------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Indian Rain Dance A rain dance is a dancing ceremony performed by some Native American Indian tribes‚ asking their spirits or gods to send rain. It is more common among Southwest Native Americans‚ who live in drier regions. Time Frame * The rain dance normally takes place during the spring planting season and the summer months before crops are harvested. The dance asks the gods or spirits to send the appropriate amount of rain at the correct time to assure a plentiful
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Kristy Porter English Comp II 1213 sec. 510 3 April 2009 The Black Cat The Black Cat‚ by Edgar Allen Poe‚ is a story about a man’s love/hate relationship with animals. What goes around comes around is the best way to describe the message of this story because Poe implies that people will undoubtedly suffer the consequences of their actions. Through the careful construction of plot‚ the ongoing use of irony‚ and the rapid development of character‚ Poe captures the reader’s attention and draws
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In T.S. Eliot’s poem “Macavity: The Mystery Cat‚” a villainous character is described. Macavity is a tall and thin individual with a taste for thievery. His brow is “deeply lined‚” possibly a result of his thorough planning of crimes. He is neglected by society and wears a dusty coat. Macavity has sunken-in eyes and a highly domed head. He never combs his whiskers and thus appears mangy. He spends his time plotting illegal acts and carrying his plans out. Macavity is said to have broken “every
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I awoke at midday afternoon to the sound of the piercing rain against the roof. It was that usual waking time‚ on days when I have all day to do the things I wanted and all the time to do it but not doing it anyway‚ except that it was raining very hard. Normally I would just shut my eyes back and spend the whole day sleeping. But not this time. I looked out the window momentarily and stared into the open space‚ then curled back to bed. I shifted towards the ceiling‚ paused‚ and before I knew it‚
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Released in 1951‚ Singin in the Rain was one of the last films to be produced during the profitable golden age of the studio system. It evokes the typical characteristics of the popular MGM Hollywood musical by relying on superstar names and infectious dance numbers. However‚ Singin in the Rain incorporates an additional level of parody into its nostalgic plot that focuses on the disruptive shift from silent movies to "talkies." The film showcases classical Hollywood musical numbers supplemented
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Ms. Rain played the symbol of a hero on Precious’s come back to society. Before Ms. Rain appeared in Precious’s life she was just a teen that was constantly beat up by her mom and raped by her father until they were satisfied. Everyone gave up on her and ignored her in school‚ she was invisible to society. When Precious stumbled upon Ms. Rain‚ she saw her as just another teacher who will brush her off the equation. Then‚ she started to realize that Ms. Rain really cared about her. Ms.Rain pushed
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The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French Cultural History. First Edition. Robert Darnton. New York: Basic Books‚ 1999 XIII + 298. The Great Cat Massacre with out a doubt has one of the most unusual titles ever created especially for a book about history. Now this unusual title perhaps fits this book better than any other straight - forward title Mr. Darnton could have conjured. You see the text contained in the book isn’t just your standardized‚ boring‚ and redundant view of history
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Singing in the Rain is an upbeat musical tying into a sweet love story. The movie begins with the main character‚ movie star Don Lockwood‚ escaping from a wild mob of fans and jumping into a random car where he meets Kathy Selden. Falling in love with independent Kathy Selden‚ Don Lockwood faces the problem of finding her again after the escapade of jumping into her car. Even when Don finds Kathy again‚ Lina Lamont‚ the glamorous actress alongside Don Lockwood in all the movies‚ becomes a problem
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daughter Oganda‚ who asks for news about when it will rain. Labong’o is cryptically speechless. Notably‚ with Ogot’s immediate presentation of this critical concern about whether or not rain will come‚ the reader may at once expect that this concern will be resolved favorably; the title--and there is no evidence that it is meant ironically--assures that "the rain came." Thus‚ the tension raised by this concern shifts to a different question: the rain will presumably come‚ but at what cost? Labong’o’s
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Dragana Dokic Lessons From a Walk in a Rain Forest According to David Suzuki‚ the Choco Rainforest is a stable cosmos of complexity that mustn’t be destroyed in order to sustain communities and ecosystems indefinitely. Although deforestation can be positively utilized in the society‚ it has undeniable flaws. In our modern-day societies‚ profit is the main objective‚ desire and ambition; through the deforestation of such magnificent terrains‚ profit is easily gained. Suzuki stated‚ “…one can’t
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