Although it is easy to see the political meaning behind the fifth symphony and other cantatas, songs and operas, Shostakovich also composed fifteen quartets, and it can be argued that a string quartet that has no lyrics cannot be political for the simple reason that without the lyrics, there is no possible way for the listener to successfully interpret the meaning the composer intended the piece to have. ... This is just one example of how the culture and the time can affect how its audience perceives a piece of music. ... As we can see here, it is very common for the audience not to be able...

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This piece of music can be described as a Bagatelle, a short piece for a piano. ... Also, there are a few transitions within this piece, which helps bring out the harmony. ... However, when listening to this piece, it sounds smooth. ... The A section is the main theme throughout this piece, which is why it is repeated so many times. This piece consists of the Rondo form. ...

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These individuals like the newest of the new because it gives them a form of social status which separates them from the rest of society, and by all means if they can understand the newest modes of fashion and discuss them intelligently, all for the better. ... With abstract expressionism, Steinberg said, one could "fly" into the swirls and splatters of paint, between the lines, into the airy planes of color and imagine soaring around the one line down the center of the piece or whatever. ... That is, they became the one thing any viewer of any art was to know before they could appreciate th...

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The main reason the treaty failed to keep the peace is because the Allies all had separate agendas. ... All of the othe smaller Allied countries wanted more land or more people, mostly wanting a piece of the spoils.(2) The meeting where they decided on the terms of the Treaty of Versailles as well as many other items was called the Paris Peace Conference. ... Some countries such as Italy, Poland and Greece all wanted a piece of the action. ... The colonies were split up between the Allies; Britain, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand and Japan all got a piece of the action. Germany lost a lit...

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Every so often a separate tunnel would open up off to the side. ... I put the gun to my head, but then saw a piece of paper and a pen. ... Every so often a separate tunnel would open up off to the side. ...

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Those that belonged to the empiricist school of thought developed quite separate and distinct ideas concerning the nature of the substratum of sensible objects. ... As part of his reply he might add that because it can not be sensed it is not a piece of knowledge. ... In fact, the immaterialist position states that these qualities are merely secondary in nature, as they, too, can not be perceived as being separate from an object. ... This is because the idea concerning that thing could be different in the two separate minds.At this point Berkeley explains that the so-called tertiary qualities ...

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Body Modification and Contemporary American Rites of Passage INTRODUCTION Rites of Passage The term "Rite of Passage" describes any rite or ritual which marks or induces a change in an individuals social position. These life changes include birth, puberty, initiation into social and familial groups, marriage, pregnancy, childbirth, and death. In most pre-industrial societies these rituals are the keys to determining the social hierarchy of the community. In societies emphasizing technology, where life is based on individual achievement and is less dependent on communal cooperation for pros...

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A piece of cane is used to fashion the shaft. ... A flexible piece of wood designs the bow, and is strung with a hand spun fiber found in the rain forest. The arrows are made with a piece of cane for the shaft, and is fletched with feathers. ...

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Biology Coursework. Decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. Planning- Introduction: In this experiment I will be testing the rate of reaction of the decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide using the enzyme Catalase when an inhibitor is present. The inhibitor used will be Copper Sulphate. Enzymes: E...

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The protagonist in "Of Mice and Men" is both Lenny and George, as a unit. both of them are introduced to the reader at the same time, and, for most of the novel, they're never separated. in addition, both of them share the same dream of their own farm, and both of them work hard to have that dream fulfilled. at the same time, they are also dependent on each other, since Lenny depends on George to keep him in line and George depends on Lenny for companionship. through their common dream and their mutual dependence, Lenny and George are connected with a symbiotic relationship. this relation...

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It was with every new law that was legislated by the Nazi party that the rights and freedoms of the people of Germany where being stripped away, piece by piece. ... While attempting to speak at a Catholic Trade Unionist meeting, it's leader Stegerwald was attacked by the S.A., Another member, Bruening, was forced to obtain police protection at a separate rally, in fear that the S.A. would attack him, like they had his followers. ... Essentially, by demolishing Germany's traditional federal-type state by abolishing the separate powers within the state, Hitler and the Nazi party...

