Essays on Rhythm

1. Introduction This research paper provides a comparative analysis of Rhythm and Blues versus Rockand Roll music.In the 1940s,the rhythm and blues music was recorded by the African-American musicians and it was sold to the African-Americanpeople. Rock and roll music and (RNB) Rhythm and Blues are very popular in the world.The comparative analysis aims at increasing the understanding of (RNB) Rhythm andBlues music and rock and roll music. TheRock and Roll music refers to the genre of music that originated from USA in the early 1940s and developed into the rock music in subsequent years.In the early 1940s ...

Define the measurement of both the small and larger divisions on the graph paper used for rhythm strips.

The smaller box measures 1 mm in width and is equal to 0.04 seconds. The larger box is made of 5 smaller boxes, making it 5 mm in width and is equal to 0.20 seconds.

Describe the methods used to calculate the heart rate of a rhythm strip.

Using a caliber, measure the distance between two R waves. Then, keeping that measurement on the caliber, measure each R to R interval to make sure they are all equal. If all the QRS complexes are of equal distance between each other, measure the number of small boxes between the R waves and divide this number into 1500. If the rhythm is ...

Frequency is defined as the rate at which the wavelengths that are recorded during the resting phases, activity, and emotional states reach their peak. As an example, a test conducted and published by research Mariko Osaka details how higher-level activities affect the alpha wave shifted once more difficult tasks were assigned. (Osaka, 2007)

Amplitude- This is the upper extent of either a vibration or an oscillation which is normally determined from a state of equilibrium. A good example of this would be a twenty-year study undertaken by Doctor’s Isaac Star and ...

Critical Commentary of Rhythm 21

Hans Richter (1888-1976) was a German artist who explored the new medium of film in the early 1920’s to experiment with his vision of abstractionism. Early in his career, Richter was a painter whose works are considered Cubist. He spent six months in the German Army during World War where he has injured. He was a founding member of Zurich Dada and later the Action Committee of Revolutionary Artists. With the failings of these political ventures, Richter turned his talents to pure abstractionism in his painting and embarked in film experimentation. Richter spoke of his work, “I gradually lost interest in ...

Introduction

Rhythm and Blues—RnB—began as a strictly black music in the 1940’s that included a blend of genres such as rock, rap, Motown, doo-wop, club blues, and funk (Edward 2). The etymology of the genre was invented by Jerry Wexler a Billboard editor who sought to change the name of the genre from Black music to R & B in the late 1940’s. The music began from humble beginnings in Harlem, New York to become an instant success in other international stages, such as Britain. The first R&B artist to bring commercial success to the genre was Louis ...

Rhythm in Writing

This article will explain how one can balance ideas with rhythm in writing. Rhythm in an article can be described as how writing sounds. Good writing is a pleasant thing to listen to. Ensuring effective rhythm is maintained in a piece of writing requires one to combine parallelism for balancing and controlling how a sentence will end. Use of words like for, or, and, and yet can be very helpful in joining sections of a sentence to bring coordination. A sentence with coordination normally has rhythm and sounds better than a sentence, which is not coordinated. However, rhythm is a very hard thing to explain ...

Classical music, according to Giraldez (31) affects the ability and the brain’s organization through rhythm and melody. Giraldez (31) further notes that the levels of serotonin that are produced by the brain are raised by rhythms. In explanation, he defines serotonin as a neurotransmitter that transmits nerve impulses that aid in maintaining jolly feelings. Giraldez (31) adds that when the brain produces serotonin, so is tension eased. In keeping with, Giraldez (31) depression results from scarce production of serotonin hormone and it are only released when the brain is positively shocked. An example is when one looks at a splendid ...

LIVE CONCERT ESSAY

Jazz music is one of the old genres of music in the world. It is however very interesting and soothing to listen to. It does have a hint of relaxation attached to it. The mood created by jazz music is just soothing to say the least. It is calmed and relaxed and surprisingly very easy to dance to. The following essay is a report on a visit to a jazz concert. It entails special and detailed analysis of the instruments applied in jazz music and their effectiveness in reaching out to the crowd and making jazz music the global sensation that it is ...

