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    step-sisters sometimes wear high heeled character shoes . Romantic Ballets use mainly romantic tutus while classical ballets use classical tutus . Although there are many types of shoes and costumes‚ tutus and pointe shoes are the most common ones for Ballerinas .

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    March 5‚ 2013 A Dystopian Masterpiece In his short story‚ “Harrison Bergeron”‚ author Kurt Vonnegut‚ Jr. tells about a society‚ or America‚ in the future being ruled by a totalitarian government‚ whose number one law‚ is equality. Everyone is treated equally by law; no one is smarter‚ faster‚ stronger or more beautiful than another. The people of the society are forced to conform to handicaps by wearing weights around their neck or masks to hide a beautiful face. Vonnegut shows how far people are

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    seize the right shading or colours due to the rising sun‚ Monet was intrigued by the affect of weather and light on his outdoor projects. On the other hand‚ Degas‚ although also concentrated mainly in France‚ based his works on people‚ nudes and ballerinas in particular. Monet never painted a nude. Monet and Degas’ earlier works have notably different brush stroke styles. While Monet has tended to lean towards the short‚ choppy and yet delicate‚ Degas’ strokes blended virtuously unnoticeable.

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    People are unequal and we should not treat them equally. What is equality? Equality is a state in which every living person is given the same number of opportunity to vent out their ability to its fullest‚ regardless of gender‚ race‚ wealth‚ religion‚ and so on. However‚ in the world of capitalism and libertarianism‚ people cannot be equal. Each person is born with different amounts of wealth and contrary aspects both physically and mentally‚ no matter how much people fight for equal human

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    assert instead the necessity of taking a creatively driven approach to education in order for students to obtain future success. Sir Ken Robinson’s article referring to creativity as the most crucial 21st century skill and his Ted talk about the ballerina that became a multimillionaire after being allowed to express her creativity‚ both highlight the necessity of permitting students to explore their creative sides and allowing them to build a future with it‚ leading to success in the long-term.

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    If a society’s rules were perfect‚ there would be no need for an uprising. Harrison also talks about “selecting his empress” daring a woman to claim the title (Vonnegut‚ 5). When one ballerina rises‚ a sense of supremacy is felt from her. Even under oppression‚ this woman sees herself superior to the other ballerinas. In a utopian society‚ people would accept themselves as being equal without having thoughts of superiority. With Harrison and his empress’ actions‚ the utopian basis of equality begins

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    Taking Flight This book is about Michaela DePrince and her journey from a war orphan to professional ballerina. The book starts out with michaelas childhood with her parents in sierra leone.when she was young her father was killed by men called debels who terrorized her town during the year. After her father died she went to live with her uncle who was abusive and tried to marry her mother but her mother refused. About a year after her father died her mother died from fever and starvation. Her uncle

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    “Harrison Bergeron” is a short story by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. that describes his idea of what the future will look like‚ more specifically in the year 2081. The fictional story is both humerus and terrifying as the writer explains its illogical but interesting concepts. The science fiction elements help portray the problems of the writers delusional future. One of the most common themes is the advanced technology used in the story. For instance‚ the use of handicapping devices. The form of mentally handicapping

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    Intro “Ballet is a female sport”‚ “guys who dance are mostly likely gay”‚ how do we ourselves or heard other associate male dancers with homosexuality? The reality of the dance world is that men are boxed into stereotypes that leave a lasting impression on them emotionally and mentally. Dancing is not only a career but an art form‚ and dancers are artist. The stigma placed on male dancers is tenting‚ which can inhibit the portraying of the beauty and purity of their art. The body is a dancer’s tool

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    Dance Research Paper

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    I. Dance has always been something that fascinates me. Ever since I was a little girl‚ my dream was to become a prima ballerina. The way the dancers carried themselves with such grace and finesse in every movement was something I aspired to achieve someday. I began taking up dance when I was four years old at Hudson Valley Conservatory. There‚ I studied three different types of dance: tap‚ jazz‚ and ballet. Ballet‚ of course‚ being my favorite‚ was the one style I focused on the most but my performance

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