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    Midterm Study Aid Mul 2380 Instructor: * Two things necessary in any definition of jazz: a.)Improvisation – to compose and perform music at the same time. (Making up as you go along). b.)Swing Feeling-(rolling) steady beat‚ walking baseline‚ constant tempo. Syncopation. Calls for a lilting feeling. (groove). * Four items that helps music swing: a.) steady beat‚ b.) walking baseline‚ c.) constant tempo‚ d.) syncopation (Up and down feeling). Syncopating- accenting just before

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    Josephine S. Baker- (1873- 1945) Worked mostly with children and discovered how important holding is to a childs health. She also worked with silver nitrate eye drops and perfected the application process in infants. Baker was the first woman to be assistant surgeon general in the U.S. Olive Ann Beech- (1920-1986) She was cofounder of Beech Aircraft and eventually became CEO and turned the company into a multimillion-dollar international aerospace corporation. Elizabeth Knight Britton- (1858-1934)

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    Causes of the growth of Indian Nationalism in 19th century JYOTI The most significant feature of the Indian History during the second half of nineteenth century was the growth of nationalism. For different factors the sense nationalism develops among the people and in 1885 the Indian National Congress was established. The Indian National Congress fought for the freedom of the country and India achieved her independence on August 15th 1947. Different factors contributed to the growth of Indian

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    supplied protection from Roman rebels but also because he already held places of power in Rome and in cities of Italy‚ Gaul‚ and Germany. Also considering the fact the imperial throne remained empty in the east due to the succession of a female‚ Empress Irene (797-802)‚ there was an even greater need for someone to take the thrown. An analysis of the coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor indicates that this event initially led to the creation of the

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    Day Of Empire Summer Reading Essay Empires have dominated our globe for centuries on‚ yet no one has linked the connection between how these empires rise‚ and what causes their reign to end. Through collective studies‚ Day Of Empire author Amy Chua presents a persuasive theory which argues that hyper powers achieved their world dominance through tolerance of culture and religion‚ as well as the individuals residing in the conquered society‚ amassing their talents for the benefit of the

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    Hist 030 | Catherine the Great | Women Empowerment | | Jose Fletes | 3/11/2013 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | Today‚ women have come a long way in society. Comparing different times‚ female gender had little or no participation in the economic‚ social or political‚ rather merely

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    There are many reasons that could have been considered to be the cause if for the outbreak of revolution in February 1917. The many effects of the war proved to lead towards the revolution because it demonstrated how hopeless the Tsar and his government were in dealing with all the problems Russia faced. Also the ministers within the government also had a part to play in the events leading up to the revolution as many of them advised the Tsar to resign. The war is an event that is widely considered

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    Forms of Government "I believe that government is servant of the people and not their master." A statement told by David Rockfeller powerfully telling that a government is not a hinder to tranquility‚ thus‚ a way for each nation to gain system in peace and order. A government is the organization through which the state articulates and enforces its will. Government comes from the term govern. From Old French governer‚ derived from Latin gubernare "to direct‚ rule‚ guide‚ govern"‚ which is derived

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    Sadaf Malik 10/20/14 Block 1 Compare and Contrast Paragraph The short stories "Examination Day" by Henry Seslar and "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut‚ both examine the idea of a world where governments have total control over its citizens. The main characters in the stories are Dickie Jordan and Harrison Bergeron. In "Examination Day" discrimination against intelligence is portrayed through Dickie who is eliminated because his "intelligence quotient [was] above the Government regulation."

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    According to well-established Chinese legend‚ Empress Hsi Ling Shi‚ wife of Emperor Huang Ti (also called the Yellow Emperor)‚ was the first person to accidentally discover silk as weavable fiber. One day‚ when the empress was sipping tea under a mulberry tree‚ a cocoon fell into her cup and began to unravel. The empress became so enamored with the shimmering threads‚ she discovered their source‚ the Bombyx mori silkworm found in the white mulberry. The empress soon developed sericulture‚ the cultivation

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