Improve the sound of your device with the Logitech S-120 computer speakers. The system features a headphone jack for private listening when you are in public areas. Each speaker produces 1.15 watts of stereo, giving you audio that fills a room well when spread a few feet apart. With a frequency response of 50 to 20,000 Hz, the speakers make rich, clear sounds for your listening pleasure. A single knob conveniently acts as the on/off switch to adjust the audio. The versatile speakers are compatible
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Last week we read and article titled “Why We Need the Liberal Arts?” by Joseph R. Urgo from The Baltimore Sun. This article brought up many interesting propositions such the need for a liberal arts education and how it affects our way of thinking to a more creative and abstract thought process. The article also emphasized the need to encourage “Our nation’s best and brightest students, contemplating on the dedication of a four years to the highest level of cognitive challenge,” says the author
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Subject: Organizational Management, Task2 A. Develop an action plan: 1. Analyze the financial and leadership strengths and weaknesses of the Utah Symphony before the merger. Utah Symphony had a great deal of financial talent, but has been unable to find a strong source for future success. The potential merger builds on these strengths and weaknesses by creating a better future for both companies. Strength points: Symphony became one of the first orchestras from the western united stated
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Reflecting on the time that I started playing guitar, I remember how overwhelmed I felt. At that time in third grade I had little responsibility, had yet to begin playing sports, and hadn’t yet begun to create an identity for myself. I remember the frustration that came along with not being able to press the strings of the guitar hard enough, and not having the coordination to play chords. Now, at the age of 17, I have performed all around the state of NC with a multitude of different groups and
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Survey of Creative Individuals’ Space Needs and Preferences Survey of Creative Enterprises and Interested Businesses CONCORD, NH September 2011 Prepared by Sw an Research and Consultin g for — Survey of Creative Individuals, Enterprises and Businesses – Concord Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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don’t try it. When someone mentions art, most likely the first thing you think of would be a drawing or painting or some form of visual art. Most of the time when someone talks about art they would be talking about a drawing or painting or maybe music or dance. Many people don’t think about how many different art forms there actually are. Art is just the expression of creativity and skill. From cooking to writing to photography, anything you do that expresses creativity can be a form of art. Many
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“Cage” of reality George Downey Excelsior College Abstract A paper on the how the videos by Sir Ken Robinson relate to the subject of creativity how creativity is stifled by the education system in the United States. I will offer some suggestions of how we can offer some changes to the current system and the benefits and potential costs if we do not. The “Cage” of reality How often in the auspices of teaching young children do we hold something up for them to see and ask “What is this?” If
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safe and the lights on”. Pro Argument by Alan Davey: * Davey points out that it takes only .05% of overall government spending to “fuel the creative industries”. This is just a little under £380 million ($590 million). * Contribution of music and visual and performing arts to the British economy exceeds £4 billion in gross value added, and the creative industries overall contribute £36 billion. * No evidence to support the suggestion that public subsidy crowds out private donors. In
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Financial Strengths and Weaknesses of the Utah Symphony Before the Merger The financial state of the Utah Opera before the merger was grim. It was understood by the symphony’s chairman of the board, Scott Parker, that the situation was getting worse. This was aggravated by the downturn of the economy and the event of 9/11. However, even before the economic downturn and 9/11, the symphony was very close to a deficit situation (Delong & Ager, 2005). Scott Parker assumed the chairmanship to
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ARE THE ARTS IMPORTANT IN EDUCATION? 1. Introduction British fashion, publishing, theatre, film and TV, literature, visual arts and music are internationally respected and renowned for their prestige. People from America to Asia dance to our music, read our books, purchase our art and wear our designer’s latest creations, with London being recognised as the world’s most influential city by Forbes in 2014. The creative sector represents 5 percent of the British economy which is valued at
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