...about Aaron Copland, one of America's best modern music composers. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: Aaron Copland wrote many kinds of music. He wrote music for the orchestra, piano, and voice. He wrote music for plays, movies and dance. Copland also was a conductor, pianist, speaker, teacher and author. Music critics say Copland taught Americans about themselves through his music. He used parts of many old traditional American folk songs in his work. He was influenced to do this after studying music in France. He said that composers there had a very French way of writing music. He said Americans had nothing like that in this country. So he decided to compose music that was truly American. BARBARA KLEIN: Aaron Copland was born in nineteen hundred in Brooklyn, New York. He was the youngest of five children. His parents had come to the United States from eastern Europe. They owned a store in Brooklyn. Aaron began playing the piano when he was a young child. He wrote his first song for his mother when he was eight years old. His dreams of becoming a composer began when he was young. When he was sixteen, he urged his parents to let him study composing with Rubin Goldmark. Goldmark had taught the composer George Gershwin. STEVE EMBER: When he was in his early twenties, Copland went to Paris where he studied music with Nadia Boulanger. She was one of the most important music teachers of the time. He returned to New York in nineteen twenty-four. The famous conductor of the Boston...
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...Effects of Mass Media The development of mass media during the twentieth century has been monumental. Mass media is the specific means of communication that is designed to reach a wide audience. (Lule, 2012) Think back to the early nineteen hundreds. The media they had then was limited to newspapers and radio. If a person did have access to a radio they had to schedule hearing the news around the radio stations schedule. The news reported in the newspapers was most likely old news by the time someone living in a country setting got their hands on it. Fast forward to the nineteen nineties. Cell phones were beginning to be very popular and almost everyone had a computer and of course, a television. Mass media had become more on demand, we could get news when we wanted in on twenty four hour news stations and constantly updated news and weather reports online. Television has become a huge part of our culture. Before television people would find other means of entertainment; outside play, conversation or going outside of their homes to socialize. Television and cell phones allows us to have access to endless programming, faster, more portable communication and media. This media has also made our culture over stimulated and sometimes over saturated with useless information. Personal home computers have put an endless supply of information at our finger tips. Because of information being so fast, business can be conducted much faster and much more efficiently. I have...
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...The short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” was published in nineteen ninety-three. The author Joyce Oates dialogues a young girl named Connie and her uncomfortable encounter with a man named Arnold Friend. Many critics believe that the short story had almost a dreamlike impression. In the story, Oates incorporates several binaries and repetitions to underscore the theme of reality versus fantasy. First and foremost, Oates begins the story with an internal/external binary. Oates describes the protagonist, Connie, as a young fifteen-year-old girl who spends most of her time thinking about her appearance Oats writes, “habit of craning her neck to glance into mirrors or checking other people's faces to make sure her own was...
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...English Born Sinner In today’s era, as more artist become mainstream an entire Rap culture is diminishing before our eyes. Rap music was at its all time high in nineteen-nineties when young African Americans sought out a new way to become something or someone great. The Rap Industry began to fall after the death of the Notorious Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur and As of today, many artists are competing to live up to the standards of legends in the rap industry. Although, these shoes won’t be the easiest to fill rap artist J. Cole in particular, challenges this new era to set new pinnacles to reach. Proving to not remain stagnant within his career and giving the rap industry versatility while being true to rap culture. Having to prove he his worth and dedication through his mix-tapes, “The Come Up,” “The Warm Up” and “Friday Night Lights” he was finally signed to Jay-Zs’ Roc Nation. Shortly after, J.Cole released his freshmen album “Cole World: The Sideline Story” in 2011. The Sideline Story was more than just an album, it is the story that many of his fans experienced in their everyday lives, including myself. Every one of us could relate to a song on his album. J.Cole had many obstacles to go through before he made his way to the top. His introduction was so these obstacles are clearly explained in his lyrics “Still at Aleia Anderson! it, Villmatic, what a life we chose. I'm sending this out to those who fell down, but then rose. I'm hot, I'm...
