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|(1770-1870) a movement in poetry and the arts that emphasized individualism and the right to be different, which coincided with numerous revolutions
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|(1770-1870) a movement in poetry and the arts (including music) that emphasized individualism and the right to be different, reflecting an emphasis on thoughts and feelings, which coincided with numerous real revolutions like the French Revolution
 
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|Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
 
|Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
 
|(1960) a cartel formed by Middle Eastern countries to keep the price of oil higher than it would be if the members of the cartel competed with each other.  Original members were Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq and also the Latin American country of Venezuela; African and Asian countries later joined OPEC too.  In 2007, OPEC controlled about 2/3rds of the total oil market.
 
|(1960) a cartel formed by Middle Eastern countries to keep the price of oil higher than it would be if the members of the cartel competed with each other.  Original members were Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq and also the Latin American country of Venezuela; African and Asian countries later joined OPEC too.  In 2007, OPEC controlled about 2/3rds of the total oil market.
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|(late 1800s in France) moved painting away from its traditions, by emphasizing the transient effects of color and light, and attempting to capture a fleeting image or “impression”.  Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir and Paul Cezanne.  They often painted landscapes, and insisted on remaining outdoors until completion of the work
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|musical impressionism
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|emphasized mood and understatement and reflected its composers’ view that pure sound (like color) is an end to itself
 
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