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Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian composer born in Venice, Italy. He was the oldest sibling of nine children. In 1703, Vivaldi was ordained to the priesthood and because he had a red hair, he was well known as the red hair priest. He was trained to play violin…

“Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind”. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, former president of the United States of America stated the following quote to the United Nation’s General Assembly on September 25, 1961. He introduced the topic of mankind and how war can destroy relationships between people. What Kennedy is trying to convey is that war executing is the lives of not only people participating in war, but mankind in general. Kennedy’s logic relates to the short story,…

Communication skills represent a pivotal requirement that must be taken into consideration by the team to make the decision. In order to perform well in this job, the country manager should be able to effectively communicate with each of the company’s stakeholders across India. Despite being able to speak English or the native language of India, it does not indicate that there is an understanding of the behaviours and social norms. Cultural and social interests are more important than language…

As evident by the influence of education in forming class structure, the pigs (here Bourgeoisie), take advantage of the fact that the other animals are not as learned as themselves and they make sure that they remain like that. As Antonio Gramsci also puts in his essay, “There is no unity between school and life, and so there is no automatic unity between instruction and education” (qtd. Gramsci, 52) The pigs who understand that practical education can cause other animals to cause…

1. Carlos Fuentes described the civilization discovered by the European in a way that seems, that the native’s people progression has halted and they needed help from others who are more advance (European). Fuentes mentioned the Eurocentric view of why the native people were not advancing. He said “they [Indians] were blessed by nature, but dwarfed by it,” most scholars believe that the Indians were “lazy,” thus making their civilization backwards compared to the rest of the world. However, that…

The play M Butterfly, by David Henry Hwang, is an extremely complex piece of literature and a fascinating dissection of the East versus West mentality as well the gender binary. Examining Gallimard’s behavior under these lenses leads to many insights to his motivations and provides reasoning for his rather strange actions. These ideas which permeate the play are all grounded in the fundamental concept of ideology and the interpellation of the “subject” by said ideologies. As well as Althusser’s…

“ The Golden Glove Champions “ Antonio and Felix both wrestle, but they each have their own fighting style. Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas are known as the ‘amigo brothers’. Amigo is how you would address a friend. The boys are very close so it became a problem when they were told they would have to face each other in the ring. They both wanted to be the lightweight boxing champion and the Golden Gloves tournament could be their only chance. The boys have many similarities. They both are…

of boxing? Well boxing is a type of sport where you go against other boxers and fight very intensely, the person that knocks out the other person first wins. Antonio and Felix both want to be championship boxers, but they each have a different boxing style. There are a lot of similarities between the two of them. Before the day Antonio and Felix had to fight against each other, they each slept, ate, dreamed, and rapped positve. They both worked out together so they can win. They both worked…

Both Arcangelo and Johann Sebastian Bach were both major baroque composers. Arcangelo Corelli, an Italian composer, and celebrated violinist, was born in Fusignano, Italy on February 17, 1653. He was the fifth child of prosperous landowners, Arcangelo Correli and Santa Raffini. His father died before he was born. There is not much information about his early life, however, his instrumental works established the chamber music style and form of the late baroque era. “At the age of 13, Arcangelo…

Hegemony is obedience that is self-ascribed by a population. It is the willful following, subjugation or domination without resistance. The population views a certain way of acting as the standard and proceeds to engage in such acts without force or coercion against them. An example is religion, where a new devote follower changes the ways they act to be in accordance to the religions standards. This may include increased charity donations, to abstinence from sex or alcohol, to a change in…