Classical order

They form the habit of thinking of themselves in isolation and imagine that their whole destiny is in their hands.” (de Tocqueville 1835, as cited in Hudson 2016, 106) These were the observations Alexis made when he visited the United States in order to see how our form of government was working, he understood that Americans loved the idea of individualism but feared what he called “egoism” or what Hudson calls “radical individualism” (Hudson, 2016 pg. 107/108) This means that the person would…

vibrations of the hair cells and the eardrum that send to the brain; so, an individual comprehends the meaning of the sounds (Farahani et al.) This leads to another important key point, how the German pianist produces many of the greatest songs in classical music history, despite his hearing loss problem? The simplistic explanation about the memory sequences, perception, creativity, and connection to musical instruments, is the human brain. Nowadays, the controversial…

1. The Ekklesia makes reference to the Athenian assembly, with Ekklesia literally meaning ‘assembly’. The assembly consisted of all the adult male citizens in Athens. It was these men that governed by making the laws of the time. Unlike Spartan democracy, any citizen was allowed the opportunity to propose a new laws or wanted debates, however they were not allowed to vote. The quorum, which refers to the minimum number of members of a specific deliberate assembly, consisted of 6000 men, whom…

Sometimes they will invite foreign conductors and soloist in order to acquire the “authentic” interpretation of the pieces from their home country. For instance, the orchestra may invite a German violinist to perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. When the orchestras go on a tour to other country, they may programme…

war, he wrote a document called “Stand By the President and the People.” He wrote this document because a fee advocates of national military power in the United States Senate were trying to embarrass Wilson and “get control of the war machinery in order to solidify their control of this country.” The purpose of this document is unclear but the author of Charles Ives and His America; Frank R. Rossiter made an assumption that he probably just wanted to get things off his chest about the war.…

to govern the city. They still acknowledged though the freedom of human nature to those governing could not be fully trusted and the possibility of temptations of power existed. This was one of the reasons that the terms in offices were short, in order to deter this human nature. Also, there was a regular review of magistrates and how they conducted themselves during their spell in office (Jones, 1957). Overall, Finlay (1973) addresses the idea that democracy of Athens was of greater quality,…

Newspaper writers develop content for the newspaper that a large amount of people want to read, and since there are a lot of parents in the world, new information about child development can always be valued by a parent. These articles can be lacking theoretical models in their content, which can be very important to support their theories. Regardless of the content of the developmental article, a theoretical model can explain the phenomenon that is being discussed. In the article by Pelly…

Introduction: Liberalism is one of the primary schools of international relations theory or hypothesis. Liberalism originates from the Latin word "liber" meaning "free". “ Liberalism is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality”. The basis of liberalism is based on an understanding of private property, the freedom to express idea. Liberalism is the social structure and not included in the context of political party. The purpose of liberal program is to…

the era in which he lived” (The Era of Beethoven, para. 15). Many of Ludwig’s fellow friends in music were into Freemasonry and most of all he was seen attending concerts that held masonic rites (Shoemaker, para.4). Of course it is no secret that in order for one to be able to attend such event had to have at least some kind of connection with Masonry. Though these are not exact facts stated in every Beethoven’s biography, such underlying facts were documented, and three published biographies do…

Born in August 22, 1862 in Saint Germain En Laye, France, Claude Debussy was not known for having the greatest beginning to an exciting life. But while his family did not have a lot of money, they were still able to understand his amazing talent with a piano and by the age of 7 he was in Piano lessons. At the age of 10 or 11 Debussy had entered into the Paris Conservatoire, within his time there his instructors and his fellow students were awed by his obvious talent but often found his musical…