1. La música cubana La música cubana tiene dos grandes influencias: los ritmos traídos a la Isla especialmente por los colonizadores españoles y por los negros esclavos procedentes de África. También‚ en menor medida‚ hay una cierta influencia asiática‚ con la inclusión de la corneta china‚ un hecho que comenzó a finales del siglo XIX con la llegada de los primeros inmigrantes chinos a la isla. Según el origen de sus influencias‚ podríamos diferenciar entre la música euro-cubana y la afro-cubana
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Cloning By April Sanders‚ eHow Contributor In genetics‚ to clone an organism is to make an exact copy of its DNA. Cloning is commonly done on small organisms‚ mostly plants‚ and on animals‚ such as the famous sheep called Dolly. The most controversial aspect of cloning is whether or not it should be done on humans. This includes the cloning of any and all human tissue‚ including organs. In January of 2008‚ scientists Wood and Andrew French claimed to have
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*monitor History of Monitor A long time has passed since the first computer monitors were introduced. Way back when these units were first introduced‚ they were available in monochrome only and most of the computer monitors used to have a bright green display on a jet black background. These were known as monochrome monitors and they did not use to have high quality displays. The displays that we see on the monitors are caused by the electrons directed on a phosphor coating on the screen by the
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1. If you push for an hour against a stationary wall‚ you do no work A) on the wall. B) at all. C) both of these D) none of these 1. If you push an object twice as far while applying the same force you do E) twice as much work. F) four times as much work. G) the same amount of work. 2. If you push an object just as far while applying twice the force you do H) twice as much work. I) four times as much
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Response Paper: The Mona LisaRachel McRill The Mona Lisa; also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde‚ is a famous work of art by Leonardo da Vinci. He created this piece by using the sfumato‚ the technique of blurring sharp outlines by blending‚ chiaroscuro‚ contrasting light and shade boldly‚ and atmospheric‚ the perception of depth in nature enhanced by haze‚ perspective. The subject is a young woman sitting with a half-smile on her face. Painted in 1503‚ her name is Lisa Gheradini‚ and she was
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EL ARTE DE LA GUERRA EN LAS ORGANIZACIONES Sun Tzu nunca imagino que las tácticas de guerra que describe en su libro “El Arte de la Guerra” serían las bases para trazar las estrategias utilizadas en las organizaciones cientos de años después de su publicación. El libro hace hincapié en la guerra como el elemento primordial para la obtención de recursos en los Estados. En la actualidad‚ una guerra no hace más fuerte a un territorio‚ sino más bien‚ las organizaciones de las cuales depende para
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Journal of Business Research 62 (2009) 775–781 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Business Research Satisfaction with service recovery: Perceived justice and emotional responses Ana Belén del Río-Lanza a‚⁎‚ Rodolfo Vázquez-Casielles a‚ Ana Ma Díaz-Martín b a Universidad de Oviedo‚ Spain b Universidad Autónoma de Madrid‚ Spain a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 1 November 2006 Received in revised form 1 April
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Love is a powerful force that drives one person to draw a deep affection towards another. When analyzed‚ the short story entitled "Love in L.A.‚" by Dagoberto Gilb‚ shows how one can see many reasons in seeing irony and even satire by the story’s title. Through "Jake‚" the protagonist’s definition of "love" is expressed in different fashions‚ none result in anything positive; He portrays being lazy‚ irresponsible‚ somewhat poor‚ and perhaps something of a con artist‚ looking for his freedom. Several
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To see a scorned‚ beaten‚ and crucified man lying dead in the arms of his mother is an image‚ which can inspire overwhelming emotions within the heart of an observer. Yet‚ for the longest time I’ve had such difficulty looking at Michelangelo’s Pieta or any piece of art in this way. To me‚ art has never been about expressing oneself or conveying a message to others‚ but simply creating an image for the sake of beauty and perfection. When I look at the Pieta I see a cold‚ solid mass of marble carved
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Love in L.A. The story “Love in L.A.” is a short story written by Dagoberto Gilb in 1986. It is a love story based on realistic approaches. One of the main characters was Jake‚ who was dreaming while driving. However‚ this caused an accident; he crashed into a Toyota that was in front of him. Mariana‚ who was the other main character in “Love in L.A.” short story‚ was the driver of the Toyota. After crashing the car‚ instead of finding out what had happened to the driver of the car Jack was looking
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