Gevelekian 1 Tatiana Gevelekian Professor Lai AAS 9 November 2013 The Effects of Public Policy Public policies have played a large role in creating the suburbs and contributing to segregation in Los Angeles. The 1956 Interstate Defense Highway Act helped create and sustain suburbs but the process maintained segregation against those of low income. After the streetcar system government organizations built freeways in areas of low income‚ leaving residents with no choice but to evacuate
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During the 1970s‚ an increased demand for copper and cobalt attracted Japanese investments in the mineral rich southeastern region of Katanga Province. Over a 10-year period‚ more than 1‚000 Japanese miners relocated to the region‚ confined to a strictly male-only camp. Arriving without family or spouses‚ the men often sought social interaction outside the confounds of their camps. In search of intimacy with the opposite sex‚ sometimes resulting in cohabitation‚ the men openly engaged in interracial
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Historical Context Originating in the United States‚ tap is a combination of African tribal dances‚ Scottish‚ Irish‚ and English clog dances‚ hornpipes‚ and jigs. In the last few decades of the 20th century‚ it was believed that African slaves and Irish servants observed each other’s dances on Southern plantations and tap was born from this. Tap dance was a dynamic art form‚ and dancers continually molded and shaped it. Dancers such as Harland Dixon and Jimmy Doyle impressed audiences and influenced
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raised their glasses to her. To the new leader‚ one said loudly‚ and then the others said that too‚ and drank in unison. She gave a small laugh‚ and then one nudged the other. We needs to celebrate‚ he said‚ and then he smiled. A party! A dance! A dance? That’s way too feminine for the likes of ya! We needs to celebrate somehow! What do ya suggest‚ boss? Blur smiled. There will be enough
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Rain. An unusual occurrence for San Diego‚ somewhat of a “glitch in the system.” The weather may have been warm‚ but the sky told a different story. It spoke with a dreary‚ gray tone‚ swallowing up the sunshine that regularly enlightened the sky each day. The rain pelting to the ground was more foreign than the absence of the sun. I had never encountered rain during my past commutes‚ so this weather brought with it‚ an important learning experience. The heavens opened up and poured out its tears
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Jenna Zeringo Singin’ in the Rain In 1952 Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen directed MGM’s musical comedy “Singin’ in the Rain”. Fifty five years later in 2007 it ranked number five on the American Film Institute list of “List of Greatest Films”. It’s evocative to Americans and is generally considered the best Hollywood musical film; it was not a Broadway production until several years later. Gene Kelly not only directed the classic but he also choreographed and starred in it as Don Lockwood.
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DANCE FORMS OF INDIA Bharata Natyam Bharatanatyam is the most popular of Indian dances and belongs to the South Indian state of Tamilnadu. Its antiquity is well established. In the past it was practised ad performed in the temples by a class of dancers known as the devadasis. It was a part of the religious rituals and has a long and hoary past. The kings and the princely courts patronised the temples‚ as well as the various traditions sustaining the dance form. The salient features of Bharatanatyam
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Asian Americans only make up a small percent of the American population. Even more significant is that this percentage live mostly on the west and east coasts of mainland United States and Hawaii; leaving the rest of the American population to most likely get their exposures to Asians through television and movies. However the exposure they have receive throughout the history of film has been hardly flattering. Throughout the course of history Asians in film have been portrayed as evil or the
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HUMA 1315 Prof. Chaplin 08/03/2013 Asian Art Museum Are ancient arts impressive for current generation? I had experience to visit museum when I was in back home Ethiopia. Until by any coincidence‚ visiting museum is one of my experiences in my free time. In the first August this year‚ I visited The Collection of Asian Arts Museum which located in Downtown Dallas. When I visited the museum‚ it made me a nice impression. Afterward‚ I asked myself‚ do this generation have appreciation for ancient
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ASINAN FINANCIAL CRISIS 1997 INTRODUTION The Asian financial crisis (or Asian Contagion) was one of the most darkness crisis of Asian‘s economic beginning in July 1997. The center of this crisis included: Thailand‚ South Korean‚ Japan‚ China‚ Hong Kong‚ Taiwan‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia and Philippine. According to Prof. Charles W.L.Hill‚ University of Washington‚ “Asian financial crisis swept like a brush fire through the "tiger economies" of SE Asian”. And then‚ it raised fears to the all worldwide
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