Essays on Brass

Rock types

Mibei (2014) classified rocks into three major types based on their formation process: the sedimentaries; the igneous; and the metamorphics. Sedimentary rocks, which comprised the majority (up to 66 percent) of Earth’s crust, formed through depositions of materials (e.g. minerals and organic particles) at the surface of or within water bodies on Earth. These rocks include limestones, sandstones, conglomerates, shales, and gypsum. Most of these rocks can be found in ocean floors and basins, which account to 70 percent of the Earth’s total land area. Igneous rocks form from magma, which solidified and cooled, including the partial ...

Abstract

Pop culture of the 60s that originated in Britain and spread to US followed a string of philosophical and theoretical movement turning into mass culture. Pop culture has had many proponents in fashion, music and literature as well as numerous characteristic features. Studying the 60’s fashion design trends in ...

Organization Culture

Sarros,Copper & Santora(2008) finds that most organizations concentrate in bringing the latest technological infrastructure to transform the procedures of work. In doing so, organizations tend to ignore the workers and organization culture which is the engine that has the most impact. An organization culture depends with the founders of the institution their beliefs and core practices. It is vital for an organization to engage the employees who design products to enable the organization become successful. Leaders’ decision-making criteria affect the behavior of workers. In this view Sarros,et al (2008) suggest that to ensure a high performance culture ...

The world we witness today has a long history. Today our societies have completely transformed and developed into structures of modernity. This whole transformation has come up after massive power struggles and other changes to which people from different cultures and civilizations came across. World in this course has witnessed numerous civilizations. Some of the remains of those civilizations provide us the glimpse of how people might have lived in the prior ages. Among these remains, those of ancient Egyptian civilization are the most fascinating. In Egypt, we can see pyramids that tell us about the great era of Pharaohs ...

Introduction

Stress is caused by a number of factors such as pregnancy, disease and financial constraints and the environment. It is possible for mothers who are pregnant to often experience stress due the anxiety of delivery or having too much responsibility. Stress can also be experienced by college students due to the new environment and colleagues. This paper analyzes the annotated bibliography of several articles about stress management in various situations.

Talley, L. (2013). Stress Management in Pregnancy. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 28(1), 43-45.

Talley (2013) points out that pregnancy is an exceptional life event which in itself may ...

Organized crime integrates established successful principles used by lawful business organizations (Mallory, 2012). Accordingly, they operate like business enterprises only that what they do is illegal. The causative factors for these groups range from ethnicity, race, and political. The common factor however is they are all illegal.

Examples of organized criminal groups based on race or ethnicity in California are the Bloods and the Los Angeles crime family. Both groups are highly centralized with a chain of command. In both, the top brass are rarely seen in public but the group’s presence is felt and seen in public; owing ...

1. In terms of both subsistence and settlement behavior, it is true to say that the people of the archaeological Berrien phase and the historic Potawatomi appear to have adapted to the southwestern Michigan landscape is much the same way because prior to being forced out to Wisconsin, they seem to have been pro – Potawatomi.

2. According to Ron Mason, pottery very much like Berrien phase ceramics from sites in southwestern Michigan can be associated with the historically documented Potawatomi occupation of the Rock Island II site on an island in the mouth of Green Bay during the ...

Genesis - Schultz’s leadership model

Great leaders usually have certain characteristics that make them special. For any organization to be successful, then they should have great leaders with special characteristics. This research will evaluate the leadership of Howard Schultz whom I believe is a leader who possesses the characteristics of a good leader.

According to leadership theories, a good leader takes care of the other employees’ needs. They should help the other employees to work through activities such as delegation (Michael, 1). In addition, the leaders should allow employees to give their ideas that can assist the organization. Howard Schultz reports that good leadership involves observation of ...

Anthropology

What is on Your Skin? Groups of people strive for their cultural identity all over the world. It is surprisingly how some of the authentic traditions are still kept in some regions. Body ornaments are powerful symbols of belonging, and signify identification with an individual’s cultural group. We explore two very different cultural traditions: the brass neck rings of the Paduang in Thailand, and the facial tattooing of the Ainu in Japan. In Thailand, huge metal spiral "collars" are worn by women of the tribe, as the armor of a medieval knight. In half-twisted condition, with leaky ...

