On 1st September‚ 1725‚ I attended a performance of “The Four Seasons”‚ a concerto by the Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi at the Pieta. The composer‚ often known locally as the “Red priest” (Heller‚ 1997) for his ostensibly red hair and ordainment‚ wrote the piece in 1723 in Mantua; Italy’s music sure seems to be increasing in its grandeur. However‚ I would doubt the sincerity of Vivaldi’s concertos; ever since Corelli these instrumental pieces are pumped out massively for the aristocracy (Michalik
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The Red Summer refers to the summer and early autumn of 1919‚ which was marked by hundreds of deaths and higher casualties across the United States‚ as a result of race riots that occurred in more than three dozen cities and one rural county. In most instances‚ whites attacked African Americans. Red summer is in summer and early autumn On July 27‚ 1919‚ an African-American teenager drowned in Lake Michigan after violating the unofficial segregation of Chicago’s beaches and being stoned by a group
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Popular events like the football world cup and other international sporting occasions are essential in easing international tensions and releasing patriotic emotions in a safe way. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? In present days‚more and more countries are putting big sporting events into national agenda due to a sporting explosion and their increasingly attentions towards multinational sports occupations.Meantime‚issues are highly debated on whether such international
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Saluda Natural Spring Water contains several of the minerals necessary for good health and that it is completely free of bacteria. Residents of Saluda‚ the small town where the water is bottled‚ are hospitalized less frequently than the national average. Even though Saluda Natural Spring Water may seem expensive‚ drinking it instead of tap water is a wise investment in good health.” Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc. The author’s conclusion is that people should drink Saluda Spring Water rather
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History Of Baseball History of Baseball Baseball seems always to have lived more in myth that in history. Children in England and the United States had been playing variants of the game for years such as rounders‚ one o’ cat‚ and base. In 1845‚ some young men in Manhattan organized themselves into the Knickerbockers BaseBall Club and wrote down the rules of the game they were playing. Twenty years later dozens of baseball clubs in New York and Brooklyn‚ and their journalist brethren‚ had made
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Nathan Griffith Professor Bolton English 102 January 30‚ 2014 The Traditions They Follow Why do some societies follow traditions that have pointless rules? “The Lottery” is a short story written by Shirley Jackson that asks the same question. The narrator presents a small-town where a traditional lottery is held annually every summer on June 27th. The town’s people get together for a lottery (1). The reward is unknown at the beginning to reader‚ but increasingly becomes more apparent as
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children are having to survive each day by being sexually assaulted and sold into sex slavery. Even though there will always be scars‚ adjusting to surroundings can help with the day to day survival. In Patricia McCormick’s book‚ Sold‚ a 13 year old girl named Lakshmi gets sold from her stepfather to a woman named Mumtaz in India. Lakshmi then has to survive the cruel things that Mumtaz makes her do to earn money back for her freedom. Sold demonstrates that adjusting to surroundings is important for survival
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Soccer season is about to start. This is Wally’s favorite time of year. Wally plays soccer professionally for FC Barcelona. He just joined the team after a great first season with Ajax. As Wally heads out to his first practice‚ he can’t wait to meet his teammates! As Wally gets closer to Camp Nou he gets more eager to play. After what feels like hours he finally makes it to the stadium. Once Wally walks into the training room his new team greets him. He gets tired of saying “it’s nice to meet you
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and summer solstice‚ and rise also at the equinoxes‚ sunlight shines between three giant rocks at the summit of Fajada Butte‚ throwing bright “sundaggers” onto an intricate set of spiral patterns carved on the rock behind. What celestial event is Stonehenge aligned to? Describe what happens at Stonehenge on this day. Stonehenge is most likely an observatory for following the sun through the seasons. It is a monumental shrine to the sun. Stonehenge’s heel stone is aligned to the summer solstice
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become more and more popular amongst baseball players. We now find our baseball players in the "Steroids Era". Steroids help athletes become stronger and more muscular‚ which is clearly necessary when trying to make a home run. Many people believe that using steroids is considered cheating and nothing is more "Un-American" as cheating. Steroids didn ’t make it to baseballs banned substance list until 1991‚ and testing for major league players did not begin until the 2003 season. But‚ the MLB has decided
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