Introduction

Human beings experience different biological rhythmic changes when they are sleeping or dreaming due to different experiences during the day. We all have internal biological clocks that are called endogenous pacemakers these are controlled by the environmental factors that are known as the exogenous zetgebers. These factors are responsible for making sure that the period changes are controlled. The rhythms that are connected with sleep and dream are circadian, ultradian, and REM also known as rapid eye movement.

Circadian rhythms

The circadian rhythm the period it takes is a whole day experience. One example that is commonly known is the sleep wake ...

INTRODUCTION

In the article “Music for their Minds,” Shore and Strasser (2006) offer the primary point that music should be incorporated into early childhood education, with several supporting points to back up this assertion. In this paper, we will examine those points, reflect on their validity, and hear perspectives from other authorities in the realm of childhood education. Shore’s and Strasser’s suggestion is completely sound; the integration of music (particularly complex music) into the education of young children helps their cognitive abilities and their aptitude at mathematics and music.

MUSIC FOR THEIR MINDS

“Music helps young children synthesize experiences and improve academic ...

This essay will explore the compositional method and the harmonic innovations that Stravinsky used in his ballet “The Rite of Spring.” In order to capture all the ideas the essay will have three parts; the first part will be linked to the observation for the piece as a whole, the second part will be an analysis of the strategically features with examples from the score and the third part will be a cogent summary of the analysis that will imply the interpretation of the piece. “The Rite of Spring” by Igor Stravinsky was premiered in 29 May 1913 at the ...

Introduction

Seiichi Tanaka as their Grand master founded Taiko Dojo in 1968. San Francisco Taiko Dojo was the first group to perform taiko in North America. It has been a link, which primarily connects North America and the Japanese branches and their art form. Tanaka the master of taiko beliefs that, for one to play taiko perfectly, he or she needs to develop an interest in the art and forms of taiko. He does not need to have Japanese heritage or ethnicity. Tanaka has promoted the growth of taiko. Taiko has grown both in and outside japan. Since the founding of ...

Critical Review of Sarah Hannah’s "The Colors Are Off This Season”

Critical Review of Sarah Hannah’s "The Colors Are Off This Season” Sarah Hannah is one of the greatest poets of the twenty first century. She was a teacher with the hand and heart of an artist. Before her death in the year 2007, she had written some of the greatest poems there are today. Her poems express a different kind of emotion. In most of her poems she re-imagined her childhood and recreated her childhood memories. She was different from other poets in the manner she presented her themes in her poems. Characterized by vivid descriptions her poems contained ...

Introduction

Music therapy is an evidence-based clinical use of musical interventions to achieve individual goals within a therapeutic relationship by a certified practitioner. Music therapy may sound not like a very much practiced medical procedure but that is not true. In fact, music therapy dates back as early as ancient civilizations like Egyptian, Indus valley and old Chinese civilization. Music combined with various dance forms was used at that time to treat various illnesses. Even today music therapy is used to address physical, cognitive, emotional and social needs of an individual. After assessing the problems of a patient, a certified music therapist provides treatment which ...

Introduction

The main concern of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is having an accurate and, fluent speech production. Suprasegmental phonology has the major role in the intelligibility of speech required for the interaction between the listener and the speaker; or native and non-native speakers. Rhythm and stress are particularly important for English, because English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners have significantly different stress systems in their L1. Stress in this context is defined as the degree of force or emphasis with which a speaker utters a sound or a syllable. It is also defined as the degree of prominence an element ( ...

“Abstract”

Cholesterol plays a pivotal role in the fluidity of plasma membrane in cells. Evidence of cholesterol evolution from lanosterol suggests that cholesterol has little sensitivity to changes in temperature as opposed to lanosterol. Simulations also revealed that there is no ld-lo coexistence and 3-phase lines in lipid/lanosterol systems as opposed to lipid/cholesterol systems. The sterol also favors a strong interaction with lipids having saturated acyl chains (Miao et al.) which is a key factor in understanding and characterizing the lipid bilayer model. Based on surface potential measurements, cholesterol and ergosterol reduce the penetration of water into the lipid monolayer. Results revealed that excess ...

Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “Sonnet 43” alternately knows as “How May I Love Thee” is a declaration of her feelings for her husband to be, who was courting her at the time; Robert Browning. It is part of the series of sonnets she wrote for him “Songs from the Portuguese”, a title which she deliberately made to mislead by letting people think that the poem were written by a Portuguese person and she only translated them. Later however, it was established that she herself had been the author of the series and the reference to the Portuguese in the title was in ...