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...ABSTRACT Title: PERCEIVED EFFECTS OF SCREAMO MUSIC TO THE SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT OF THE STIGMATINE YOUTH MOVEMENT MEMBERS Author: JOHN LERY MAAMBONG ANASTACIO Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication School Year: 2009 – 2010 Rationale This study aims to know the significant relationship of the profile of the respondents and the perceived effects of screamo music to the spiritual enrichment of the Stigmatine Youth Movement (SYM) Statement of the problem This study Is to determine the perceived effects of screamo music on the spiritual enrichment of the Stigmatine Youth Movement (SYM). This seeks to answer the following questions: 1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of 1.1. Age 1.2. Gender 1.3. Length of membership in Stigmatine Youth Movement (SYM) 1.4. Length of exposure to Screamo Music 2. What are the effects of Screamo music as perceived by the Stigmatine Youth Movement (SYM) in the apostolate? 3. Is there a significant relationship between the profile of the respondents and the perceived effects of screamo music to the spiritual enrichment of the Stigmatine Youth Movement (SYM)? Methodology A descriptive survey research was used in this study. Descriptive research involves collection of data in order to test hypothesis or to answer questions concerning the current status of the subject of the study. The descriptive research has no...
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...style and every city and town could always use something new and exciting that will help draw them away from one bar and to another. Everyone enjoys dancing, fun music, great drinks and entertainment throughout the whole year. Lincoln, Nebraska has around two hundred and fifteen thousand people and is always growing. It is most known for the University of Nebraska where college sports is always dominant, so that means when school is in session there are thousands of college kids ready to party and let loose from all their studying. To the west in Lincoln there is a new district that is growing steadily with new restaurants and bars. This is all within walking distance from the football stadium and the newly built arena where concerts and basketball games are played. In this area there is a city block that has two levels of bars and restaurants and an outdoor patio with a giant big screen television outside for everyone to watch major events. This place is called the rail yard since it was built right where the train station used to be many years ago. At the rail yard people have their choice of choosing a bar to enjoy, getting a drink outside and watch an exciting sporting event on the giant screen or do both. At the very top of the corner in the rail yard there is a bar called Vega. It was made to hold live music events and it has a full 360 degree bar outside where everyone can enjoy the views of either the rail yard or overlooking the new arena and football stadium in...
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...Dance is the fastest, most direct route to the truth. This can be purely on an individual level, within a group, or an entire country and culture. Cultural dances are so precious to many civilizations, as they often contain pieces of their history and livelihood that would otherwise be lost. The American Indians are an example of this, as many tribes have looked to dance in the past as a way to convey joy, mourning, and even times of battle and war. The same is true at the roots of many people groups, as dance is a common language that unites us all on some level. The fact so much of the culture of the numerous tribes that once dominated this continent has been lost to history, makes the dances that still survive today so important, not only to continue the traditions of their ancestors, but to show the rest of the world what it means to be Native American. Like other cultural groups around the globe, Indians have their own unique style of dance that accompanies a range of rituals. Dance is the chosen mechanism of religious expression because of its potent expressive capabilities. Native American dance is a valued tradition among the first nation of North America. Because there are several different tribal groups living within the United States and Canada, each group has their own distinct Native American dance which sets them apart. To truly appreciate the amount of different tribes, someone would just have to look at the map shown below, which of course only shows major tribes...
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...African Americans have faced segregation, racial discrimination and expression of white supremacy and that was only in the nineteen hundreds (1900’s). Most people believe that all of that ended but if you ask African Americans today they still experince those things. After the Bombing of Pearl Harbor Americans had a very hatred of Japanese people even if they had been born in the States, so they put all of the Japanese people they could and put them in camp. When the Government wanted to expand the United States they made the Native Americans move from land that they had lived on for hundreds of years, and then made them do the Walk of...