Heated hose pipes are the pipes that offer constant water supply in freezing temperatures. Mostly, they are built and designed to fit personal equipment, structure and requirements. Mainly, they are made up of thermostat switches. As temperature approaches freezing zones, the heat from the heaters keeps the water flowing if need arises. Mainly, the heating element used is copper wire. It’s mainly inside the hose pipeline. It mainly regulates the water flow by turning on and off the heater. The element is usually 50 feet long as it runs with the hose pipe. The length and diameter plays ...

Methods of Heat Transfer

Conduction The first method through which heat is transferred from one object to another is conduction. Conduction occurs in liquids and solids through transfer of kinetic energy present in one particle to the immediate particle(s) in its surrounding. By considering the bonds existing between atoms and molecules in solids as elastic links, the vibration of one particle due to increase energy level caused by heat, the next in its line vibrate too. This process is replicated in adjacent particles thereby allowing transfer of thermal energy from a body with a higher temperature as compared to the one with low ...

The dictionary is a very useful book in any area of study; it provides the definition needed by students or any person who has an interest in any field of study. It provides the right reference now only to words but also some issues that need clarification. There are very few bible dictionaries; however, most of them are not detailed and just give a highlight and simple definitions without t making in-depth explanation. The Bible Dictionary is written by John .Davis and who is a professor of Semitic Philology and the Old Testament History. The Bible Dictionary is very useful for ...

ABSTRACT

In the vibrating beam experiment, an aluminum cantilever beam was made to vibrate. An accelerometer transducer was used to convert the mechanical vibrations into a signal that was fed into an oscilloscope via a power supply. The oscilloscope mapped the signal into a sine curve and displayed it on the screen. The oscillations’ decay curve was studied and the beam’s damping ratio was determined. The decay curve’s logarithmic decrement was used to determine the beam’s damping ratio and its natural frequency. The beam’s damping ratio was observed to be underdamped at a damping ratio of 0.0066.

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The live music piece I attended took place in a music hall. It was brightly lit, and of ample size, with a stage that allotted for more than what was necessary for the small amount of players, ranging from brass to woodwind instruments. The audience was quiet and respectful, though it appeared that they shared the same responses as I did, ranging from contemplative to irritated, throughout the piece. The audience, as well as myself, were dressed in casually formal attire, as if we were attending a school recital or a semi-fancy restaurant. They did not seem generally enthused by the piece of ...

Introduction

The ethical behaviour within a company portrays its organizational culture. Ethics entails systematization, protection, and recommendation of concepts of wrong and right conduct. Therefore, ethics refers to the moral principles, which people use in governing their behaviours (Cragg, 2004). The contemporary organizations in the United Kingdom ought to establish ethical practices at both functional level and organizational level to improve on their performance. The concept of ethics occupies a major place in the management of any company in the U.K. since the organizational performance is essentially enhanced through the ethical leadership (Van de Velde, Vermeir, & Corten, 2005). Numerous values determine the ...

The onset of jazz music was a luxurious and monumental thing for New Orleanians. Though music was essential to life in New Orleans throughout the nineteenth century, no sound that welcomed everybody. New Orleans was a diverse place where Creole, French, Spanish, and African cultures, among others, all lived elbow to elbow, with seemingly nothing in common other than a love for music. During the 1870’s could be heard everywhere. New Orleans was filled with the folky sounds inspired by European immigrants, and the distinct beats of African and Caribbean inspired musicians. As the turn of the century approached, these two ...

Abstract

This experiment aims at determining the Young’s Modulus (E) by using the strain gauge technique. It is determined for a simply supported beam by measuring the strain in the beam when it is loaded in 3 point bending. i.e. load is applied exactly at the center of the beam. The bending of a beam is an example of Hooke’s Law, which states that, when an elastic body is strained in any way, the deformation is directly proportional to the applied stress provided the body is not strained beyond its elastic limit. In this experiment, Young’s Modulus is studied ...

