Edward MacDowell: Musical Nationalism and an American Tone Poet

1996 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 528-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Crawford
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Native American ◽  
The United States ◽  
American Music ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
American Experience ◽  
Popular Songs ◽  
Edward Macdowell

After American-born, European-trained Edward MacDowell returned to the United States in 1888 and settled in Boston, he was welcomed as the composer American music had been awaiting. Enhanced by a professorship at Columbia University (1896-1904), his fame drew him into the current debate over musical nationalism. MacDowell relished the role of American composer, using national elements to approach artistic universality. "To a Wild Rose" for piano links post-Wagnerian tonality with programmatic suggestion in a style echoed by later popular songs. And "Dirge" from the Indian Suite evokes Native American experience to ground America's independent spirit in an idealized primeval past.

Beliefs and Brain Death

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eelco F.M. Wijdicks
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Native American ◽  
Brain Death ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Neurological Injury ◽  
Brain Death Determination ◽  
Death Determination

Globalization has increased cultural diversity in many communities. This has immediate implications for care of patients with catastrophic neurological injury and later discussions of brain death and organ donation. While the major religions in the United States—Christianity, Islam, and Judaism—have taken a tolerant position in these matters, some denominations within them are vigorously opposed to it. This chapter presents a range of cultural and religious views of brain death determination and organ donation. In addition to the three major religions, Buddhist and native American views regarding brain death determination as well as organ donation are discussed. Conflict resolution over organ donation is discussed along with the role of clergy in mediating such conflicts between families and medical staff.

Multigenerational Conflicts and New Immigrants: An Indo-American Experience

1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 410-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory L. Pettys ◽  
Pallassana R. Balgopal
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigrant Group ◽  
Family Ties ◽  
American Experience ◽  
New Immigrants ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Depth Interviews

Indo-Americans are one the fastest growing Immigrant groups in the United States. Unlike earlier immigrant groups, this growing Immigrant group has access to technologies which make communication with family in India more practical. With this comes both maintenance of family ties as well as multigenerational conflicts. These conflicts were explored through in-depth interviews with thirty Indo-American families, including eleven grandparents residing in India. Major conflicts, the role of grandparents, and coping strategies used by these families are reported. The findings of this article have heuristic value for counselors in working with all the emerging ethnic groups in the United States.

Introductions and Acknowledgments

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
W. Anthony Sheppard
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
The United States ◽  
American Music ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Film Scores ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Musical Genre ◽  
Popular Songs ◽  
Musical Works

Over the course of the past century and a half, numerous composers, musicians, and audiences in the United States have imagined Japan through works created and experienced in every musical genre and medium. Some of these popular songs, film scores, and Broadway musicals reached large audiences over an extended period. The vast majority of these works proved more ephemeral, but nevertheless were culturally significant through their collective impact. This book investigates the reciprocal relationships among this diverse body of musical works, the ever protean political dynamic between the United States and Japan, and the evolving American social climate in which this music was created and experienced. To what extent was music employed to shape American perceptions of the Japanese, and to what extent was American music itself shaped in the process?...

scholarly journals The Native American voice in United States water rights

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen R. Marsh ◽  
Michael D. Smith
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Water Rights ◽  
Resource Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Us

There is a sacred relationship between Native Americans and the environment. The importance of those sacred beliefs in water rights in the United States (US) is examined through a series of case studies. A thorough review of available literature displays a trend toward less dependence on the US for representation and a greater recognition of Native American traditions. The increased role of Native Americans in water rights quantification and resource development provides greater appreciation and understanding of their traditions and beliefs.

The role of surgery for assisted maturation after endovascular and percutaneous arteriovenous fistula creation

2020 ◽  
pp. 112972982095472
Author(s):  
Karl A Illig ◽  
Charmaine Lok ◽  
Dheeraj K Rajan ◽  
John Aruny ◽  
Eric Peden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Primary Patency ◽  
Dialysis Access ◽  
Arteriovenous Anastomosis ◽  
Upper Arm ◽  
American Experience ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Arterial Inflow

Even in the best of circumstances, a significant number of patients will require adjunctive endovascular and/or surgical revision prior to achieving functional patency after endovascular or percutaneous AVF creation, at least within the United States. This rate appears to be higher after percutaneous AVF than after endovascular AVF, although because published reports of the former are mostly derived from American experience and those of the latter derived from experience outside the United States, it is unclear whether these differences are due to the technique itself or cultural and/or anatomic differences in dialysis access practices and patient populations. If arterial inflow is poor, this should be corrected first. When flow is adequate (perhaps 900 cc/min) but no single vein is cannulatable, a dominant suitable vein can be superficialized or transposed. If no suitable vein is dominant (most accurately assessed by using an intraoperative flowmeter), the best vein can be used, with or without occlusion of the other veins or reimplantation into the brachial artery. Finally, if the original anastomosis remains the sole supply to the cannulated vein, the original fistula has achieved assisted primary maturation (and assisted primary patency continues), while if a new arteriovenous anastomosis has been constructed, the original fistula has failed. We point out that for this reason as well as to best utilize the upper arm for later access, endovascular and percutaneous AVFs should be constructed and maintained within an atmosphere where both surgeons and non-surgeons work together on the overall access plan.

The Role of Gender and Sensation Seeking in Film Choice

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smita C. Banerjee ◽  
Kathryn Greene ◽  
Marina Krcmar ◽  
Zhanna Bagdasarov ◽  
Dovile Ruginyte
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Arousal ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
Happy Mood

This study demonstrates the significance of individual difference factors, particularly gender and sensation seeking, in predicting media choice (examined through hypothetical descriptions of films that participants anticipated they would view). This study used a 2 (Positive mood/negative mood) × 2 (High arousal/low arousal) within-subject design with 544 undergraduate students recruited from a large northeastern university in the United States. Results showed that happy films and high arousal films were preferred over sad films and low-arousal films, respectively. In terms of gender differences, female viewers reported a greater preference than male viewers for happy-mood films. Also, male viewers reported a greater preference for high-arousal films compared to female viewers, and female viewers reported a greater preference for low-arousal films compared to male viewers. Finally, high sensation seekers reported a preference for high-arousal films. Implications for research design and importance of exploring media characteristics are discussed.

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