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    worked in a GM factory so he smelled often smelled of grease. This became a comforting smell since as a child I always associate with my father. Dancing at these dances was never easy since my father is a bigger man. His belly often made our dancing difficult‚ but I was always dancing since I would just stand on his toes as he held my hand. This made my dancing easier than the romping around that the father and son do in the poem.

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    Synopsis and Summary In this article from The New York Times‚ Gretchen Reynolds talks about the relationship between exercise and dancing‚ relating to the white matter in our brains. The University of Illinois gathered 147 volunteers‚ both men and women and gave them tests for their cognitive abilities and reaction time‚ along with taking an in-depth MRI. Over a six-month span‚ the people were broken up into three different groups‚ each group doing different activities‚ but doing them for an hour

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    American Hero by Essex Hemphill Report by Griffin de Flores The poem “American Hero”‚ a poem written by Essex Hemphill‚ is about a black basketball player. Hemphill uses imagery in this poem. “It’s a shimmering club light / and I’m dancing‚ slick in my sweat.” (5-6) this is a metaphor about the basketball‚ saying that it was a disco ball. “Everyone hollering / is a friend tonight.” (16-17) these two lines gives the reader a sense that these people aren’t actually his friends but saying

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    Evolution of Dance

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    Getter: “Dancing is the loftiest‚ the most moving‚ the most beautiful of the arts. For it is no mere translation or abstraction of life. It is life itself.” This is a quote by British writer and psychologist Henry Havelock Ellis. B. Relevance: Some of you may not realize it but dance plays a large role in your lives. Many of us college students love to party and what’s a party without dancing? When you’re around your friends and the music is loud‚ you can’t help but to start dancing. C. Credibility:

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    The live theatre production I decided to review was Hairspray by Margo Lion. The musical Hairspray is based off the film by John Waters. The play focus on a teenage girl‚ Tracy Turnblad. Tracy is a high schooler who love dancing and is obsessed with a popular local dance show called “The Corny Collins Show”. Tracy auditions and is soon given a spot on the popular show. Tracy is excited to be on the show and excited to inform everyone of her plans to integrate The Corny Collins Show. Though this comedy

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    spoken by Hausa people in northern Nigeria which is a part of Africa. Her choice of a proverb from Africa reflects the strong effect of African culture to her. One of the most dominant topics on African American writers is dancing. Smith quote from Hausa language and about dancing at the same time is a great choice. Besides‚ it give the reader a good hint about the main theme of

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    "The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan" Journalist Najibullah Quraishi investigates the cruel world of Afghanistan’s cultural boy dancing. This involves the sale or kidnapping of young poverty stricken boys. Training of singing‚ dancing‚ and playing instruments. The entertainment to men‚ for weddings and other ceremonies while the boys are dressed in women’s clothes‚ and the sexual abuse of the young boys. The "Deviant Place" victimization theory applies directly to the "Bacha Bazi" (boy dancing).The Deviant

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    Attan Attan is a traditional Afghan dance. It is said to be one of the oldest forms of Afghan Pagan dance. It is usually performed with a Dhol‚ which is a double-headed barrel drum. The dance can be anywhere from 5 minute to 30 minutes long. There are many different regional variations of Attan‚ the most famous being Kabuli‚ Paktiyaya‚ Mazari‚ Kandahari‚ Sistani‚ Herati‚ Pashayi‚ and Nuristani. During King Yama’s time‚ Attan was performed before going to a war because it used to give the army the

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    From the beginning of the Earth‚ every one seeks religious views to thank the Creator for his creations. In the worldview of the Apsaalooke and Lakota‚ they reveal themselves to the Creator by the ceremonial ritual of the Sun Dance. These indigenous tribes see the Sun as the most powerful of spiritual beings‚ the Great Mystery‚ and praise it during the Sun Dance. The Lakota believe that the circle is a divine shape‚ because many cosmos like the Sun‚ Earth‚ and Moon are rounded. The Sun

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    stagnant world. fact the protagonist of the film. Repetition of “I was dancing” - when the music begins‚ - the sign about boxing is Billy’s boxing fight begins much larger then the also. This is the contrast dancing sign. Shows of ballet piano music the focus on masculine whilst he is in a boxing figures and the male ring. He beings to move dominance within the and stuff around (“not town. (boxing for boys‚ again” he does not have dancing for girls) a passion for boxing. - “your a disgrace to Comparison

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