In the year 1959‚ Jazz innovator Miles Davis created a sound that would inspire generations of artists in Jazz‚ R&B‚ Rap‚ and Rock. Early that year‚ Davis had laid down the album Kind of Blue‚ a record that would be the foundation of modal jazz. As Davis’ best selling album‚ the record was a major hit with critics and listeners everywhere. Showcasing each songs complexity through soloing‚ Davis was able to entice educated listeners with the simplicity of the modes. The musicality behind Kind of
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Introduction The structure-agency debate has raged on since the start of time. As the subject of sociology has progressed through the ages so many issues have arisen. One can only start understanding texts from a sociological point of view if we can understand the structure-agency debate. One example of those texts is taken from the book called The Dirty Work of Democracy written by Altbeker‚ A (2005:Extract from Chapter 4). The chapter chosen follows Captain Louis de Koster through working for
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crime (Bohm & Vogel‚ 2011‚ p. 69). Furthermore‚ Emile Durkheim rejected the notion that crime can be explained by an individual’s biological or psychological factors‚ and he theorized that crime was a normal occurrence in society‚ which he labeled as a social fact (Bohm & Vogel‚ 2011). Therefore‚ Durkheim influenced macrosociological theory by providing insight on the overall aspects of society and crime beginning with social facts. Durkheim defined social facts as social laws or institutions that
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lines placed 1/10th of a mile apart. On one occasion‚ a car was observed to take 7.2 seconds to travel this distance. a. How much time did it take the car to travel the distance in hours? b. What is the speed of the car in miles per hour? 10. The fastest trains are magnetically levitated above the rails to avoid friction (and are therefore called MagLev trains…cool‚ huh?). The fastest trains travel about 155 miles in a half an hour. What is their average speed in miles/hour? 11. In 1960‚
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however. We are mostly concerned with getting to where we need to go when we need to go. If you are at a speed of 60 miles per hour it takes the length of a football
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Strong Supports Drivers have long known that slowing down on the highway means getting more miles to the gallon. | Steve from Idaho writes: It is about time we Americans quit whining and start facing the reality that our lifestyles are going to‚ have to‚ change! We pride ourselves on having 3.2 cars in our garage and feel it’s our right to drive our big 8-cylinder SUVs. Lowering the speed limit to 55 miles an hour‚ times millions of cars‚ will save gas‚ reduce waste and may even bring the price
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Perth‚ Western Australia‚ in 1960‚ he is the author of several novels for adults‚ including Shallows (1986)‚ a novel set in a whaling town‚ and Cloudstreet (1991)‚ the tale of two working-class families rebuilding their lives‚ both won prestigious Miles Franklin Awards in Australia. A theatrical adaptation of Cloudstreet toured Australia‚ Europe and the USA to universal acclaim. His novel That Eye‚ the Sky (1986) was adapted for theatre by Justin Monjo and Richard Roxburgh‚ and also made into a film
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famously known theorists are Emile Durkheim‚ Max Weber‚ and Karl Marx. Each studied and viewed social behavior in a way they believed was the way it should be viewed. They developed theories‚ created influential pieces of writings‚ taught how to look at society in a broader prospective‚ and much more. The findings of these men changed the way we look at society today and their contributions to this social science provide alternate ways of understanding it. Emile Durkheim came up with a theory to view
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earn in all? *A. $1‚062.50 B. $780.20 C. $1‚052.50 D. $790.20 9. What is 51/4 ÷ 22/7 ? A. 12 B. 2 C. 1219/64 *D. 219/64 10. To get to a job site‚ you must travel 45 kilometers. How many miles will you travel? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. A. 34.25 miles *B. 27.96 miles C. 28.16 miles D. 42.15 miles 11. What is 51/2 × 21/3? A. 127/8 B. 131/6 C. 132/5 *D. 125/6 12. If you pay $8.50 per square yard of carpeting‚ what is your total cost for 27.5 square yards? A. $223.75 B. $232.75 *C. $233
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Miles Enterprises: Code of Ethics Keidra Miles OMM 640: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Dr. Onatolu March 16‚ 2015 The fictional Company Miles Enterprises will be the corporation discussed in this paper. Miles Enterprises is a multi-city management consulting firm based in Louisiana. The company will soon venture abroad. The Federal Sentencing Guidelines created by the United States Sentencing Commission in 1991 presented a detailed set of guidelines to govern the sentencing
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