The main theme of ‘To His Coy Mistress’ by Andrew Marvell is known by the Latin phrase ‘Carpe diem.’ This means ‘Seize the day’; in other words, live life to the full now, because life is short and tomorrow we may be dead. It was a very common theme for poets to write about in the 16th and 17th centuries, perhaps because life and death were more unpredictable, life expectancy was shorter and medical knowledge very primitive. Another notable feature of this poem is its syllogistic structure: it is a carefully constructed argument. The first verse paragraph presents one possible scenario; ...

Is Walt Whitman's poetry devoid of structure or shape

Walt Whitman is the typical poet that composes his poems based on the traditionally recognized forms of poetic structure and prose. His poems are unique and often appear to be unorganized in the most unorthodox of ways. Because of this, his poems might depict a lack in structure or pose. However, according to the fundamental forms of poetic structure, most of his poems do have a structure and shape needed to qualify them as poems. They are not easily recognizable, but that does not warrant their absence. Structure in poetry is inclusive of the arrangement of lines or stanzas that is ...

Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White Return to Forever “full live”

The concert of “Return to Forever” has impressed with the variety of themes and layers. Avant-garde style performed by the most successful line up of the group in its history: pianist Chick Corea, guitarist Al Di Meola, bassist Stanley Clarke, and drummer Lenny White in this album, called “Romantic Warriors” also brings mature sound of traditional jazz approach in their sound. This jazz/musical classic concert sometimes drive to medieval, I would even say baroque style, as in “The Magician" by Clarke. The “Romantic Warrior” includes compositions from all of the players, making it really collective work. Each of these ...

Introduction

In 1724, Johann Sebastian Bach composed a widely acclaimed cantata for Christmas day celebrations. It contained a narrative of words that praised Jesus Christ, and was supported by instrumentals and vocal codes. The cantata is a follow up on the famous hymn by Martin Luther, ‘Praise is to you, Jesus Christ ‘, and that was composed in 1524. The composition was inspired from readings that are located in the bible such as the Gospel of Luke, the book of Isaiah and Titus, which contained readings about the birth and salvation of Jesus Christ.

The composition

The narration uses aspects of repetition in its structure. The ...

- Analysis of the song “Crazy Blues” (Recorded August 10 1920) by Mamie Smith and her Jazz group (arizona.edu) - What musical elements were executed by the musicians? In the song “crazy blues” the musicians executed several musical elements such as rhythm, timbre, tempo, pitch and harmony. In the song, the trombone plays first, followed by the clarinet and the violin. The instruments are all in tune and the pitch of the musician combines well with the instruments. - What style did they play in? The music style is jazz. This is evidenced by the ...

Lord Byron also known as Lord George Gordon Byron is arguably one of the greatest poets ever. He was born in 1788 and lived for thirty-six years before his death in 1824 (Byron, George Gordon Byron 57). Despite the fact that he lived for a short time, he left a legacy like no other. He wrote many poems and other literary genres before his demise. He was arguably the greatest poet from the United Kingdom by then. His legacy in the world of poetry has found no match to date. One of his most famous poems is ‘the ocean’ the use ...

“Instructor’s Name”

“To Waken an Old Lady”, by William Carlos Williams, is a poem which focuses on old age and its connotations. The poet makes use of different elements of poetry, such as language, style and content, to make the poem appealing and at the same time easily comprehendible. Carlos Williams always tries to express his views in an American context and the rhythm of his poems reflects the speech pattern of common American people. He was one of those few people who were able to communicate poetically with an average American. He uses scenes and incidents from everyday life in his ...

Who was James Brown? He was known my several monikers that paid tribute to his talent and contributions to the world of American music. Many have heard the term “God Father of Soul” or “the hardest working man in show business.” Of course, no one is sure as to whether “hardest working” is a description for amount of times spent in practice and musical development or how passionately he danced. James Brown was an American singer. James was the originator and chief pioneer of the style of music known as funk. Thus, he deserves credit for its complicated grooves ...

The two pieces performed in the concert contained both musical and artistic content. The pieces; Petite Symphonies and Serenade for Wind instruments, Cello and Double bass in D minor had an ancient musical touch which focused more on providing sentimental comfort rather than the hype comfort. The performances were back to back and their musical relationship could not be undermined. The instrumental performance of the two pieces was very intimate with the audience as the audience got the real feeling of musical performances.

