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- 1381: African American Bell Curve
- The bell curve of African American rights has risen and fallen throughout America s history. The period between the Pre-Civil War Era and the Post Civil War Era, were momentous in displaying the status and rights of African-Americans in the time. As the ... tale of tragedy, deceit and hate. The South was outraged by its conception of slavery and its bashing of the southern culture. Either way, it marked an event in American History that would change history forever. African American status was now a major issue among Americans. Abraham Lincoln, in remarks to her book, once said to Harriet Beecher Stowe, So you are the little ...
- 1382: Early National Literature
- ... and philosophical romances, beginning with Wieland (1798), anticipated Edgar Allan Poe. Early in the 19th century, Washington IRVING gained European recognition as America's first genuine man of letters. A History of New York (1809) is a whimsical satire of pedantic historians and literary classics. His best-known tales, "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," appeared in The ... to succeed with subjects and settings that are largely American. Cooper achieved international prominence with his second novel, The Spy (1821), a tale of the Revolution. His many novels blending history and romance resulted in his being called "the American {Sir Walter} Scott," a title that put him in the company of one of the period's most popular and respected ... nature, and his hero, Natty Bumppo, expresses the self-reliant, pioneering spirit of America. Much of Cooper's sense of America was caught by the Fireside Poets, who celebrated American history and a benign American nature. Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW displayed his skill at telling a story in verse in Hiawatha (1855), The Courtship of Miles Standish (1858), and Evangeline (1847). ...
- 1383: Xyz Quick Lube Co.
- ... management, work order creation, reliable specification information via a secured connection, employee time-clock accounting functions, full cash register functions and professionally printed receipts, as well as a complete service history for each of your customers. This system will provide the ability to check inventory levels anytime. Supply payroll information with their time card feature. Generate accounting reports ranging from comparative ... engine, options, etc., now can be used to assure that you have a timely customer turnaround time, as this is all done automatically through this menu driven system. The customer history database can be queried to provide essential data for mass mailings and coupons. These are all time saving functions that work to improve customer satisfaction, while maintaining a strong presence in the marketplace. POS-I-LUBEā utilizes a Fox Pro database for it's customer history and tracking, as well as its accounting data. For the vehicle specification database, POS-I-LUBEā uses a licensed Check Chart subscribed database available through a secured connection. This ...
- 1384: A Review of the "Ballet Gran Folklorico De Mexico"
- ... a show sponsored by the Mexican government called the "Ballet Gran Folklorico De Mexico." This show featured talented singers, dancers, musicians, and actors. This performance tradition was based on the history of Mexico. Arts taken from ancient Aztec and Inca rituals to modern Mariachi. At the show they started by introducing them as a group and began there series of plays ... had to pinch myself to keep from falling asleep. The performers looked good but the way I see it is anyone who does not have a good meaning of Mexican history is lost. I mean there were elementary schools there, do you think they knew what was going on? All the performances consisted of 1: Azteca - Ceremony of the lighting of ... joy, 6: Fandango- performed during feast of Patron Saint, also includes "Labamba" where couple ties a bow with their feet, 7: Donzolapuna- depicts legend of dance of feathers, dance showing history of the takeover of Mexico by Cortez over the leader Montazuma, 8: Ladanza Delvonado- dance of deer. Hunters chase deer with rattles until animal gets so tired it can' ...
- 1385: Ludwig Van Beethoven The Incessant Sound Of A Fallen Tree
- ... to be there in the first place or what of the countless forms of life that had sprang forth from its protective purview over the decades of the trees history. I wondered what might have led to the demise of the strong anchoring system that had so obviously sustained the uprightness of this tower for so long. Not to mention ... of instruments. 3) 1817-1827: Totally deaf. Break with the traditional way of doing things more sharply defined than ever before. Ninth Symphony composed, demonstrating for the first time in history the use of voices with the orchestra. A symphony which Beethoven himself never heard. Though there can be found a certain diversity in the articulation of these periods, there is ... York, New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. Irving Kolodin (1975). The Interior Beethoven: A Biography of the Music. New York, New York: Alfred A. Knope. Alfred Einstein (1969). A Short History of Music. (4th ed.) New York, New York: Alfred A. Knope. Felix Greissle, eds. The International Library of Piano Music. (Album 14) New York, New York: The University Society, ...
