Essays on Dmitri

The periodic table of elements, by far, stands among the most notable discoveries in the history of chemistry. Nowadays, probably everyone who has ever heard about chemistry heard about the periodic table of elements. Its implications on the scientific world are so enormous that it has even leaked out to the general public and have become associated with the chemistry itself. This is not surprising considering the scientific strength of this instrument. Using the periodic table, many characteristic properties of the elements can be predicted and many phenomena can be explained. This discovery put so much scientific knowledge together, ...

Albert

The purpose of this paper is to try to analyse two symphony concerts which are performed by the Danish conductor Thomas Sondergard. The both concerts consist of the pieces of music of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his symphonies No. 5 (C mol) and No. 11 (D mol). These concerts do not have lyrical mood, but they draw bright musical picture which is rather dramatic. Abrupt change of rhythms, dissonance notes, dialogues of musical instruments immerse the listener in the world of misery and opposition to the evil. Both symphonies have life-asserting character though.1 The four part symphony No. ...

Where in the World We Might Be Headed Next?

It is almost certain that the world order that it was – when the United States was the only superpower – is now changing. In fact, the profound social change from the initial simple world characterized by democracy and common desirable goals seems to be less dominant. Today, nations are more divided as they lack a particular common drive that is truly an international agenda. Expertise commentaries suggest that there are several possibilities that could happen in the next decade. According to Doug Saunders (2014), the possibilities can be forecasted according to five contemplates scenarios. This paper selects “a New Cold ...

This review is devoted to the French film “Ménilmontant”. It is truly a pearl of avant-garde culture, which will definitely touch your heart with its sensible characters’ stories. Directed by Dmitri Kirsnoff (Russian by his origin) in 1926, this is a beautiful example of the combination of pure French romanticism and sensitiveness with Russian rapidness and assertiveness. One can find “Ménilmontant” just another story about a broken-hearted girl, but if one looks deeper into her story, tries to see the situation with her eyes, it appears, that her character has some kind of evolution. This evolution ends ...

Question 1)

According to Ede and Cormack, what was the impact of Napoleon's reign on the development of scientific and technical training in France? Napoleon's reign included a refocusing to the education of the masses, including educating women. He centralized and standardized the education system with a focus on language. Napoleon believed in women’s education, to a point. He permitted the reestablishment of the Catholic elementary schools that educated boys and girls. Napoleon’s priority was secondary education however. In this area, he saw to standards not only for students but also for teachers and the curriculum. This was in part done ...

Anton Chekov’s short story Lady with a Lapdog is easily one of his best-known works and presents itself as a typical Chekov’s tale, breaking the rules of usual short story. Lectures on Russian Literature give a short, but very accurate comment about this story by Vladimir Nabokov, another renowned Russian author: "There is no conflict, no climax, no denouement and conclusion in the last chapter. And it is one of the best stories ever written." The Lady with a Lapdog was written in 1899, five years before Chekov’s death. At that time, he was suffering from tuberculosis and was ...

In this work we are going to analyze novels by Tolstoy and Dostoevsky on the basis of the following criteria: the role of epigraph in a story, the description of minor characters, the reasons for committing suicide and symbols that appear in both novels. - The role of epigraph in a story Unfortunately, but many people underestimate the role of epigraphs in literary works. However, in many cases authors place them on purpose and in such a way make a foreshadowing, which helps the reader to develop his own expectations upon the plot, to better understate the characters and the essence ...

Introduction

There are many different musical eras, which have influenced music to be composed the way it is now. The eras are the baroque era, the classical era, the romantic era and the modern era. There have been a number of notable famous musicians and composers of music from various countries across from Europe and the United States of America. These composers came from different periods and have influenced one another in their music. In looking at the composition from all the eras, it is very clear that there is a difference and some similarities of the music.

Baroque era

The baroque period is ...

Classic English Literature

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, born in the small seaport of Taganrog, Ukraine in 1860, was a physician who wrote short stories and plays. While he spent his early years under the shadow of his father's religious fanaticism, he managed to support his medical studies by taking tuitions. As a doctor, Chekov spent his daytime caring for the needy while he spent the nights writing. His medical background is clearly evident in much of his plays as evidenced by the apathy many of his characters show towards tragic events. His plays and short stories are influenced by his doctoral research at the penal ...

“The Lady With The Little Dog” by Anton Chekhov is the simple story of a man who stays in a loveless marriage but finally finds true love in an unhappy married woman, with whom he has an affair. Even though the man looks down on women classifying them as “an inferior race ” (31), he successfully falls in love. This love could be hazardous to his marriage with his wife, yet the nature of love triggers his unstoppable desire toward the woman. What his attitude is when he truly falls in love with the lover? Given images and diction, the story could ...

MUSIC PIECE ONE

A symphony is a type of work done by an Orchestra which more often than not has three to four movements. Classical symphony is a determined and extended work of art composition typically taking a period of time of between 20 and 45 minutes, uses a variety of tone color and dynamics of the classical orchestra (Evan, 2001). When we look at Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony no.5 4th movement, the most vital aspect of the symphony is that the movements have some balance and harmonize each other both dramatically and musically. In this symphony, it consists of different emotions through differences in tempo ...

Introduction

The choices we make in life hugely determine the quality and the nature of life itself. The way that we meet and the affection levels that can be tolerated form these occurrences significantly determines and commands very many aspects of our lives. For example, a police officer is charged with the duty of serving the people. He comes across very many occurrences in his line of duty. As a servant of the society, the officer needs to possess the ability to distinguish legal and criminal activities and make a decent choice when he encounters these situations. The pictures below show police officers ...

Introduction

The choices we make in life hugely determine the quality and the nature of life itself. The way that we meet and the affection levels that can be tolerated form these occurrences significantly determines and commands very many aspects of our lives. For example, a police officer is charged with the duty of serving the people. He comes across very many occurrences in his line of duty. As a servant of the society, the officer needs to possess the ability to distinguish legal and criminal activities and make a decent choice when he encounters these situations. The pictures below show police officers ...