Like any other occupations, artists ought to care about how his works would affect the welfare of the society and its morality, and even more so because they are seen as the major mediator of culture in societies. ... His luck began to take a turn when he met Barbara, the daughter of an influential official. He had a lover at that time, but he married Barbara anyway in order to further his career. ... After his marriage to Barbara, he was given work in the State Theater in Berlin and later became the manager of the place. ...

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That warning came in response to broadcasts at three FM stations "KPFK in Los Angeles, WYSP in Philadelphia, and KCSB in Santa Barbara, Calif. ... Broadcasters scored a major victory in 1987 when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), with President Ronald Reagan's blessing, abolished a policy called the Fairness Doctrine. ... Jazz continued to receive industry support, as Columbia Records joined the growing list of major labels revitalizing their jazz catalogs. ...

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February is Black History Month A full appreciation of the celebration of Black History Month requires a review and a reassessment of the social and academic climate that prevailed in the Western world, and especially in North America before 1926 when Black History Month was established. It is important to recall that between 1619 and 1926, African Americans and other peoples of African descent were classified as a race that had not made any contribution to human civilization. Within the public and private sector, African Americans and other peoples of African descent were continually dehum...

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Chapter One The narrator assures us that the book we are about to read is true, more or less. The parts dealing with World War II are most closely associated with actual events. Twenty-three years have passed since the end of the war, and for much of that time the narrator has been trying to write ...

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In Deborah Tannen's #1 National Bestseller book You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation, Tannen explains in her book why men and women have such a hard time communicating between each other. Tannen explains what some of the problems are in our conversations between each other and ho...

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Mothering the Mother: An ethnography on the hospital room during childbirth This paper is an examination of the roles, environments, and relationships inside a hospital labor and delivery room. I have volunteered as a doula or childbirth coach since January of 2001. I was drawn to this type of ...

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In Leadership: the Key to Quality Outcomes, Barbara Murdoch Perra maintains that leadership style contributes to the success of organizations. ... Leininger's Sunrise Model offered 3 major modes to provide beneficial, satisfying, and meaningful care to patients: cultural care preservation and/or maintenance, cultural care accommodation and/or negotiation, and cultural re-patterning or restructuring (40). ...

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(Barbara Whitener 9) Despite these advantages electric cars have not been widely adapted yet because they are not able to compete with gasoline powered cars. ... (Bill Moore 1) These major car companies are in the same race, but on different levels. ...

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Another definition of affirmative action according to Barbara Bergmann is "planning and acting to end the absence of certain kinds of people-those who belong to groups that have been subordinated or left out-from certain jobs and schools" (1997 p.7). ...

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Equality was an important issue in many countries, especially Britain and America between the 1850's to 1950's and feminism and race equality major issues campaigned for. There was a major political idea behind the want for these changes, liberalism. ... This was helped in 1870 when Emily Davis and Barbara Bodichon helped set up Girton college, the first university for women. ...

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The pacifist author Kurt Vonnegut wrote Slaughterhouse-Five in the late 1960's as the Vietnam War was ending. He used his own military experience from World War II to write this particular book. The main character is Billy Pilgrim who is actually Kurt Vonnegut himself. Vonnegut, like Billy Pilgrim,...

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In the book Amazing Grace, Jonathan Kozol uses his unique ability to express his experiences, to the reader. He arranges the focus of the novel to modify the story. He takes the reader inside the Bronx and shows social injustice. Kozol is able to express the story in such a manner as to enab...

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Pierre Trudeau dreamed of a society that afforded all of its citizens an equal opportunity to succeed in life; whatever their background or beliefs, whether rich or poor. He believed that what we had in common was the source of our strength, and that what set us apart enriched all of us. On the international stage, he gave us a profile and stature well beyond our size and power. Wherever we were in the world, he made us feel proud to be Canadians; proud to have the immense privilege of being part of this beautiful and great country... An excerpt from Prime Minister Jean Chrétien&#...

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HISTORY: in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. Historians use this material to form coherent narratives and uncover linked sequences and patterns in past events. Most histories are concerned with causality, that is, why certain outcomes happened as they did, and how they are linked to earlier events. 1 Origins of Historical Writing In preliterate societies, the acc...

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Over the history of the world, yoga has evolved from a religious practiced by holy men in India and Asia, to become part of mainstream fitness all over the world. While exploring the evolution of yoga, it is important to keep in mind the true sense of it. Yoga is a form of meditation, with or without movement. Sitting in lotus pose with focus on the breath and quieting of the mind is the essence of yoga. A practice focused on unblocking the chakras can facilitate relief from a long list of physical and emotional ailments, including, but not limited to, stress, hypertension and depression. ...

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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2000: Conductive polymers Contents Prize motivation 1 Conductive polymers - a surprising discovery 1 What is electrical conductivity? 2 What makes a material conductive? 3 Conductive polymers - the story 4 Applications of conductive polymers 5 Synthesis and p...

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