Essays Tagged: "first piece"

Depictions of death: Beautiful and Heroic. "Laocoon and His Two Sons" by Hagesandros vs. "Fall of the Damned" by Peter Paul Rubens

es, I will show a theme of depicting death as heroic and beautiful, though painful and horrific.The first piece that I selected is a marble statue made in Hellenistic Greece (323-31 BCE.). It was scul ...

(4 pages) 100 0 5.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays

Alasir Fraser: Scottish Fiddler.

y by his explanations of what each tune was about and where it was originated, than from when I had first arrived.The concert started when Alasir walked down one of the isles playing his first piece. ... great how he explained a little "something" about each song, such as the location of where they had first originated and the meaning behind the tunes.The Celtic fiddling was very intense. There was an ...

(2 pages) 18 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Music Critique Quartet Opus 110 No 8 in C minor & Quartet Opus 74 No 1 in C major.

red two interesting and diverse piece's of music that created two very different atmospheres.The first piece of music that was played was the Quartet Opus 74 No 1 in C major, composed by Joseph Hay ... in C major, composed by Joseph Hayden in 1793. Sally-Ann Djachencko and Philip Nixon played Violins first seat and second seat respectively while Yuri Djachencko played Viola and Amy Tucker played Cel ...

(2 pages) 32 0 3.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

"Something Wicked This Way Comes"

or, teachers encouraged him to become a writer. He graduated from high school in 1938 (A Brief).His first piece of literature published was the short story Hollerbochen's Dilemma which was printed in ... older just like it made Mr. Cooger older. Will jumps on the save Jim and rips him off the ride. At first they think that Jim is dead but they use laughter to destroy the carnival and to save Jim.The ...

(7 pages) 25 0 0.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Fox hunting and how two newspaper articles refer to it differently.

were two different articles we found written about the event, one for, and one against the ban. The first was written by an English journalist, the second by an American author, Julia Maynett.The head ... tten by an English journalist, the second by an American author, Julia Maynett.The headline for the first piece is "A March for Blood Thirsty Anarchists". I think this conveys the correct thoughts of ...

(3 pages) 25 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A short report on his life, from his birth, to his death.

erent cities and performed in front of many royalties. While he was eleven and twelve, he wrote his first piece of choir music and two operas.Mozart could not manage his money. Although he was born in ... Hayden," like many others of their time. In 1782, he married Constance Weber, and in 1791, had his first son. He died the same year at the age of 35. It was said Antonio Salieri, who was Mozart's riv ...

(1 pages) 33 0 3.7 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

A report on Edgar Degas. Choosing and describing certain peices from a gallery at the norton simon museum.

.I was asked to pick 5 of my favorite peices from him. Those included paintings and sculptures. The first piece I chose was a bronzed sculpture of a child-ballerina, it was entitled "Little 14 Year Ol ...

(3 pages) 74 1 3.7 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Concise book review of "Flight of the Intruder" by Stephen Coonts.

, I would say that Flight of the Intruder is a very well crafted novel, especially for the writer's first piece of published fiction. The book centers on veteran U.S. Navy pilot 1st. Lt. Jake "Cool Ha ...

(2 pages) 16 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Discuss the main similarities and differences between PKI regulation in Hong Kong and other jurisdictions.

e-commerce. The borderless nature of the internet is a double-edged sword. On the one hand for the first time in history it allows users to transact with the 'whole world' while on the other it could ... arties some form of security as to the identity of the other.The Utah Digital Signature Act was the first piece of legislation enacted in this area. The act deals with the legal effect of digital sign ...

(5 pages) 45 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Looking at Paintings

Professor BoydHumanities 1301February 27, 2004Looking at PaintingsFor my first piece of art I chose a black and white picture by Louise Bourgeois. It is called Sainte Sebast ...

