...and newly composed music. All three of these different types of music are present in The Birth of the Nation. Adaptions of classical works were used to build tension and set the tone for dramatic scenes. In lighter and more uplifting scenes, the use of arrangements of popular tunes is used to spark emotion and create a much lighter mood. The theme of this movie was created through the use of original newly composed music and reflects the development of the story. 2. 1. The three different types of music heard in original scores during the silent film era are adaption of classics, arrangements of popular tunes, and newly composed music. All three of these different types of music are present in The Birth of the Nation. Adaptions of classical works were used to build tension and set the tone for dramatic scenes. In lighter and more uplifting scenes, the use of arrangements of popular tunes is used to spark emotion and create a much lighter mood. The theme of this movie was created through the use of original newly composed music and reflects the development of the story. 2. 1. The three different types of music heard in original scores during the silent film era are adaption of classics, arrangements of popular tunes, and newly composed music. All three of these different types of music are present in The Birth of the Nation. Adaptions of classical works were used to build tension and set the tone for dramatic scenes. In lighter and more uplifting scenes, the use of arrangements...
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...Regarding the Panama Canal Treaty negotiations, they will find us standing up or dead, but never on our knees, NEVER!!” (Herrera). The Panama Canal began in 1903 to 1914. With the help from the French and the United States, Panama was able to succeed in the building of the canal. Theodore Roosevelt, the man who conducted the project, was able to unite the nations into helping him build the Panama Canal to connect the two main oceans. Panama was thought to be the easiest place to build a canal because of how lean it was compared to the countries surrounding it, but during the build, they ran into lots of difficulties and realized it wasn't as easy as they thought. (Canal) “We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is sacrifice...
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...In the seminal document, “Texas v. Johnson: Majority Opinion,” Justice William J. Brennan asserts that, since flag burning will not compromise its meaning, “the flag’s deservedly cherished place in our community will be strengthened, not weakened” by the United States Supreme Court’s verdict protected by the First Amendment. Dating back to the War of 1812, one of the greatest images of the flag was of its immortality during the “the bombardment… at Fort McHenry” (2). During the moment, Fort McHenry successfully defended Baltimore from the British navy’s bombardment. Despite the threats presented by the British forces, the nation was still able to withstand and overcome adversity. Because the United States, as a nation, is capable of overcoming...
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...ideal for many countries, democratization can also cause problems such as nationalism and ethnic conflict. These problems will be multiplied until the democracy will become unstable and the political system will fall apart. Synder proposes that nations must have a stable state with strong institutions before democratization can start. With a strong infrastructure, the democratic system will be able to survive. The institutions such as a strong media and judiciary can support a democracy. Although in theory, having strong institutions should equal a stable democracy, it is not realistic. He almost has a circular reasoning when he discusses about democratization. His theory states that nations need to build up institutions in order to create a stable democracy. The issue with this argument is that there are no criteria for having weak or strong institutions. It is only until the nation shows a stable or unstable democracy is when the institutions are shown to be weak or strong. The international community also has a large influence according to Synder. International leaders supposedly can help nations transition to a democracy. The problem is that the international community might not have the influence or power to affect another nation. Leaders might refuse international members suggestions as a show of strength or...
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...America has been able to use this form of economical idea to enable the industry and trade of the nation to prosper and build the nation on its back. To understand how well the capitalist system benefits the world we must acknowledge the past events of both of the capitalistic system and those on par with it, how the heart of the nation (the middle or working class) prospered, and how more...
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...From his childhood during Korean War to his second election as the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ki-moon Ban has demonstrated the leadership of resiliency, with which he was able to turn crisis into opportunities for his success. Moreover, Mr. Ban’s diligence, sincerity and warm-heartedness also contributed greatly to his rise, along with high performance capability. With such recognition, Mr. Ban successfully expanded his political network (both in Korea and in the organization of US) with apparent sincerity, great communication skill and sharp sociopolitical awareness. During the course of this paper, our group (“We”) will analyze and discuss how Mr. Ki-moon Ban used various situational conflicts as an opportunity to display and utilize his array of great characteristics to become the powerful leader. Prior to his political career, Mr. Ban’s childhood was deeply affected by the Korean War, which caused his family to migrate to different parts of Korea. Despite of such instability and uncertainty, Mr. Ban started to grow his intellectual curiosity of English. Even as a child, he liked to ask and speak with American soldiers, showing great resiliency. Such interactions and intellectual curiosity allowed Mr. Ban to be a star student in secondary school (especially in English), earning him an opportunity to meet John F. Kennedy as a winner of the Red Cross Competition for international students with proven academic excellence. Meeting the late John F. Kennedy...
