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Racism In The Movies
... has with an Italian owned pizzeria and a Korean owned convenience store. There is a conflict that occurs when one of young men from the neighborhood enters the pizzeria and demands that the owner, Sal, include on his wall of famous Italians, famous Blacks as well. Sal refuses, telling the man that it is his pizzeria and he can have whomever he wants on the wall. The man leaves feeling even more frustrated than before and decides to organize a boycott. To his dismay, he is only able to recruit a single person.
Another conflict occurs between Mookey and one of of Sal’s sons. Sal’s son is an outspoken racis ...
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Woodstock 2
... the could handle traffic, crowd control, sanitation, medical emergencies and unexpected problems.
Woodstock Rock Festival took place near Woodstock, New York, on August 15, 16,and17, 1969. Woodstock became a sybol of the 1960's counterculture and a milestone in rock history. Among those attending were members of the counterculture, who were often referred to a hippies, and chaarcteristically rejected authority, prtested the Vietnam War, supported the Civil Rights movement, dressed unconventionally, and experimented with sex and illegal drugs.
Woodstock Music and Arts fair drew more than 500,000 people. For t ...
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Music In The Romantic Period
... by romanticism greatly differed from that in the Classical Period. Classicism was objective and impersonal, operating under rules. Romanticism usually expressed freedom, tending to be personal and subjective. The entire nineteen century is generally referred to as the Age of Romanticism because the personal element in creative expression was so apparent.
The Romantic Era began as a literary movement in Germany during the late eighteenth century. Romantic Ideas spread throughout Europe through about the next forty years. It became the philosophy of not only poets, but of dramatists, painters, dancers an ...
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Michelangelo 2
... a friend seeked a way to please its members, he commissioned Botticelli to execute "the Adoration of the Magi" the three wise men in the painting are supposedly Lorenzo's grandfather, father and uncle. Lorenzo and his brother Giuliano are also pictured in the painting. When Lorenzo died in 1492 at the age of 43 Michelangelo was intended to design to tomb but he left Florence for good in 1534 only the Ducal tombs had been designed. Lorenzo (the magnificent) and his brother Giuliano lie disregarded on a cassone or chest, opposite the altar. Michelangelo designed the tombs for Lorenzo de Medici Duke of urbino and G ...
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Egyptian Art Statue From Metropolitn Museum
... and on her pupils. On Memi's left shoulder there is a small remnant of rust color paint that was probably the skin color used for his whole body. Black paint is also visible on the lower portion of Memi's hair, especially along the tips closest to his shoulders. All other paint on the statue seems to have deteriorated over the years.
The hieroglyphs along the bottom of the stone slab label this work of historical art with representations of birds and plants. The representation of nature in Egyptian artwork is very common during the Old Kingdom time period. The overall statue remains fairly intact suffering fro ...
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The Broadcast Of "War Of The World" In 1938
... The
play aired the voice of a man, which sounded like the president's. A few
hours later, the people found out that these were not actual reports, but
just a play being performed on the radio. What caused a civilized group of
people to act in such a crazed manner?
At the time, Franklin Delanor Roosevelt was the president. Over in
Europe, Adolf Hitler had taken control and was looking towards invading
more countries and terrorizing more people. President Roosevelt was
debating whether to go to war or not. Most of the American people did not
go to war, but some of them did. Many Americans had relatives in ...
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The Roaring Twenties: A Time Of Great Advancement And Excitement
... lounges became overcrowded. George H.(“Babe”) Ruth became better known than most statesmen, and fans bought tickets in such numbers that Babe’s hometown park, Yankee Stadium, became known as “the house that Babe built.”
Dinner and dancing lounges became very popular by the mid-1920s. Friday and Saturday nights were their most popular nights. People went out to these lounges not only to enjoy a good meal, but to bask in it’s excitement and glory. At 10 o’clock, after dinner and socializing with the town folk, many would think that the night would be over but it had just begun! The men loosened ...
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Art Comparison Between Modigliani And Villon
... and ashen expression. She looks at the viewer, head-on with a most piercing air in her eyes. In Villon's case, his female sitter has been created solely with the use of layered colours and a very random synthetist outline technique (a similar technique the post-impressionist painter Gaugin used). Modigliani outlines his figure moreso in black than Villon. Mme. Fulgence's age is understood by the strong dynamic colour quality that has been used to break her face apart. In a way, these colourful divisions act as wrinkles. For instance, the chunk of layered pink on her lip creates a scowl and the heavily applied ...
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Jazz 2
... I most noticed in this piece is the violin. Throughout the piece the violin keeps on changing tempo and dynamic. What I liked most about this piece this how the instruments answer each other with a different beat, and dynamics. Maged Saleh Professor, Ferguson Jazz Open Listening Report "All I Want" The piece called "All I want" was written by Bobby Mcferrin.. In this piece I would say that the texture stayed the same most of the time. It starts out with a very slow tempo. It is like walking in a desert without water. The tempo keeps on dragging you to a faster and more dynamic sound. When that happens it is like t ...
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The History Of The Ku Klux Klan
... an autocratic power.
The traditions of the original Klan were adopted by a new organization incorporated in Georgia in 1915, called Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Membership was open to native-born, white, Protestant men, the Klan was thought to be patriotic. After World War I the Klan expanded rapidly
In addition to preaching white supremacy, it attacked non-Protestants, aliens, liberals, trade unionists, and striking workers. Like its predecessor, the new Klan burned fiery crosses and employed violence to scare its enemies.
After 1921 the Klan grew rapidly in membership and influence, “In a si ...
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