Anyone who knows me knows that I cannot dance. In fact‚ I can barely touch my toes‚ let alone do a split. My lack of ability has often been a hindrance in my pursuit of musical theater. My freshman year of high school I decided to try out for the spring musical‚ the ever-popular production of Bye Bye Birdie. I would say that approximately 90 people auditioned that year‚ a majority of who were in my same grade. I had prepared for weeks‚ rehearsing the song “Put on a Happy Face” with my voice coach
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generally more productive. With all the generous benefits unions provide for their employees‚ who is incurring the hefty costs? When the Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) went on strike in September 2012‚ teachers asserted a larger pay increase. Among other grievances‚ the CTU was negotiating for a 17 percent increase over four years. When negotiations failed with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel‚ the teacher’s union decided the only course of action was to strike. That strike caused Chicago’s public schools
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struggling to get food and water everyday and it’s ridiculously hot. Could it get any worse? The answer is yes as the whole city of Chicago burned down October 8th—October 9th in 1871. Millions of Chicagoans left homeless and only because of one cause — Natural Causes. (History.com) The Great Chicago Fire started because of natural causes. There was a drought in Chicago when the fire occurred‚ and there were previous fires before that. Those fires also happened anonymously. There is better chance
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As he gotten more famous as a musical legend‚ he began other occupations as a German composer‚ songwriter‚ lyricist‚ and a pianist. He was baptized on December 17th‚ 1770‚ and it is believed that his birthday was December 17th‚ 1770 because in the time‚ children are baptized after they have been born decreed by the Catholic Church. Lot’s of scholars settled it being his birth date because his parents always celebrated his birthday on this day marked with joy and celebrations. His birthday was
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Judicial Restraint and Judicial Activism in McDonald v. City of Chicago Judicial Restraint is when the Supreme Court restricts their powers to avoid making any changes to public policy‚ unless that policy is unconstitutional. When applying judicial restraint to cases‚ the courts stand by stare decisis (previous decisions of the court)‚ uphold current law‚ and hold strictly to the text of the Constitution. They think that by only interpreting the constitution and not creating new laws‚ that they
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let me know A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck Thomas Hart Grade 6 Literature Mrs. Snell November 15‚ 2007 For my second book report‚ I chose to read A Long Way from Chicago‚ a fiction novel by Richard Peck. The main characters are Grandma Dowdel‚ her grandchildren Joey Dowdel‚ and his sister‚ Mary Alice. Joey and Mary Alice lived with their parents in Chicago and every August from 1929 until the summer of
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Yurun Gu (Rainie) Professor Barbara Stewart ESL: English For Research Skills December 3‚ 2013 The Success of Chinese Version of ‘Mamma Mia!’ Shows to the Chinese Musicals Development Abstracts In recent years‚ musicals in China are being paid much more attentions than in the past. The show of Chinese version of ‘Mamma Mia’ has a bigger purpose than profit: it is part of a much larger drive towards a new Chinese creativity. The article will explain why Chinese
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Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Musical Theatre Virtuoso For many‚ musical theatre is an experience that not only posses the power of entertainment‚ but the power of transformation. Masters of music such as Stephen Sondheim‚ Leonard Berstein‚ and George Gershwin used music as a theatrical element by which intense emotions and ever changing moods could be expressed. Their beautiful scores are regarded as the most impressive and moving in musical theatre history. Joining them at the top is Andrew Lloyd
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A musical have more dancing than opera. Opera rarely needs to dance. 2. A musical is almost always performed in the language of its audience‚ while opera is no words to be speak in the performance of an opera. 3. An opera is drama set to music. In an opera‚ the moods‚ emotions and feelings are heightened. It combined vocal music which includes solos‚ ensembles and chorus and instrumental music which is played by the orchestra with costumes‚ stage action and scenic effects. However musical is a
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Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is the world’s foremost manufacturer of guitars‚ basses‚ amplifiers and related equipment. With an illustrious history dating back to 1946‚ Fender has touched and transformed music worldwide and in nearly every genre: rock n’ roll‚ country and western‚ jazz‚ rhythm and blues and many others. Everyone from beginners and hobbyists to the world’s most acclaimed artists and performers have used Fender instruments and amps‚ and legendary Fender instruments such
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