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...changes, then you should thank for the globalization. It brings us a lot of changes from different area and through this process people may learn and benefit from other countries. As more and more nations catch the step of globalization, this has become the main topic in the era and all kind of voices come upon it. Some people believe that globalization will not benefit the world because of different reasons. They think it hurts both the developed countries and the developing nations, especially on the economic field. I understand that everything has two sides and globalization may have it harmful points. However, I believe what globalization has bring to the whole community on economic area is mostly positive things as it helps the developing countries with their economy, makes people live under better situation and provide more working opportunities to developing nations. At the same time, it lowers the cost of developed countries and makes strong countries get more economic benefit from this process. Maybe some people insist their point that developed nations benefit most from globalization. I kind of agree with that. Dave Curran, the deputy president of the Union of Students in Ireland, published the article “Globalization Does Not Benefit Developing Nations” to argue that developed nations are the one who get the most from the free market. In this article, he states his point that in the current trade system, only powerful countries can benefit from...
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...Dream it, believe it, achieve it Welcome to the world of creativity, my world that I ponder upon, my world where I always believe to achieve. When we dream we believe and we will always achieve. The key to achieving is always to have confidence in yourself, so for me I build a safety zone that helps me but down walls that hold me back from being confident, bold and having hope that by believing I can achieve any task ahead of me. I never look at the tick of the clock or the way others see great achievements, because I have hope that can build communities into believing in themselves, a hope that can build a nation into believing in themselves and a dream that can change all believers in achievers. Like great leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr who quotes in his famous speech “I have a dream”, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their boldly and believing that what he will speak into a nation will be achieved, was achieved. There was a shift that changed people into believing that can be free and because of that, what he spoke was what was achieved. He didn’t just ponder and sleep on his dream like “oh yeah I have a dream but I’m going to go back to sleep and keep on dreaming because it’s just a dream” but he believed in himself and got up in front of people and followed that dream, and because he had hope that it could happened, ait was achieved. He made...
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...| China and Japan | | SOC/335 | April 6, 2013 | | Introduction Nations around the world are ever changing and such cultures have the ability to produce scholars, businessmen, and businesswomen, and educators. It is through such perception that individuals learn of cultures and embrace the distinctions of people to understand the uniqueness of tradition, religion, and working ethnics to build interpersonal relationships among others. In this paper, the relationship between Japan and China will determine how political and economic developments effects Northeast Asia. The relationship between both countries will also present historical meaning toward Japan and China’s relationship, how the relationship changed in the 20th century, and the relationship now. Last, the paper will present Japan and China’s relationship effects on the United States and neighboring countries. Japan and China’s Relationship Affects When considering the relationship of Japan and China one has to perceive the representation of two well-educated countries who illustrates behaviors, strengths, and attitudes of long political and economic tension. However, for Northeast Asia, China, and Japan possess strong will and economic activities that produce economic and political stabilities and enhances its cultures wealth and identity. For Asia, Japan, and China are its giant, and such great incentives places China and Japan in the race of leadership in economic and political leadership...
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...The Transcontinental Railroad was the first railroad that spanned the nation from east to west. The railroad was comprised of the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies. Together these two railroads were able to bring the nation together, and the railroads contributed to the economic success of a growing nation. In 1839, the Corps of Topographical Engineers was created as a unit of the United States Army.[1] The purpose of this branch was to explore the continent with the hope of achieving the concept of manifest destiny. In 1853, Congress sent out a group of people to explore the west and to find a suitable route for a transcontinental railroad. However, there were other groups that went out on private expeditions. One of the members of this group was John C. Fremont, who made five major expeditions into the west.[2] Once California became a state in 1850, the government wanted to ensure that California did not break away from the Union.[3] One way to ensure this was to build a transcontinental railroad to provide transportation and communication between the eastern and western states. Since an effective route for the railroad had not been officially decided Congress appointed this job to Jefferson Davis, who was the Secretary of War, on March 3, 1853. Congress gave Davis the task of finding the potential route along four different lines of latitude. The people involved in the expeditions faced many problems including Indian attacks, long journeys...
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...Nationalism can be a driving force to make a country more successful. For example when America imperialized Japan there was a strong sense of American nationalism. Different nations would recognize the great things that were done in Japan and in turn would want to imperialize other countries The Americans were proud that they were able to influence and help Japan. Many Americans wanted to help Japan succeed so it would make America look great to the rest of the world. Then Americans could say, “Look how great America is, we helped make Japan the great country it is today.” This would make people feel more nationalistic towards America. This would also make the Japanese people feel valued because now the whole world is looking at their tiny country and giving it praise. To conclude, nationalism is a driving force in imperialism because it gives large countries pride and recognition for their good work, in turn making the imperialized country feel...