Management

CEO Tom Morris and his team at brand maker have a number of challenges in their hands but perhaps the most outstanding challenge faced by the organization is that of the balance of power. The power struggle is concentrated between the director of CIM Carlos Cramer and several members of the board of brand maker. Carlos Cramer is making use of his expert power. He is clearly an expert in matters advertising and image building. His suggestion that CIM and EAD should be merged is based primarily on his expert opinion in the field as well as his vast experience ...

Business

Govindarajan and Trimble (2010), in their article ‘Apple Beats Microsoft at Change Management’, assert the importance of innovation in the growth of organizations. The article outlines common mistakes that corporations make with regards to implementing innovations and managing change. It asserts that the main reasons why corporations fail at innovation include failures at imagination and failures to execute. It further explains that the former is hardly applicable for many organizations because they have an abundance of brilliant minds to generate new ideas. According to them, failures to execute are the major reason since these organizations have intense internecine warfare ...

“Musical Instruments” American Culture

American music began its advancement with the seventeenth century Native Americans, and the instruments they played. Local American music was known to be profound and frequently used as a love or performed in a custom particular to their religion. The development, according to Brass proceeded when outsiders from the United Kingdom, France and Spain settled in the range, bringing with them new styles and instruments. African music conventions added to the inconceivable mixture of a musical society that formed America when slaves brought their instruments too. The Civil War created American music to get considerably more unpredictable, when warriors from inverse territories ...

Introduction

Thin films are in use since ages, and in old times people used to beat gold with hammers into thin films about less than one μm thickness and then used this thin film for gold coating of different stuffs. Thin films are used in many materials and do use them in daily life but are not aware of it. If one wax cars or paint homes that mean, they are applying a thin film.

Bulk Material VS thin film

Bulk materials are those materials that are mined. They are referred to as Bulk solid in mining and mineral industry. The material that can be stored ...

What are the Types of Ethical Predicaments Encountered in Public Personnel Administration?

Types of Ethical Predicaments Encountered in Public Personnel Administration 3 Common Ethical Dilemmas 3 The Context of Ethics 4 Administrative Discretion 5 Constitutional Prerequisite 6 Ethical Predicaments in Administrative Discretion 6 Corruption 7 Ethical Predicaments in Corruption 8 Other Types of Ethical Predicaments 9 Nepotism 9 Information Leaks 10 Public Accountability 10 Policy Dilemmas 10 Discussion 11 Conclusion 12

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Types of Ethical Predicaments Encountered in Public Personnel Administration The success and reputation of governance depends upon the functionalities and conduct of the public administrators. ...

The Middle East is predominantly an Islamic society. Muslim art and architecture is heavily influenced by the religious attitudes. There is prejudice against pictorial representation of animal figure and human being due to the Prophet Mohammed teachings that are against idols and idol worship. This attitude influenced the development of geometric and stylized designs. Muslims have excelled mostly in the fields of architecture and decorative arts (Choueri 88: Ham 176: Graber 1). Islamic artists draw their inspiration from many sources: inspiration was drawn from Byzantine, Indian, Chinese and Persian models. These craftsmen then made their models in original and ...

The concert that I attended was quite an interesting one bringing together music from an established composer in the form of Sir Edward Elgar, on to other works by several lesser known names including Victor Ewald and the young Kevin Mckee. The Brass Arts Quintet consists of Charles Decker and Chris McCormick on trumpets, Greg Danner on the horn, Joshua Hauser on trombone and Ryan Snell on tuba. One immediately noted the excellent interplay between these soloists especially in the more complex pieces. Edward Elgar’s ‘Pomp and Circumstance March Nr 2 is perhaps one of the ...

Question #1: In the e-Activity, it is stated that some women in the military who have come forward with allegations of sexual harassment believed that their superiors failed to react appropriately, and at times they have even believed that they were blamed for their allegations. Formulate a plan in which you detail the appropriate steps that managers should take if employees approach them to report an incident of sexual harassment. Determine the type of evidence that you believe an employee would need in order to substantiate his or her allegations. Any respectable company should properly train managers with specific ...

