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    Mao Zedong cultural revolution era In 1966‚ China’s Communist leader Mao Zedong launched what became known as the Cultural Revolution in order to reassert his authority over the Chinese government. Believing that current Communist leaders were taking the party‚ and China itself‚ in the wrong direction‚ Mao called on the nation’s youth to purge the “impure” elements of Chinese society and revive the revolutionary spirit that had led to victory in the civil war 20 decades earlier and the formation

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    Dancing a Rebellion Since the first time that white men came across Native Cultures they have tried imprint their own values and view points on that culture. In Susan Power’s The Grass Dancer‚ dance is an important symbol of the Native American culture. Powwows‚ and the dances held at them‚ play a key part in the book and many of the major events in the book are somehow related to a ceremonial dance. Many times‚ though‚ the dances do not take place at powwows or ceremonies‚ they just occur as a

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    Dancers putting all of their body weight on the tips of their toes effortlessly and yet people still believe that it is not a sport. Actual dance has been around since about 6000 B.C. It wasn’t brought into America on the mayflower; it has originated from each individual culture‚ from New York to Africa to Russia. People say that dance is just twirling and jumping on the stage however‚ Dance is‚ and should be considered a physically demanding sport. Dancing meets all the criteria needed to be considered

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    negative influence on China in history. From 1966‚ Chairman Mao started destroying the country from top to bottom his so-called ‘brilliant’ ideas did not have the correct effect at all. Chairman Mao led the nation to false information about the USA and Europe via an ‘education’‚ gave no freedom to the country’s citizens and worst of all‚ throughout the whole process‚ managed to kill over 40 Million people through starvation. Here is why Chairman Mao had a negative influence on China and its people. In most

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    what could be a possible choice. Even though a farmer and a dancer have similarities‚ they also have differences and deciding which is most suitable may be a difficult choice. A career as a Dancer requires hard work‚ but the career offers many rewards. The job duties and responsibilities are auditioning‚ learning more movements‚ rehearsing‚ and working with choreographers. Their work environment is going on tours‚ stop career around 30’s‚ more work in schools and performing art companies‚ casinos

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    Describe the attributes of a good dancer. Discuss ways of improving each of these skills in a suitable training programme: (20 marks) A good dancer should have a range of attributes‚ which they use on a daily basis and in all their work. One of the first attributes of a dancer is having the correct alignment and posture. Posture is the position in which you hold your body upright against gravity whilst standing

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    For dancers‚ a balanced food group diet is required involving diary‚ protein‚ grains‚ fruit/vegetables and fats. Through following this structured diet‚ a dancer will obtain the correct amount of caloric intake. The estimated calories a female dancer should digest through intense training are 45-50 calories per kilogram of body weight. Following this requirement will help prevent injury as obtaining a low caloric intake affects performance‚ growth and health. The benefit of protein for a dancer is

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    Assess the critical differences between the developmental strategies of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. To what extent was each successful in contributing to the economic and social development of china? Introduction This paper aims to find out the differences between the developmental strategies of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping are important characters of China’s history. Both great leaders and both tried to bring about reform with China. In addition‚ through the facts

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    Three Red Banners - Mao Zedong - General Line for Socialist Construction - Great Leap Forward - People’s Communes 1. General Line for Socialist Construction Mao said "Go all out‚ aim high and achieve greater‚ faster‚ better and more economical results in building socialism". By urging the Communist Party and the people from China work on Great Leap Forward in order to boost the economic development. It clearly shown to the whole China what the government aim at and giving pressure

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    Today was the alpaca showcase. Braileigh was contestant #6 and she was the only alpaca dancer except for one other alpaca named May Belle. May Belle was contestant #5 and she was also a really good dancer and it intimidated Braileigh. Braileigh‚ waiting her turn in line was kind of worried on how there was another dancer in the contest now. She decided she would go talk to May Belle and see if she was as worried as she was. Walking over to May Belle she

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