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    Krumping

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    Krumping Krumping‚ also clown dancing or clowning is a style of dance that originated in the African-American community of South Central Los Angeles‚ California. It involves freestyle movements and elaborate face-painting. The dance moves are usually performed in competition with other crews. It is known to be a positive outlet for expressing anger and used as a nonviolent alternative to the street violence. The first clown dancer was Thomas Johnson also known as Tommy the Clown. He was a former spokesperson

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    Hopi Indians

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    Hopi Indians 1350 BCE to 1540 BCE Hopi means peaceful ones The name "Moqui‚" or "Moki‚" by which they have been popularly known‚ means ’dead’ in their own language‚ but as a tribal name it is seemingly of alien origin and of undetermined signification Bandelier and Cushing believed the Hopi country‚ the later province of Tusayan‚ to be identical with the Totonteac of Fray Marcos de Niza. The Hopi first became known to white men in the summer of 1540 Located in Arizona Buildings like steps

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    excitement. You think of goofy clowns‚ acrobats and popcorn. You rarely think about what happens when the show is over. But for some the show never ends. Chimpanzees and other animals used for our entertainment are usually abused and mistreated. For my visual essay‚ I chose "Animals Are Not Clowns." I got this visual off of the website Digitalsynopsis.com. The main focal point is of a caged chimpanzee. The chimp’s face has been painted to look as if he is a clown‚ clearly stating that the animals

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    to get a girl from one of their colleagues and do not care whether they are in a relationship or not. The clown both hates and admires the lion tamer‚ but does not really respect him as a person at all. Lastly‚ both the trapeze artist and the clown lack respect for themselves. Cheating is a very recurrent happening in this short story. The first time cheating is mentioned it is when the clown is warning the trapeze artist to stay away from the midget couple – Tom and Tina Thumb. He mentions that

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    Witchcraft And Exorcism

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    The history of past views and treatments for abnormal behavior was the most interesting to me in this week’s reading‚ especially witchcraft and exorcism. I remember learning about witchcraft including the Salem witch trials during high school. It has me curious as to what they would have considered abnormal behavior back then and which behaviors would have you sent to an asylum or hospital. I was surprised by how often the treatments and care of people with abnormal behavior changed‚ affected by

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    Pygmalion, Bernard Shaw

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    is someone like Cendrillon‚ a sleeping beauty‚ which is someone like the ugly duckling. Shaw try to do a program of reform for society. Ireland is far in a ideology => He try to show that. In popular english culture => Irish are stigmatize like clowns‚ buffoons. Shaw is offering a solution to the problem which is how to fix the world ? If you fix western europe‚ you’ll fix the rest of the world. If you wear blinkers you can only see straight. Pygmallion. the dynamic of the play => Interaction

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    John Wayne Gacy

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    The Killer Clown Serial killers have existed throughout American history and many of whom‚ would never be expected to kill innocent people. However‚ looks can be deceiving and this was the case for a serial killer in small town of Chicago. This serial killer was considered in the community to be well liked‚ generous‚ loyal‚ and a hard-working man. But no one could have predicted that this well liked man was destined to become one of the most sadistic serial killers and rapists in United States

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    but it is separated by a ripped line. In the black part of the poster‚ a clown smiles with a sinister grin. This clown does appear human‚ but he has these monster like hands. Only three of the clown’s fingers are visible‚ they are long‚ green‚ and wrinkled. The clown also has red lips‚ red hair‚ and a red nose. Not much of the clown’s outfit appears visible‚ but it appears to have green and purple stripes. Mostly the clown wears white makeup‚ though his eyebrows and two lines under the clown’s eyes

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    The Fool

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    fool is one of friendship and dependency. The Fool acts as a commentator on events and is one of the characters (Kent being the other) who is fearless in speaking the truth. The Fool provides wit in this bleak play and unlike some of Shakespeare’s clowns who seem unfunny to us today because their topical jokes no longer make sense‚ the Fool in King Lear ridicules Lear’s actions and situation in such a way that audiences understand the point of his jokes. His ’mental eye’ is the most acute in the beginning

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    fixed at the camera. The background setting is of a normal living room with a coffee table‚ sofa‚ chair‚ and photographs on the wall. There are also books neatly stacked on top of each other on a small table. Oddly enough‚ there is an evil looking toy clown on top of the books. Yet another anomaly is the teddy bear that is carelessly laid under the sofa. Other than that‚ the lamp at the corner of the room shines brightly in contrast of the darkened

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