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Public Speaking Famous People
1,195 words
It grabs your gut and makes your hands shake. It
hijacks your saliva glands when you need them the
most. It reduces you to a child, scared to death
that the boogieman lurks somewhere beyond the
stage lights. Stage Fright. According to the Book
of Lists, stage fright is most peoples number one
fear, next to fear of height, insects, deep water,
illnesses and death. This doesnt necessarily mean
people would rather die than do presentations or
perform. By nature death is an once-in-a-lifetime
ordeal...
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Louis Armstrong Big Band
563 words
LOUIS ARMSTRONG TIMELINE Louis Armstrong's was
born Aug. 4, 1901. He grew up in New Orleans and
received his first music instruction in 1913 in a
children's home. By 1915 he was sitting in with
local bands. He went to Chicago to join King
Oliver in 1922 and made his first records with
Oliver the the next April ("Chimes Blues"). Though
Chicago would be his base for the next 12 years,
he went to New York for the first time in
September 1924 to join Fletcher Henderson's band
and record with various...
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Heinrich Himmler American Beauty
1,066 words
Connections are a big part of Susan Griffins
essay, Our Secret and the film American Beauty. In
both we see connections and a common theme.
Griffin ties the past together with the future and
creates a web of life experiences which have
shaped different individuals lives as well as
their beliefs. In the film American Beauty a
recurring theme also seems to hint at the past and
how it has shaped the present as well as the
future. Connections which are presented to us in
Griffins essay give us a bas...
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Randomly Assigned Positive Attitude
993 words
Belief in potential creates potential All it takes
is really believing. Supervisors can create better
employees just by believing in them. This is even
truer when working with underachievers. What
happens when the supervisor thinks positively?
Improving the performance of those with the least
potential Pygmalion doesn't work as well on women
supervisors If you tell a grammar school classroom
teacher that a child is bright, the teacher will
be more supportive, teach more difficult material,
allow...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Classical Style
568 words
The remarkable musician and composer by the name
of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg,
Austria in 1756. At the early ages of three and
four, Wolfgang exhibited extraordinary powers of
music memory and ear-sophistication. Leopold
Mozart, Wolfgang's father, realized that his son
was a true musical prodigy. He also realized that
his best work wouldnt be his own, but in his sons
future as a musician and composer. At about the
age of three, Wolfgang spent hours at the piano
discovering con...
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Ancient Greece Ancient Greek
945 words
The Mask of Apollo" revolves around the adventures
of Nikeratos, a young actor who travels the
countryside of ancient Greece and Sicily while
performing in various plays. In one play, Kadmos
by Sophocles the Younger, Nikeratos is required to
wear an old mask of Apollo as part of his costume.
The mask is fifty years old and is rumored to
bring good luck. Nikeratos is impressed with the
mask and comes to believe that it possesses
special powers. He begins to make reverent
gestures toward it as whe...
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British Museum Performing Arts
1,379 words
The Cambridge Dictionary Online defined museums as
places of study, buildings where objects of
historical, scientific or artistic interest are
kept, preserved and exhibited. To The Museums
Association, a museum is an institution which
collects documents, preserves, exhibits and
interprets material evidence and associated
information for the public benefit. Since 1998,
this definition has changed. Museums now enable
the public to explore collections for inspiration,
learning and enjoyment. They a...
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End Of The Year George Harrison
1,055 words
Probably the most popular, influential and
enduring rock group of all time, the Beatles
almost single-handedly reshaped rock 'n' roll from
a genre of throwaway singles by faceless stars to
an artistic medium with recognizable images and
idols. The Beatles placed the emphasis on a group,
rather than a single individual. They also set an
example for all rock acts to follow with their
strong sense of self-determination, going against
their record company and management on many
issues, even refusing...
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Williams P File Format
1,108 words
You are probably asking yourself, Why should I
care about graphics file formats? Well, the
average end-user (non-programmers) is only
concerned with the storage of their graphics
information by using a format that majority of
graphics applications and filters can read.
End-users are not normally concerned with the
internal composition of the data within the
graphics file itself. Graphic file formats can be
divided into two general classes: vector and
bitmap. Vector files contain data described a...
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Vacuum Tubes Integrated Circuits
1,767 words
-important people Allen, Paul G. - Co-founder of
Microsoft Corp. Allen left the company in 1985 but
remained on the board of directors and as founded
or financially supported several innovative
computer ventures, including Asymetrix and
Starware Corp. He is involved with a variety of
other projects, including a Jimi Hendrix Museum in
Seattle. Amdahl, Gene M - South Dakota native who
helped design the IBM 704, the S/ 360 series. He
was the founder of the Amdahl Corp. Andreessen,
Marc - Co-founder...
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Consequential Ist Utility Maximization
1,722 words
... concerned with utility maximization as any
good consequential ist, is personally responsible
for how he evaluates each particular situation.