Petite Symphonie it was by Charles Gounod

This piece incorporated the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and a French horn. All these instruments were in ...

Movement in Art

Duchamp’s oil painting of Nude Descending Stairs has often been considered as somewhat unconventional in the sense in which it subverts style. The image was an inversion of Cubist art in the sense that movement was captured in a single image and not in a multiplicity of images. There is also a strong element of imagination because Duchamp deliberately conceals any anatomical structures of a nude. Instead, he captures he presents patterns and shades in a way the probes the viewer to imagine any appropriate image of the concealed nude. Comparatively Muybridge images of Nude Descending Stair and Turning Round are conventional portrayal of ...

The African diaspora represented a giant upheaval and change for the people of Africa; a time when families were separated, and individuals were enslaved and forcibly removed from their homeland in order to provide free labor for the peoples of Europe, and later America, as slaves. Europeans brought slaves to the Europe and North America, and the Spanish provided scores of black slaves to Chile, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean. It is known as one of the biggest forced migrations in the course of human history, and carried an incredible change in the populations of the rest of the world, ...

Introduction

Complementary therapies work alongside other treatment method. They are alternative ways of providing emotional, physical and spiritual support; this improves the quality of life and reduces the side effects of medical treatment (Cancer Council, 1). They are sources of relief and comfort for patients undergoing palliative care.

- Meditation and relaxation Relaxation involves engaging in stress-relieving and enjoyable activities. It involves a series of muscle-loosening exercises. Through slow and deep breathing, a person releases muscle tension. Mediation, on the other hand, is a practice focusing on quietening of the mind and breathing techniques. It focuses on the sitting posture, breathing and ...

Ancient music had very distinct styles, musical instruments and elements were easily distinguishable as the songs progressed. The following is an analysis of five songs in terms of the style, tempo, musical elements and form.

- Analysis of the song “Crazy Blues” by Mamie Smith and her Jazz group (Recorded August 10 1920) (cfa.arizona.edu)

Several musical instruments as were use in the song. The sound of a trombone comes first then that of a clarinet and violin follow in unison. The sounds produced by these instruments produce a very distinct tune. When the Mamie Smith sings, several elements of music can be noted these are timbre, harmony, pitch and rhythm.

The song is in classical jazz style and I could tell ...

- Memphis is the home of the music genre rock n roll. An example to support this is the observation one of the genre pioneers came from the place. He grew up there and requested bar owners to let him in their clubs so that he could listen to their music. - Sam Phillips was behind the sun Records. The studio gave the people a platform to air their view and oppression through the music. The studio did not discriminate and thus was a voice of the minority and civil rights. - A. the musical style of Elvis Presley ...

The Influence of Elvis Presley has on Music

He was once a shy farm boy who received a ‘C’ in 8th grade music after being told by his teacher that he has no aptitude in music. He never learned to read music and failed the subject, but he took his chances and played music differently. He then became a famous American musician and actor. He was not the first artist to introduce rock and roll, but his version of this musical style earned him the right to be called “the King of Rock and Roll”. With his gift of music and contribution to popular culture, Elvis Aaron Presley became one ...

Introduction

The Reverie by Joel Billy and Claude Billy has both similarities as well as differences. Thus, this paper exclusively reviews the Reverie by Claude Debussy that was written and composed in the late 19th century. The paper discusses and explains how the general tone is different upon listening to Reverie by Joel Billy that is a part of his album. It also highlights how Reverie by Debussy has stronger and different tones that are louder than Joel.

Reverie by Debussy

According to Debussy, “Music is the expression of the movement and flow of waters and play of curves by alternating breezes”. Unfortunately, listening ...

We went to a concert, Olivia and the Santa Barbara Boys on last Monday, March 25th at Lawrence & Alma Berk Recital Hall, which is located in 1140 Boylston Street, Boston, MA. It was the third concert to have attended during this course. Jazz is a music genre that is of interest to many people. There should be effort to ensure that this interest is maintained by improvising it so that people will still like it. Compared to the last two concerts we went, this concert was presented in a university hall which made people feel casual. The audience was more relaxed and ...

