Rocco Attuned to nuance, we look at detail, instead of amount of detail Baroque vs Classical Music: * Over Statement vs Understatement * Obscurity vs Clarity Ornamentation and Decoration = bad in classical Nature vs Music * Genius – technique * Inspiration – Craft * Unconsciousness – Consciousness * Effortless – Hard work * Divine – Human * Not teachable – Teachable * Proportional Clarity * Balance * Naturalness * Greek and Roman Influences
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comedy movie, Heathers is still prevalent 29 years later, as its dark take on high school social hierarchy is a breath of fresh air from its descendents, Clueless (1995) and Mean Girls (2004). The movie follows Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder), token genius and witty teenager, who ‘befriends’ Westerburg High’s most popular clique. They are collectively known as the Heathers, due to all three girls sharing the same first name. During a Q&A enacted by the Heathers during their lunch period, Veronica encounters
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A short time ago, a specialist in the area of engineering wanted to see if the designs created by Leonardo da Vinci were unique inventions created by him and which has given him much reputation as a genius, not only in the area of painting, but also as inventor. Leonardo da Vinci was a great mechanic and an expert in architecture, which caught the attention of experts in the area of engineering decided to build two of the many designs created by Leonardo da Vinci using plans drawn by the artist.
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The role of exploration and discovery in the work of Leonardo da Vinci on perspective, light, shadows, and color in painting There is no doubt that the most prolific and most brilliant artist of the Renaissance was Leonardo da Vinci, he was a real genius that implement his investigations and observations of the nature in his art works and inventions. An example of this is not only the drawing but the whole theory behind “The Vitruvian Man” “the man the measure of all things” is the brilliant conclusion
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Lisa Rojas Jeff Johnson Civilization 2/HUM2052 Napoleon Out of the chaos and confusion of the French Revolution, one man arose who would change the course of French and European history. This man has been called everything from a military genius and heroic soldier to a delusional dictator and paranoid executioner. Whatever one’s opinion may be, one thing is certain: Napoleon Bonaparte redefined post-Revolutionary France and, in turn, redefined the idea of what it meant to be a military
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THE STORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT IS ONE OF COURAGE, GENIUS, AND GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT; BUT IT IS ALSO SOMEWHAT BITTERSWEET, ENDING WITH HIS TRAGIC DEATH DURING THE PRIME OF HIS LIFE, AT THIRTY-TWO. ALEXANDER WAS BORN TO PHILIP II OF MACEDONIA AND OLYMPIAS, IN 356 BC. PHILLIP II WAS THE KING OF MACEDONIA UNTIL HE WAS ASSASSINATED IN 330 BC. PHILLIP KNEW THAT ONE DAY ALEXANDER WOULD SUCCEED HIM SO HE DID MUCH TO PREPARE HIM FOR A MILITARY AND POLITICAL FUTURE. ALEXANDER WAS GIVEN AN AMAZING
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The benefits are numerous when a person works in a team atmosphere. When working together as a team, the creativity is higher, which in turn causes the results to be higher in quality as opposed to working solo.(Scarnatti, 2001) A wise saying "Genius lies within the collaborative efforts of an empowered group" (Scarnati and Scarnati, 2000). Self-managed work teams are being use more often in the workplace and used for a variety of projects (Busch, Hamalainen, Suh, Whinston, & Holsapple, 1991)
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Despite the previous historiographical debate of Reginald Oshkosh as a inauthentic or authentic indigenous leader, Frederick Hoxie’s 1997 journal article begins to hint at the understanding of Reginald Oshkosh as an economic intermediary figure- which marks a distinct shift away from previous conceptions. While Hoxie’s article focuses on tribes other than the Menominees and their interactions with the American government and press, it briefly makes mention to the dedication of the National American
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Considered on May 10, 1958, in Los Angeles, California, Ellen Ochoa got her leader of science and doctorate degrees at Stanford School. She was picked by NASA in 1990 and in 1991 changed into the world's first Hispanic female space explorer. A mission expert and flight build, Ochoa is a veteran of four space flights, logging over 950 hours in space. She lives in Texas with her family. Space traveler Ellen Ochoa was considered on May 10, 1958, in Los Angeles, California. Picked by NASA in 1990,
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The science fiction short story Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was originally published in Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine in 1961. The year was 2081 in a society where everyone was equal in strength, looks, smartness, quickness, and athleticism. The people who were better than others got handicaps put on them. These handicaps included weights strapped to their bodies, and radio transmitters that scattered the intelligent people’s thoughts. George, Harrison’s father, has 47 pounds worth
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