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Elie and his father would soon be separated eternally from the women of their family and would further witness the enflamed graves of many other Jews before them. ... One old man was beaten to death by his son over said piece, only to be beaten himself to death by the rest of the passengers for the same scrap (p. 96). ...

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As one of the driving forces of the young Romantic movement, Robert Schumann influenced the development of a new style. And although he did not seem to be destined to become a composer, music soon became very important to him, displaying multiple talents in performance and composition. ROBERT SC...

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As one of the driving forces of the young Romantic movement, Robert Schumann influenced the development of a new style. And although he did not seem to be destined to become a composer, music soon became very important to him, displaying multiple talents in performance and composition. ROBERT SC...

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(Read bottom to top, left to right) All the figures in the piece are roughly the same size, and some are clothed, some aren't. ... However, this piece is just a stone slab, there are no precious stones. ...

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Such paintings had to have extremely meticulous brush strokes that were blended in so well that one could not see the artist's hand in the art piece. ... This vast difference separated the 2 subjects, suggesting that the female was a model or prostitute and not a goddess (like what the salon would have wanted). ...

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Forensics is defined as the application of science to interpret clues for crime investigation. The earliest forensic scientists were physicians who were called upon to give an opinion as to the cause of death in individuals. Now most of the forensic scientists are investigators that pick up clues at...

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This experiment was conducted in order to investigate the preferred soil moisture levels of the Porcellio scaber (Slater), because they had recently been observed on a farm in Waikari and it was interesting to find out further information about them. The main focus on the Slaters within this experiment was their soil moisture, and that is why they have been investigated to see what soil moisture levels they will prefer to live in when given the choice of very dehydrated soil (Soil Sample no.1 containing a very low soil moisture level of 0 mL water (dehydrated)), dehydrated soil (Soil Sample n...

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If the Matrix is a perfect facsimile, then a lot of people live their lives feeling separated from each other in the chaotic hustle and bustle of 20th Century America. ... After all, these people are separate beings with separate bodies, sitting in  completely different pods of goo.  ...

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Man, powered by his imagination and inquisitive character, has wondered he mechanisms of Nature since time infinite. This quest for the truth, the ways in which his surrounding works, has led to many a scientific discoveries and innovations. Since the art of making fire and creating handcrafted tool...

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Through Historical, Biographical, and New Historical critical analysis of the author, and the time period, we will see that the effects of the war and how it greatly influenced this piece of literature. ... His parents separated when he was 11 years old. ... They understood, with some difficulty what she wanted and gave her their names; she insisted they write it down on a piece of paper along with their addresses of their families. ...

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"Beyond," means above, suggesting that the principle is set up by someone or something that is placed on a higher rank that the hero himself. This might mean the community or the society he comes from (if we accept the proposition of a hierarchy where society is above the individual) or a, "superior," power, such as a deity for example. In both cases, the principle that carries the hero (if it really is beyond him) comes from the exterior. So to reformulate the question: does the principle that carries the hero come from the outside or does it exist within the hero? Let us analyse and integrat...

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Metals are good conductors of electricity because these 'free' or delocalised electrons carry the charge of an electric current when a potential difference (voltage) is applied across a piece of metal. ... A large amount of thermal energy is required to separate the ions which are bound by strong electrical forces. ...

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The forces of attraction between the oppositely charged ions in ionic compounds are so strong that large quantities of heat energy must be supplied to disrupt the crystal lattice and separate the ions. ...

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According to the text book "Introduction to Sociology" Culture is defined as all that humans learn to do, to use, to produce, to know, and to believe as they grow to maturity and live out their lives in the social groups to which they belong. Every group has its own specific culture, its own way o...

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