November 1989‚ the Communist system in Czechoslovakia was brought to its knees. Massive protests on the streets of Prague – often several hundred thousand strong – forced the resignation of the hard-line Communist Party in what became known as “the velvet revolution.” The attack on November 17‚ 1989 that seemingly hastened the fall of the government was the offshoot of a peaceful student march marking the 50th anniversary of the slaying of a Czechoslovakian student‚ Jan Opietal‚ by the Nazis. White
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domino effect in 1989 of creating the Velvet Divorce‚ which first seemed like a failure but turned out to be a success‚ was the Velvet Revolution. There were some failures of Havel such as joining political groups such as NATO that seemed good but had many set backs and many of the policies that were generally good had a few costs. In general Havel’s free democratic elections‚ the Velvet Divorce‚ his literature and especially his part in the Velvet Revolution helped the Czech Republic tremendously
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EYP CZ activities in the past five years 1) The national selection conference: The national selecting conference is held every year in spring and the attendance is approximately 120 members. The chairsteam is mostly consisted of: half czech chairs and the other half of internationals chairs.The national selection conference used to have 6 committees but this last year we widen the number of committees to 7. Praha 2001 Písek 2002 Tábor 2002 Liberec 2004 Mělník 2005 Kutná Hora 2006
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Exploring the Dark Side: Contrasting Themes in "Blue Velvet" The subconscious psyche is one of the most fascinating and almost completely inexplicable aspects of human behavior. Even more intriguing than merely the subconscious is the notion of a darker‚ more repressed side that many individuals refuse to acknowledge exists within them. In David Lynch’s film "Blue Velvet‚" the director attempts to explore the psyche of a young man named Jeffrey Beaumont‚ most notably the clash between his darker
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A red velvet cake is a cake with a dark red‚ bright red or red-brown color. It is traditionally prepared as a layer cake topped with cream cheese or cooked roux icing. The reddish color is achieved by adding red food coloring. Common ingredients include buttermilk‚ butter‚ flour‚ cookie dough for the filling‚ cocoa‚ and beetroot or red food coloring. The amount of cocoa used varies in different recipes. Cream cheese frosting and buttercream frosting are commonly used. History: James Beard’s
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Red Velvet Cake 1tablespoon unsalted butter 3 1/2cups cake flour 1/2cup unsweetened cocoa (Dutch/natural) 1 1/2teaspoon salt 2cups canola oil 2 1/4cups granulated sugar 3large eggs 6tablespoons red food coloring 1 1/2teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/4cup buttermilk 1 1/2teaspoon baking soda 1/2teaspoon baking powder 2 1/2teaspoons white vinegar Icing 8ounces cream cheese‚ at room temperature 8ounces mascarpone cheese‚ at room temperature 1teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1cup confectioners/icing/powdered
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The Sound of Blue Velvet In Dreams You’re Mine Forever….is this Frank’s line‚ or is David Lynch speaking to the audience? Blue Velvet opens surrealistically with a dream-like/nightmarish introduction to suburbia. Amid the red roses posed against the white picket fence framed by the blue sky dwells a world of voyeurism‚ sadomasochism‚ the American dream‚ and naiveté. Lynch takes no time in getting to the dichotomizing nature of the film. Within the first few minutes‚ the viewer is shown
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American pop singer who I’m a great fan of. I find Bobby Vinton’s songs inspiring and I really enjoy listening to them. He comes from a Polish background and in music circles he became known as “The Polish Prince”. One of his most popular songs “Blue Velvet” reached number one and became the inspiration for a movie by the same name. He scored big with the song “Roses Are Red (My Love)” and it rose to number one and stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 for a total of four weeks. This was followed by two
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His greatest achievement in the music industry was managing The Velvet Underground‚ who can quite easily be the most influential band of the 60’s. In an article written by Greg Kot‚ a writer‚ author‚ journalist and music critic at the Chicago Tribune for many years‚ he states that The Velvet Underground is the most influential band to come out of the 60’s‚ including The Beatles. “It was The Beatles’ decade‚ after all‚ and the
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GOOD MORNING ALL David Lynch’s film‚ ‘Blue velvet’‚ a 1986 cult-classic‚ depicts the tale of a college student‚ Jeffrey Beaumont‚ who one day stumbles across a severed ear‚ leading him to start his own investigation‚ discovering the dark underworld that lies beneath the white picket fences and freshly mowed lawns of a seemingly normal suburbia. Through certain characters and events that take place during the film‚ Lynch explores the notion of a corrupted American Dream‚ However‚ to fully understand
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