Marina Abramović is considered to be an outstanding and controversial performance artist. In 1974 she performed one of her most memorable works called “Rhythm 0”. The performance lasted 6 hours‚ there where 72 different objects placed on a table. She also had the instructions on it‚ which stated “Instructions. there are 72 objects on the table that one can use on me as desired. Performance. I am the Object. During this period‚ I take full responsibility”. At the beginning the audience was playful
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Harvard Business School 9-698-004 July 8‚ 1997 We’ve Got Rhythm! Medtronic Corporation’s Cardiac Pacemaker Business The legacy of Medtronic Corporation‚ the company that created the cardiac pacemaker industry‚ is a proud one. Starting from its earliest pacemakers‚ which had to be carried outside the body‚ Medtronic had achieved dramatic improvements in the functionality‚ size and reliability of these devices. In so doing it had extended the lives‚ and improved the quality of life‚ for hundreds
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Infradian rhythms are biological rhythms that last for more than 24 hours. They are controlled by the hypothalamus‚ an endogenous pacemaker which requires input from exogenous zeitgebers so the rhythm can run correctly. An example of an infradian rhythms is the mentstrual cycle. This is controlled by the pituary gland which is an endogenous pacemaker. The pituary gland releases hormones which cause an egg in the ovaries to ripen and produce oestrogen. Whilst it is known to be biological due to its
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would have a similar reaction toward Autumn Rhythm when first seeing it. When I had my first look at the piece‚ I was overwhelmed with the movement and the energy that seem to break out from the image. However‚ I am a little confused about the title and the actual piece itself. Why use such neutral colors to describe a season that is usually so full of color? Is there a hidden image that I should be looking for? Why is this piece entitled Autumn Rhythm? The pure chaos of this painting also makes
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music form born in the 20th century‚ including jazz‚ rhythm and blues‚ rock and roll‚ and hip-hophhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhThe blues is one of America’s greatest musical treasures. A roots music form that evolved out of African-American work songs‚ field hollers‚ spirituals‚ and country string ballads more than a century ago‚ the blues is the foundation of virtually every major American music form born in the 20th century‚ including jazz‚ rhythm and blues‚ rock and roll‚ and hip-hhhhhThe blues is
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the readers a sense of stability‚ as his ‘beauty is past change.’ The last line ‘praise him‚’ slowed the rhythm down from the use of sibilance which created a good balance. Furthermore‚ in the second stanza of the poem‚ Hopkins touched on the importance of contrast‚ as without it‚ we would not know what is good or bad. Hopkins’ tone for the poem is proud and positive‚ escalating with the rhythm in the second stanza due to the use of alliteration and sibilance. The overall message Hopkins has
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logical but that pose potential risks to their children. In the Sixties the average family consisted of a working father‚ a stay at home mother and on average‚ 2.5 children. But today the family structure has changed. In the book‚ The Changing Rhythms of American Family Life‚ the author states that when considering how families have changed over the past several decades‚ two prominent factors emerge above the rest‚ an “increase in maternal employment and an increase in single parenting.”
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Hip-Hop versus R&B Rhythm and blues was considered strictly black music. The black culture is a phenomenal subject representing the life style‚ imagination and accomplishments of people. One of the most outstanding and unique characteristic that makes this culture one of a kind is the music I has produced. Music has a common characteristic that is unique to all cultures throughout the world. Today‚ I want to focus on the comparing of two music styles Hip-Hop versus R&B and the
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this experimental style is the sprung rhythm‚ which according to Hopkins “brought the rhythm of poetry closer to that of spoken English” (21). His famous poem The Windhover is also written in the sprung rhythm. The bird symbolizes here the Christ to whom Hopkins dedicates the poem. Nathan A. Cervo points out “how Christian poetry challenges any priority accorded to temporal affairs” (Hopkins’s The Windhover 190). Although Hopkins considers the sprung rhythm more natural‚ most readers finds it
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within the rock and roll genre‚ however this was too general‚ and it was referred to as vocal group harmony. The first Doo-wop song recorded was ‘It’s too soon to know’ by the Orioles in 1948. At this time it was called race music because of the rhythm influences from jump blues music. Other groups such as the Ravens and The Clovers increasingly used the energetic beats with gospel influences. The Penguins "Earth Angel" was the first "pure" doo-wop record. "Earth Angel" blended pop’s melodic patterns
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