(3 pages) 55 1 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Pick a well-known choreographer, who owns his/her own dance company. Attend a performance by this person and create a thesis involving techniques they used.

cation shone through, proving that women can work in the same dance world as men choreographers.The first piece performed by the company was titled "Evolute", and began with dim lighting and the dance ... other more, intertwining their bodies, seeking comfort or understanding from the other dancers. At first the movement is playful and intuitive like children. As the piece continues, the consolation f ...

(6 pages) 82 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

Microsoft Windows: Its History & Future

t it is going. The importance of a computer's operating system cannot be over emphasized. It is the first piece of software that we view when we boot up and the last piece that we see when we log off. ... ween the user, the software, and the hardware. When we take a look back in history, we see that the first operating systems were somewhat "simplistic" in nature, compared to what they are today."On No ...

(9 pages) 354 2 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Modern History Essay: The Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone killed President Kennedy. Do you agree?

t in the killing. In saying so, the Warren Commission's lone-assassin theory was a cover up.The first piece of critical evidence against the theory that Oswald was a lone-assassin, is that not all ... Assassinations Committee that:"...four shots, over a total period of 7.91 seconds were fired... The first, second and fourth came from the Depository; the third came from the Grassy Knoll." With four ...

(8 pages) 91 2 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Discussion Jamaica Kincaid

l's life, but it's more that that. What are some of the ways Kincaid makes this story universal?Her first piece of fiction, "Girl" was a liturgy of commands and criticisms in her mother's voice direct ... rn Caribbean familial practices and imbedding them in a seemingly incomprehensible text."Girl," the first and probably most important piece of the collection, highlights Kincaid's evocative use of lan ...

(12 pages) 120 0 4.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Freudian Slip: D.H. Lawrence and Odour of Chrysanthemums

more and jumped to the forefront. Now, bestowed upon the reader is that very affliction. The first piece of advice given to any aspiring writer is to write what you know. Even in fiction, one m ... ud did a lot of research on what he called the Oedipal Crisis. Here is the basis of the crisis: The first love-object for all children is their mother. They want her attention, they want her affection ...

(3 pages) 34 0 5.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Self - Reflection

Included are four pieces of writing I have done this semester, my first year of academy. I feel they are my best pieces I have ever done in English language and repre ... ung dreamA film review: "Bowling for Columbine" by Michael MooreA proposal research for cafeteriaMy first piece is my "unsatisfying" piece. It is the letter I did for Cousin Harry. The reason for my d ... writer's voice even though it was interesting. I personally believe that was perhaps because of my first experience in English writing since I was in U.S."The memoir" I had fun creating it and I felt ...

(1 pages) 91 0 3.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

My concert at Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall

ed me to be able to see what they were doing and how they were playing.        The first piece that was played was Merry Music for Band (1983) by Frigyes Hidas. Frigyes Hidas was bor ... Concerto for Bass Tuba and Wind Orchestra (1954) composed by Ralph Vaughn Williams (1872-1958). The first movement in this piece was Allegro moderato with an Allegro tempo played by the orchestra. Th ...

(4 pages) 39 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Art Essays

When you read the constitution do you think that it is a democratic plan for government?

the United States. These issues were not addressed properly for a democratic plan of government.The first piece of evidence that proves that the constitution is not a democratic plan for government li ...

(2 pages) 31 1 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government > European Union

The Inspired Words - Persuasive argument that the Bible truly is inspired by God.

d together, fashion a picture perfect puzzle.Reliable, meticulously translated manuscripts form the first piece of the evidence puzzle. How do we know that the text of the Bible is the same as origina ...

(3 pages) 59 2 2.7 Oct/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

A Description of the Symphonic Brilliance of the Coastal Concert Band.

ntire theatre. I really enjoyed the variety in the music, and the concert experience as a whole.The first piece, Sinfonietta Fanfare, composed by Leos Janacek, opened the concert with a basic original ... s attention. The second piece was Children's March, by Percy Grainger. This piece differed from the first in that it was slower and less intense. This is the only piece in the concert where a piano wa ...

(4 pages) 21 0 3.7 Dec/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers