Joseph Bell

In this essay, I will be taking an in depth study into a musical idea or possibly referred to as a musical movement or genre. This process will then further consist of looking at a single composer and a chosen piece of work. The musical idea I chose to be electronic music, as I feel in this current musical era, its is incredibly popular and so wanted to have a look into its roots and someone who impacted the growth and style - Pierre Schaeffer. This composer had his very own particular outlook…

Solidarity played a critical role in Poland’s ability to have a peaceful transfer of power in 1989, and escort Poland into a new era of a successful democracy. This democracy had its roots in a legacy of nonviolent civil resistance to communism. I. Pre-Solidarity The Soviet forces that liberated Poland from Nazi occupation after World War II instituted a government whereby workers could not organize or represent themselves. During the 1970s, frustration with the one-party system grew and by…

When Hitler came to power in 1935, his ultimate ambitions was to one day conquer the world. That pipe dream came to a halt when in 1945, as the Allied powers closed in on Berlin and Hitler died by a self inflicted gunshot wound. However, to say that even though Hitler did not have an influence on the world after World War II, one is surely mistaken. The whole reason why the Cold War existed was because of Adolf Hitler. To trace this, one has to go to the moment before Hitler invaded Poland in…

The composer i am writing about is Richard Wagner. Richard was a German composer and he was born in Leipzig, Saxony and on May 22, 1813. He died February 13, 1883 and his cause of death was heart failure. The genre of his music was classical. He began in the 1830s to write his music. He was the ninth child in the family of Carl Wagner, a police clerk. Richard was only six months when his father died. Wagner studied piano from the age of 7 and soon developed ability to…

Prompt: How does Conrad show the relation between insanity and physical illness? How does this book show the impact of someone's environment on their mental health? Intro: Have you ever been to a new place and felt uneasy? Perhaps it was creepy, unusual, or just foreign. That is how the characters in Heart of Darkness felt when they traveled to the Congo. Everything was foreign and strange and, after a while, it took a significant toll on their mental and physical health. Thesis: Conrad shows…

Beethoven relationship with his father was considered unsatisfied and inferior. The father was always hard and cruel to Beethoven when he was a children, which make Beethoven did have a content relationship with his father, due to the actions the father gave him. Beethoven generally suffered a tragic childhood; his father was also an alcoholic, creating more complications in Beethoven’s life. Moreover, his father would frequently abused him. The father would consistently force him to…

The tell-tale heart The tell-tale heart was a mysterious book. It seems that the narrator was as crazy as a Christmas nut. The way the story is laid out give it more of a sense of mystery. Later the narrator killed the old man just because his vulture eye. That is the work of a mad man. The narrator of the tell-tale heart was a murderer because it says in the text that he killed the old man just because his eyes. The narrator said that the old man’s eye is the eye of a vulture. The way…

Thousands of people perished as a result of a deadly category-five hurricane twelve years ago. Similarly, Marlow’s journey forces him to contend with nature’s power. Although the Congo keeps the natives ashore, it still jeopardizes Marlow’s safety. As he travels deeper, the River becomes more threatening, and throughout the remainder of Marlow’s quest, it proves itself to be his adversary. Literary experts have compared Heart of Darkness’ Congo River to a sanctuary, offering explorers an…

Nationalism was hardly a new phenomenon in the 20th century, stemming all the way back to the days of the Enlightenment. By the 1900s, though, it’s reach had captured the attention of the globe. By 1914, these feelings of superiority — while hardly new in Europe — were at a boiling point, with ethnic minorities demanding freedom from multinational empires, especially the Austro-Hungarian Empire; such demands culminated in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the immediate cause of the…

Canada and its Allies finally celebrated triumph over the loss of Germany in 1945, during the second world war. What Canada did not know the danger from the Nazis will soon be taken over by a threat to the U.S. and the USSR’s cold war. The Cold War happened between the western allies and the Soviet Union after the second world war due to having a very different political system and beliefs. Unfortunately, Canada geographically happened to be just in between the U.S. and the USSR. Thus, Canada…