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    Dance Kool Case Study

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    The following is a case study of a local street dance community with 3 locations in central Sydney‚ Epping and Granville and was founded in 2002. Dance Kool is the pioneer of dance communities within New South Wales region that aims to unite people from different backgrounds to participate in recreational activity. The multiculturalism embedded within this community does not tolerate prejudice‚ discrimination and exclusive attitudes. The Core values of Dance Kool are the encouragement of growth in

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    Irony: The Art Of Satire

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    Satire is a literary work in which the follies of its subject are attacked through irony‚ derision‚ or wit‚ usually to fulfill a corrective purpose. Those who satirize are called satirists. Satire is an art‚ and while making a point‚ it should do it in such a way that the reader doesn’t feel assaulted‚ or moralized. No one likes a moralizer. Satire’s more eye opening than judgmental‚ and is conveyed through distortion‚ exaggeration (as well as understatement)‚ paronomasia‚ ambiguity and innuendo

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    The novel "Random Passage" written by Bernice Morgan is not built around the plot she uses characterization to attract the readers’ attention. The typical culture of any time there are differences between the younger generation and the older generation for their experiences as well as their worldviews. This novel is a particularly good example of this because from the beginning to end of the novel it goes through one generation as they age and the next (their children) as they grow as well. The characters

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    Satire is defined as a literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony‚ derision‚ or wit. Voltaire‚ George Orwell and Charles Dickens used satire to provide a humorous perspective to the social‚ political and ideological views of their times. Candide by Voltaire‚ Animal Farm by George Orwell‚ and Hard Times by Charles Dickens are very successful in using satire to show the flaws of each era ’s current views. Voltaire‚ Orwell‚ and Dickens use different forms of satire to make

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    Asian American Culture

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    The culture of Asia is the artificial aggregate of the cultural heritage of many nationalities‚ societies‚ and ethnic groups in the region‚ traditionally called a continent from a Western-centric perspective‚ of Asia. The region or "continent" is more commonly divided into more natural geographic and cultural subregions‚ including the Central Asia‚ East Asia‚ South Asia (the "Indian subcontinent")‚ North Asia‚ West Asia and Southeast Asia. Geographically‚ Asia is not a distinct continent; culturally

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    Question: HOW does Hathorn present the theme of overcoming challenges? The book “Thunderwith” by Libby Hathorn is about a young girl called Lara; who faces multiple challenges with fitting in and moving on. Firstly she has the challenge of managing her new family and her dad. Secondly‚ Lara is having to cope with being in a new school and isn’t doing too well! Lastly‚ she has to move on from her mother’s death which is a hardship she is finding difficult to overcome. Libby Hathorn uses techniques

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    ANTH100 – Introduction to Anthropology APUS Assignment: Be An Anthropologist 2 Due by 11:59p on Sunday of Week 6 Purpose: The goal of this exercise is to observe a ‘cultural scene’ as an anthropologist would (i.e. based on everything you have learned in the course to-date). The student will analyze their observations in terms of themes from the subfield of cultural anthropology such as how it helps frame our societies (family‚ lifestyle‚ lineage‚ language and communication) and‚ in some ways‚ its

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    Bach Skid Row Analysis

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    Music‚ much like most of what human beings have declared to be a form of art‚ has gone through thousands of years of evolution that it now no longer resembles much of what its pioneers intended to be. Indeed‚ the definition of music in itself along with its performance and significance may vary according to different cultures and social contexts. It is this ambiguity that has allowed music to traverse not only physical boundaries but also to build bridges between gaps‚ whether it be culturally

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    It seems that in the modern world and throughout history‚ we have been shrouded in conflicting perspectives. Everybody has a different point of view‚ a unique perspective and this is reflected heavily throughout most if not all literature. Further more‚ the conflicting perspectives often supply the text’s main interest and drama. ‘Julius Caesar’ by William Shakespeare and ‘Saving Private Ryan’ directed by Steven Spielberg are superlative examples of this‚ being riddled with conflicting perspectives

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    Alfred Joseph ‎April ‎24‚ ‎2011 Mr. Lundberg AP Language Authority; Author’s Itty Satire “You can delegate authority‚ but not responsibility.” dfdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd-Steven Comisky Satire is seen throughout the world as a means to ridicule just about everything for its misgivings. Satire is one of the staples of humor; they both go hand in hand. In John Toole’s

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