the canal had an enormous impact on shipping between the two oceans‚ replacing the long and treacherous route via either the Strait of Magellan or Cape Horn at the southernmost tip of South America. A ship sailing from New York to San Francisco via the canal travels. 9‚500 km (5‚900 mi)‚ well under half the 22‚500 km (14‚000 mi) route around Cape Horn. The concept of a canal near Panama dates to the early 16th century. The first attempt to construct a canal began in 1880 under French leadership‚ but
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Neil Simon. Marvin Neil Simon was born on July 4‚ 1927‚ and grew up in Washington Heights at the northern tip of Manhattan. He attended New York University briefly (1944-45) and the University of Denver (1945-46) before joining the United States Army where he began his writing career working for the Army camp newspaper. After being discharged from the army‚ Simon returned to New York and took a job as a mailroom clerk for Warner Brother’s East Coast office. He and his brother Danny began writing
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Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is a remarkable representation of musical Romanticism for many reasons. First‚ it is profoundly influenced by literature. The story of the symphony is inspired from multiple literary sources‚ including Thomas De Quincey’s Confessions of an English Opium Eater and Goethe’s Faust. In contrast to earlier symphonies‚ it follows an extramusical narrative devised by the composer‚ thus making it an early example of program symphony - an orchestral work in the form of a symphony
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obtained on 09/26/16 showed findings consistent with partial medial meniscectomy and recurrent tearing along the middle third of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus with possible parameniscal cyst or bursitis measuring approximately 2.3 cm in craniocaudal dimension and 1 cm in anterior to posterior dimension at the peripheral junction of the posterior horn and mid zone. Chondral thinning in the medial compartment is seen with slight subchondral edema and small osteophytes. Mild patellofemoral
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a concert overture (op. 21) as well as incidental music (op. 61) composed by Felix Mendelssohn. It is based on Shakespeare’s play of the same name. The “Wedding March” in the piece is one of the most famous of Mendelssohn’s repertoire. The Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ op. 21‚ is in E major and was composed in 1826. Originally‚ Mendelssohn wrote this piece as a piano duet to be enjoyed with his sister Fanny‚ but he soon arranged it for orchestra‚ premiered
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they are using balls. Also‚ Verizon uses description by appealing to two of the five senses. It is intriguing to watch the balls go around in spiral lanes and figure out how many balls will be released for the other companies. Also‚ the sound of the horn at the beginning of the commercial builds excitement and rings in the watcher’s ears. There is something about watching a race that is engaging to the mind. Verizon used all of the right techniques to grab the attention of watchers and gain
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Music In World Culture Anthropology 221 Mr. James Beil By: ABSTRACT I will examine the relationship between music and culture and discuss the role music plays in people’s daily lives. I will discuss unique handcrafted instruments used by different cultures to express traditions through music and how rhythm‚ melody & harmony affect how music sounds. My research will show how music plays an important part of cultural preservation and revitalization
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Christianity and the Modern Music Industry Christon Linstad Regent University October 7th‚ 2011 Abstract Christianity and contemporary music has had a long love/hate relationship. Music is often charged with being a corrupter of today’s youth and a challenger of Christian moral values. The fear of corruption is still evident today by the campaign Tipper Gore led to put warning labels on recordings that contain offensive material. On November 1‚ 1985‚ before the hearing ended‚ the RIAA
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Philosophy of Behaviorism Tammie Williams Columbia College Abstract For hundreds of years there has been a fascination on how humans behave and how humans learn. This has been observed and studied by psychologists‚ educators‚ and scientists by means of humans and animals and how they perform in different environments. This fascination is known as behaviorism. This aspect of behaviorism deals with how a humans or animals respond to a certain stimuli and how a new behavior is then developed.
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of Charlemagne’s army to the rescue. Roland refuses to make this call for help. His army is getting defeated very quickly because of their lack of numbers. Near the end of the battle Roland decides to blow his horn even though it is too late for Charlemagne to save them. He blows the horn so that Charlemagne’s can avenge this attack. Roland blows so hard that he busts open his temple. When the franks arrive they find the whole attacked army dead‚ but they chase after the Muslims. They chase them
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