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...The Impact of Social Media on Everyday Life Social media can impact life in a many number of ways. It can impact things as public as a business that grosses billions of dollars every year, to something as small as your personal life. It can be known to greatly improve an image or it can tear it apart from the inside out. It all depends on the way you portray your image as well as maintaining the image you display. Maintaining the image will sway the way other people portray it. Not everyone will like what you have to give but, if you really put effort, time, patients, and passion into what you're casting onto Social Media you could use Social Media imaging to take you very far. Some of the more appreciable concepts of Social Media can be seen through the businesses strive, even though economic hardships. A business such as a fast food chain can use social media in multiple ways for their advantage. Some people have in fact questioned what Social Media is exactly. The answer to this is quite simple. Social Media is computer-mediated tools that help share or exchange ideas, photos, videos, and information made or obtained by an individual through a virtual connection of communities and networks. In today's society having the advantage of today’s technology vastly improves how quickly information and concepts amongst many other things are shared. PAGE: 2 EACH TYPE OF SOCIAL MEDIA DEFINED Blogging is a way to use websites to express a writer's or a groups of writers' opinions...
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...Running Head: TIME MANAGEMENT EFFECTS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE 1 The Effects of Time Management on College Students’ Academic Performance Jamie C. Denlinger Ball State University TIME MANAGEMENT EFFECTS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE Abstract The objective of this investigation was to examine the influence that time management has on 22 of Ball State University’s college students’ academic performance and 2 achievements. By conducting a survey based on gender, grade, major, and extracurricular activity involvement, I was able to analyze the data in organized charts. Data proves that being involved in extracurricular activities or demanding majors and having a high desire to succeed were found to be the main predictors in successful time management skills. The self-perception of having good time-management skills proved to have a direct correlation to performance levels. Students that perceive themselves as having good time management skills were the students who were more involved and had a high desire to achieve, resulting in a higher level of performance. To improve academic performance among college students, self-attitudes and participation in activities that keep schedules busy will help enforce the principle influence; time management practices. Keywords: academic, influence, performance, time management The Effects of Time Management on College Students’ Academic Performance Do you ever feel as if you can’t get everything done that you need to, or that you work...
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...CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Education is the best thing that a parent can give to his or her children aside from love and care that they need. Education is about learning that everything has an explanation to it; it is about longing to find reasons to answer various questions. Education can guide us to enlightenment. It is education that builds in every individual, a confidence to take decisions, to face life and to accept accomplishments and disappointments. Education is very important to the healthy growth and development of a young individual’s personality. It brings experiences on character building, sense of responsibility, knowledge about many things, and it makes one skillful, equipped and prepared to face the challenges that will come his or her way and to make one’s dream come true. It opens doors of brilliant career and opportunities in life. Being in high school is one of the most important endeavors that a child should experience. It may be difficult to adjust to the new changes during the first year because some can be confused and scared but it can also be very exciting to others. However, the students will soon notice that high school life and learning is fun yet complicated. Generally, being responsible students, they should deal with the problems being faced in high school in a positive manner. Public schools handle about thousands of pupils in a year. One of the hardest problems being faced in public school...
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...History of Fiji Fiji was first settled about 3,500 years ago by the Melanesians and Polynesians. According to Fijian legend, the great chief Lutunasobasoba led his people across the seas to the new land of Fiji. Most authorities agree that people came into the Pacific from Southeast Asia via the Malay Peninsula. Here the Melanesians and the Polynesians mixed to create a highly developed society long before the arrival of the Europeans. The European discoveries of the Fiji group were accidental. The first of these discoveries was made in 1643 by the Dutch explorer, Abel Tasman and English navigators, including Captain James Cook who sailed through in 1774, and made further explorations in the 18th century. Major credit for the discovery and recording of the islands went to Captain William Bligh who sailed through Fiji after the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789. The first Europeans to land and live among the Fijians were shipwrecked sailors and runaway convicts from the Australian penal settlements. Sandalwood traders and missionaries came by the mid-19th century. European traders and missionaries arrived in the first half of the 19th century, and the resulting disruption led to increasingly serious wars among the native Fijian confederacies. One Ratu (chief), Cakobau, gained limited control over the western islands by the 1850s. Cannibalism practiced in Fiji at that time quickly disappeared as missionaries gained influence. When Ratu Seru Cakobau accepted Christianity in 1854...
