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    American Ballet Theatre: This theatre began in 1939 and was managed by Richard Pleasant. By 1939‚ former Hollywood agent‚ Richard Pleasant‚ came to New York to manage the company. By the summer of 1939‚ Pleasant and Chase developed big ideas to turn the company into a full-fledged ballet company and to base it on “a gallery of dance rather than the vision of a single choreographer" and a "living museum of

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    “To forget the [a] Holocaust is to kill twice.” (Ellie Wiesel) Many words within the past 80 years such as Wiesel’s has impacted history and civilization’s structure to its core. With this in mind‚ several survivors of the calamitous genocide known as the Holocaust have also expressed their assorted speculations‚ which can be deemed bias in some eyes. In Canadian history‚ the Holocaust is represented and taught as a significant catastrophe. Although Canada was not involved with the execution of the

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    Biography Of Malcolm X

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    Malcolm X‚ born Malcolm Little‚ was an influential American Muslim minister and an activist for civil rights. He was a powerful political leader who expressed what he believed in‚ in a way that was violent and different to fellow activist‚ Martin Luther King Jr. He entered into a world full of hate on May 19‚ 1925‚ to homemaker Louise Little and a preacher who supported Marcus Garvey (the leader of the black nationalist party)‚ Earl Little. From before he was even born‚ Malcolm was exposed to the

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    Who Is Malcolm X?

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    As an influential African-American leader‚ Malcolm X climbed to fame in the mid-1950s as an outspoken national minister of the Nation of Islam under Elijah Muhammad. Malcolm challenged the civil rights movement (Malcolm X‚ Enotes.com). He openly called for black independence and snubbed nonviolence and integration as an effective means of contesting racism. In the 1960s‚ however‚ Malcolm rejected Muhammad and the Nation of Islam and embraced conventional Islam. He authenticated his various experiences

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    Chapter 24: An Age of Limits Section 1: The Nixon Administration. A) Nixon’s New conservatism President Richard M. Nixon entered office in 1969 determined to turn America in a more conservative direction. Toward that end‚ he tried to instill a sense of order into a nation still divided over the continuing Vietnam War. 1) NEW FEDERALISM Nixon’s plan‚ known as New Federalism‚ was to distribute a portion of federal power to state and local governments. Under revenue sharing‚ state and local

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    encouraged followers to use the Bible as a moral compass rather than to believe that the Bible represented scientific or historical truth. Many Liberal Protestants became active in the “social gospel” and other reform movements of the era. National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) An organization founded in 1890 to demand the vote for women. NAWSA argued that women should be allowed to vote because their responsibilities in the home and family made them indispensable in the public decision-making

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    Malcolm X Reflection

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    Malcolm X had started in the Midwest where a whole lot of discrimination and racial violence had occurred. Malcolm X’s family decided to move to Michigan where they still got looked down on and violence had happened. White’s had killed Malcolm X’s father and forced his mother into insanity. Being in Michigan’s detention home‚ Malcolm X had completed the eighth grade and moved back to Boston to stay with his half-sister. Once Malcolm X gets to Boston he becomes involved with street life as a railway

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    The Music of Generation X

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    The Music of Generation X Since the beginning of time the human beings have adored the soothing sounds of music. Music has affected the way people have behaved and dressed throughout different periods of time. Different groups have been formed based upon their preference in music. Take for an example in the music of my generation‚ Generation X‚ there are several different groups oriented by music. In Generation X punks‚ gangs‚ alternative people‚ ravers‚ hippies‚ and pop rockers have all

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    Malcolm X Summary

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    Malcom X   This poignant point of view written about Malcolm X by Manning Marable shows Malcom transforming from an angry‚ scared boy to an enlightened visionary. In Marable’s work‚ he describes how Malcolm’s life was challenging. Malcolm’s father‚ Earl Little‚ was a Baptist minister and strongly supported the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Malcolm’s father was a visible example of African-Americans in leadership roles. Sadly‚ even this relationship was clouded by racism. When Malcolm was

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    X Rated Summary

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    the X chromosome in a person ’s genetic makeup. Perhaps this research will end the never ending battle of the sexes regarding which sex is smarter. X Rated summary Recent research regarding the X chromosome sequence may help to define the biological differences between men and women. Sexual differences in intelligence were once thought to arise primarily from hormones and the environment. Studies have not found intelligence

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