introspective look at what exactly colonialism was and why it could not work; he wanted to pass this information on to his readers so that they could understand the shortcomings of this system they called colonialism. It has been said that those who forget ... the past we be doomed to repeat it. That is why this book has gained such importance in our world literature. It is not for its grand solutions to ... a world problem but just a vast understanding of that very problem. Once fully unde...

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... in such a way, one disagreement could have resulted in a battle. Nationalism is defined as admiration for ones country. During the years before World War 1, the sense of nationalism was great. People didn't mind dying for their country even if they didn't know why they had to die. This unhealthy rise of nationalism was just another of many factors that started World War 1. After ... two major European Alliances. In 1914, the Serbian nationalist fired his gun; the effects were spread throughout Europe as each nation declared war on an enemy of its allies. Many people were going to War an...

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... advances, economic resources, military might and political influence gave the country a sense of superiority that was unmatched by other regions of the world. Before one can truly understand why the European Empire fell, it is necessary to discuss why the Europeans alone succeeded in achieving almost universal domination throughout the world in the decades before the First World War. The most apparent answer was in Europe's technological superiority. Of all ... the great world civilizations, only modern Europe had created a continuous progression ... ...

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... with sexual violence, successful gangs, and severe degradation. It's not right, but more importantly, it's not effective at keeping the rest of us safe. There is no excuse - none - for a rape in prison to go unsolved and unpunished. There is no reason why gangs should be successful, long-term enterprises there, and there is no reason to ever release those people who ... problem as fully as I'd like would be huge. I also realise that there are lots of complications here, not the least of which is the potential for corruption and abuse. However, I honestly don't understand why a severe, p...

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