APPLIED MECHANICS LABORATORY

LAB B: COMPARISON BETWEEN A SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM AND AN ENCASTRÈ (BUILT-IN) BEAM

Object

Apparatus A range of (supplied) beams of various materials, rule, dial-test indicator and magnetic base, beam rig, various masses, load hanger. Theory The formula for the deflection of a simply supported beam with a central point applied can be derived theoretically to show that: y = W l3 Where W = Load 48 E I l = Span E = Young’s Modulus I = b d3 12 For an encastrè beam the formula for the maximum deflection of a central point load at its mid-span ...

Introduction

The romantic period was the period when the music composers used music as an art to express themselves in terms of emotions and subjection. These song composers inspired by themes like darkness sang sincerely from their hearts ans. Those that were heartbroken sung with loads of pain from the heartbreaks (Plantinga, 1984).

Question (1) Color expansion of the orchestra during the romantic period.

Orchestra is a large type of instrument ensemble containing sections of brass, strings, percussion instruments, woodwind and brass. Orchestra did performance of classical music. Reduction of the musicians was one of the changes caused by the economic recession. Frederick Chopin was one of the most influential romantic polish ...

EEOC v. Target Corp.

Philosophy and Number

Write a 2 paragraph response to each of the following questions:* - Based on the information in the case, what mistakes did Target make in their record keeping process? Based on the information in the case, the mistakes that Target committed in their record keeping process include throwing out applicants’ resumes instead of retaining them for a specified period of time as required by law and policies. Despite the fact that Target has its document retention policy and the law requires them to do so, some of Target’s employees (e.g., store manager) discard applicants’ ...

Enron

Executive Summary Introduction Accounting and Finance are two important things from the standpoint of an organization and both of these concepts found exceptionally wonderful as far as operating an organization is concerned (Warren, p.119). Organizations usually have number of departments under one roof and every department is held responsible to play its part for the economic prosperity of the company. Accounting is the name of recording and interpreting the day to day transaction of an organization, while finance is the name of utilizing the funds of a company at an appropriate place from where the likelihood of earning ...

Shakespeare’s sonnets treat time as an enemy of mankind. In many of the sonnets, the speaker worries about the ravages of time and expresses disgust at the way time takes away the things that human beings cherish. In the first seventeen sonnets, for example, the speaker juxtaposes time and beauty. As the speaker praises the youthful vitality of the young man (described in the sonnets), he also conveys his worries about ravages of time. The speaker’s concerns arise from past experiences. Nevertheless, the speaker devises several means to reduce the harmful effects of time on the young ...

Visions as Aliens?

There are two similar descriptions in the Bible of men that appear as visions in the Old Testament to Daniel (Standard King James Version, Daniel 10:5) and in the New Testament to John (Rev. 1:13-16). Although there is much religious scholarly debate as to whether these visions are of Jesus or merely an angel, it remains that the description of these men are highly similar to each other and contain very specific details that provide many points of reference. These descriptions can be used in the current time in an attempt to interpret what might have actually happened, in ...

Question 1

Although the American Civil War and World War I were less than a century apart, the two wars produced vastly different types of music. The American Civil War was a war within a country, and the songs and compositions that appeared during the Civil War were influenced by that reality. On the other hand, World War I was very far from the United States, and the distance certainly affected the type and thematic issues addressed within the music of the World War I time period. Many experts on music cite the Civil War as being the time that American folk music ...

Facilitator

Evolution has constantly occurred in the Turkish culture with new things coming up all the time. In a culture with great diversity and heterogeneity, Turkish music faces the pressure to adjust and fit in the lifestyles of the people in the country (Khotani, 2010). Over the last century, the culture can boast of the profound changes and diversifications it has undergone to breed the current trend in the cultural industry. Music is the most relevant beneficiary of the diversifications and changes. The evolution of music traces its roots back to the Islamic influences on the folk music. Evolution took another ...

Analysis of women and minorities in the labour industry in America

Previous decades had set a clear distinction between the jobs women and the minority groups in America could participate in and those that the white American males could that had set a trend followed for many years. This disparity set the males on a higher income scale than the females and the minority and set the disparity between white collar jobs and blue collar jobs. The minority group were only allowed to do the blue collar jobs while the whites who formed the majority group did the white collar jobs. This analysis incorporates statistical data collected from the Statistical Bureau. Changing ...

