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    Heroism is having the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine; heroic conduct; courageous action. (Dictionary.com) Heroism is not something one can find just by looking out the window. It can be developed over a certain amount of time and sometimes‚ the first time doing it might not be noticed. Heroism can be found throughout the world. Heroes can be considered as regular citizens‚ even if they weren’t on the news. Little acts of kindness such as rescuing an animal from a frozen lake can be

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    their lives. The name of the town was Navasota where he and his mother lived‚ at around 12 years of age they moved to Los Angeles where he learned to speak fluently in different languages. Ailey was inspired in the art of dance after seeing the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo perform; from that point on‚ dance was his passion. In 1949‚ Ailey studied modern dance with Lester Horton‚ thus joining the company after one year. Ailey also studied under Martha Graham. Ailey achieved his greatest fame with his

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    Coco Chanel Fashion Designers are starting to become more popular. More and new upcoming designers are trying to become well-known and have their name written in history. Many designers have accomplished just that‚ however to get out there successfully it’s very hard. Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel‚ also known as Coco Chanel is a famous French fashion designer‚ who took a risk and succeeded to become a famous fashion designer who made a change in the fashion industry (Coco Chanel‚ 2014). Coco Chanel’s

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    King Louis XIV had a heartfelt influence on the development of ballet. He is passionate about dance and everyone loves him as a performer too. King Louis XIV established the world’s first ballet school in 1661 and it was the Academie Royale de Danse (Royal Academy of Dance). Did you know that before‚ ballet is only exclusive for men? Early classical ballets such as “Giselle and La Sylphide” were created during the Romantic Movement in the first half of the 19th century. This movement influenced

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    A vast majority of modern societies around the world view Canada as an accepting nation that embraces a variety of different people‚ and hosts many diverse cultures. For instance‚ in the 1920’s not all Canadians were free from discrimination‚ and although most people were embracing this time of prosperity with new inventions and exciting lifestyles‚ others‚ such as the Indigenous peoples of Canada‚ were struggling to avoid the the overbearing push of extreme cultural discrimination. The residential

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    Décembre 8 et 9 Jour 1 et 2 Nous sommes parties d’Atlanta le huit décembre à sept heures vingt du soir. Dans l’avion‚ nous avons regardé un film comédie‚ Office Space. C’était excellent et très cool. Puis‚ j’ai dîné mais Emily a dormi pour cinq heures! J’ai mangé du bifteck‚ une pomme de terre‚ et du riz avec l’eau. C’était très dégoûtant ! Je déteste la nourriture d’avion. Enfin‚ nous sommes arrivées à Paris à neuf heures et demie ce matin. Nous avons trouvé nos valises et puis nous avons pris

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    Pamela Rojas Advanced Honors English 1 Mrs. Sanzo The Boy That Was Raised By Ghosts 7/10/15 The Graveyard Book is a mystical tale about a boy named Nobody Owens that‚ because of a tragic murder‚ is brought up by ghosts. In order to understand Gaiman’s novel‚ it is important to look at: setting‚ plot‚ and theme. Without all of those parts‚ The Graveyard Book would not be the chilling mystery that it is because they make the story stand out within the realm of fantasy

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    Kasey Regan “The Cause and effect of the Black Death” Intercultural Humanities II Jan. 28‚ 2013 Over the years many tragedies have affected the arts and the way people express emotion. However‚ during the fourteenth century there was nothing as devastatingly inspiring as The Black Death. Commonly known as the bubonic plague‚ the Black Death swept the west and left people throughout Europe‚ Asia Minor‚ the Middle East and North Africa cheerless and filled with grief. Although the plague devoured

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    are a significant aspect of the untraditional musical compositions of the period as all the concepts become equal. Corresponding to this ‘Black Angels: Danse macabre’‚ composed by George Crumb‚ also lacks a time signature but uses the untraditional numerology throughout the score to indicate the Pitch and Duration of rhythms (see figure 3). The score contains numerous references to the numbers 7 and 13

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    was the white school up on the hill‚ and the Black Baptist Church” said Ailey in a Times interview. Ailey grew up in this world feeling like an outsider. In 1942 he moved to Los Angeles‚ where he was introduced to dance by performances by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and the Katherine Dunham Dance Company. It was at this time that Ailey became interested in athletics and along with this joined his high schools gymnastic and football teams. He also began taking tap lessons as he had a strong admiration

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