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            Ragtime compositions are intermingled with the rise of jazz and popular music during the late 19th century. As the romantic and contemporary musical eras became known for its specific contributions to music, ragtime composition set itself as purely an American composition, wherein it originated from African-American communities in the United States. Ragtime music established…

The final composition of Mozart, The Requiem mass in D Minor, containing “Dies Irae,” is known to be one of his most powerful and commended works. This piece was composed in 1791 while Mozart was, unfortunately, on his death bed. However, he was unable to complete it so it was then passed on to his…

The Call of The Wild is an extraordinary novel about de-domestication. It recounts the tale of Buck, a 140-pound Scotch shepherd and Saint Bernard mix, and follows his journey from “coddled Californian pooch,” to a wild, vicious animal. Throughout the novel, London makes the primitivization that Buck goes through explicit, through a vast number of…

In The Outsiders by S. E, Hinton, the author discusses many universal themes such as the way people act under pressure, trying to hide from reality, and friendship. The Outsiders is about a boy named Ponyboy who has two brothers named Barry and Sodapop that hang out with Johnny, Two-Bit, Daily, and Steve. The novel…

For me, math is like breathing. When I look at math, the numbers arrange themselves in my head to make sense of the problem at hand sometimes I need to do a little more thinking, but often the numbers just come together after I work with them a little. I have always loved math, and…

Bias: Prejudice happens when people have a false prepossession about an person or a group. It is seen throughout this film and even in the rubric of the film Slumdog. Jamal comes from a one of the poorest countries in India Mumbai. He has no instruction. no household and no agency to back up himself….

            The Italian Renaissance was an historical era in which much intellectual, philosophical, and artistic advancement were made. Studies were conducted which involved astrology, mathematics, and the human anatomy, which illustrates the desire for information during this time period. The Renaissance, however, is most closely associated with the artists that emerged from Italy beginning in…

Children universally grow-up with stories of “Once upon a time.. ” and “Happily ever after.. ” and with the conception that you will meet a partner, fall in love, and live happily ever after. Margaret Atwood challenges this conception in her short story “Happy Endings”. “Happy Endings” is satirical because it mocks the common misconception…

Apollo 13 demonstrates the richness of leadership principles and values, especially focusing on team solidity. The movie illustrates how the leaders can develop a vision and values, and how the teams can collaborate under high stress situation. In the beginning of the movie the vision of the Apollo 13 project was to land the astronaut’s…

Abstract             The movie “Rain Man’ is a story about a man suffering from a form of autism known as Asperger’s Disorder. This disability deprived him, Charlie, of several social interactions with people which left him unable to form social bonds and became distressed when his normal routine was disrupted. However, he possesses several exotic…