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...that in the last analysis the whole European system is in a deeper sense responsible for the war, with its combination of alliances and understandings, a complicated texture of intrigues and espionage that unfailingly caught the whole family of nations in its meshes”. Germany was being forced to accept responsibility for all the damage caused and to add insult to injury, the amount of compensation Germany was going to pay out was going to be determined solely by their enemy. With everything being determined by Germany’s enemy, Germany was denied basic rights to build the nation, and they were being forced to re-build for the benefit of foreign nations without any self-preservation. For example the building of canals and railroads at the discretion of foreign authorities. In simple terms Germany was completely left out. Everything being determined for Germany not only did not benefit them at all, they also did not have much of a say in it and it benefited every other nation except Germany, forcing Germans to be a minority in their own land. 2. In Germany’s view the country would have been treated differently if the principles they attributed to President Wilson had been applied, because they would have all the rights that every other nation had, making them independent. They would have the right of...
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...Analysis of "A Nation's Strength" By Ralph Waldo Emerson "A nation's strength" is a poem written by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1847. I can see that it is a poem from a line of similarities that this text has to/with a poem. A poem is characterized by the composition, the use of strong verbs and precise nouns, the use of rhythm, repetitions, alliteration, line breaks and the use of metaphors, similes or personification. Poems will often rhyme but they will not sacrifice meaning for rhyme. A poem has a focused purpose (paints a picture, recreates a feeling, tells a story, captures a moment, etc). In this poem the author uses vivid imagery and metaphors to convince the reader that the strength of a nation, is not in its wealth or military powers, but in its people. I would like to start off by explaining the structural composition of this poem. The form of this poem is a bit of a mix. It has both enjambments and full stops. The enjambment (stanza 1, verse 1, 2) is when one sentence is divided into two verses. A full stop (stanza 2, vers 1) is when there is a definite break/period. It has 6 stanzas and 4 verses in each stanza. The poem has an ab ab rhyme and an 8-6-8-6 rhythm. The ab ab rhyme tells us that the last words in the sentences will rhyme in pairs, every second line. For example the first stanza rhymes; high-defy and strong-throng. The 8-6-8-6 rhythm explains the number of syllables in each verse. For example stanza 1, vers 1, 2; what makes a nation's pillars high=...
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...The Paris Peace Conference The Paris Peace Conference, convened to build a lasting peace after World War I, approved the proposal to create the League of Nations (French: Société des Nations, German: Völkerbund) on 25 January 1919.[24] The Covenant of the League of Nations was drafted by a special commission, and the League was established by Part I of the Treaty of Versailles. On 28 June 1919,[25][26] 44 states signed the Covenant, including 31 states which had taken part in the war on the side of the Triple Entente or joined it during the conflict. Despite Wilson's efforts to establish and promote the League, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October 1919,[27] the United States did not join the League. Opposition in the U.S. Senate, particularly from Republican politicians Henry Cabot Lodge and William E. Borah, together with Wilson's refusal to compromise, ensured that the United States would not ratify the Covenant." In other words it was created BECAUSE of WW1, to premote the peice and stop anything like that from happening again. "Germany expected a treaty based on these fourteen points. However, negotiations between the 'big four' Lloyd George of England, Orlando of Italy, Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson of America did not go smoothly. Wilson believed that his fourteen points was the only way to secure everlasting peace. The French however, wanted the defeated nations to be punished severely and believed Wilson's plan too lenient. Privately...
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...different parts of the world to build up an inexorably incorporated worldwide economy by using organized commerce, free stream of capital, and the tapping of less expensive outside work markets. Globalization can be useful for business in that it makes working in remote markets more productive. The term great can be characterized as having benefit, point of interest or advantage. In this way, globalization is useful for business in that it advantages the association by expanding benefit in other world markets. (1, Premise) By working on an open business, organizations can impart all the more productively and successfully with their clients and suppliers. This will permit organizations to better deal with their supplies, inventories, and their circulation systems. Organizations can now market and offer their items no sweat and on the same calendar as they would in their nation of origin. (1, Conclusion) Globalization permits organizations to improve business in outside nations by having the capacity to market and offer their items by utilizing facilitated commerce and the free stream of capital. (2, Premise) Another point of preference of globalizing a business is that we can outsource items to different nations to make. Creation of these items will be of comparable quality yet less expensive to make. It will help support other monetary markets in that it will build occupations in that area. By outsourcing these employments to outside nations, it will leave better occupations...
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