What does it mean to be human? To most people it means being high on the food chain; or having the ability to make our own choices. People everywhere have a few things in common: We all must obey Natural laws, and we have preconceived ideas, stereotypes, and double standards. Being human is simply conveyed as human nature in “The Cold Equations”, by Tom Godwin, where the author shows the common ground that makes each and every one of us human.
First of all, everyone must obey universal Natural Laws. For example, Death is inevitable. “b amount of fuel will not power an EDS with a mass of m plus x safely to its destination…to the laws of nature she was x, the unwanted factor in a cold equation.” (Godwin pg. 21) In “The Cold Equations”, An EDS pilot found a stowaway in the closet, and is forced by natural law to kill her, or be killed himself. The “cold equation” shows that according to natural laws: x amount of gas could not power the weight of the EDS pilot plus the weight of the girl. He was so shocked to see a girl that he didn’t kill her. She had created a moral dilemma between “God’s Laws” and Natural Laws. Unfortunately a choice had to be made: on one hand, kill one person and on the other, kill seven.” Death is a natural law and no human in the universe can ever change it.
Second, most societies have a multitude of preconceived ideas. A preconceived idea can be a stereotype or a double standard. A stereotype is a general statement made about a specific group of people, such as, all jocks are stupid. A stereotype is not necessarily correct. “…warped men, men, selfish men, brutal dangerous men…” (Godwin pg. 13) The EDS Pilot has this preconceived idea of stowaways. He expects to find a man who deserves to die for his crime. On the contrary, he is met with the sight of: “…a smiling blue-eyed girl who was willing to pay for her fine and work for her keep that she might see her brother.” (Godwin pg.13) This twist threw him off guard, and suddenly killing without compassion was a nearly impossible feat.
Likewise, double standards are present in our everyday life. Double standards can be as simple as who washes the dishes, or as complex as the roles of men and woman.
In the short story “The Cold Equations,” Tom Godwin displays the struggles between human nature and survival, but the denouement shows how survival is only reached when doing what you must do to live and save others. In the exposition of the story, Barton, a pilot on a galactic mission to help the sick on another planet; meanwhile, he discovered a stowaway hiding in his ship, Stardust, but delayed any ridding of the extra passenger due to the fact that she was indeed a young woman. Disobeying one of the staples of their regulations in The Frontier (new possible solar system sustainable for humans), Barton was faced with a conflict because any man he would’ve blasted in the blink of an eye, but the surprising voice of a lady’s caught
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was undoubtedly one of the greatest composers of not only the classical era, but of all time. On January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria, Mozart was born into an already musically talented family. His father Leopold, a composer and musician, and sister Nannerl toured parts of Europe giving many successful performances, including some before royalty. At the young age of 17, Mozart was appointed Konzertmeister at the Salzburg Court. It was there that young Mozart composed two successful operas: “Mitridate” and “Lucio Silla”. In 1981 he was dismissed from his position at the Salzburg Court. He went on to compose over 600 works including 27 piano Concertos, 18 Masses (including his most famous, the Requiem), and 17 piano sonatas. Mozart was not often known for having radical form or harmonic innovation but rather, most of his music had a natural flow, repetition and simple harmonic structure.
During middle and late childhood, the self continues to develop, and the certain emotional changes take place during this stage. Children begin to describe themselves in psychological characteristics and traits, unlike the more concrete self-descriptions used by younger children. Additionally, the start to distinguish themselves from others in comparative terms rather than absolute terms. Therefore, improving self-esteem is important to understand, due to the changes happening with the self.
Mozart’s true masterpiece a requiem was never finished due to his death. He was very ill at the time and he himself could not write down his own music he had Bach help him out with it but Bach himself had troubles of keeping up with Mozart’s pace. Some say that Mozart was poisoned but later on was proven that he was not but because of this rumor his wife received none of his wealth or fortunes. He died Dec. 5 1791 from rheumatic fever, a disease which he had suffered from repeatedly through out his life. Sadly he was not liked very much as a person and had a lonely death with a cheap funeral in an unmarked grave but at that time it was illegal to have a marked grave unless you were part of the church or were of noble blood.
We live in a world where it is okay to discriminate against a certain gender more than the other because of an action that was taken, double standards will always be a big issue in female vs. male gender roles, even though we now have more and more public figures addressing these issues we still
In a galaxy far away, where an EDS ship has fuel limited to the exact weight of the cargo there is a stowaway on the ship. In order to calculate for fuel ,a math equation is used to determine the amount of fuel the ship needs to get safely to its destination. If there is an unwanted x added into the equation the ship will run out of fuel and crash. In the short story, The Cold Equations, written by Tom Godwin, a pilot must fly the emergency fever serum to the planet Woden in order to save the six people there dying of a fever, but he comes across a stowaway (x) that makes it impossible for him to deliver the serum to the people in time,
Requiem in d minor by Mozart (1756-1791) was written in 1791. Mozart fully completed Movements I and II: Introitus and Kyrie. Movements III and IV, Sequenz and Offertorium, were sketched out. When Mozart died on December 5, 1791, Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766-1803) completed the Requiem shortly after Mozart’s death. The original key is d minor. Movements I and II are in d minor. Movement III moves from d minor, B-flat Major, g minor, d minor, F Major, a minor, and back to d minor. Movement IV is in g minor, E-flat Major, and g minor. Movement V to D major, VI is B-flat Major, VII d minor to B-flat Major, and Movement VIII Communio starting in B-flat Major and ending in the original d minor key. I listened to the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti performance of this with guest performer Cecilia Bartoli. Throughout this analysis Movement II, Kyrie, will be discussed. Kyrie is unique to the other Movements because of its form: a double fugue.
