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    Harlem Shadows

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    During the Harlem Renaissance‚ the black body was considered exotic and the "flavor" of the week. Society had an obsession towards black women‚ in general‚ blackness. However‚ the white race wanted to listen to their music‚ mingle with the women‚ and enjoy the other finer luxuries that the black society could afford. Even the art was captured by this idea of the exotic and contentment in being "black." The masquerade began as members of the white race tried to pass as black and during that experience

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    bringing faith to the masses. This combination of reform in the economy and in organized religion brought about an increase in the production of art. The creation of artworks became an esteemed industry‚ and artists gained more respect in the eyes of Italian citizens. Typically‚ most of the art that was produced was religious in nature‚ and was seen as a mechanism for visually representing faith in a more tangible manner. During this dynamic period‚ artistic styles began to change as well. A transition

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    East Harlem

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    an evaluation of the unemployment and drug dealing situation in East Harlem New York. It is based on five years of ethnographic data that was collected by the anthropologist‚ Dr. Philippe Bourgois of the University of Pennsylvania. As the social worker assigned to this evaluation‚ I have collaborated with Dr. Bourgois to give an anthropological explanation behind the high rates of unemployment and drug dealing in East Harlem. This report is based on the experiences of a man who worked within the

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    mostly former slaves who move from the south to northern cities‚ like New York and Chicago.This all started before World War I which was technically the first migration.This also took place during prohibitions . The migrations also led to the Harlem Renaissance. The Great Depression came in during the 30’s and that’s when it ended the first wave of migration because everyone was suffering. The second wave of migration came in after the second world war.They mostly moved because of Jim Crow laws being

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    The Renaissance

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    referred to as the Renaissance was a time of great social and cultural change in Europe. Generally speaking‚ the Renaissance spanned from the 14th to the 16th centuries‚ spreading across Europe from its birthplace in Italy. During the Middle Ages‚ Italy was not the unified country that it is today. The Italian Peninsula was instead made up of a number of independent city-states‚ most of which were ruled by powerful families. The period of time during which the European Renaissance fell was between

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    Renaissance

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    Summary about Renaissance Renaissance is the Frech term was used to decribe an entire period of rebirth – “rebirth” of ancient traditional‚ took as its foundation the art of Classical antiquity‚ but transformed that tradition by the absorption of recent developments in the art of Northern Europe and by application of contemporary scientific knowledge. It is the painting‚ sculpture and decorative arts of that period of European history known as the “Renaissance”‚ parallel with developments which

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    That gave African Americans a new identity. Before the Harlem Renaissance‚ they did not have an identity. African Americans were not a priority and they were overlooked. With the Harlem Renaissance‚ they were someone with a voice. Young black intellectuals was a group of educated black men who led the Harlem Renaissance. There are two people that are huge forces during this time period. W. E. B. Du Bois created the NAACP to fight for free

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    Italian Curiosities

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    official EU language:  Italian Italy is mainly mountainous‚ except for the Po plain in the north‚ and runs from the Alps to the central Mediterranean Sea. It includes the islands of Sicily‚ Sardinia‚ Elba and about 70 other smaller ones. There are two small independent states within peninsular Italy: the Vatican City in Rome‚ and the Republic of San Marino. The centre of the vast Roman Empire which left a huge archaeological‚ cultural and literary heritage‚ the Italian peninsula saw the birth

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    Harlem Shake

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    Wendy King English 098-SP120 Adrienne Lewis-Wagner 14 May 2013 Peanuts Harlem Shake I am going to describe what I saw when I watched the "Peanuts Harlem Shake" video. The Harlem shake is a dance where one person dances alone for fifteen seconds‚ then a roomfull of people joins in doing crazy gyrating manically dance movements. Sometimes in costumes with random objects sometimes not. The reason I choose this one is because it reminds me of when I was a

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    a rage in harlem

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    English 12 A Rage in Harlem Chester Himes When reading the book a Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes it brought me to the realization how language is not just a way to communicate with people. But rather it can be used in harmful ways where people can be deceived‚ cheated on‚ pushed away‚ hurt‚ and etc. language and communication is the strong connection it brings about between two people. Communication between person

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