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    active suppression‚ this dance was still favored by many and performed. In the sarabande’s early form in Spain‚ a double line of couples would perform the dance the using castanets and lively music. Throughout the Renaissance‚ as new ideas spread‚ so did the music and dance style of the sarabande‚ and this form came to France by the 17th century. Within the French courts‚ the Sarabande evolved into a slow stately dance that was popular in France. Scholars believe this dance form has either a Mexican

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    Seigneurs were usually men who had won the King’s favor. They granted land to the habitants. Many Seigneurs worked part time in the fur trade. The Seigneurs tried to encourage the settlement of New France and promoted the distribution of land. They did this by attracting settlers‚ building a mill‚ and were responsible for settling disputes. The Seigneurs were obliged to build and maintain a mill for grinding their grain. They also kept their people working hard. They were responsible for the layout

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    States”. After that was established‚ the term “United States” was used for the title to designate the government. Another act that Ellsworth did that was very important to the convention‚ was that he helped prepare the first draft for the Constitution. The people that helped prepare the first draft was named the “Committe of 5”. Ellsworth had a strong opinion on the ⅗’s act‚ he supported it very strongly. On the other hand‚ he opposed abolition of foreign slave trade. By this time‚ it was now ready for

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    understand their role. Another way to assist in this is by studying other versions of the performance‚ if there are any‚ to see the performance as a whole and how it all fits together. Stanislavsky’s next basic assumption is that actors must project themselves into the world of the play and may learn to do so through the magic if (through imagining how one would feel or act if one were in this specific character in this specific situation). Actors best do this by becoming one with a character‚ studying

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    It is the Greek culture which shaped the modern society. The importance that the Greeks placed upon their citizens in terms of government‚ helped shape the Greek culture. The Greeks change in politics from an Oligarchy to democracy. With the reliance on the average Greek citizen strengthened the Greek democracy. From the shift in power from the hoi polloi to average Greek citizen caused a shift in Greek culture. With the rise of democracy there was a greater responsibility placed on the average Greek

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    “He breathed upon dead bodies and brought them into life. Nor sequent centuries could hit Orbit and sum of Shakespeare’s wit” (“no sweat Shakespeare”). This quote above was said by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ a famous essayist inspired by Shakespeare’s works. William Shakespeare was a renowned author‚ poet‚ actor‚ and playwright. He has contributed to many components of life today such as; founding modern English language‚ contributing to literature‚ contributing to modern theater‚ and contributing many

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    Frank Smith‚ Elvis’ church pastor and his Uncle Vester had taught him how to play. This would be able to lead him to play sometimes during church services‚ as well as Saturday afternoons‚ for a local radio station. (“Elvis Presley”) This was known as “amateur hour‚” which was played on the air. Even though he had lessons and would be able to play on local radio stations‚ there was still people out there who did not support him or his style. A good example was his music teacher‚ who told him

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    Benjamin played many roles in Philadelphia‚ New York‚ England‚ and France. Ben helped us in many ways with his pamphlets and quotes. Most of his inventions and scientific research is used today. But‚ from his first to his last years‚ Ben’s inventions and theories are used everywhere today. Benjamin was born on January 17‚ 1706 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. He was the eighth child in his family. He had about 12 siblings and he was his father’s 15th son and his mother’s 8th. Ben’s father‚ Josiah‚ was married

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    It all really started when the Allied Powers won World War 1‚ because of the Axis powers loss they had to give up a substantial amount of land for other countries like latvia‚ Lithuania and etc. The economy collapsed and the political instability caused by World War 1 lead to the rise of fascism in Europe to World War 2. The Nazi version of fascism was dedicated to the reversal of the Versailles Treaty which was signed to end the first war‚ and the establishment of a German Empire by means of war

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    Greece’s culture is high context‚ which means that for the Greek culture the meaning of messages is determined by the context or the environment. Most of their communication is implicit. The members of the culture are skilled in reading non-verbal cues. Their interactions do not need explanation because of their common history. This is the reason why Greeks will interrupt what someone is saying while they try to figure out what is means. This is a common aspect of Greek communication. Greeks tend to

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