Cars and tourists cluttered her images, a contrast to the quiet, empty scene in the 100-year-old images.

CNN: Connecting the past to present tougher than it looks

This quiet Berkshire town became the scene of a massive emergency when 27-year-old Michael Ryan shot and killed 16 people.

BBC: Mass shootings and gun control

As a quiet conclusion, the contemporary scene also acts, inadvertently, to contrast with all the wondrous happenings portrayed in the previous scenes, providing a kind of dramatic focus and vivid characterization that has been lacking up until this point.

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Trisha Brown first made a name for herself in the 1960s when she appeared on the New York dance scene as a performer of quiet charisma and a dance maker of regularly sly rebelliousness.

WSJ: A Matter of Personality | Trisha Brown | Karole Armitage | By Robert Greskovic

Do you want somewhere remote and quiet, water sports, a lively nightlife scene, shopping or family friendly?

CNN: Which beach to choose this winter?

The party scene and the change it will bring to quiet streets have made some residents oppose the escalators.

WSJ: Hong Kong's Escalators Give Areas a Lift

The capital was quiet overnight but other cities, including Manchester and Merseyside, were the scene of violence and looting.

BBC: Boris warns on police cuts