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    An Argument Against the First Image Political Realist in the Literary Example of Thucydides in The Peloponnesian War This international relations study will define the three images of war as theorized by Kenneth waltz to argue against the first image political realism of Thucydides in the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides was a general in the Athenian army that did not feel that a single leader or tyrant caused the war in the first image model, but in the clash of burgeoning nation states, such…

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    International relations present a subfield of political science that examines the international politics of the world. International relations study the behaviors and interactions among various actors in forming international political processes. Theories are developed to better understand the events that occur in international relations every day in order to answer the questions in this area. Theories depict a domain within an organization and specifically tie together a field of inquiry in…

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    Day” had seven brief movements, which demonstrated the time of day for children. These seven brief movements were “Morning,” “Tip and Run,” “Waltz,” “Repentance,” “March,” “Evening,” and “Moon Over the Meadow.” I enjoyed “Waltz” and “March” the most among these seven movements. The tempo of “Waltz” was accelerando, and then it became slow. In addition, “Waltz” had a joyful and smooth melody, which made me feel pleasant and want to dance when I listened to it. I loved this composition also…

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    striking homorhythmic passages is most evident in the beloved chorus.115 Until I heard this piece live, I never really understood how the writing style and words could be so impacting but this piece displays that. On the other hand, when I heard “Waltz of the Flower,” it was a very energetic piece. As soon as the piece started, it automatically brought Christmas to my mind. The uplifting and dynamic melody kept me intrigued with the performance the whole time. Even though both of these…

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    On Friday, November 17, 2017, I had the pleasure to watch Hansel and Gretel opera. I really like Hansel and Gretel opera because I never see a Hansel and Gretel movie or any opera show like this before. Hansel and Gretel's opera was my first opera show I saw and I really like it. First, I thought I going to hate this show, but I end up really love the story. If I have to choose my least favorite act of the night it has to be Act 1 because I only saw Hansel and Gretel singing just opera. But…

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    The Boston Symphony Orchestra performs Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky with Seiji Ozawa conducting and Egveny Kissin as the piano soloist. The instruments called for in this piece of music are two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in B-flat, two bassoons, four horns in F, two trumpets in F, three trombones (two tenor, one bass), timpani, solo piano, and strings. MOVEMENT 1 EXPOSITION 1:04—2:00 French horns are forte for three notes, then what sounds like…

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    they are. The different dynamics of a parent/child relationship can be show in the short poems “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden and “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke. While both poems depict a father/son relationship, “Those Winter Sundays” establishes a relationship in which the son is blind to his father’s sacrifices and “My Papa’s Waltz”, a son that is blind to his father’s flaws. Hayden’s poem “Those Winter Sunday”, portrays the disregarded efforts a father puts in for his…

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    balance of power; for states to have a firm standing in the balance of power of states they therefore must consider security measures a top priority. In fact, Waltz says “ states do not willingly place themselves in situations of increased independence…in a self-help system considerations of security subordinate economic gain to political gain (Waltz, p. 107). The challenge for realists in the refugee crisis is letting Syrians coming into Germany or Hungary for example poses a terrorism risk to…

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    After Waltz opened the door in the structural theory, other neorealists created theories to build on top of Waltz’s foundation. One in particular, John Mearsheimer, agreed with almost everything that Waltz said, except for his stance on security. In Waltz’s neorealism theory, he spoke about the security dilemma, and how that shapes a states foreign policy, and how they, in turn acts towards others. Mearsheimer offers the offensive realism theory, which is the opposite to the defensive theory…

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    100-1,000 soldiers with their unfair phone bills. “It's unbelievable and overwhelming to know that we've been able to help out families that we're never going to see; that we've had an impact on their lives."-Quote from Minutes That Matter by Kristina Waltz. Both Dragons and the Bergquist family (Two teenagers from Norwell, Massachusetts) work whenever they are needed. They also went through many hardships when helping people. “No matter what the emergency, it is important that Dragon Slayers…

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