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    Humanities: Tradition and Dissent TMA03 - Option 1 Ireland: the Invention of Tradition How useful are the concepts of “tradition” and “dissent” in understanding attitudes to the built heritage of Ireland? The two concepts of “tradition” and “dissent” are extremely useful in understanding the built heritage of Ireland. To understand the differing attitudes to the built heritage of Ireland is to contemplate the historical accounts‚ stories and legends that fabricate traditions and incite dissent. The

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    Maria Callas gives an outstanding performance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. This is unsurprising as Callas was one of the most famous sopranos of her time and a recognised Diva. The Newspaper review is gushing in praise of Callas who gives a powerful and convincing performance. It is noted that the reviewer had some reservations on a previous performance but the performance of Violetta in La Traviata left the reviewer in no doubt that Callas gave a performance that was the best

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    Wu 1 Political Repression‚ Cultural Autonomy and Artistic Excellence: The Case of Shostakovich As an important type of suppression of dissent‚ political repression on arts refers to actions taken by the government to censor certain forms or subjects of artistic expression because of inconformity to the regime’s legitimacy or official ideology (Mulcahy‚ 1984). Often seen in totalitarian societies such as Nazi Germany‚ Soviet Union and China in modern ages (Rothstein‚ 1981)‚ this kind of repression

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    differences of interpretation that have divided Christians across the centuries. It’s these questions that split the western Christianity world during the Reformation. The dominant expression of western Christianity emphasised the importance of tradition‚ and the authority of the church as the interpreter of Christian teaching. The observation of particular rituals and the reception of sacraments administered by the church were perceived as vital for personal salvation. When Roger Martyn talks

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    Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Shostakovich was born on September 25‚ 1906 in St. Petersburg Russia. He was the 2nd of 3 kids from Sofia Kokalouina (pianist)‚ and Dmitri Boleslavovich Shostrakovich (chemical engineer). Dmitri’s mom‚ Sofia‚ taught him how to play the piano at age 9‚ and Dmitri stood out as a prodigy. When Dmitri turned 13 his parents enrolled him in St. Petersburg Conservatory which is where he began to study piano and composition. In 1925 Dmitri graduated from the St. Petersburg

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    Dmitri Shostakovich: A Musical Representation of Communist Russia In the musical world‚ no one is as controversial as Dmitri Shostakovich. Although he died not 30 years ago‚ many aspects of his life still remain to be a great mystery. When he was alive‚ many in the world believed he was a Communist and a devoted servant of Stalin. It was not until after his death that the truth had come out. Or had the truth been there all along? Many believe that this was because his music expressed a lot of

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    Amanda June Mr. Hill English AP September 9‚ 2012 Dissent vs. Disagreement Daniel J. Boorstin’s excerpt of distinction between dissent and disagreement is a true statement. A strong dissent between one topic leads to a quarrel‚ whilst‚ disagreeing shows a milder answer that leads to only a simple argument. By examining the outcomes and circumstances in which they are used‚ it becomes clear that disagreement and dissent have different meanings in context. Disagreement occurs when one topic

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    or holy fool‚ is a person who purposefully “appears unintelligent and unsophisticated” in order to portray injustices going on around them‚ according to Oxford Dictionary Online. This word comes from Soviet Russia‚ and represents Shostakovich well. When Shostakovich lived‚ he seemed to represent the communist party and everything it stood for. After he died‚ his official obituary in Soviet newspapers showed him as a “faithful son of the Communist Party” (Pravda‚ 1975). However‚ his music and rebellious

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    Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Shostakovich‚ born on September 25‚ 1905‚ started taking piano lessons from his mother at the age of nine after he showed interest in a string quartet that practiced next door. He entered the Petrograd (formerly St. Petersburg‚ later Leningrad) Conservatory in 1919‚ where he studied the piano with Leonid Nikolayev until 1923 and composition until 1925 with Aleksandr Glazunov and Maksimilian Steinberg. He participated in the Chopin International Competition for Pianists

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    The Right to Dissent There is a thin line between a nation ruled by a few powerful people and anachronism; this is a place where a lone individual can have a voice and right to public non-violent protest in to advocate for his private conviction to be implemented in society. This is one US right on which is the most crucial to the continuation of fairness in our government‚ as without it only elected politicians‚ the wealthy‚ and the majority view would have a voice. The reality of politics is that

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