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...ANTEBELLUM TEXAS. In the drama of Texas history the period of early statehood, from 1846 to 1861, appears largely as an interlude between two great adventures-the Republic of Texas and the Civil War.qqv These fifteen years did indeed lack the excitement and romance of the experiment in nationhood and the "Lost Cause" of the Confederacy. Events and developments during the period, however, were critical in shaping the Lone Star State as part of the antebellum South. By 1861 Texas was so like the other Southern states economically, socially, and politically that it joined them in secessionqv and war. Antebellum Texans cast their lot with the Old South and in the process gave their state an indelibly Southern heritage. When President Anson Jonesqv lowered the flag of the republic for the last time in February 1846, the framework for the development of Texas over the next fifteen years was already constructed. The great majority of the new state's approximately 100,000 white inhabitants were natives of the South, who, as they settled in the eastern timberlands and south central plains, had built a life as similar as possible to that experienced in their home states. Their economy, dependent on agriculture, was concentrated first on subsistence farming and herding and then on production of cotton as a cash crop. This meant the introduction of what southerners called their "Peculiar Institution"-slavery.qv In 1846 Texas had more than 30,000 black slaves and produced an even larger number...
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...D E L U X E E D I T I O N Verse 1 It’s like I’m in this dirt diggin’ up old hurt/tried everything to get my mind off you, it won’t work/ all it takes is one song on the radio yer/right back on it, remindin’ me all over again how you fuckin’ just brushed me off and left me so burnt/spent a lot of time tryin’ to soul search/maybe I needed to grow up a little first, well looks like I hit a growth spurt/but I’m comin’ for closure/don’t suppose an explanation I’m owed for/the way that you turned your back on me just when I may have needed you most, oh, you thought it was over/you could just close the/chapter and go about your life like it was nothin’/you ruined mine, but you seem to be doin’ fine, well I’ve never recovered/ but tonight ‘betcha that whatch yer/’bout to go through’s tougher than anything I ever have suffered/can’t think of a, better way to define poetic justice/can I hold grudges? Mind sayin’ “let it go fuck this”/hearts sayin’ “I will once I bury this bitch alive hide the shovel and then drive off in the sunset”/and… Chorus I flee the scene, like it was my last ride/you see right through, oh, you had me pegged the first time/you can see the truth, but it’s easier to justify/what’s bad is good and I hate to be the bad guy/I just hate to be the bad guy/follow me I run, I run, follow me, follow me, I just hate to be the bad guy/Verse 2 And to think I used to think you was the shit, bitch/to think it was you at one time I worshiped...
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...www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info Learn to Program Second Edition Chris Pine The Pragmatic Bookshelf Raleigh, North Carolina Dallas, Texas www.it-ebooks.info Pragmatic Bookshelf Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in initial capital letters or in all capitals. The Pragmatic Starter Kit, The Pragmatic Programmer, Pragmatic Programming, Pragmatic Bookshelf and the linking g device are trademarks of The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC. Every precaution was taken in the preparation of this book. However, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages that may result from the use of information (including program listings) contained herein. Our Pragmatic courses, workshops, and other products can help you and your team create better software and have more fun. For more information, as well as the latest Pragmatic titles, please visit us at http://www.pragprog.com Copyright © 2009 Chris Pine. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior consent of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. ISBN-10: 0-9766940-4-2 ISBN-13: 978-1-934356-36-4...
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