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always have wanted to live by the water. However, after research into other cities and traditions, he found that “through much of human history, people regarded the ocean with great wariness” . He points to various old port cities, such as London, Amsterdam, and Malacca, that are all protected from the open ocean by estuaries, bays, or deltaic river systems as examples that traditionally people have been wary to be close to the unmanageable and dangerous open ocean. However, as European…

The Musical Career of Antonio Vivaldi On March 4th, 1648, Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice, Italy. His father, a violinist for St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice, made sure his son received impeccable training in music during his first years of life. Young Antonio was brought up trained in playing the violin, playing the harpsichord, and as a priest in Venice (“Antonio”; “Classical Net”). 1703 was a pivotal year for Antonio Vivaldi. He was ordained into the priesthood and began working at Pio…

Although language production and comprehension is associated with regions within the left hemisphere, it is possible for areas within the right hemisphere to compensate for language deficits in aphasic patients. In this study, the general question is whether or not activation in the right hemisphere is more likely with patients who have severe aphasia, as opposed to patients with mild aphasia who are able to recover by utilizing unaffected language areas or perilesional areas. The main…

Concentration Camps [2] Over the past few years the world has been working toward recovering from World War II and concentration camps were put to rest. [3] Infamously known as the Holocaust, concentration camps were where the Jews and other groups of people were brutally murdered, and were a big part in the Holocaust. [1] Auschwitz was the largest or concentration camp. [1] It is also the most famous camp because of how many people were held and killed in this establishment (United States…

The Holocaust began in 1933, during the time of World War II; this event occurred during the ruling of Adolf Hitler. The Holocaust was an effect of anti-Semitism; which was one of the main reasons that the Holocaust was such a large genocide. Many Jews were afraid to leave their house during the period of the Holocaust. Anne Frank was a Jew whose family was impacted by the war. Although any example of genocide is very serious, the Holocaust is one of the largest known types of genocide, with…

tell if their child was well behaved or not. Well behaved children received the gifts they wanted, while misbehaved, unpolite children received bundles of sticks. When dutch settlers began to arrive in present-day New York City, then known as New Amsterdam, they eagerly spread the traditions to the English settlers. The English settlers almost immediately started to get traditions of their own surrounding the feast of Saint Nicholas. When…

Definition: Autocratic leadership is characterized by the centralization of decision-making and directive power in a single dominant leader (Bass & Bass, 2008; Jago, 1982; Lippitt, 1940) and creates a clearly defined intrateam hierarchy (De Hoogh, Greer, & Den Hartog, 2015, para. 1). De Hoogh, A. H. B., Greer, L. L., & den Hartog, D. N. (2015). Diabolical dictators or capable commanders? an investigation of the differential effects of autocratic leadership on team performance. The Leadership…

meeting negotiations are some topics we all agree to do research. One great idea was assigned topics that relates to each individual’s major or minor. Lam, one of our international teammates, was assigned economics because he is an economic major at Amsterdam in Netherlands. Thus, we all decided to do business in Egypt of Africa. Although, in cross-cultural communication, it is difficult to communicate due to the seven-hour time difference, things tend to work well in both my team. What went…

Context My Left Foot is a true story of Irish born Christy Brown (played by Daniel-Day Lewis) who was born with cerebral palsy but had full control of his left foot. Christy, as depicted in this still, is caught stealing coal for money for his family as they often had financial problems. Technical detail This is an over the shoulder, medium close up of Day-Lewis which is used so that the audience focuses on the detail of his face. This helps him as he relied on his facial expressions and…

for other nations. Besides, immigration for job and educational opportunities allows different culture and races to peacefully coexist, which results in a growing number of cosmopolitan cities all around the world. A salient example would be Amsterdam, Netherlands. This city is renowned for its highly diverse population from approximately 178 different backgrounds. (Morfin, 2015). Furthermore, globalization allows more women to enter the workforce. In the past, because of male-dominated…