Laurence C. Jones Essays

  • The International Sweethearts of Rhythm

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    school's principal, Laurence C. Jones, with the idea of creating a band that will tour the country and raise funds for the school. The school, consisting of a thousand boys and girls, many of them orphans, was extremely low-funded, and Jones was constantly in search of different ways to fund the school. The sweethearts was one such project. Most girls were already adequate musicians, as they were taught music since a young age, and playing in the school's marching band, but Jones had set a higher

  • A Priori Knowledge

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    Epistemology is he study of our right to the beliefs we have. In a broader sense, we start from what we call our cognitive stances, and ask whether we are justified to have these stances. When discussing cognitive stances, we must include both our beliefs as well as what we take to be our knowing. At an even deeper level we examine our attitudes towards the various strategies and methods we use to get new beliefs and filter out old ones. Epistemology is concerned then with whether we have acted responsibly

  • Movie Essays - Oedipal Hamlet in Film

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    Oedipal Hamlet on Film It has commonly been suggested by such disciples of Sigmund Freud as Ernest Jones that Shakespeare's character of Hamlet is the victim of an Oedipus complex. While any reading of the play Hamlet, Prince of Denmark that focuses on the text and not the psychoanalytical fads of the current age disproves any notion of Hamlet's oedipal nature, many film artists have followed popular psychology and have adopted this theory for the screen. Whether out of precedent, pressure,

  • Cost-Effective and Beneficial Sustainable Architecture

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    are also active systems, which are used. Such as solar collectors ... ... middle of paper ... ...ackenzie, D. 1991. Designs for the Environment. Laurence King: London. Mackenzie, D. 1997. Green Design. 2nd Edition. Laurence King: London. Rattenbury, K. Bevan, R. Long, K. 2004. Architects today. London: Laurence King Publishing. Schittich, C. Staib, G. Balkow, D. Schuler, M. Sobek, W. 2007. Glass Construction Manual. 2nd Edition. Germany: Birkhauser. Schunck, E. Oster, H J. Barthel,

  • Native Americans and Alcohol

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    natives would give back to the world that gave unto them. With an unfortelling future the Native Americans were not prepared for what storm was about to come ashore. Europeans would soon arrive and bring the Natives demise in more ways then one(Jones-Saumty). In 1492 Christopher Columbus was said to be the first arrival on American soil from the East. Columbus would bring many new and different commodities unseen by the Natives of this world. Europeans and the Spanish brought many commodities

  • Essay On Branch Normal College

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    The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) began as Branch Normal College, which sought to accommodate the higher-educational needs of Arkansas’s African-American population. UAPB is the alma mater of such notable figures as attorney Wiley Branton Sr., Dr. Samuel Kountz, and attorney John W. Walker. State senator John Middleton Clayton sponsored a legislative act calling for the establishment of Branch Normal College, but it was not until 1875 that the state’s economic situation was secure

  • Ancient Egyptian Influence on Modern Religion

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    Egypt is considered the birthplace of many world religions. It contains some of the oldest religious artifacts, texts, and art that can be traced to modern religions. Signs of early Egyptian religion date back to the Predynastic period, beginning with evidence of polytheistic worship. Many scholars have researched the development of Ancient Egyptian religion over the centuries and have studied the direct correlation between it and the modern religions of Judaism and Christianity. Questions arise

  • The National Football Museum and Sporting Heritage

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    Education in Museums. • WWW1 - http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com (last accessed – 11/12/13). • Zillman, D, Bryant, J. & Sapolsky, N. (1989). Enjoyment from Sports Spectatorship. In J. Goldstein (Ed.) Sport, Games and Play, (p241-278). Hillsdale, NJ: Laurence Earlbaum.

  • Who Killed the Seven Dwarves?

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    Has Disneyfication destroyed the traditional folk tale and damaged children’s illustrated literature? Art & Design BA Hons. ILLUSTRATION Contents 3. Introduction 4. The Death of the Seven Dwarves 5. Folk Tales 6. Rant #1 7. Input ~ Laurence Anholt writes... 8. Beauty and the Beast 9. Cartoons, Capitalism, Commerce and Conjecture 13. Walter Elias Disney 18. Forum 21. I Relent 22. Sycophant 24. Rant #2 26. Tex Avery 27. Cutting Edge and Contemporary with Typographical Twists