For Beethoven, therefore, the cellist's phrase could be shaped from note to note using fluctuations of tone colour, and Czerny's remark that the sonata must be "distinguished more by beauty of tone and performance, than by excessive rapidity" lends further support to this point. ... As early as 1756, Leopold Mozart had advised its use on "a closing note or any other sustained note," while Baillot wrote in 1803 that it could be applied on "long notes or when the same note is repeated." Tromlitz advised its use on "long notes, fermatas, and on the note before a cadenza." ... Du P...

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Daniel Miller, Bourdieu, Deborah Posel, Baudrillard and other authors suggest that we consume things often for reasons other than simply satisfying our basic needs. Why, in a time of such plenty, do we consume at such high rates? Or rather, is it because of such plenty that we are driven to consume?...

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"Notes on the State of Virginia," by Thomas Jefferson is divided into two parts. ... Jefferson backed up his reasoning, noting that the skeletons were five to six times the cubic volume of an elephant. ...

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Finally goodwill, according to Cliff Notes, "equals the amount paid to acquire a company in excess of its net assets at fair market value. This excess is determined by the intangible factors of a company such as: the value of the company's reputation, location, customer list, or management team" (Cliff Notes). ...

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Katherina sees no need for men and marriage ("MonkeyNotes-The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare-Free Book notes/Chapter Summary"). ... She attacks everyone with her vast intelligence and quick wit (Malone; "MonkeyNotes-The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare-Free Book notes/Chapter Summary"). ... She is a characterized by an uncontrollable spirit and a fiery temper ("MonkeyNotes-The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare-Free Book notes/Chapter Summary"). ... First he refuses to buy her the clothes she wants (Stokes 178; "MonkeyNotes-The Taming of the Shrew by Willi...

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Includes long-term notes payable; mortgages payable; warranty liabilities; lease liabilities; and bonds payable. ... Deferred Income Taxes for Corporations Contingent Liabilities -Legal Claims (Potential) -Debt Guarantees -Other Contingencies INTEREST & NON-INTEREST NOTES Interest Bearing Notes: Specifies: -A stated rate of interest -Interest is to be paid at maturity in addition to the face or principal amount of the note. Non-Interest Bearing Notes: Does not specify a rate of interest Includes the interest in the face amount of the note An overdue non-interest bearing note immediately draws ...

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The pronunciation of the word "nothing" would, in the late 16th Century, have been "noting," and so the title also apparently suggests a pun on the word, "noting", and on the use of the word "note" as an expression of music. ... The idea of noting is also continued throughout the play, and is particularly shown by the changing relationship between Beatrice and Benedick. ... At one point, Benedick surreptitiously notes, "I do spy some marks of love in her (Beatrice)". whilst Claudio also observes Margaret speaking with Balthasar, but mistakenly notes that Margaret is Hero, and Don John purposel...

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Secondly, the SQ3R combined with the note packet complement also enhances learning quality. Note taking is an extremely important part of the learning process. ... This means that, for students to get the most out of the notes, they first have to know how to take good notes. Students used the SQ3R before classes, read the material, had already known what they should focus on, so that they can take comfortable notes during classes. ... Additionally, Carlston's findings of the research illustrated that the students who followed the SQ3R principles with the complement of note packet perform...

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Such an interval is introduced at the beginning of the piece by the B and C harmonic whirlies (Quote 1), followed by a two-note motivic repetition of the words 'this land.' Throughout Wheatbelt, this distinctive interval is used in a variety of ways, such as rising and falling, in harmony at the interval of a fifth, oscillating back and forth between the two notes, and in combination with the B and C whirlies playing the two notes simultaneously. Thus Grandage illustrates the boundless opportunities music possesses through his exploitation of the first two notes in the octave. ....

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Motif (a) being the first 4 note legato motif; (b) being the scalic quaver rise of a fifth; (c) being the staccato notes all playing the same with an appoggiatura on the last note; and (d) being the descending four note fall following that.The rise of a fifth between (b) and (c) gives link back to the slow intro where it does the same in the first two bars, the appoggiatura in (c) also links back to the many seen in the slow intro. ... The brass section play a tonic pedal note throughout the first bit before playing a tonic fanfare when the music changes. ... Here there's an abrupt modula...

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For almost thirty years, Jay Gould built and destroyed the stocks of many railroad companies (Erie, Kansas Pacific, Union Pacific, and many more) (Class Notes-Stock Manipulation). ... These pools also artificially fixed shipping rates, one of Gould's specialties (Class Notes-Stock Manipulation). ... By the time Vanderbilt won the lawsuit, the Erie Railroad did not have the power and influence it once had and Gould had already sucked the profits out of the company (Class Notes-Stock Manipulation). ... In Carnegie's case, he controlled the mining of the metals to the distribution of...

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Another important way to learn effectively is class lectures while listening to class lectures I can learn much better and it helps me more than solo studying and specifically one time reviewing my notes is enough during the exam times if I attend class lectures attentively. ... Another method usually teachers use is giving lectures on tapes to watch it at home, In this case, I would prefer not to use it because it does not provide a class-like environment so it does not help me as much as it should.When it comes to fast learning my own notes, teacher's notes and handouts are great helps...

