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Museum Tour of Louvre
Museum Tour of Louvre I decided to take a virtual tour of the Museum of Louvre located in France. The web site can be found at http://www.louvre.fr/llv/musee/visite_virtuelle.jsp I took the tour place on May 28, 2006. I was introduced to this web through my step father who was raised in Paris. The tour consisted of many different aspects of arts such as Islamic arts, paintings, Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, sculptures and decorative arts. The
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Music Bibliography
Legendary Saxophonist, John William Coltrane who still continues to influence modern jazz even from the grave. Coltrane has contributed many styles of jazz whether it is contemporary, mainstream or classic jazz. Coltrane took pride in every aspect of his music career. A hugely influential jazz musician, Coltrane has been credited with converting modern jazz and with being the chief influence on successive generations of saxophonists. John William Coltrane was born September 23, 1926 as an
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Music Censorship
Music Censorship Albums with explicit lyrics or content started having black and white parental advisories on them in 1994 (http://www.riaa.org/Parents-Advisory-4.cfm). Are these labels necessary? Is controversial music molding our society and causing teenagers to turn to drugs? Is censorship necessary to protect the youth of our nation. Generally, younger people are against censorship on this issue. Music is an outlet and even an anti-drug for many teens -- however, parents and society feel differently. Should
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Music Censorship
Music today comes in more forms and is used more frequently then anytime in our history. As in many years past it is available on the radio, tape, compact disk and is digitally encoded on microchips. One particularly strong use of music is used in advertising and movies. Therefore, it is obvious that music can convey extremely strong messages in a subliminal way. For this reason, the question must be asked, what impact does it
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Music Education in Our Public Schools
Music Education in our Public Schools Music Education is no doubt a necessity to the students of today. Music plays a major role in everyone's daily life. Music is listened to while driving in the car, when eating in restaurants, relaxing at home, and even when on hold to a company's overloaded phone system. Music is everywhere you turn, and it should be one of the main subjects to be studied in our public school
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Music in Shapespeare’s Palys
Music in Shakespeare's Plays Elizabethans, during the time of the notorious William Shakespeare (1564-1616), were extremely sensitive to beauty and grace and had an undying enthusiasm for music and poetry. Music was a vital part of Elizabethan society; it was thought that a man who could not read music or understand it was poorly educated. The common entertainment and amusement was centered on music, song, and dance, people of all classes enjoyed the splendor of
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Music Programs in Elementary Schools
Music Programs in Elementary Schools "Music is about communication, creativity, and cooperation, and, by studying music in school, students have the opportunity to build on these skills, enrich their lives, and experience the world from a new perspective." This was said by Bill Clinton, the former president of the United States. This is true so why aren't music programs offered in every school? Many high schools and junior high schools do offer music program, however
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Musical World of Rajasthan
The Musical world of Rajasthan "Rajasthan exhibits the sole example in the history of mankind of a people withstanding every outrage barbarity can inflict or human nature sustain, and bent to the earth, yet rising buoyant from the pressure and making calamity a whetstone to courage" Of the immensely beautiful states of India, each unique in its ethnicity and traditions, Rajasthan is probably the most mystically intriguing of all. The dullness of the desert, in
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Muslim Women and Divorce
From a legal point of view, marriage is the lawful union of a man and women based on mutual consent. The ideal purpose of marriage is a commitment that brings forth a state of tranquility through mutual love and compassion. In Islam, the purpose of marriage is also a commitment that brings tranquility. But in Islam the concept of marriage is more like a contract or "aqd" from a legal point of view. Like any
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Mutual Fund
Introduction: The project is designed with an objective that it will fulfill the company's objectives as well as add value to my knowledge, and along with that it will give me an opportunity to have a practical experience of the mutual fund industry. The objectives of the project are: - Proper understanding and analysis of mutual fund as a product. - This project will help me to understand the type of mutual fund scenario that
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Mutual Fund Case Study
Mutual Fund Analysis Case Study Investor Summary John and Jane Mooney Working for an investment firm I was recently asked by my boss to help advise two of firm's best clients. The client's names were John and Jane Mooney. Both John and Jane are in their early 40's and have no children. John is a fireman for the local fire department while Jane is a professor at the local community college. The Mooney's annual income
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My Background
Although I was originally born in the United States I have been raised by parents of a Nigerian culture. Since birth I have been accustom to this culture. Eating the food, wearing the cultural attire, speaking the language, etc are strong customs that I like within the culture. On the other hand there are many customs from the Nigerian culture I dislike. As Nigerian parents raise their families, they teach them each norm according. Customs
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My Bedroom
My Bedroom Do you ever wonder why certain places mean so much to certain people? When I think of my bedroom, I realize why some people are touchy about who goes in their room or who has been touching things in their home, it is because those things are important to them and may have some meaning. Places like my bedroom are places where we can relax and be comfortable and I think that is
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My Best Teacher Award
Thinking back to the thirteen years I spent in grade school preparing myself for college its hard to pick out one teacher than I would consider “my best teacher.” There are always teachers that stand out for some reason or another, whether it maybe because of their personality, field trips they go on, or all the holiday party fun had in their class. However, the teacher that that I chose deserving of the “My Best
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My Biggest Gripe
The Dumb Farm We have all encountered someone dumb in our lives, and most likely, it has been more than one person. Everyday I meet someone who is completely oblivious to what is happening, or someone who speaks out loud before they think about what they are going to say. Yes, at times we all have our dumb moments, but some people live life being dumb. For example, students that raise their hands every five
