TRAVIS and the MAGIC SHOW By: Ingrid Davis Page 1 Once upon a time there was a little boy named Travis who loved to do magic tricks. He loved magic tricks so much‚ his friends nicknamed him Tricky Travis. Tricky Travis was so good at his magic tricks‚ he could make fussy babies stop crying‚ sad parents happy‚ and talking students quiet. Page2 One Monday morning when Travis went to school‚ he heard on the morning announcements that his school would be holding it’s first ever talent show. ATTENTION
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morning free. And‚ thrilled‚ when Business Affairs calls to say they have received Doug Conway’s signed contract. Right away‚ I have Megan phone his agent to set a date/time to meet with him this week. When that’s done‚ I find Doug’s screenplay‚ “Baseball Rules” and my notes. I want to review them and have Thom
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George Pal (1908 – 1980) George Pal was an American animator‚ although he was a American animator but he was born in Cegled‚ Austria-Hungary‚ he became an American citizen after emigrating from Europe. He was also a film producer‚ principally associated with science fiction genre. The reason I write about George Pal because of his talents and efforts. He was nominated for Academy Awards (in the category Best short subjects‚ Cartoon) no less than seven consecutive years (1942 – 1948) and received
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Name: Le Chahut. Year: 1889-90. Artist: Georges Seurat. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 170 cm × 141 cm (66.92 in × 55.12 in). Movement/Style: Post-Impressionism/Pointillism(divisionist). Location: Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo‚ Netherlands. The Analysis: - Appears in the painting‚ the dancers‚ the musicians and the crowd. - It is obvious that the painting was done using the pointillism method. - This painting shows the artist’s interest in combining between light‚ forms and clarity of emotions
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Essay George Balanchine I chose to research on George Balanchine because he became known as the most influential ballet choreographer of the 20th century. He not only was the most influential ballet choreographer‚ but he worked with leading figures of American musical theatre two revues‚ fourteen musical comedies‚ four operettas‚ five Hollywood films‚ and a circus spectacle that are milestones of American popular culture. He was a very versatile choreographer and that’s what makes him very special
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Georges Clemenceau (28 September 1841 – 24 November 1929) Georges Benjamin Clemenceau was a French statesman who led the nation to victory in the First World War. A leader of the Radical Party‚ he played a central role in politics after 1870. Clemenceau served as the Prime Minister of France from 1906 to 1909‚ and again from 1917 to 1920. He was one of the principal architects of the Treaty of Versailles at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Nicknamed "Le Tigre" (The Tiger)‚ he took a very harsh
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Georges Braque was born on May 13‚ 1882 in Argenteuil Val-d’Oise‚ France. He trained to be a house painter and decorator like his father and grandfather‚ and studied artistic painting during evenings at the École des Beaux-Arts‚ in Le Havre from 1897 to 1899. In Paris‚ he apprenticed with a decorator and was awarded his certificate in 1902. Braque then attended the Académie Humbert until 1904. His early works were landscapes and impressionism‚ but around 1905‚ he adopted a Fauvist style. In
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Luke Dwyer Wallman Written Expression II 2/12/2014 George Saunders Every author has a specific style to their writing that makes them unique in the world of literature. George Saunders often repeats themes and motifs in his writing. There are many telltale signs of a classic George Saunders story. He uses similar characters‚ mood‚ and conflicts. However‚ he applies them in different settings to convey the message. Most of his stories are satires‚ making hyperbole a large force in his writing
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Baseball has been a popular sport and an important part of any peoples lives. Our nation’s love for the game lead to the creation of the professional organization known today as Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball has had major influences that have transformed professional baseball into its current organization. Major League Baseball has been influenced by many things‚ such as‚ players‚ by war‚ by racism‚ by technology‚ and by drugs. There have been great players‚ great teams‚ ability to
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George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was a Welsh-born English poet‚ orator and Anglican priest. Herbert’s poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets‚ and he is recognized as "a pivotal figure: enormously popular‚ deeply and broadly influential‚ and arguably the most skillful and important British devotional lyricist."[ George Herbert as a Religious poet George Herbert as a Religious poet George Herbert is considered as a religious poet because of the subject matter
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