Traditional music of India and its influence on western music

Melodious, soft and full of colors, that’s how Indian music has left its footprints on the entire world, till date. It is based on true ragas that act as a groundwork for a complete musical performance. The inclusion of ragas in Indian music plays an important role due to the joy it imparts during a performance. Unlike western classical music, Indian ragas are not produced by composers; instead they are formed via a prolonged evolutionary process carried out for years long. It spreads a universal note all over the world through both personal and impersonal emotions displayed. Although there are numerous ragas but a ...

Abstract

Since ancient times, music has been used by humans in different ways, including therapeutically. Today, music is being used to reduce stress, enhance health, and distract the patient from bad symptoms. Despite the fact that different people prefer different music, music is known to cause a direct effect via autonomous nervous system. In addition music is known to cause an indirect effect through modifying caregiver.

Music has proven to be very effective in improving mood for both surgical and medical patient as well as patients undergoing particular procedures or those in intensive care unit and also aid in anxiety reduction. ...

The influence of both The Blues Brothers Band and the 1980 film of the same name have been enormous in musical and cultural ways, and this paper will explore that influence in depth. In a sense the band and the film have different and independent existences, and, therefore, it is hard to separate them and distinguish between the different incarnations of the Band: it is easier to think of The Blues Brothers as a musical and cultural phenomenon: The Blues Brothers continue to be a legend in the history of blues music, as well as the history of Hollywood. There are countless ...

‘To His Coy Mistress’ by Andrew Marvell

My favourite poem in the English canon is ‘To His Coy Mistress’ by Andrew Marvell, written, most scholars agree, around 1649, when Marvell was employed as a tutor to Maria Fairfax, the daughter of Sir Thomas Fairfax, commander-in-chief of the Parliamentary Army during the recent Civil War between the King and Parliament, but only published posthumously. It is a poem that is often found in anthologies, both for schools and colleges, all around the English-speaking world. Marvell wrote many other lyric poems, but most readers know his work only by this poem. It is my favourite because its imagery and ...

Explain the pathophysiology of the impulse origin and the electrical impulse pathway that is associated with the following rhythms:

Normal sinus rhythm In NSR, there is normal conduction of the sinus impulse through the atria and ventricles. The impulse is generated from the sinoatrial node and is delivered through the atria. Once past the atria, the pulse reaches the AV node where it pauses before continuing through the ventricles. From there the impulse is conducted through the ventricles via bundle branches and Purkinje fibers.

Junctional rhythm

During a junctional rhythm, the SA node fails to fire. Cardiac cells all possess the ability of generating a pulse if the SA node were to fail. The rhythm is typically created within or near ...

African dance is a concept that conditionally combines original dances of the peoples living in Africa. That actually means that such dance is inextricably linked with life, religious beliefs and folklore of each nation having its historical and ethnic past. Dance culture in North Africa (Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia), developed under the influence of a common Arab-Muslim culture of the Mediterranean. Self-development takes place in the culture of the Ethiopian highlands and peoples of South-Eastern coast Africa (the latter has long maintained ties with South Asia). Tropical Zone, or so-called sub-Saharan Africa, despite the diversity of its ethnicity composition, can ...

Book Review

Introduction Cycles: The Science of Prediction by Edward R. Dewey and Edwin F. Dakin, published March 1947 by Henry Holt & Co. NY. This is a much-criticized book but it is very importance in the field of economic development. In this book the authors have tried to shows that the 54-year price-production cycle of commercial activities and the 18 1/3 year Real Estate Cycle have much more importance than any other cycles in forecasting the situation of the economy presently. The authors have name the 54-year price-production cycle as a "Kondratieff Cycle" and the "long wave" because its length is unclear. ...

Often in life I have found myself in a situation where I have to decide between two or more opportunities and prayerfully consider which way God wants me to go. During my teenage years I was confronted with the choice of the best high school and college, after that it was time to choose which way my career path should go. Not only have I been in this situation, but my family members, my close friends and literally everyone around me would be confronted with such choices in life. However, I think, we Christians have a different burden and different aspect ...

Wynton Marsalis is a truly unique figure in the world of jazz music. He is internationally acclaimed as not only a musician, but also as a composer, bandleader, and educator. He is arguably the first musician in the world to compose and perform music over the complete jazz spectrum including compositions that characterize the roots of jazz in the New Orleans tradition, bebop, modern jazz He is the world’s first jazz artist to perform and compose across the full jazz spectrum from its New Orleans roots to bebop to modern jazz Similarly, the characteristic skill and sound specific to Marsalis ...

