Harmony

one of my biggest strengths is having affiliative skills. I was a supervisor for several years of an investigative unit for child abuse and I was easily able to promote harmony and help resolve conflict. I was not wealthy growing up nor am I wealthy now, in terms of monetary but I feel that I have extreme wealth in health, harmony and happiness in my life. I have never been in an abusive relationship. I have a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico in Communications, and I have…

In October 15, 2015 on a chilly Thursday night, students, parents, and teachers attended the Mary Poppins broadway musical. Upon entering the theater, students handed out colorfully designed programs. Attendees who came earlier nearly filled up all the seats, but luckily there were a few seats left. Either the staff at Xavier were ridiculously talented at promoting the musical or perhaps the attendees simply knew that they were in for a treat. Lights darkened, the announcer greets the…

Before the Revolution, the Catholic Church had been one of the most powerful institutions in France. The Bishops and Priests controlled aspects of French society, life, and thought. The leaders of the Revolution believed that the Church had too much control over French society and that this control limited individual expression and thought. The Churches were then placed under government control to limit the powers and privileges of the clergy. The French Revolution had, “introduced new crucial…

Plato’s Phaedo is set in the city of Philius where a follower of Socrates, named Phaedo, meets Echecrates, a thinker. Echecrates was very interested in Socrates’s final hours before he died and Phaedo was the best person to tell the story since he was present on Socrates’s last day. In Phaedo, there are two separate degrees of narration: Phaedo is telling Echecrates the story of Socrates and Socrates’s final philosophical discussion prior to his death. The reason for Socrates’s death was that…

Vlado Perlemuter, Ravel said that it should be played sensitively, but not overrefined. He also makes use of parallel triads and sevenths. The piece is in 3/8 and is mostly played at a pianissimo. The left hand often plays staccato triads in a waltz harmony. The melody has a wide range of notes and it is mostly disjunct. There are many dynamic swells and crescendos along the piece. This piece is in rondo form. The first A section is from bars 1-12 (repeated), the B section is bars 13-38 and the…

22, 1862 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. He was a French composer and force to be reckoned with throughout the transition from the late romantic period to the 20th century. Claude Debussy was not afraid to stray away from the traditional use of harmony, melody, and structural techniques of his lifetime. Instead he had his own ideas that pushed him to be most associated with Impressionism and [Symbolism], much like the art of Monet,…

case for moving beyond traditional intergroup harmony or intergroup solidarity approaches, a model that uses group identities as resources for intergroup understanding and collaboration” (Gurin, Nagda). This model would in fact facilitate engagement among students to discuss similarity or disagreement in group characteristics and encounters. Many other models have argued on social psychological theories. “We identify the tensions of intergroup harmony and intragroup solidarity among the…

and play music. Even though they had so few things to enjoy, they put a great amount of energy into their music. They combined African rhythms and harmonies with many messages of hope from the Bible. They created what are called “Negro spirituals.” Slaves were often banned from using musical instruments so they managed to create many complex vocal harmonies. The lyrics of the songs were mainly taken from stories in the Bible that told about Hope and the Freedom for a better future. These Negro…

brief definition of the following: a rhythm b. beat c. melody d. harmony a. rhythm: As an element of music, rhythm describe how is the song organized in patterns to create certain form of music. b. beat: It is the basic unit of time with which the rhythm of the song is measured, as a pulse. Also it can be used to refer the fundamental rhythmic organization. c. melody: It is the organization of notes of different pitches. d. harmony: It refers to the organization of chords used around a…

requirements of onsen). Besides the obvious naked relationship we all shared, we delved into quite interesting topics ranging from sustainability and agriculture to individuality. I learned that the young people in Japan are changing from a culture of wa (harmony) to individuality. The progress of actualization and extent of this change, I do not know. What I can conclude is that the presence of hierarchy in the lives of the Japanese is definitely very strong. Living in America, I know that…