detention centers were run in police stations under his command. During the seven year military rule‚ an estimated 30‚000 people were kidnapped‚ tortured‚ and killed by the junta. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/argentina.htm The Dirty War ran for seven years‚ from 1976 – 1983. It was run by the Argentine government against dissidents (A person who opposes official policy) and subversives (A person seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution). Many people
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The popularity of Ballroom dancing is growing because of film and stage performances. As the public sees the grace and elegance of this dance style‚ more people are finding dance organizations and studios that offer classes. The dance is almost sports like with movements and a performance of the fit. The Olympic Committee is adding Ballroom dance to the dance sport for the 2016 Olympics (New World Encyclopedia‚ 2009). Historical Development Ballroom dancing began in England during
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creative skills. There are numerous benefits to participating in dancing ranging from increasing your amount of daily exercise to making new friends with shared interests. In some countries‚ the weekly exercise targets for children are currently set at a minimum of 1 hour per day for children and at least 30 minutes‚ five times a week‚ for adults. Although these targets may look daunting at first‚ they can easily be met by dancing. Dance offers an activity for people who may not consider themselves
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was born in London in 1958‚ but was raised in Oxford. He is recognised for his distinctive contribution to contempory art over the last 3 decades. He graduated from Goldsmith’s School of Art in 1983. In 2008‚ the four-sided LED sculpture ‘Ann Dancing’ was installed in Indianapolis‚ USA‚ as the first artwork on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. ‘Ann’s’ dress will sway and her arms will move. This is the name given to the work of a group of artists‚ sculptors and installation artists who began
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Square dancing was first developed by lonely farmers as a means of entertaining and wooing their livestock (or at least that’s the rumor I’m choosing to believe/spread). But honestly‚ how drunk on moonshine and bored with wife-beating did people used to be to develop this jig of humiliation? More importantly‚ how—I reiterate HOW is it still around today? I mean wasn’t Bugs Bunny mocking this like 60+ years ago? Barnfolk during a hootenanny. Personally‚ I’m for jettisoning into the sun everyone
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Dancing at Lughnasa is a 1990 play by dramatist Brian Friel set in Ireland’s County Donegal in August 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is a memory play told from the point of view of the adult Michael Evans‚ the narrator. He recounts the summer in his aunts’ cottage when he was seven years old. This play is loosely based on the lives of Friel’s mother and aunts who lived in the Glenties‚ on the west coast of Donegal. Set in 1936‚ during the summer before de Valera’s new constitution was
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As ABC’s new season of Dancing with the Stars gets ready to start‚ one of the most interesting stars will be appearing. Marlee Matlin‚ a famous deaf actress will be completing. With her appearance on the show‚ I started to think about how deaf people dance without hearing the music. Many of the hearing population would just think it is through vibrations from the music. That is indeed correct‚ but there are many other ways in which deaf people can learn how to dance. There are varying degrees
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Meagan Conrad ANT-103 Rough Draft March 16‚ 2012 Transfixed by Dancing Skeletons Katherine Dettwyler’s work in the field while she was in West Africa was exciting‚ filled with humor and even terrifying at times. She dealt with seeing various life-threatening diseases that affected the lives of children her daughter’s age‚ as well as adults. Dettwyler found that almost all of the people she came in contact with were completely oblivious and uninformed of the ways to prevent diseases such as
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Women’s Role in Society In Ireland during the 1930s‚ women had very few rights and they were considered to be the inferior sex. This affected their everyday lives as often they were treated as second class citizens and their opinions were considered to be invalid. This is reflected by the fact that they were not allowed to vote in general elections. Women were also expected to stay at home‚ looking after and rearing their children. They were expected to live a rather domestic life and so very few
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Dancing is a self expression that can be done in numerous ways and can take part for our life as hobby. Dancing has evolved many types that are ballet‚ waltz‚ break dancing‚ African dance and so on. Besides that‚ dancing can bring a healthy lifestyle‚ happy mood and social life for us. First‚ dancing can give us happy mood. Dancing can help us release stress and depression from any aspect either from work or home problem. Since music can giving us a sense of well being to our mind and body. By
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