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    The Dancing Girl of Izu

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    Yasunari Kawabata: The Dancing Girl of Izu My favorite author is Yasunari Kawabata‚ was born in June 14‚ 1899 and died in April 16‚ 1972. He is a Japanese short story writer and the first Japanese author to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. His works combined the beauty of old Japan with modernist trends. Kawabata’s books have been described as melancholy lyricism and often explore the place of sex within culture and within individual lives. “The Dancing Girl of Izu” is a story like this‚ my

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    Blue Winds Dancing

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    In any story‚ the repetition of a word‚ theme‚ or symbol typically marks that thing as important to the author and reader. It reflects the message of the piece as a whole. In Tom Whitecloud’s Blue Winds Dancing‚ the word in particular is “home.” It represents more than where he grew up; more than just a birthplace. “Home” means family. It means friends‚ love‚ comfort‚ and protection. “Home is where the heart is” so the saying goes‚ and for Whitecloud‚ this couldn’t be any truer. Home is the most

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    Essay Comparing and Contrasting “Two Kinds” vs. “Blue Winds Dancing” While both of these stories have different themes regarding cultural issues‚ the characters involved similarly have their own reasons that compel them to oppose their individual situations. In Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” and in Tom Whitecloud’s “Blue Winds Dancing”‚ both narrators choose nonconformity regarding their unique situations‚ but have different motivations for doing so. In “Two Kinds”‚ the narrator struggles to be the ideal

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    the healer

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    The Act of Healing and Colonial Society Throughout David Sowell’s The Tale of Healer Miguel Perdomo Niera both religion and the science of healing are questioned and compared. Miguel Perdomo Niera was an unlicensed doctor who used science and religion to heal his patience. Many of whom could not pay for a doctor in town or had and not been cured until Niera had treated them. This created much disbelief in the medical world. Questions were aroused‚ how could a man use old Indian religious techniques

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    Music as a Healer

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    MUSIC AS A HEALER We all love music This is a truth very few people can deny and music has the distinction of being globally appreciated . music is a language which is truly international ‚ we can enjoy the beats of the drums which can be of any origin ‚ we love the melody of the music and the rhythmic sounds of the piano You do not need to be educated to enjoy music Music can be used to bring about healingin different diseases .Music begins from the sound ‚ sound is a wave ‚ the wave is a vibration

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    Profile of a Healer

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    PROFILE OF A HEALER I am impressed and amazed by the power of healers – the miracle and the good it brings to man. Sadly‚ however‚ majority of healers seem to be using the gift for personal glory and monetary compensation. Because of this‚ the novelty of the miracle is lost and fanaticisms follow. The belief is somehow tarnished by these men of earth with heavenly powers. They come from different sectors; priest‚ ordinary men and women‚ preachers of religious sects and cults‚ and some movie

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    Dancing

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    Shay Conley 11/09/2011 Research Paper Dancing “Fun.” “ Flowing.” “ Elegant.” “Wild.” “Graceful.“ “Beautiful.” These are all words describing a body movement to the rhythm and beats of music. “Dancing is your pulse‚ your heartbeat‚ your breathing. It’s the rhythm of your life. It’s the expression in time and movement‚ in happiness‚ joy‚ sadness and envy.” ( “What is the Meaning of Dancing“) Dancing can be done with a partner or alone. The origins‚ styles‚ and important forms

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    "The Healer" Analysis

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    Analysis Paper on "The Healer" Many fairytales of the past convey themes of a traditional nature- good versus evil‚ love lost‚ and love found. While these older tales are often interesting and relatable‚ the fairytales of today have begun to create new themes and convey more contemporary schools of thought. The author Amiee Bender displays this latter change in storytelling in the short story‚ “The Healer.” This story tells of the challenges of being unique and average‚ degree of emotion‚ and

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    Dancing

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    also be ceremonial‚ competitive or erotic. Dance movements may be without significance in themselves‚ as in ballet or European folk dance‚ or have a gestural vocabulary or symbolic meaning as in some Asian dances. “There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good.” Edwin Denby. Dance has not left behind identifiable artifacts that prove when dance was created.   It is not possible to place a date on when it became part of human culture. For billions of years people

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    Music Healer

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    Even before King David‚ the kings of old must have employed musicians to soothe and heal them during times of stress and illness.  The healing power of music has been expressed throughout the centuries‚ from the strumming of ancient harps and flutes‚ to the pure voice sung in chants and folk songs.  Music has no bounds when it creates the sounds to heal and mellow the soul.  It’s legacy survives every generation through history and is expressed through the hearts and deeper feelings in the people

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