internship‚ I was assigned to serve the Harlem community which has high proportions of Black and Hispanic residents who have low socioeconomic status. Many of the Harlem residents live below the Federal Poverty Level and spend more than 30% of their monthly gross income on rent. Harlem has higher unemployment rates than New York City in general. In addition‚ Harlem has a high percentage of people without a high school diploma. As a result‚ many of the Harlem residents have no credential to get high-paying
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childhood”. Explore the ways in which Li’s childhood was both one of great deprivations and one of great riches. The novel‚ “Mao’s Last Dancer”‚ was written by Li Cunxin. It tells his riveting tale of growing up in a poor family of six boys‚ living in a village in China under Mao’s reign. It goes on to share his eventual defection to the United States as an artistic dancer. His childhood was filled with both hardships and joys. But both helped him to grow as a resilient person to achieve once-thought impossible
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Faustin Linyekula’s‚ Congolese dancer and choreographer‚ performance‚ Le Cargo‚ possessed a narrative thematic supported by various elements such as: text‚ props‚ gestures‚ movement‚ technical aspects‚ and technology/media. In this narration‚ Linyekula’s journey began with a specific path on which he walked as he entered the stage. Choreographically‚ the precision and slow-paced walk on the path suggested the path was a personal journey. Consequently‚ he supported the idea of a personal journey as
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Dancer in the Dark is a movie about Selma a Czech immigrant and a single mother working in a factory in rural America. Her salvation is her deep passion for music‚ specifically‚ the singing and dancing numbers found in classic Hollywood musicals. Selma has a sad secret that she is losing her eyesight‚ and her son Gene stands to suffer the same fate if she can’t put away enough money to secure him an operation. When a desperate neighbor falsely accuses Selma of stealing his savings‚ the drama of her
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“Harlem” * Of the six images‚ five are similes. Which is a metaphor? Comment on its position and its effectiveness. “Or crust and sugar over-“ The metaphor helps create the shift in the poen and also gives a deeper meaning of what the poet is trying to say with greater impact. * What specific denotation has the word “dream”? Since the poem does not reveal the contents of the dreams‚ the poem is general in its implication. What happens to your understanding of it on learning that its
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and studied abroad in Europe at the University of Salamanca. As a student activist‚ Souljah created‚ and financed an African youth survival camp for homeless families. As a community activist she promoted outdoor rallies and concerts in Harlem New York. She has been on many different radio stations and television channels. Sister Souljah is also known as a hip hop artist. She has a CD produced called 360 Degrees of Power‚ and she is currently working on another one. Any one who purchase
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to become a professional dancer. There has never been any other option because‚ I have never thought of doing anything else. Why not live doing the most natural thing for myself to do? Dance is a natural reflex. It is just so natural to move to music. This won’t be an easy career though‚ on by body or my mind. I will be dancing six days a week‚ dancing 7-9 hours a day. Never the less‚ I am 100% willing to experience the joy and pain of being a professional ballet dancer. “Choose a job you love‚
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Invaders? Gentrification is affecting the African American community in Harlem negatively because it is slowly wiping out black owned businesses. A lot believe it negatively changes the culture of neighborhoods. People might argue that it creates more jobs and brings in a more educated and wealthier population to the area being gentrified‚ which can improve the community in the long run. Gentrification is the enemy of the poor‚ and does little to aid those who are forced to move out. Those
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September 23‚ 2012 The Harlem Renaissance and a Hip Hop Culture In the 1920’s a group of African-American intellectuals decided to come together and construct the New Negro Movement‚ later called the Harlem Renaissance. It was a time when black poets‚ novelists‚ and artists set out to disprove the negative stereotypes and prove that black people were not inferior to white people—they felt that they deserved respect. “The Harlem Renaissance was the African
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Text: Mao’s Last Dancer I chose the autographical novel ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’‚ composed by Li Cunxin‚ as it has several themes that convey the idea of a journey. It is physical in the way Li Cunxin had to work hard to be a professional ballet dancer and it is also mental as it is a road to self-discovery. The autobiography is also extremely inspirational and inscribed in first person‚ therefore this allows the reader to see the personal journey of Li. I believe this text also relates to Shakespeare’s
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