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It is thanks to mathematicians like Pythagoras that a mathematical system was developed to be the basic link between these frequencies Harmonics are essentially two or more notes at specific frequencies which when combined produce one complete tone with both a fundamental (the first note) and an overtone (the harmony). ... In modern music a group of 12 notes was decided upon (C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B) and octaves were then added at double each frequency and a full length range of musical notes subject to our human hearing limit was created. ...

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This Note concludes by proposing one possibility: an intersectional model of rape. ... Thanks also to the board of the Harvard Journal of Law and Gender, especially to my editor Ariel Berkower, for the helpful feedback and long hours spent helping to bring this Note to its full potential. ... Part I of this note begins by outlining the law's traditional approach to rape in the United States and the way that Uberal and radical feminist critiques of the law emerged in response. ... For purposes of this note, I use the term "rape" to refer to both the crime as legally defined and as understo...

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It was not so many years ago that in order to write to someone, paper, a pen, an envelope and a postage stamp were needed, then it took several days for the recipient to receive the letter; today's communication is instantaneous, but lacks the warmth of an old fashioned hand written note. ... This is true, but it's also likely that it would have dismayed them as well, since a personal, hand written note or a face-to-face thank you was considered common courtesy back then, but are hardly ever heard of today. ... With today's telephones having texting capabilities there is no need...

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Thomas Jefferson, as one of the founding fathers who was also one of the main creator of the Declaration of Independence, intended to encapsulate "an expression of the American mind" (class notes) in that famous document. ... The concept of this country with an ideology of equal rights- that every person is entitled to his or her own pursuit of happiness (class notes)- is essential to a democratic system. ... Officially, slavery did not completely disappear in the United States until December 1865 (class notes), whereby it was finally determined illegal in all states. ... In fact, wo...

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In Kay Redfield Jamison's "An Unquiet Mind" most of her personal stories regarding her battle with manic depression are closely if not exactly related to the material in the text and notes on mood disorders. ... The text gave an explanation on how all of these different facts worked and the effect they had on someone suffering with manic depression, but Jamison's story put the text and notes into real life. ... Something we weren't able to see in the text and notes. ... The reason why the story has taken a larger effect on me than the text or the notes is because the story ke...

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In order to reduce this undesired behavior, the supervisor felt it necessary to require a doctor's note after each absence during the following year. ... The subjects' supervisor was led to believe that it was no longer required to produce a doctor's note therefore he fell back into the same displeasing conduct. ... For example, after every 3 absences, a doctor note should be provided. ...

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Rawls begins his piece by noting all the positive connotations that are generally linked with the idea of the California life. ... Rawls also notes the promises that the California dream is said to make as well as identify the freedom that apparently comes along with this dream. ... Rawls notes in his essay how everyone expects California to be this place where everyone is fifthly rich, we all live next door to celebrities and spend our days relaxing on the white sand beaches with the gorgeous men and women that all seem to reside here. ...

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In order to reduce this undesired behavior, the supervisor felt it necessary to require a doctor's note after each absence during the following year. ... The subjects' supervisor was led to believe that it was no longer required to produce a doctor's note therefore he fell back into the same displeasing conduct. ... For example, after every 3 absences, a doctor note should be provided. ...

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Demosthenes notes that the role of the men of Athens when debating important matters at the Ekklesia was to "allow freedom of speech to every one of the counsellors," highlighting that the citizens at the Ekklesia were open to share their views, an important characteristic of Athenian democracy.. ... Aristotle notes however that an individual could only hold membership twice in a lifetime and not in consecutive years. ... Thorley notes that the main role of the Boule, and therefore the Athenian citizens it consisted of, was as the "executive body" that prepared the agenda a...

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Computers allow for taking notes faster during class and being able to organize them in anyway you choose. ... Instead of using her own notes on specific topics, my teacher would use PowerPoint from other teachers, teach under their curriculum, and save herself all the hard work. ... I found that having a laptop of my own for educational purposes such as research and note-taking was very beneficial but at the same time, I spent the last two years of high school staring at a computer screen, taking notes, reading, everything become electronic. In the end, it did help me get better in taking fas...

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In his thesis, Thomas Barnett notes that the world's countries can be classified between high and low levels of globalization. He notes that the potential of a country to ensure U.S. military response is inversely related to its globalization connectivity and that the enemy is not our religious differences,(Islam) or a place,(the Middle East) but a condition - the disconnection of certain countries in the globalized international community (Eisenmann). ...

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In the 12th century, the trope form of organum began appearing, in which additional texts and melismas were added between notes, elaborating the simple melodies. ... His pieces were composed vertically instead of horizontally, minimizing dissonance by emphasizing chords among notes. ...

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These European powers, Hamilton notes, will attempt to prevent us from interfering with the navigation of their naval fleets, capitalizing on the profits of our trade, and souring souring to greatness as a nation. ... Hamilton notes that one area of concern would be the rights of fisheries and the right of navigation on the Mississippi and the Western Lakes that are also granted to the Federal Union. ... Hamilton notes that it would be very difficult for states to locate and tax personal property, as well as collect and administer duties on imported goods and prevent smuggling within the stat...

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