Final Exam Study Guide Cosimo d’Medici- ruled Florence during the Renaissance from behind the scenes; very wealthy; political dynasty based on his family; backed architect for the dome on Basilica of St. Mary of the Flower Vasco da Gama- 1400/1500’s; Portuguese explorer; one of the most successful in the age of exploration and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India; discovered a route to India around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa Caliban-
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MEN BEHIND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION & DISCOVERIES I- Introduction “He had in fact most of the qualities that make a great scientist: an innate curiosity and perceptiveness regarding natural phenomena‚ insight into the heart of a problem‚ technical ingenuity‚ persistence in seeing a job through and that physical and mental toughness that is essential to the top-class investigator.” - Leonard Colebrook (1883 - 1967) Scientists are known by their discoveries‚ inventories‚ theories discovered
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Mendelssohn‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Nocturne (MEB 2/10) dissonance Béla Bartók‚ String Quartett no. 4‚ mvt. 1 Melody: conjunct 10. Yıl Marşı Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky‚ The Nutcracker (“Pas de Deux”) (MEB 1/5) Johannes Brahms‚ Symphony No. 1‚ mvt. iv (MEB 1/11) disjunct Istiklal Marşı Claude Debussy‚ Golliwog’s Cakewalk (MEB 1/51) Stockhausen‚ Klavierstück V Harmony: diatonic Wolfgang A. Mozart‚ Piano Concerto No
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Lucy’s house of memories was burnt to the ground each night Personification Comparing an inanimate object to a person In The Language of Flowers‚ the flowers were vocal about who they were arranged with Hyperbole A statement that is exaggerated Johannes was so hungry he could’ve ate a horse (hyperbole when not starving but literally in this case) Imagery Visually descriptive language The haunting‚ dark clouds were eradicated from Vada’s life when a friend beamed with light rays after Thomas J’s
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A History of Typesetting and Graphic Communication 1 Communication processes may include verbal communication‚ written communication and body or paralanguage communication. Verbal communication is most widely used followed by written communication. Written communication requires careful planning‚ and the choices of words used are very important for communication. The nonverbal elements of communication used to modify meaning and convey emotion is known as paralanguage. This type of communication
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Cultural Differences - Historical and Theoretical Perspectives Kauffman Vincent Administrative Questions 2 14.02.18 - Lecture 1 2 5.03.18 - Lecture 3 (missed 1) - National Cultures 2 12.03.18 - Lecture 4 - Individualism & Collectivism 4 12.03.19 - Lecture 5 - Power & Authority 5 12.03.26 - Lecture 6 7 12.04.16 - Lecture 6 7 12.04.23 - Lecture 7: Masculinity and femininity 8 Administrative Questions Short critical discussion about Huntington‚ points of Huntington’s
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The Renaissance began in Italy. While it only a affected a small amount of the population‚ the “rebirth” of classical culture is revered today. The general idea of the renaissance is that in Ancient Greek and Roman times we were enlightened‚ and then lost the light in the “dark” ages‚ and then became enlightened again in the rebirth of classical culture. Setting: A stage with comfortable chairs‚ Leonardo da Vinci sitting in one chair‚ the host in the other. Host: Welcome to Talk Renaissance
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Johannes Brahms always had the ambition to compose a major symphony but lacked the self confidence to do so. He was extremely intimidated by Beethoven and his symphonies that he felt he could never compose something near as well so he put off writing one altogether. His first symphony was not completed until Brahms’ was 44 years old and had been working on his symphony for twenty years. Not only was Brahms’ intimidated by Beethoven‚ but he also admired Beethoven. He appreciated all of Beethoven’s
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Intro: While there is plenty of evidence for Kipling’s racism and imperialism in both Kim and White Man’s Burden‚ there is more to the story than simple labels can describe. In Kim Kipling’s descriptions of native Indians is both curious and compassionate‚ the Indian characters are more interesting than the English. Kim’s character himself was born‚ like Kipling‚ in India under British rule and through the story Kim struggles between the culture of India and his British heritage. In the end‚ although
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Title: Annotated Bibliography for Proposed Project on Business Ethics Proposal There are many different opinions in todays world about the necessity and importance of implementing a business ethics oath for all who wish to work in the corporate world. Society would greatly benefit from the implementation of a business ethics pledge being sworn by everyone who graduates from business school. Corporate greed would start to dwindle and there would be many more moral and ethical leaders in todays corporations
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