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Bladerunner 2
<view this essay>.... main musical theme can be heard, though sounding optimistic and hopeful this time instead of mysterious and unpredictable as in the opening shots. The feeling of ascension is very stong in the scene. The music, aided by the camera's slow tilt upwards, creates the allusion that Deckard is traveling higher, rising up towards heaven perhaps, as this later ties in with Tyrell being a God-like figure.
Once Deckard is inside, the loud dynamic music changes to the sound of windchimes. The soft ringing sounds are a contrast to the music that is heard as he is approaching. This change in sound is also a contrast to the noise and bustle of the streets, which repre .....
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The Life Of Mahatma Ghandi
<view this essay>.... absorbed in religion, did not care much for finery and jewelry, divided her time between her home and the temple, fasted frequently, and wore herself out in days and nights of nursing whenever there was sickness in the family. Mohandas grew up in a home steeped in Vaishnavism (Vaisnavism)--worship of the Hindu god Vishnu (Visnu)--with a strong tinge of Jainism, a morally rigorous Indian religion, whose chief tenets are nonviolence and the belief that everything in the universe is eternal. Thus he took for granted ahimsa (noninjury to all living beings), vegetarianism, fasting for self-purification, and mutual tolerance between adherents of various creeds .....
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United Nations
<view this essay>.... one. The UN contains over 150 countries, with 5 main heads of state. These 5 countries are America, France, Great Britain, Russia and China. The 5 head countries always make the decision on whether to help a country that is in need or not. The basic structure is that there is a general assembly, which is the head of the UN. Off that there are 5 separately run systems, which are International court of justice, Economic and social council, Security Council, secretariat and the trainee council. All have different, yet major roles in striving to make the UN a success.
4. The Security Council is the council in charge of the peacekeeping side of the United Nat .....
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The Treaty Of Trianon
<view this essay>.... of the treaty, but there have been varying accounts which occurs sadly so often. Therefore there was, and to a certain extent still is, argument over the causes leading to the actual treaty which was adopted. In light of recently revealed information and increased information transfer, one can fabricate a pretty accurate account of the events and their causes leading up to the signing of and the ramifications which it entailed. There were many problems that were a direct result of this treaty, and now we may be able to accurately describe why. The problem of newly drawn borders, new and unique "nation-states", and ethnic minorities was not just a pro .....
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Existentialism And Theatre
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despair with no meaning in his life, just simply existing, until he
made decisive choice about his own future. That is the way to achieve
dignity as a human being. Existentialists felt that adopting a social
or political cause was one way of giving purpose to a life. Sartre is
well known for the "Theatre engage" or Theatre 'committed', which is
supposedly committed to social and/or political action.
One of the major playwrights during this period was Jean-Paul
Sartre. Sartre had been imprisoned in Germany in 1940 but managed to
escape, and become one of the leaders of the Existential movement.
Other popular playwrights .....
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The PRogression Of Violence In MUsic
<view this essay>.... at a quick rate. Today, people are increasingly concerned about how music might affect individuals and society as a whole; however, we can observe past trends, seen in 1969, to help determine the progression of violence generated from the music industry. In retrospect, 1969 was a year that possibly initiated the concept of using music to corrupt social values and employed music as a motive for violence. These trends, established in the late 1960s have heightened in severity and are partially responsible for today's violence in music.
It is apparent that music has the power of influence, for the act of listening indirectly takes the listener away from othe .....
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The Missouri Compromise
<view this essay>.... impending conflict. This was most clearly shown in the ways in which the three main compromises, , the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act, failed.
In 1820 Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state. As this would ruin the balance between Slave states and Free states in the Senate, Henry Clay proposed . This arranged it that while Missouri was admitted as a Slave state, Maine was also admitted as a free state. It also created an imaginary line along the 36o latitude, where slavery was allowed below it but prevented above it. However they limited themselves by only applying the Compromise to lands gained in the Louisiana purchase. This led .....
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Freedom In The United States
<view this essay>.... First Amendment clearly voices a great American respect toward the freedom of religion. It also prevents the government from "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Since the early history of our country, the protection of basic freedoms has been of the utmost importance to Americans.
In Langston Hughes' poem, "Freedom," he emphasizes the struggle to enjoy the freedoms that he knows are rightfully his. He reflects the American desire for freedom now when he says, "I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread." .....
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