For our music class, we had to attend a live Jazz concert. There were many several concerts, which we could choose from, both varied from on or off campus. The recommended concert that we chose for this this semester was on Thursday, November 13th in Gusman Concert Hall. We attended a “Jazz Vocal II Ensemble & Jazz Vocal III Ensemble”. The directors for this ensemble were Sherrine Mostin and Eliot Weeks. There were 2 Jazz Vocal Ensembles that consisted of different people playing and supporting during the concert. There is some information regarding these two excellent Ensembles Jazz Vocal III Ensemble ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

‘Subject’ The Opposing Emotions Found in Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz" Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz" is a very brief poem, but one filled with powerful verses and a plethora of emotions. It is a poem that talks about a bedtime dance performed by a father-son duo. The poem has given birth to multiple interpretations over the years, regarding the speaker’s emotion towards his father. While some argue that the poem is about a father physically controlling or even abusing his son, some see it as an expression of love by a clumsy and rough, yet, affectionate father. However, familial relations are a complex subject, and ...

Poetry as a genre is clearly distinguishable from prose owing to certain characteristics. Poetry is described as heightened form of ordinary language. Intense feelings and emotions take the form of heightened language. “Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power;” ( Engle. In Gardendigest 2). Language is heightened by using technical devices like meter, rhythm and cadence. Poetic language is also heightened by using it figuratively with the help of devices like symbolism, imagery and metaphor. The intense feelings expressed in poetry can be personal or collective emotions shared by a community. Intense subjective love is expressed in the following line:

My love is like a red red rose

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My reaction to this poem was that it was jarring for three reasons. It was jarring in that it seemed to contradict itself. Second, the rhyme scheme was regular in some parts and seemed irregular in others due to the fact that it kept changing. The rhythm of the poem was also jarring because it went along smoothly in sections then seemed to break up especially in the longer lines. First, the poem established the conformity to society in the first five lines then hints at rebellion with “Except for the War” in line 6. Later, in line ...

Angola’s Musical Background

The history in the development of different music genre in Algeria can be categorized into two periods namely; the colonial period and the post-colonial period. During the colonial period, the music in the country flourished within its borders with little success in gaining international acclaim especially when compared to music from its neighboring countries such as South Africa. The local language Kimbundu formed the focus of the musical tunes although other artists sang songs in the colonizer’s language-Portuguese (Bram 28). However, favor soon fell on the country with development of local tastes in music grew and bands ...

Abstract

Music indeed is the language of the soul. It touches everyone alike. Still people speculate and think that music is for the young. The following discussion is little thought into why it is not age that determines a person’s liking for music but the feelings the music conveys. Keywords: Rock n Roll, Rock, Queen, Green Day, genre

Introduction

In this far wide world, even the Gods sand divided amongst men. There are only a few things in this world that are shared amongst every one. Music is one amongst those rare things. Every country or region has its own form ...

Pablo Picasso is the traditional depiction of the mistress looking into the mirror. The X-ray reveals that Picasso originally portrays the body of a young woman with curved hips and her back facing the viewer. The high-quality printing gives this fine art a vivid and sharp appearance. This artwork uses a medium of cover stock to produce the coat with a silken finish to protect the ink and create an elegant look. This versatile art strikes a balance between value and quality. The cubism style of artwork is an important contribution in the development of art in the modern culture in this century. Picasso ...

Review The concert I attended was at Madison Square Garden, New York. Time proved to be an elastic aspect on a Grateful Dead stage. The ending of the song happened after every possibility set in the structure and organized by the group's improvising empathy was tested and fulfilled simultaneously. One of the participants, Lesh, gave a good thought of the 31-minute stretching in a vocal charm. The escalating instrumental break was a glorious connected fury consisting of five voices racing in parallel and jamming, as well. The long roll of the music composition was a good evidence of the rapidly advancing idea evident in ...