If, through a mis evaluation of the situation, he
performs actions that produce a very bad state of
affairs, he cannot say "I was just following
orders. " The de ontologist may insist that the
rule-of-thumb-utilitarian can always say "oh well,
I tried my best, " but the de ontologist who
produces bad states of affairs can clearly say the
same thing - in...
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Midsummer Nights Dream Midsummer Night Dream
2,658 words
As with every play we read this quarter, we
started A Midsummer Night s Dream with only a
text. Reading the script is the foundation of
Shakespeare, and the least evolved of the ways
that one can experience it. There is no one to
interpret the words, no body movement or voice
inflection to indicate meaning or intention. All
meaning that a reader understands comes from the
words alone. The simplicity of text provides a
broad ground for imagination, in that every reader
can come away from the text...
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Extensor Digitorum Longus Flexor Digitorum Longus Nerve
1,216 words
Gastrocnemius Origin: 1. medial head: posterior
surface of the medial femoral condyle 2. lateral
head: posterior surface of the lateral femoral
condyle Insertion: posterior surface of the
calcaneus (Achilles tendon) Action: 1. plantar
flexion the ankle 2. knee flexion (when not weight
bearing) Nerve: tibial nerve, S 1, 2 Application,
strengthening 038; flexibility: 61623;
Because the gastric. Is a bi articular muscle, it
is more effective as a knee flexor if the ankle is
dorsiflexed and mo...
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Plato Idea
2,197 words
In Greek culture around the time of Plato, the
perfect ideal person was considered. Plato? s idea
that there was a perfect world of ideas affected
this pieces subject and the subject? s action.
Many works of his time period were sculptures that
were meant to be viewed from all angles,
attempting to be a closer match to that of the
ideal. This idea that the ideal world was real and
what matter not the physical also effect the
actions depicted in many works of this time
period. Most of the works a...
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Anti Virus Software Trojan Horses
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Computer Viruses Probably one of the most
misunderstood phenomenon of the computer world is
the computer virus. The misconceptions and panic
caused by these technological viruses are
responsible for more destruction to the computer
world than the viruses themselves. There is also
the belief that all computer viruses cause damage
to a computer, when in fact, there are many
viruses used to do good when they infect a
computer. Unfortunately, the public only tends to
listen to those who have very li...
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Lake Erie Court Martial
1,274 words
Insubordination Article 91: Insubordinate conduct
toward Warrant Officer, Noncommisioned Officer, or
Petty Officer. Any warrant officer or enlisted
member who-strikes or assaults a warrant officer,
noncommissioned officer, or petty officer, while
that officer is in execution of his office
willfully disobeys the lawful order of a warrant
officer, noncommissioned officer, or a petty
officer; or treats with contempt or is
disrespectful in language or deportment toward a
warrant officer, noncommissi...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Archbishop Of Salzburg
1,979 words
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) was born in
Salzburg in Austria, the son of Leopold,
Kapellmeister to the Prince-Archbishop of
Salzburg. By the age of three he could play the
piano, and he was composing by the time he was
five; minuets from this period show remarkable
understanding of form. Mozart's elder sister Maria
Anna (best known as Nannerl) was also a gifted
keyboard player, and in 1762 their father took the
two prodigies on a short performing tour, of the
courts at Vienna and Munich...
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Marilyn Manson Heavy Metal
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Healthy debates have been caused by todays music.
Generally, foul language has rapidly increased
within modern popular song lyrics, especially
among rap and heavy metal artists songs. An
increase in explicit violence and misogyny in
popular music lyrics has been recorded. These
lyrics have been judged to be inspirations for
violent, suicidal, and criminal acts. For example,
Mr. Raymond Kuntz referred to his sons incident.
When his wife went to wake their son for school,
they found him dead of a ...
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Physically Fit Blood Pressure
798 words
Mrs. Boss Personal Peak Conditioning Viper Mrs.
Boss Personal Health and Fitness 14 February 1997
Peak Conditioning Peak conditioning is a three way
balance between nutrition, fitness, and
recuperation are key elements for staying
physically fit and healthy. Nutrition helps keep
the internal body healthy as well as the mind.
Fitness keeps the out side healthy by building
muscle and endurance and keeps the inside
functioning and working properly. Recuperation
allows the body to recover from the h...
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Opera House Concert Hall
569 words
The Sydney Opera House There was no true place for
performing arts in Australia and this angered many
residents. So Joseph Cahill set up a committee to
raise money for an arts complex. Then, for more
funding he established Opera Lotteries. With all
the necessary funds available, the next step was a
design. A competition was organized for the design
of the complex. The winner was Jorn Utzon with his
design of a complex with sail shaped roofs.
Building began immediately in March of 1957 on
Benne l...
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