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    Bill Bojangles Robinson

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    Buck-dancing contest and won. From 1902-1914‚ he teamed with George W. Cooper. Bound by the "two-colored" rule in vaudeville‚ which restricted blacks to performing in pairs‚ they performed together on the Keith and Orpheum circuits‚ but did not wear blackface makeup that performers customarily used. Robinson was a staunch professional‚ but he was also a gambler who possessed a quick temper and carried a gold-plated revolver. An assault charge in 1915 split the act. After the split‚ Robinson launched

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    Examples Of Whitewashing

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    Introduction Whitewashing: “a casting practice in the film industry of the United States‚ in which white actors are cast in historically non-white character roles” (Wikipedia‚ 2017). Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast at Tiffany’s‚ Goku in Dragon ball: Evolution‚ and Light Yagami in Death Note are great examples that present the current state of the film industry. Many character’s ethnicity is ignored and replaced with Caucasian actors. In fact‚ it is almost impossible to see the Person of Colours (POC) as

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    Archibald John Motley‚ Jr.: Issues of Race Archibald John Motley‚ Jr. (1891-1981) saw first hand the negative stereotypes placed upon African Americans that had been endured since times of slavery. Therefore‚ he realized the invocative power of images within a culture. Motley then began his quest to transform America ’s stereotypical Negro perspective. In spite of his honorably proclaimed goals‚ "there is still a hint of [racial] exclusion reflected in his life and his work…" (Leath‚ 2)

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    Biography of Ian Wilmut

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    | The Life and Accomplishments of Ian Wilmut | Dr. Ian Wilmut with the year-old Dolly in 1997. Dolly was the first animal to be cloned from DNA taken from an adult animal. © Najlah Feanny/CORBIS SABA | James Ray | Shepherd University | 9/16/2011 | | Ian Wilmut is an embryologist from England that is arguably the most controversial researcher in recent history. He is considered to be the pioneer of cloning. He and his colleagues successfully cloned a lamb they named Dolly. He

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    Roots of Bluegrass Music

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    The Roots of Bluegrass Music Jacqueline Allen COM/155 January 05‚ 2012 Jennifer Roberson Abstract Introduction Appalachia‚ beautiful strains of music known as Bluegrass can be heard. Let us walk back‚ discover the roots‚ people‚ and the profound impact on today’s music. I Scotland’s “Celtic” Music A The music of Scotland 1. Q-Celtic 2. P-Celtic B The Instruments 1. Original Instruments 2. Modern Day C The Style

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    Gone With The Wind: The Evolution Of Sex And Race In The 1930’s Taylor Reed English 101 Professor Reynoso 7 June 2010 How the 1930’s could have turned out to be positive instead of a negative. The difficult decade for many Americans was the 1930s. Knol Beta stated that “the Great Depression plagued citizens throughout the country because of lost jobs and a poor economy.” Although there wasn’t very much money left to be spent on nice items‚ Americans still turned to entertainment to remind

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    Theatre 100 Final Exam Review Drake Union tour Remember the major rooms and theatres we toured Lecture #9: Sarah Ruhl & contemporary theatre Brecht- Epic theatre • Alienate audience to THINK‚ not FEEL • Use history to comment on present • Remind audience they are in theatre: open stagecraft‚ musical numbers‚ puppets‚ narrators‚ film Samuel Beckett & Absurdism • Characters in bizarre situations • Circular/static blots- things often repeat • Sparse language- talking past each other

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    Exam 1

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    Class: Name: Date: ’lr\\0 ID: A Exam #1 Spring 2007 Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers th ^ question. r £2. 1. One example of the way theatre can educate is? a. Making people see plays (c) Making peoj le aware of an is ;;ue b. Making people laugh d. Making peo] le take theatre clusses 2. is the process by which we learn about our culture by watching and imitating the behaviors of others and listening to their

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    Stereotypes in the Media

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    Edie Rangel Race and Ethnicity Professor Herman October 25‚ 2010 Over the past couple of decades the usage of offensive stereotypes have played a big role in popular films‚ TV shows‚ music videos‚ and comedy routines today. In fact one can only argue that these offensive stereotypes have increased considerably and will only continue to grow. There are many reasons as to why these stereotypes have only increased and have led to the creators of these films making millions and millions of

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    Every emancipation is a restoration of the human world and of human relationships to man himself. MARX‚ Zur Judenfrage (1844) It has often been mistaken that racism only exists between those who are black and white. This of course‚ has largely been influenced by colonialism and slavery in the New World. Carlos Hoyt Jr in his article‚ ‘The Pedagogy of

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