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“Vittoria Mio Core” by Carisimi was also performed by Evan. Giacomo Carissimi (baptized April 18, 1605 – January 12, 1674) was an Italian composer and music teacher. He is one of the most celebrated masters of the early Baroque or, more accurately, the Roman School of music. Carissimi established the characteristic features of the Latin oratorio and was a prolific composer of motets and cantatas. He was highly influential in musical developments in north European countries through his pupils and…

“I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. The secret society, the KKK- The Ku Klux Klan- was founded 1866 in Tennessee and extended in almost every southern state by 1870. The Klan became a medium for supremacy of whites and the southern resistance to the Republican Party’s Reconstruction-era policies focused on creating political and economic rights for blacks (HISTORY). The KKK exists as a result of when black slaves were freed in the US.…

The Things They Carried is a fictional account of the nature of men during the Vietnam War. The power of the novel comes from the blurring of the line between fiction and non-fiction. O’Brien used his actual memoir as a Vietnam soldier with a collection of what appears to be fictional short stories that he attributed to the members of his platoon. This style of writing shows that sometimes a person 's subjective thoughts and feelings about an event, which O 'Brien calls story-truth, is more…

growing up in Oklahoma, who works to buy and train two Redbonehound hunting dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann. Together with his dogs, Billy becomes a champion hunter, until the dogs meet a tragic end. I would choose the book, since the book had lots of character development, which was amazing. The characters in the book were more advanced and had more emotions than the characters in the movie. The book was written by Wilson Rawls and was published in 1961. The movie was made by Norman Tokar. He…

the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East. Macmillan, 2010. Gelvin, James L. The modern middle east: A History. Oxford University Press, USA, 2008. Howard, Harry N.The Partition of Turkey: A Diplomatic History, 1913-1923. Norman, Oklahoma, 1931. Quataert, Donald. The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922. Cambridge University Press,…

My family’s known history began 107 years ago on a boat that took off from Italy and had its sights set on America. Aboard this boat were newly-weds Ernesto and Maria Bellini. They weren’t sure what lay ahead, but like so many other immigrants during that time, they had the determination to plow through whatever challenges they might face. While on board the ship, Maria gave birth to my great-grandfather Fieravante (Fred) Bellini. Due to the birth, the Bellinis decided to stop in Argentina in…

A comparison of microbial growth in different soil samples reveals that microbes are more abundant and diverse in dry soil sample. ABSTRACT Microbes are the most abundant organisms on Earth, and they are easily found in soil. To determine and compare the abundance and diversity of several types of microbes between environments, two soil samples from different environments were gathered and compared. One sample was obtained from a hot, dry environment while the other was obtained in an area of…

One such revelation was that Muhammad, and his followers, were given permission to fight and shed blood in order to spread Islam. Muhammad became very well recognized in Medina. When the leaders found themselves in the midst of a terrible civil war Muhammad, being so well known for his wisdom, was asked to mediate the situation. Medina was the first Muslim community that Muhammad established. With Muhammad’s power growing in Medina the Meccans felt threatened. There were many small…

I visited the Tampa museum of art and discovered some very interesting and beautiful works of art. My favorite painting I came across was Lupins and Foxgloves on Indian Creek, Painted by Carolyn Brady in 1988. It was placed on the museum as a gift from the Bank of Tampa, in memory of Judith R Blanchard. It’s a watercolor painting on just plain paper. Depicting both land and sea shows how artists perceive and portray the natural world around them. From romantic depictions of the American…

Transitions to a New World Cherokee ceremonial and burial rites are held very sacred and with highest of respects. The Cherokee Indians who are descendants of their sister tribe the Iroquois, lived in the southeastern parts of the United States until forced off their land and onto reservations during the mid-1800s. The Cherokees were forced to sacrifice many of their customs and rites, by the White European settlers which considered it Paganistic according to their Christian religion. Surviving…