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- 901: Bach
- Johann Sebastian Bach A Great Contributor Of Music Throughout the history of music, many great composers, theorists, and instrumentalists have left indelible marks and influences that people today look back on to admire and aspire to. No exception to this idiom ... impact on music was unforgettable to say the least. People today look back to his writings and works to both learn and admire. He truly can be considered a music history great. Bach, who came from a family of over 53 musicians, was nothing short of a virtuosic instrumentalist as well as a masterful composer. Born in Eisenach, Germany, on March ... son the basic skills for string playing. Along with this string playing, Bach began to play the organ which is the instrument he would later on be noted for in history. His instruction on the organ came from the player at Eisenach's most important church. He instructed the young boy rather rigorously until his skills surpassed anyone s expectations ...
- 902: Technology and Progress
- ... This was one of my first lessons of consequence, which would come to establish my personal code of conduct, all of which leads to a general sense of responsibility. Human history parallels much of growth patterns exhibited in children. Throughout history cruelty and ignorance have been constant themes played out in the countless wars and atrocities committed by one nation upon another. As time has gone by through the aid of ... even more devastating hydrogen-fusion devices in the worlds armories makes the extinction of mankind by a self inflicted orgy of destruction a real feasibility.1 Never before in the history of humankind has the human race had the potential to destroy itself. Yet like the bite I received as a child the scars left from this apocalyptic warfare are ...
- 903: Augustus Demorgan
- ... due almost entirely to the writings of the two British mathematicians, DeMorgan and G. Boole. He always laid much stress upon the importance of logical training. His importance in the history of logic s, however, primarily due to his realization that the subject as it had come down from Aristole was unnecessarily restricted scope. By reflecting on the processes of mathematics ... moons from 2000 B.C and 2000 A.D. and a theory on the probability of life events which is used by insurance companies. He was deeply interested in the history of mathematics. Augustus wrote biographies of Newton and Halley and produced a dictionary of all the important mathematicians of the seventeenth century. In 1847, he published the book Arithmetical Books, in which he describes the work of over fifteen hundred mathematicians and discusses subjects such as the history of the length of a foot. DeMorgan felt that it was important for the students to know the history of mathematics to understanding the development of the field.
- 904: Won't Libertarian Socialism Destroy Individuality?
- ... self-realization and the fulfillment of desire. Kropotkin, in Mutual Aid, documented the tendency for community to enrich and develop individuality. As he proved, this tendency is seen throughout human history, which suggests that the abstract individualism of capitalism is more the exception than the rule in social life. In other words, history indicates that by working together with others as equals individuality is strengthen far more than in the so-called "individualism" associated with capitalism. This communal support for individuality is hardly ... other authoritarian social institutions to keep people "in check." Anarchists are well aware of the limitations of the "primitive communist" societies they have used as example of anarchistic tendencies within history or society. They are also aware of the problems associated with using any historical period as an example of "anarchism in action." Take for example the "free cities" of ...
- 905: Racism
- ... discrimination still limits the opportunities and stifles the hope of many minority groups, in the U.S. as well as around the world. At this moment in our nation΄s history, it is critical that we start remedying the effects of discrimination. We find that many successful civil rights remedies, voting right laws, which have begun to take part in the ... homosexuals by law may bring enourmous changes in their life style, concerning the issue of discrimination and their status in society. Women have also suffered strong discrimination by society throughout history. History has shown women being banned from voting, education, political, employment, and health care rights. It wasn΄t until the 1960+s that women were aloud to vote in some ...
- 906: The Meaning of Society
- ... to survive and maintain itself afloat. One of these social thinkers was Karl Marx (1818-1883). He was a German political philosopher and revolutionist. Marx was very concern with the history of class struggle. He felt that the history of society was a history itself of the struggles that existed between the ruling and the oppressed social classes. In Marxs time, slaves were considered the have nots and were the ones ...
- 907: The Beat Poets and Movement
- The Beat Poets and Movement Author: James Deree The "Beat Movement" in modern literature has become an important period in the history of literature and society in America. Incorporating influences such as jazz, art, literature, philosophy and religion, the beat writers created a new and prophetic vision of modern life and changed ... out of the classrooms and into non-academic setting-coffee houses, jazz clubs, large public auditoriums and even athletic stadiums. Poetry is more popular and more read than anytime in history, not only spoken poetry but also sung poetry of a high order. "The literature, coordinated by pop music, with a way of dressing, with a way of life, it something ... charm.net/~brooklyn/Topics/BeatGen.html www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/sixties/index.html www.rohan.sdsu.eduThe "Beat Movement" in modern literature has become an important period in the history of literature and society in America. Incorporating influences such as jazz, art, literature, philosophy and religion, the beat writers created a new and prophetic vision of modern life and ...
- 908: Woodrow Wilson
- ... life. When Wilson went to college, he studied to be a politician. Later Wilson decided he wanted to become a lawyer, this failed so he enrolled in school to study history. Over time, Wilson gained a lot of respect and rose to high places because of his essays and public addresses. As the University President, Wilson resigned and looked into the ... servant. He was a brilliant speaker and a fun loving, energetic man who pursued his ideas to lead the nation through hard times. A true hero in a part of history that needed one. Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924). Bibliography The History of American President's CD ROM. (c)1994. Westing House. Encarta 95 & 97 Encyclopedia. (c)1994-1997 Microsoft. US History Book. (School Edition)
- 909: Multicultural Education
- ... was as follows: In 1980, Stanford University came up with a program - later known as the "Stanford-style multicultural curriculum" which aimed to familiarize students with traditions, philosophy, literature, and history of the West. The program consisted of 15 required books by writers such as Plato, Aristotle, Homer, Aquinas, Marx, and Freud. By 1987, a group called the Rainbow Coalition argued ... brings up an interesting point that "Education in the origins, evolution, advances and defeats of democracy must, by its nature, be heavily Western and also demand great attention to political history (Gannon 8). Since both modern democracy and its alternatives are derived mostly from European past, and since most of the participants were white males who are now dead, the choices are certainly limited. If we try to avoid these truths or sidestep them in any way, we cannot honestly say we are giving an accurate description of our history. Robert Hassinger agrees with Gannon and adds that we cannot ignore the contributions of DWEM's for the simple fact that they are just that. He thinks that we ...
- 910: Affirmative Action
- Affirmative Action CONTENTS Introduction
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3 History of Affirmative Action
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4 Affirmative Action Today
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...5 Negative Views on Affirmative Action
.5.1 Positive Views on Affirmative Action
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.5.2 Alternatives to Affirmative Action
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5.3 Conclusion
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.7 INTRODUCTION Affirmative action is the United States most ambitious attempt to level out its long history of racial and sexual discrimination. Nevertheless these days it seems to provoke, rather than ease, the nations internal divisions. An increasingly self-confident opposition movement argues that the battle to ... or the very opposite. My goal for this term paper is to assemble some of the viewpoints both for and against as well as other alternatives. To look at the history and the present to form an opinion whether Affirmative action is really working and is compliant with this modern society. HISTORY OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION The government called for affirmative ...
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