Beethoven and Katherine. The reasoning behind these parallels‚ however‚ is not revealed until Katherine delivers her final lecture. As Katherine begins her lecture‚ she starts by explaining the purpose of a hypothesis before then providing the audience with her own. “My hypothesis was that Beethoven wanted to use Diabelli’s waltz to show Vienna what a great masterwork he could create out of a grain of sand‚” (Kaufman 101) in many ways this same hypothesis can be applied to Katherine. As a matter of
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“What matters to you defines your mattering.” (Green 212). The book An Abundance of Katherines by John Green is about a roadtrip that lands a heartbroken genius and his muslim best friend in the town of Gutshot‚ Tennessee. Once lured by the road signs advertising the body of Archduke Francis Ferdinand‚ these two boys meet their tour-guide and soon-to-be roommate for the summer. When these three unlikely friends strive to find their purpose in life‚ they come to realize that the secret to finding
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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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American dancer and choreographer Katherine Dunham is one of the most famous African American dancers of all time. She strived to expose the awareness of the African Diaspora through her choreography. Her dance technique shows a collection of many cultures since she herself was a very cultural ethnic person. Dunham’s work has brought a great influence in the world of dance. Her hard work is still honored and appreciated to this day. Katherine Dunham was born on June 22‚ 1909 in Glen Ellyn‚ Illinois
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Brought out into the light only when the drawer was rummaged through. Once again I needed its assistance to step into a character. Dancing in the Nutcracker ballet as a Chinese dancer at the age of fourteen. With this dance came mastering dancing in and out of giant fans slicing through the air. In so the fan was released from its wooden prison of art supplies. Relentlessly practicing gracefully managing the fan while moving through air
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the speaker feel things that she has never felt before‚ or emotions that she thought were long gone; leading her to realize all the things she has been missing out on. This is evident when the speaker says‚ “I never danced better‚ freer‚ / as if dancing were my way/ of saying how easily/ I could be with him‚ or apart.” In this line she is realizing how effortless it was for her to connect with another man that is not her husband. She is saying how easy is it for her to be without him‚ proving how
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Sierra Moore Journal 1 An Abundance of Katherines Page 163 (+444 from It’s Kind of a Funny Story) Typically cross-country-roadtrips are perceived as a side effect of adolescent impulsiveness‚ but not in Colin’s case. In An Abundance of Katherines‚ the main character‚ Colin‚ was a child prodigy. As he grows‚ and continues in college‚ he struggles to maintain that status. After a rough breakup‚ he is convinced by his friend Hassan‚ to go on a sojourn over the summer. Over the course of their journey
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Abundance of Katherines by John Green‚ Colin Singleton experiences many emotional and mental changes. In his recent song‚ “Sign of the Times‚” Harry Styles sings about how one must not dwell on the past: “We gotta get away from here.” (Styles L18.) The message that Styles works to deliver is that while it can be tough to take something special off of one’s mind‚ they must try to forget about the past. The quote from “Sign of the Times” relates to the quote from An Abundance of Katherines because in
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Cats vs. Humans At first glance‚ it might look as if there are very few similarities between a human skeleton and a cat skeleton‚ However‚ when you look a little deeper‚ you find many similarities in shape‚ structure and function. Evolution has shaped the cat as a hunter and predator. Everything about a cat has been formed to shape a leathal‚ agile fighting animal. In contrast‚ the skeletons of humans have formed to provide strength and stability. There are many similarities between the modern-day
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Using Traditional Arts to attract Tourists Traditional Dancing in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s Traditional dancing is a one major reason that attract foreign tourists to sri lanka. In this search for Traditional dancing ‚we are going to find out ‚ what are the dances ‚ their characteristics ‚ what musical instruments uses for the dance. There are three main styles of Sri Lankan classical dance: The Kandyan dances of the Hill Country‚ known as Uda Rata Natum; The low country dances of the southern
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