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My Career from Here
My career from here is to become a juvenile probation officer. The reason I have chosen this career is because I want to help children that always get in trouble to get out of trouble. I want to be that person they can come to and talk to whenever they get into trouble or even have a problem. I also understand that I will also need to be hard on them and let them know
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My Career Goals
My Career Goals The times these days in business are demanding more and more of the people that they hire. A first priority is a Bachelor Degree in most jobs that offer a decent salary or way of life. Pursuit of my degree is something I'm actively taking a fast stride in and I'm not planning on stopping there. I have a future planned for a better education, a positive outlook, and carrying on my
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My Child’s 5th Grade Project
On my mom's side of the family, we have some comedians; my aunt K , my aunt Karen and my aunt DD. I'm sort of funny, but not as funny as them. Every time we talk about something they always turn it into a joke. My mom is funny too. My mom is a paralegal , she works for the Health department. My aunt K works with computers at Vanderbilt. My aunt K works for
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My Community: Carroll Hospital Center
My Community: Carroll Hospital Center Everyone belongs to a community, but my community differs form a lot of others. My Community is Carroll Hospital Center, this is where I work. Some characteristics of Carroll Hospital Center are everyone wears scrubs; the environment is very clean and cold. Everyone that works at the hospital is caring, kind, and compassionate about helping others. My community is also very different because, the hospital welcomes everyone especially those of
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My Criedo
I Believe 1. its impossible to make a blind person see without surgery. 2. that Metallica is over rated. 3. that people shouldn't feel sorry for homeless people, who had a chance. 4. in second chances. 5. that anyone can be truly happy with food and shelter. 6. in horoscopes. 7. that downloading music is illegal. 8. that being a celebrity wouldn't be all that great. 9. first impressions matter. 10. all people who abuse
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My Dad
I'm embarrassed to say my first thought was that of relief when my mother called to say that he was dead. It had been five long years and I was completely exhausted trying to deal with him. Finally, it was over. In the last few weeks, his health had worsened, so I had called the nursing home that Sunday morning and asked the supervisor if I should drive the 130 miles to see him. She
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My Daddy
As I quiver, curled in a ball on the soft, carpeted floor of my brother's room, I try to block out the yelling from two rooms away. I pray that it will just be over and finally my mom will kick him out and make him try to fend for himself. As I got older, the fighting never seemed to die down. I can still picture the plates flying across the kitchen and shattering into
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My Daughter’s Seizures
Siezures Wisdom GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC - (also called Grand Mal) Sudden cry, fall, rigidity, followed by muscle jerks, shallow breathing or temporarily suspended breathing, bluish skin, possible loss of bladder or bowel control, usually lasts a couple of minutes. Normal breathing then starts again. There may be some confusion and/or fatigue, followed by return to full consciousness. Comments: Protect head from injury. Turn on side to keep airway clear. Don't restrain ABSENCE - (also called Petit
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My Decision
The process of Critical Thinking is an arduous one. It requires one to have focus and clarity. It also involves a thorough knowledge of the issue to which one is critically thinking on. Most scholarly individuals use certain ingredients in the critical thinking process. The ingredients include clarity, a clear concise thought or idea convinced in understandable manner. Precision is another component in critical thinking. Precise and accurate information is always beneficial in arriving at
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My Defining Moment
The summer of my freshman year of college I was an independent sales contractor in direct sales of educational products for Southwestern Company. For this job I had one week of intense sales training with students from Arizona State University, University of Arizona, and New Mexico State in Nashville, Tennessee. I did not know where I would be located for the summer until the last day of training. I ended up being sent to Fayetteville,
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My Dog Trooper
Trooper Two memories stand out from when I was a kid. One was the day the Nintendo Entertainment System hit the shelves. The other was the day "a boy's best friend" came into my world. Who would have thought that this day would become one of the happiest days of my life? It was in the middle of spring on a nice sunny day. I had just finished my last game from my recreational basketball
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My Dream
We didn't go underground we were in his yard and his dogs like three of them started biting at me soft at first but increasingly worse and worse until they were literally attaching me and I had to chase and literally fight them off of me but they only did it when no one was around and then I jumped on this rope that was swinging across the yard and they were below me just
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My Education Goal
Learning is a continuous process in life since we are constantly influenced everything known and unknown around us. Whether one considers making learning a formal process by attending educational institutions and being recognized for their achievements or informally, by their own inclination to learn, is a focal decision one eventually has to make. Every person should take pride and add value in the knowledge and know- how that they possess. They have the capability of
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My Father My Son
My Father My Son During the 1950s to the early 70s Turkey was a thriving film industry that created up to 250 films a year. This period, called Yeliscam, was the third largest industry at the time. During this period, producers and audiences each wanted films that created a profit and gave immense entertainment. Since the Yesilcam industry was shaped by the use of genres and star powers it gained commercial success with its audiences
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My Favorite Vacation
My Favorite Vacation I had a wonderful time at the Kalahari resort in Wisconsin Dells when I went there for vacation in 2001. It was on my mom’s birthday when we went there, son that was nice for her. We stayed for three days, and got home at six o’clock p.m. on the third day. The reason that this vacation was so fun was probably the first vacation that my brother was not annoying me.
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