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Consent, Threats, and Offers [PDF]

The American Journal of Bioethics, 2019
Millum and Garnett distinguish between two types of coercion. On the one hand, there is what they call “standard analysis …: one person proposing to make another person worse off if he does not com...
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Wealth Destruction as a Sign of Iron Age Political Strife; the Greek Example

Current Swedish Archaeology, 1993
In recent archaeological discussion it has become more or less accepted that grave-goods represent the destruction of wealth in order to enhance the personal prestige of the person who makes the offerings.
Kåre Fagerström
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Ancient Worship Wars: An Investigation of Conflict in Church Music History

Musical Offerings, 2014
The purpose of this research is to prove that conflict in church music is nothing new. Even in the time of the early church fathers, dissenting views on what were acceptable and unacceptable practices in church music were present.
Michael J. Wood
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Refuse or Ritual Deposit? The Complexity of Wari Household Archaeology

Humans
The excavation of residential areas is a growing focus of research in Andean archaeology. Studies reveal that interpreting household remains from some prehispanic societies can be complex because of the nature of abandonment ritual, which may involve ...
Donna J. Nash
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Coursing with Coils: The Only Orchestral Instrument Harder Than the French Horn

Musical Offerings, 2016
Playing the horn has become not only more sophisticated and accurate, but simpler and more efficient for the horn player. The natural horn, used in a variety ways in early history, demanded an incredible level of skill and precision, more than our valved
Sarah R. Plumley
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La geografía del estómago / el estómago de la geografía: texturas, cuerpos y ofrendas de arrieros en los Andes argentinos

Antípoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología
In this work, we delve into the intricate connections between the movement of people, especially muleteers, in the highlands of Jujuy (Argentina), and specific offerings of archaeological and ethnographic origin that shape the local landscape.
Francisco Pazzarelli, Verónica S. Lema
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From Neumes to Notes: The Evolution of Music Notation

Musical Offerings, 2013
New things are often viewed as being better and more advanced than older counterparts; however, new does not denote superior. Music notation serves as one example of an innovation that is both lauded and derided.
Hope R. Strayer
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Dance and Its Importance in Bach’s Suites for Solo Cello

Musical Offerings, 2010
Before J. S. Bach, the cello was rarely used as a solo instrument. With his suites for solo cello, however, Bach took the instrument out of the background of dance accompaniment and basso continuo, and placed it on the center stage for musical audiences.
Audrey Hebson
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Birth of the Pipes: The Organ from its Beginnings Through the Baroque Era

Musical Offerings, 2016
The purpose of this presentation is to survey the development of the organ, which is one of the most magnificent and impressive musical instruments known to man.
Joshua D. Drake
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Three Kings and the Bright Star of Fame

Musical Offerings, 2013
Many phenomena in music history as well as in American history have helped develop and shape the types of music listened to today, but none have been so fresh as looking back to twentieth-century popular music and the several key individuals that “ruled”
Emalyn J. Bullis
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