Tracey Kipp Date: 2/22/2013 10:12 PM 1. Describe some of the influence of Latin music in the US in the early part of the twentieth century. It started a new type of music‚ Jazz ‚ Afro-Cuban Jazz. 2. What was the significance of “Machito and His Afro-Cubans”? They Created Afro-Cuban Jazz. They were kind of like the bridge between worlds finding success with white people also. 3. How did Dizzy Gillespie incorporate Latin music into his music? He invited a player named Chano who was from
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AP US History Document Based Question To what extent was late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century United States expansionism a continuation of past United States expansionism and to what extent was it a departure? Use the documents and your knowledge of United States history to 1914 to construct your answer. Document A Source: Thomas Nast. "The World’s Plunderers." Harper’s Weekly‚ 1885. Document B Source: Josiah Strong. Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present
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The Twenty-First Century Work Place Life in the early twentieth century was provided by secure factory jobs. The United States was an industrial area filled with factories. People without much education could work in the factories and know their jobs were safe. There was no schooling or special skills required. People worked in the factories and made enough money to support themselves and their families. Today‚ factories full of human workers are a rare thing in America. Most people now go to college
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Controversy and Twentieth Century Music Controversy and Twentieth Century Music The music has presented ever-changing throughout history. A variety of musicians has passed through each century leaving a lasting impression on the world. Each musician gave you a piece of him or her and how he or she saw the world of music and life through his or her eyes (Kamien‚ 2011). The write will elaborate on two well-known musicians of the 20th century‚ and then contrast and compare a 20th century musician
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insightful background that is pertinent to understanding the authors’ inspiration and rationale behind their literary works. Two time period introductions that serve this purpose well are “Literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance” and “Early-Twentieth-Century Literature”. “Literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance” gives insight into how women were limited in their literary capacity as they “had to struggle against gender definitions” (Gilbert & Gubar 6). Queen Elizabeth I illustrates
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used in twentieth-century music. * Bitonality * Approach to pitch organization using two keys at one time‚ often found in twentieth century music. * Polychord * Combination of two chords sounded at the same tine‚ used in twentieth century music. * Polytonality * Approach to pitch organization using two or more keys at one time‚ often found in twentieth century music. * Atonality * Absence of tonality‚ or key‚ characteristic of much twentieth century music. * Polyrhythm
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In the early 20th century‚ rivalries between European leaders and their countries created the conditions for war. These conditions were enhanced by militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. The Great Powers of Europe all used these causes to varying degrees. By 1907‚ most of the European nations had formed alliances to protect themselves from foreign aggression. Countries desires to maintain their culture and extend their borders frequently led to conflict. From 1914 to 1918‚ a war broke
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Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Music Music would forever be changed by the developments of the 20th and 21st centuries and through the invention of the internet‚ music has become a global median for all languages. The twentieth and twenty-first centuries brought about major changes in the world of music as many people knew music up until then. For centuries before‚ music was mainly made up of instrumental music from stringed and wind instruments with the exception of Operas
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officials‚ military officers‚ reporters‚ and businessmen toward Latin Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century‚ was the same as today. The U.S. and all the above parties mentioned‚ have always been in a position of gaining as much benefits as possible out of Latin America. It has been the tradition of the U.S. government and its most prominent and powerful people to have firm and influential connections in all these Latin American countries in specific‚ Cuba‚ Mexico‚ Dominican Rep
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American Literature: Colonial Beginnings to the Early Twentieth Century Group 1: Colonial and Revolutionary Writers -Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca‚ La Relación on the Spanish explorations born in 1490‚ died in 1558 in 1527 sailed from Spain on expedition to occupy North America and in 1528 landed in Tampa Bay Summary Cabeza de Vaca’s ship is caught in a storm. Once it runs around on an island‚ the sailors encounter Native Americans. They are afraid the Indians will sacrifice them‚ however
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