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    Josquin Des Prez

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    Josquin des Prez: A Master of Sixteenth Century Counterpoint Analysis of Josquin’s Miserere [pic] (only known surviving picture of Josquin des Prez)[1] Josquin des Prez: A Master of Sixteenth Century Counterpoint In the following paper‚ I will prove that Josquin’s Miserere is that of “typical” sixteenth century piece. While the Miserere has been noted as anything but typical‚ for use in this paper “typical” will be defined as “possessing all the qualities”

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    Open and Closed Borders: The Effects on America by Savannah Miller American Studies English 6C Mrs. Teisha Sherrill March 20‚ 2013 Introduction “The Census Bureau estimates that 450‚000 illegal immigrants enter the United States each year” (Point: Immigration). Why are so many immigrants coming here illegally? “Immigrants leave their country of origin for a variety of reasons including employment‚ economic‚ social conditions‚ military conflict‚ and political turmoil”

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    Missa Pange Lingua is Josquin’s greatest achievement in the art of paraphrase in polyphonic music. Set in the ridged structure of a Catholic Mass‚ Josquin uses the numerous short passages to highlight his variation on a folk theme. This piece took polyphonic music to its limits‚ and harmony soon evolved among his countrymen as the only option to continue western music’s evolution. Josquin was born in the Netherlands. He received early musical training in the Church‚ and as soon as it was possible

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    such as Netscape and Nortel. Jonathan holds an Honors B.Sc. in Computer Science from McMaster University‚ which he received after flunking out of engineering school. Jonathan was named a "Breakout star of 2003" by Entertainment Weekly‚ and as one of Advertising Age Magazine ’s "Entertainment Marketers of the year." Jonathan has also been honored as one of the world ’s top young innovators by the MIT Technology Review‚ and nominated in the software designer category for the 2004 Wired Rave Awards. Jonathan

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    Freedom In The Giver

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    “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”-Ben Franklin In the Utopian novel The Giver by Lois Lowry the society gives up all of their freedoms for peace and safety. They draw the line with a tiny sliver of freedom left which is choosing where to volunteer. The Founders of the Community of the community made it this way because in the world before the community was there was pain‚ suffering‚ and death. The Founders of the Community

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    The students can suffer from short attention span because they have been in School for so long without a proper break. “In Counterpoint: Year-Round School Causes More Problems than it Resolves” it says “These schools had found very little difference in academic achievement between modified and conventional school year programs. Scientific reports on human retention also note that

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    Schoenberg Op.21

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    Arnold Schoenberg and “Pierrot Lunaire” A New Way of Expression Davis Fulton After the premiere of “Pierre Lunaire”‚ Schoenberg is third from left. General Introduction: “I believe I am approaching a new way of expression‚” wrote Schoenberg in his diary on March‚ 1912. After a period of hesitation‚ he had just found his way into composing Pierrot Lunaire. The work originated in a commission from Albertine Zehme for a cycle of pieces for voice and ensemble‚ setting a series of poems by the

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    Representation of the Sixties Through Across The Universe Many historical fiction films that we watch fail to depict history in an accurate way due to the emphasis on entertainment and revenue instead of keeping the integrity of its historical events. However‚ some motion pictures stay true to history while providing entertainment through fictional stories. Although the stories are fictional‚ movie writers can craft stories that represent the history‚ attitudes‚ and personalities of a time period

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    Illegal Immigration i Should Illegal Immigrants Be Deported? Philosophy 518 Dr. Davis June 25‚ 2012 Illegal Immigration 1 Introduction It is important for businesses and professionals to be versed in ethical issues because it helps with decision-making when faced with different situations that create a moral dilemma. Business and professional ethics help to develop a certain moral standard and expectation in the business world. The ethics in which a business or a professional operates

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    bite the bullet of fear. Pursuing gun control disallow citizens with a violent criminal past from owning firearms. In addition‚ benefiting our nation who spend hundreds of millions of dollars a year treating the uninsured victims of our daily gun carnage. Horribly misguided and completely self-serving efforts of the gun crazies have made our world dangerous by misusing guns‚ where people felt the need to attend church and school armed. Innocent citizens should not worry about receiving a phone

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