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- 3451: The Beginning of a Journey
- ... This transfer was completed within a year. It meant that Jefferson's Army expedition could travel all the way to the crest of the Rockies on American soil, no longer needing permission from the former French owners. Jefferson selected as leader for the exploring mission an Army captain, 28-year-old Meriwether Lewis. The Jeffersons and Lewises had been neighbors near Charlottesville, Virginia, where Lewis was born August 18, 1774. As ...
- 3452: The Renaissance
- ... and Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo created a new form of art. At the same time most of the great European countries were formed and national languages began to evolve. People started to call themselves French, Italian, Spanish, English, or German. Europeans planted their flags on the shores of every ocean. Artists, writers, philosophers, and humanists proclaimed that 'nothing is more admirable than man.' They rediscovered the heritage of Greece and ...
- 3453: Compare And Contrast Dystopian
- ... reference to Henry Ford who pioneered mass production of the Model T car. Marx is an obvious reference to Karl Marx the German socialist. Lenina is a variation on Lenin who led the Russian, Bolshevik Revolution and Benito Hoover, a minor character is a combination of Benito Mussolini the Italian dictator and Herbert Hoover President of America. Chapter 16 brings Bernard, Helmhotz and the Savage before Mond, who again breaks into ...
- 3454: The Baroque Era
- ... Baroque innovation. This is the major-minor system that is still used today in the twentieth century. Opera was one of the most important developments in the Baroque Era. It began in Florence in 1600. French operas featured more emphasis on the orchestra and chorus. During this time Handel invented the oratorio. An oratorio is a large work for soloists, chorus, and orchestra sung in concert format, without costumes or staging ...
- 3455: Thats Not Art
- Candeau, French for gift is not exactly what one thinks about when hearing the word. Candeau is a free-standing sculpture composed of an ordinary, manufactured iron made from black cast iron, the kind that could have ...
- 3456: Uncle Tom; A Synopsis
- ... and weigh ones basket. Toms basket was weighed and approved. Now his new friend, who was called Miss Cassy, came forward to have her basket weighed. She said something to Simon Legree in French that nobody nearby understood. Nevertheless, Legrees countenance became demoniacal. When this incident occurred, Mr. Legree asked Uncle Tom to flog her. Uncle Tom responded by simply refusing at first and then he explained that ...
- 3457: History Of The Clarinet
- ... did this by doubling the length of the chalumeau and adding two keys. The clarinet slowly acquired more keys during the eighteenth century. By 1750 the five key clarinet was the standard. In 1844, two french musicians, Louis-Augustine Buffet and Hyacinthe Klos้ made the most significant improvement in the instruments history. They applied the Boehm flute key system to the clarinet. This was done by placing each hole in different ...
- 3458: Woodstock
- ... sex, and also illicit drugs. Youthful imaginations were captured, most obviously, by the hippie sound: driving, deafening hard beat of rock, music that is not just a particular form of pop but the anthem of revolution. A hippie's goal is to accomplish peace, love and freedom in society. To be a hippie you must believe in peace as the way to resolve differences among people, ideologies and religions ("The Way ...
- 3459: What Is Art ?
- ... had the sincerity of its creator. Throughout history, literature has been able to bring a social, or moral message to the people. And good literature has always been infectious, at times even igniting reform and revolution. Without a doubt, literature brings to the reader or audience a circumstance we are unable to experience in real life and thus raise moral or social concerns. From Swift's satirical "Gulliver's Travels" which ...
- 3460: What Is Heavy Metal
- ... our ears and pollution to our atmosphere. The lyrics used in Heavy metal do not fall in the category of pleasure either. It is very common to find obscene words and phrases promoting violence and revolution in the songs. The influence of Heavy Metal usually results in alterations in the adrenaline level of fans. It is not uncommon to see head banging, fights, and even nudity during the concerts. Heavy metal ...
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