. Salsa Night and Latin Jazz - Latin/Salsa routine. 2. The orchestra was headed by a large brass section and backed by some great percussionists. I decided to attend this concert because of the wide variety of instruments that contribute to this group’s unique sound. The brass selection included several saxophones. The percussion section included congas 3. The concert proposed combing the beauty of Latin music with Jazz elements to create the group’s own unique blend. I can see how this blend of styles would appeal to a wide range of audiences. The dynamics are influenced by Latin ...

Introduction

This movie was written by Tom Eyen and Condon, directed by Bill Condon and produced by Laurence Mark. The actors and the actresses include Deena Jones famously known as Beyoncé Knowles, Curtis Taylor Junior whose real name is Jamie Foxx, James Thunder Early who is the famous Eddie Murphy, Effie, Lorrel, White, Wayne and Battle. The main songs that have been used in this film are compositions from Eyen and Krieger with four of Krieger’s new songs (Millner et al 5).

The musicians credited and the creditors of this movie

The creditor of this musical play, dream girls is the 2006 academy awards. This is attributed to ...

The African American musical tradition spans hundreds of years, and represents substantial changes and shifts that have affected not just African American culture, but American musical tradition as a whole. From the traditional African songs brought over in slavery, to Negro spirituals, to the eventual creation and evolution of jazz and hip hop, this tradition has gone through many changes to accommodate the needs and incorporation of many different elements of the African-American experience. In this essay, the evolution of African American musical tradition is outlined, detailing many of the turning points in said tradition and their influence, including the ...

In the mid-1910s, World War I was beginning, the 20th century was becoming industrialized, and a whole new world was upon us. As these changes altered the world, so did they change the nature of art. Both art and music responded to these unique developments in interesting ways. Some, like Gustav Holst, the composer of The Planets, looked outward to the stars, while others, like Edward Munch in his painting The Scream, looked inward at the existential horrors of what lay ahead. Both of these works are created in distinct ways, using similar artistic language to convey wildly different ideas. ...

Plethora of reasons weighs for a company’s choice of leadership strategy. Leadership and government strategy of organizations play an instrumental role in the success of the companies. While many factors such as the presence of resources, capabilities, and knowledge are internally driven, other factors, however, arise outside of the entity. One such factor is the efficiency of governance. This paper explores the relationship between governance, business ethics, and performance. The paper analyzes each of these concepts and their place in the successful management of organizations.

Let us first start with the idea of leadership. The concept of leadership is ...

1. Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

Alladin is a Middle Eastern folk tale that is popular in the Arabic Culture. The story Aladdin and the Magic Lamp is one of the tales in the story collection The Book of One Thousand and One Nights also called Arabian Nights. The story of Aladdin is one of the stories of magic and religion. It is common among the Arabic culture because it emphasizes the concept of simplicity and virtues of goodness. Aladdin is a rich young lad from a small Chinese town. The cunning magician pretends that he is the uncle to the young ...

Literature Review for the concept of Leadership

This paper provides an overview of descriptive leadership theories that have advanced in over the last decades. The purpose of this literature review is anchoring an understanding of different attempts to come up with one definition of leadership, a leadership design that works for every organization. While exploring the different facets of the concept of leadership, the paper embarks on different scholastic analysis using divergent resources. Contemporary literature on leadership styles assesses the role of leadership and its impact on workers’ competency and morale. However, while emphasizing the vital place of effective leadership on the success of organization, the literature ...

In Christopher Nolan's 2010 sci-fi thriller Inception, dream-stealer and extractor Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) assembles a team of thieves and architects to infiltrate the dream world of the heir to a client's rival corporation (Cillian Murphy), in order to implant an idea that will accomplish the client's goals. In the meantime, he has to deal with his own demons, including the dream-ghost of his wife and his guilt over his complicity in her death. Along the way, the viewer is treated to stunning visuals, complex characterizations and gravity-defying action sequences that immerse them in a supremely well-made techno thriller. However, one of ...