- 1386: Major Personalities Behind The Secularization Of Music
- ... with us for a very long while. In fact, part of being human is an appreciation of the finer arts. However, music's role has remained anything but constant throughout history. Music has gone from a mathematical science to a synthesis of melody and harmony. Many wonderful pieces have been written for religious purposes. Many more have been written for the ... science, a composer feels they have more freedom to add anything they want in. Rome was an extension of Greece. They were a conquering race of people who had a history of taking what they wanted from a conquered enemy and burning the rest. The Romans were very impressed with the theory of music that the Greeks had. They took it ... land became the territory of Richard II, who loved the idea of a holy quest and obeyed the pope to a fault. However, it was an important point in the history of music. Someone from the secular world stood up to the pope on a matter of musical freedom. The church could not hold on to power forever. Eventually, the ...
- 1387: Parthenon
- ... the agora wondering around the market places. I love walking past the Parthenon, you know this is the proudest building we Greeks ever built. If one-structure sums up our history and our superiority in architecture it's this building. These might have been some of the thoughts that ran through the mind of the Greeks during this time period. The ... they provide he services paid for." This is a good example of how the Greeks felt about themselves and their temples. The Paratheon is the best example of Greek's history and their architectural abilities. The Greek temple, Parthenon, was like most it had a three-step platform. The columns enclosed an oblong interior chamber known as the naos. On the ... of all four walls of the naos. You can see the remaining frieze in the Museum of London. Which were taken by Elgin without the permission of the Turks. The history of the Greeks can be studied by looking at the sculptures on the Parthenon. The thirty-fourth metopes of the north side portrayed the Trojan War. The twelfth metopes ...
- 1388: Review of Ballet Gran Folklorico De Mexico
- ... a show sponsored by the Mexican government called the "Ballet Gran Folklorico De Mexico." This show featured talented singers, dancers, musicians, and actors. This performance tradition was based on the history of Mexico. Arts taken from ancient Aztec and Inca rituals to modern Mariachi. At the show they started by introducing them as a group and began there series of plays ... had to pinch myself to keep from falling asleep. The performers looked good but the way I see it is anyone who does not have a good meaning of Mexican history is lost. I mean there were elementary schools there, do you think they knew what was going on? All the performances consisted of 1: Azteca - Ceremony of the lighting of ... joy, 6: Fandango- performed during feast of Patron Saint, also includes "Labamba" where couple ties a bow with their feet, 7: Donzolapuna- depicts legend of dance of feathers, dance showing history of the takeover of Mexico by Cortez over the leader Montazuma, 8: Ladanza Delvonado- dance of deer. Hunters chase deer with rattles until animal gets so tired it can' ...
- 1389: Pop Art 2
- ... seeking (Edwards, 84). The fact that it could evoke such strong feelings, suggest that it was powerful and with purpose. Pop Art has been handicapped with a freakish and flamboyant history, partly as a result of mishandling in the public news media, so that many people, including the artists, now respond to it with ambivalence. Certain critics Crumpler 2. still exclude ... subordinated to the interest of art. It is conceptual. Pictures become things and things become pictures. Furthermore, Pop Art can be seen in conjunction with any other realism in the history of art whose aim was to give a routine, harmonious appearance to the contradictions and absurdities of the material world ("A Retrospective", 1). In conclusion, while many see it as superficial and trivial, Pop Art is still deserving of its' place in art history.
- 1390: Leonard Peltier Essay
- ... meaningful discourse. Once discourse has ended, so too has the opportunity for edification or empathy. Relations between Native Americans and whites, like black-white relations, contain a legacy of pain. History has told the story of who was exploited by whom. The displacement of Native Americans from the Atlantic region by presidential decree is part of the national record. So too ... it is inaccurate and futile for minorities to blame present whites for the sins of their ancestors. Now that traditionally oppressed groups like Native Americans have become aware of their history of oppression, they want to blame those who are responsible. But the people who are responsible are dead. So the minority looks for someone who is related to the harm ... its representation in terms of both race and gender. It also assumes that President Clinton can be held accountable for Andrew Jackson's actions. But of course, the facts of history limit Clinton's or anyone's ability to redress what was done by past administrations. The option to give back what was taken from Native Americans has ceased to ...
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