The evident identity of Louisiana as an exceptional yet unique kind of integrated cultures has been captured using many phrases by many scholars. This savory mixture has also been identified alongside its historical dishes, gumbo. Capturing this unique and complex assortment of cultures has eluded many scholars, researchers and anthropologists. Some authors have however come close to identifying this complex assortment describing tradition, folk life and folklores. A major event labeled Louisiana Purchase that occurred in 1803 played a major role in shaping the future of this state. This marked a major experiment to incorporate the very diverse state into ...

Introduction:

The paper focuses on the question that which training method, whether aerobic or anaerobic reduces resting heart rate. The paper introduces literature relevant to the study and develops a methodology to reach to relevant findings via a thorough analysis, A short conclusion is presented at the end. A stronger heart is one that can move more blood with each beat and is capable of doing the same work with fewer beats. Therefore, as a person becomes fit, his or her resting heart rate should get lower. While there are several factors that affect heart rate, a regular check on resting heart rate ...

Patient Three

A 30-year-old woman presented to her Family Medicine physician with complaints of increased sweating (even in relatively cool surroundings), diarrhea, unexplained weight loss, insomnia, and feelings of anxiety. Her friends also had asked her whether she was worried, because her eyes seemed bulging out always. Her physician shook her hand and told her that everything would be okay. He noticed that her hand was shaking and her palm felt sweaty. Vital signs included a heart rate of 168, and blood pressure of 149/92. Her EKG was normal other than the rapid heart rate, and showed normally narrow QRS complexes. A ...

Aaron Copland: The Appalachian Springs

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=appalachian+spring Aaron Copland was a renowned 20th Century American music composer. Copland is widely renowned for his infusion of a distinctive “American style” into his compositions. He is widely credited for putting 20th century American music into an equal platform or footing with the one reflecting the European modernism contemporary development. One of his most famous compositions is the orchestral suite known as the “Appalachian Spring”. This composition’s background story is actually a spring celebration of 1800’s American celebrating their building of a new farmhouse in Pennsylvania. This composition is indeed very captivating and I was particularly ...

Nietzsche’s Attitude to Religion

Introduction The German philosopher, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche is one of the greatest thinkers of the humanity, who inspired school of thoughts, philosophers, psychologists or writers in their work. His philosophy includes remarks to various social, political, economic or religious aspects. Regarding Nietzsche’s religious philosophies, the most prolific are those regarding the Christianity. This research paper proposes to capture a qualitative analysis of Nietzsche’s attitude to religion, with a specific focus on Christianity.

Body – Literature Review

According to Nietzsche’s perception, there are various attitudes on religion, depending on the social status. As such, the rulers see religion as a strategic approach to ...

Gwendolyn Brooks’s 1959 poem, The Pool Players: Seven at the Golden Shovel, often referred to as “We Real Cool,” describes the daily life and expectations of seven young people. They are school dropouts who spend their days doing as they please with little thought for building a future. Brooks’s poem is short, yet very effective because of her use of diction, tone, form, sound devices, and imagery. Brooks uses non-standard English as part of the diction and to establish the tone of her poem. For example, the speaker says “we real cool” instead of “we are very ...

Introduction

This kind of music began in the 20th Century in areas such as the New Orleans, Kansas City and Chicago. It was first sung by the African American who combined the European harmony with African beats. Through the years, the jazz music has also included the American popular music. The jazz music has been one of America’s greatest successes because it is there that it was started and it began to spread throughout the world. The music is able to unite people from various backgrounds such as race, countries, age, and religion. Through the music, people are able ...

An Evening with B.B. King For the purposes of this assignment, I attended a B.B. King concert at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. It took place on Tuesday, March 3rd, and featured noted blues musician B.B. King, known by many as King of the Blues. During the concert, he played approximately two hours of blues music, singing and playing guitar primarily while his blues band played around him. During the concert, King played a great deal of his repertoire, including blues classics such as "3 o'Clock Blues," "Woke Up This Morning," "Bad Luck," "Every Day I Have the ...

on the Work Performance of a Nurse

Abstract

Shift work, meaning working in odd hours outside the daylight hours is seen to have significant impact on the health of the nurse as well her performance in the work place. Disturbances in normal circadian rhythm hampers the sleep/wake cycle, thus leading to several health issues including sleep disorders. The nurse may complain of insomnia, awakenings, and continuation of sleep. Lack of sleep and rest may lead to medical errors, a finding which has been reported by many shift workers in several studies. Nurses can help themselves stay fit and reduce the incidence ...