1. The trumpet is a member of the brass family. 2. Physical features of the trumpet. 3. Thesis statement: The trumpet has had a significant influence on music in general; however, the jazz genre has been impacted more by the use of the instrument than most other genres. 1. Reliance on trumpets in jazz ensembles 2. Versatility of the trumpets as an advantage in jazz music C. Conclusion

The Influence of the Trumpet on Jazz Music

The trumpet has the highest sound amongst other instruments in the brass family. The instrument is made of a tubing vent, 2 meters long, which has an oblong shape; ...

The 1939 film Gone with the Wind is often considered an American classic - its epic scope and sweeping romance granted the film ten Academy Awards, also being nominated for Best Original Score. The orchestral score, composed by Max Steiner, is big and complex, with a lot of subtlety to it as well. The story of independent, passionate Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara and how she works her way through Civil War-era America, while being tamed by the handsome Rhett Butler, is made all the more memorable by the use of Max Steiner's original score, which incorporates traditional folk songs, minstrel ...

Statement of Problem

The business organization whose analysis is presented in this case is Destin Brass Products Company that is involved in the production and sale of pumps. It is noticeable that there is stiff competition from the organization’s rivals who have been continually reducing prices on pumps therefore affecting the profitability of Destin Brass Products, as affirmed by Roland Giuidry, the President of the company. The organization does not have any unique design advantage as compared to its competitors in the industry and has forced the organization to also cut price so as to compete effectively with them (Crosson & ...

The Wind Ensemble conducted by Greg Miller at the University of Alabama was really an eye opener in every respect. The music on offer was indeed wide ranging and full of modern sounding effects and all this combined together shows that the University of Alabama Wind Ensemble is truly a top notch orchestra. The first work on offer was the Kirkpatrick Fanfare by Andrew Boysen which was composed in 2001. Here one could admire the voluptuousness of the sound of the Alabama Wind Ensemble which demonstrates the wide ranging varieties of this ensemble. Although some of the top brass ...

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

Introduction: Purcell’s opera is one of the classic works which includes singing of the highest level together with instrumentation which also shows the composer’s skill at high level opera production. The opera which deals with Ancient Greece is based on a libretto by Nahum Tate who adapted the story of Dido and Aeneas in Carthage in quite a masterful way also including parts which could be said to be tribute to marriage between two monarchs with an allegory to the present manage between Queen Mary and Prince William. Purcell’s score is richly imbued with several fine ...

Summary

Bilal Haq, a scientist from the National Science Foundation Arlingtion, Virginia encountered foraminifera on his trip to Qingdao in China. Foraminifera are small creatures that grow shells on their bodies. Their shells are varied and very diverse, as if they are created by visionary artists. Haq thought the foraminifera would make beautiful pieces of art and should be put on display. Haq’s fellow colleague from China, Zheng, agreed and put things into action by involving local craft workers. It resulted in a park for foraminifera since the end of 2009 and already a million people have visited (Larkins, 2012).

It is ...

During the 1920s, the village of Harlem, New York, was the center stage for a revolution in art, music and culture for African-Americans. In the realm of music, one of the most important developments to come out of the Harlem Renaissance was the development of jazz music as a style and a way of life. In this paper, we will examine the varying aspects of jazz music in the Harlem Renaissance, including its origins, its evolution, and the major players involved. Also, the cultural significance of jazz and its role in building identity in this movement will be explored. The “New ...

Introduction

Wind energy has been in use as far back as 3000 B.C., when sailors in Egypt utilized this energy to move their boats. Today, wind energy is hailed as an important source of energy and is tapped in various regions around the world. Its importance stems from two factors: (1) it is renewable and (2) it is a clean source of energy that does not generate environmentally harmful emissions. To harness wind energy, a wind turbine is used. A turbine converts the kinetic energy of the wind into rotary mechanical energy, which can then be converted to electrical energy (“Wind turbine,” ...

The real estate industry faced severe challenges in 2008 with the financial crisis in America. Many people lost their homes being unable to pay the mortgage payments. Businesses incurred losses as the prices of houses plummeted down. However in 2010 and 2011 the real estate market has been picking up in the region though at a slow pace (Taylor, 8). The states of New York and New Jersey have been lagging behind in the real estate recovery. Slow growth has been predicted for 2011 for Northern and Central Jersey (Benziga, 11). Due to job cuts and the reorganization of financial ...