Biography: Anne Halprin was born on July 13‚ 1920‚ in Wilmette‚ Illinois as Anna Schuman. She was married to Lawrence Halprin and is the mother of Daria and Rana. Before her birth‚ her father moved their family from Russia to get away from the prejudice toward Jews. Despite his efforts‚ this still impacted her as a young girl growing up in a well-off Chicago Suburb. Her initial choice for college was to attend Bennington Summer School but did not get accepted because they already met their Jew quota
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Anna Leonowens (Jodie Foster) is a British widow who has come to Siam with her son Louis (Tom Felton) to teach English to the dozens of children of King Mongkut (Chow Yun-fat). She is a strong-willed‚ intelligent woman‚ and this pleases the King‚ who wants to modernize his country to keep it safe from the threat of colonialism‚ while protecting many of the ancient traditions that give Siam its unique identity. The King and Anna discuss the differences between Eastern and Western love‚ and the King
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highlighted that leadership is about serving with passion and taking responsibilities. Dr. Emelita I. Javier- VP for Student Affairs‚ hand over to the PATTSeans the newly elected PSC officer of A.Y. 2013-2014 proceeded by the Oath of Office led by Atty. Anna Katrina V. Cruz- VP for Administrative Affairs. Ms. Gillete S. Cruz‚ the outgoing PSC President 2012-2013 ‚ turned over her position to the newly elected President‚ Ms. Emiko Jeanne D. Gener. Ms. Cruz admit that being a PSC officer is tough but they
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Anna J. Cooper Anna Julia Cooper was born in 1858 to a slave and a slave owner in North Carolina. She attended St. Augustine’s Normal School and Collegiate Institute for the colored. After she graduated she began advocating for people of color especially for women of color. Cooper strongly believed that the status and well-being of black women was a central part of the progression and equality of the nation. Throughout her life she fought relentlessly to uplift black women in hopes for a more just
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"Vengeance is mine‚ I will repay" is the opening statement in the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. Although the reader does not know whom "I" refers to in the statement‚ he can be certain that someone will pay for whatever act has been committed. Thus far in the novel‚ many motifs have emerged that could lead the speaker to want vengeance. The most important of these is the motif of infidelity. From the very first page of the novel‚ the motif of infidelity has been present. Infidelity has
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Anna Karlsson EP12 Engelska Book report Book report I have read The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera. It is a short little book with a green cover. On the cover it is a shape of a whale-tail with the ocean in the background. Themes of the book is unrequited love‚ equality and culture of the Maoris. The Whale Rider is on my personally list of ”Do not read”‚ truly not a book I am going to read again and now I am going to tell you why. Firstly the names i the book is typical Maori-names and I thought it
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Throughout the months of December and January‚ cinemas across the country will be screening the newest adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. The novel has previously been made into ballets‚ films‚ operas‚ musicals‚ and television movies. Because the novel is a tale of a love‚ adultery and societal pressures in Imperial Russia‚ famous British actors were chosen to play to prestigious main roles in the movie. Although the movie provides beautifully setting‚ choreography‚ and costume‚ keeping
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LETTER FROM INDIA In India‚ Seeking Revolution in a Democracy By MANU JOSEPH Published: June 8‚ 2011 * RECOMMEND * TWITTER * SIGN IN TO E-MAIL * PRINT * REPRINTS * SHARE NEW DELHI — Swami Ramdev is a yoga instructor in saffron robes; he walks on wooden sandals and has an elastic body‚ an involuntary wink‚ flowing black hair and a full beard. He claims to have renounced worldly pleasures‚ but that excludes flying in private jets. He is at the
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races‚ nationalities‚ religion‚ cultures‚ backgrounds and sexual orientation in America. In Anna Quindlen’s “A Quilt of a Country” she explains how people view America. She writes that being an American is an idea that works despite that fact that it should not due to the diversity that exist in the country. Quindlen informs the reader that America was uniquely built on no particular culture or race. She compares America to a quilt which is made up of various patterns‚ styles‚ designs‚ fabrics‚
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A New Kind of Marriage The beliefs of American society are rapidly changing‚ and one of the most important and argued social issue of this generation is same sex marriage‚ and marriage equality. Members of the gay community felt as if they have waited long enough and demand that changes should be made‚ but American lawmakers aren’t as progressive as the gay community would like them to be. Marriage is an institution that is controlled by the state‚ as suggested by Kerry Howley; “Marriage.
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