“An Analysis of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall” William Bryce History 1302 Austin Community College November 30‚ 2011 The purpose of this book report is to analyze the themes in Plunkitt of Tammany Hall by William L. Riordon. Riordon’s purpose is to educate people about politics and to stimulate reform in their corrupt political system. The first theme of this book is Plunkitt’s use of patronage. He openly discusses quid pro quo: he gives people jobs‚ opportunities‚ and welfare services in
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Carnegie Hall “Ladies and gentlemen‚” he cried. “At the request of Mr. Gatsby we are going to play for you Mr. Vladimir Tostoff’s latest work which attracted so much attention at Carnegie Hall last May. If you read the papers you know there was a big sensation.” (Fitzgerald 54). For over a century‚ Carnegie Hall has been the place where distinctive artists of all stripes have come to make their names in New York City. (The Carnegie Hall Story) Andrew Carnegie was the founder of Carnegie Hall. Andrew
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Source: Beyond Culture (1976) by Edward T. Hall Edward T. Hall’s Cultural Iceberg Model In 1976‚ Hall developed the iceberg analogy of culture. If the culture of a society was the iceberg‚ Hall reasoned‚ than there are some aspects visible‚ above the water‚ but there is a larger portion hidden beneath the surface. What does that mean? The external‚ or conscious‚ part of culture is what we can see and is the tip of the iceberg and includes behaviors and some beliefs. The internal‚ or subconscious
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Hidden Dimension"‚ written by Edward T. Hall was published in 1969. The book mainly aims the cultural perception of space by Hall’s proxemics Theory‚ which also called "anthropology of space" (Hissey‚ 2004‚ p.44). Edward T. Hall who is an anthropologist‚ provides the idea that individuals communicate differently according to the different cultures. Hall uses ideas of space to strengthen his theme. Synopsis of the BookIn the book‚ The Hidden Dimension‚ Hall mainly focuses on the concept of cultural
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Crowning its city in downtown Los Angeles‚ the stainless steel curves of the Walt Disney Concert Hall shines in the Southern Californian sun. They shine in quick flashes that glance through characterless high-rise buildings‚ throwing astonishing reflections into a shady public park at the base. The building is a stunning piece of architecture‚ ripe for metaphoric interpretations ranging from a blooming flower to sailing ships. The Walt Disney Concert Hall’s very existence is a miracle of logistics
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My Aim: Aim: In this fact file I will be outlining the key events and dates of what the Munich Beer Hall Putsch was. I will also be highlights some very important people that are still well-known today. What Was the Munich Beer Hall Putsch? The Munich Beer Hall Putsch was an event that took place in 1923. The march on Munich was one of the first events where Adolf Hitler took power over Germany because he thought he had advantage over them since Germany was weak after the reparations they
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aanzien van ‘de ander’ door Margaret Mead en Bronislaw Malinowski [pic] [pic] 13 oktober‚ 2010 Universiteit van Amsterdam Groep 5‚ Men. F. Guadeloupe 1614 woorden Inleiding Aan het begin van de vorige eeuw was een antropologisch onderzoek vaak gebaseerd op reeds bestaande literatuur. Deze onderzoekers werden ook wel ‘kamergeleerden’ genoemd. Zonder hun kamer te verlaten schreven zij over afgelegen samenlevingen en verre culturen. Margaret Mead en Bronislav Malinowski waren een
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fabrication‚ Cooperstown is universally viewed as the cradle of baseball. The Hall of Fame was built in 1936 as a shrine to everything and everyone great about the game. It would serve as the custodian of the game’s history. Above all‚ it would be a place to recognize the greatest players in the game. Each year‚ new players are enshrined in the Hall of Fame and take their place among the all-time greats. The Baseball Hall of Fame is a museum. The red brick building houses the relics of baseball’s
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passage 1: pg. 34-35 Walter Mead explains to American interest about why alumni are really giving money to the school and how to gain more alumnus in the future in a very honest sense. Universities want to portray alumni as giving to help the school improve in academics‚ like when they were in school‚ but really alumni give because of the memories. I highly agree with Mead and how the Universities need to gain more alumni by getting them to have more cherished memories when they are students; so
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In Warfare: An Invention- Not a Biological Necessity‚ Margaret Mead states that war is a creation of man‚ not a necessity we need in order to thrive. She begins by stating that those who believe war is a biological necessity see men as aggressive by nature. This natural aggression leads men to need an outlet for their frustration which‚ in this case‚ is war. She proceeds to suggest that war is a creation of society. The origins of war‚ such as the struggle for land and natural resources‚ are not
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