... Shostakovich On November 7, 1917, the Russian Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace and created a new form of government they called the Communist Party. In the first years of the revolution, anything and everything seemed possible; not just in politics, but in the arts as well. It was an era of "isms,": symbolism, constructivism, suprematism , to name but a few. Manifestos decreed what truth and beauty should be. Traditional ... "Sonata"." But Shostakovich's sonata has a hesitant and uncertain feel. No matter how the music begins, it comes to a dead end. Nearly always in the implacable...

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... and adolescent youth. This violent and often foul language content is spewed over airwaves, seen and heard on television, at the movie theaters, and read from pages of books and magazines. The truth is often sensationalized to win viewers or sell music. Under the guise of entertainment, children are becoming desensitized and often violent as they seek to portray or copy what they have ... sex and dysfunctional relationships are also proving to cause sexual abuse and sexual problems in society (Steele 336). Although young children "are not interested in sexual material," notes the Univer...

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