The year is 1788 as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began to work on his last three symphonies during a time of strife for musicians as the Austro-Turkish War continues to war on in Austria. Tired from moving his family from central Vienna to the suburbs of Alsergrund all while in debt to his ears as he continued to borrow money from friends including a fellow mason, Michael Puchberg, Mozart finished his final symphony on August 10, 1788. This piece, nicknamed the “Jupiter Symphony,” coined by impresario Johann Peter Saloman, was Mozart’s longest symphony with a total of four movements, a typical symphonic form during the Classical era. The Jupiter Symphony totals to about forty five minutes of music ending with a quintuple fugato that brings back the five melodies introduced in the final movement making the closer one of the most complex examples of counterpoint that has ever been created. My goal shall be to give the reader a sense of Mozarts life at the time of this composition, a detailed analysis of all four of these movements, as well as a look at why this piece was seen as a work of innovation.
Mozart’s Requiem is “one of the most performed and studied pieces of music in history” (Stango, n.d.). The story behind the start of this piece begins with Count Franz von Walsegg, who commissioned a requiem mass for his wife Anna (who had passed away). Throughout his work on this piece, Mozart began to get so emotionally involved with the piece that he believed that he was writing a death mass for himself. Mozart died December 5, 1791, with only half of the Requiem finished (through Lacrimosa). Franz Xaver Süssmayr finished the Requiem based on Mozart’s specifications from notes and what he had already written. The completed work is dated 1792 by Süssmayr and was performed for the first time on January 2, 1793. Mozart’s intent for this mass was specifically for church ceremony, but recently, the Requiem has been used and performed at concerts to showcase Mozart’s musical brilliance (Stango, n.d.).
Many people, particularly woman had become victims of human trafficking and experienced horrific events. There are many forms of human trafficking, typically it’s an illegal trade of human beings to exploit them for the purpose of sexual slavery or forced labor. This billion dollar business has affected millions of human lives across the globe. Human trafficking is a serious crime that is involved kidnapping, sexual violence, and coercion. In addition, it is a modern-day form of slavery that violate the basics of human rights and can be sentenced up 20 years in prison.
...r in a black coat and asked him to write a requiem for him. The man offered to pay immediately and Mozart agreed. Mozart began writing the requiem “Lacrimosa”. Mozart fell ill while working on the requiem often throughout the nights growing sicker and sicker. As he was getting sicker and weaker, his mind became more confused. He began to believe the man in the coat was a messenger of death and the requiem was Mozart’s own death.
Another example in Amadeus is the final scene in which Salieri helps a bedridden Mozart to write Requiem. Competition here again shows Mozart’s incredible talent in comparison with even the head court composer of Emperor Joseph II’s court. Mozart is dictating the notes of a musical arrangement so complex that it leads Salieri to admit he doesn’t even understand what Mozart is trying to say. When he finally understands, the scenes that follow plays the Requiem in the background and ends off with Mozart dying after seeing his wife and child for the last time and leaving the Requiem unfinished.
Have you ever been told not to do something, only to see the instructor carry out that exact forbidden task? If you have ever experienced a situation like this, you are a victim of double standards: the principle that one rule or idea is applied differently in the same situation. According to double standards, expectations for an individual change according to gender, race, or other differentiating variables. Following to this idea, some actions are deemed ok for one individual, but thought forbidden for another. The occurrence of double standards is very prevalent in our society today, but it is often ignored. For example, my work environment is filled with double standards. Everyday at work my managers make it clear that due to corporate
What does it mean to be human? Sure, one must have the usual physical features such as fingers, eyes, arms, hands, feet, etc., but what does it really mean? Must the human be able to speak? To take upon the actions of themselves? Whatever it means, it can be interpreted in any way from anyone. The physical attributes of any human can be compared to those of our evolutionary ancestors. However, it is possible to believe that there are many characteristics that make a human, but only six define the true, ideal human.
As an adult Mozart his career was not as successful as when he was younger. But he kept on composing anyway hoping one people would appreciate his work. He lived in poverty for the great majority of his life. In 1769 he became a concertmaster to the archbishop of Salzburg, which was another one of his jobs that afforded him little financial security. In 1777, he left on another concert tour. But, the courts of Europe ignored Mozart ‘s search for a more beneficial assignment. In 1782 he earned a living by selling compositions, giving public performances, and giving music lessons, which once again was a low paying job. The composer never did find a well paying job. The bizarre thing was is that even that he had ton of trouble finding jobs, he was still considered one of the leading composers of the late 1700s.