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    Black Swan

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    | The Evil Twin | Sociology of occupations | | Amy Le | 11/27/2012 | | Overtime‚ many individuals will bring out their “dark side”. Some are pushed to their limits and in order to perfect themselves and to please others‚ they would do things that is benefit to them. In this essay‚ I will be discussing Erving Goffman’s dramaturgical perspective and analyze it to the movie Black Swan. Erving Goffman’s dramaturgical perspective of social interaction suggests that a person’s identity

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    Modern dance is the term used for the 20th-century theatrical dance movement. The movement was started by American dancer Isadora Duncan in a rebellion against ballet‚ which she felt was too constricting. Duncan based her dance technique and style on the Greeks. She identified with their ideals of human form and beauty. Although her way of dance was originally met with strong opposition‚ her ideas later came into wide favor. In the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKtQWU2ifOs time 26 to 35

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    themes of identity and masculinity. There are three main relationships expressed in the film‚ between Billy and his dad‚ his ballet teacher and his best friends. Each connection symbolises one of three different aspects of relationship or identity. The father represents aggression‚ superiority‚ and the societal stereotypes of masculinity: virility‚ machismo and bravado. The ballet teacher portrays compassion‚ a motherly figure‚ and a more ethical‚ philosophical meaning of being a man. The friends depict

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    Humanities From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The humanities are academic disciplines that study human culture‚ using methods that are primarily critical‚ or speculative‚ and have a significant historical element as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences.[1] The humanities include ancient and modern languages‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ religion‚ and visual and performing arts such as music and theatre. The humanities that are also

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    (2014‚ May). Ballet Preljocaj ’s SNOW WHITE Makes Chicago Debut at Harris Theater This Weekend. Web. 21. Apr. 2014. http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/Ballet-Preljocajs-SNOW-WHITE-to-Make-Chicago-Debut-at-Harris-Theater-52-4-20140501#.U2eyidxP4n4 Kaufman‚ Sarah. (2012‚ March). Ballet Preljocaj. Web. 18 Apr. 2014. http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/performing-arts/ballet-preljocaj%2C1223295.html Kourlas‚ Gia. (2014‚ April 24). Trying

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    Billy Elliot

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    disgrace to those gloves”‚ the use of dialogue shows the tradition of passing down the gloves and the expectation that he will do boxing. In the scene when Jackie first sees Billy dancing he confronts him and his use of dialogue‚ “boys do boxing not ballet”‚ shows the acceptable and expected behaviour of a male in this community. The rigid gender expectations are also shown through the dialogue when mr Braithwaite states “you look like a real wanker to me son” and when boxing coach states‚ “this is

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    you can trust yourself when all men doubt you‚” from the poem ‘If’ the father is telling his son to have faith in himself when others don’t. In the movie‚ if Billy had not stood up for himself‚ his father wouldn’t have thought to let him go to the ballet school. The self-belief Billy had led him to success in the future. Expectations can put a lot of pressure on

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    Dance Paper

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    feel through the movement of your body through music. Through the different styles of dancing‚ it can be slow paced‚ fast paced‚ mellow‚ seductive‚ fun and enjoyable at the same time. The different styles discussed in this paper will show that jazz‚ ballet‚ folk‚ ritual and modern dance are different but similar. Whatever style of dance you choose they all have repetition‚ form and rhythm and something about the dance that makes people enjoy it and move to it. Jazz The Charleston is a form of Jazz

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    The 47 Ronin Response

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    The 47 Ronin Response John Allyn’s The 47 Ronin‚ is the true‚ although slightly embellished‚ tale of 47 masterless samurai bent on avenging their fallen leader‚ Lord Asano‚ as well as a fairly accurate portrayal of the culture of Japan during the eighteenth century. Each page of the 47 Ronin is steeped in the aura of Samurai‚ Confucian‚ Taoist‚ and Buddhist ethics. The most prominent of these ethics‚ is that of the Samurai; the code of Bushido is modeled by seven core virtues: rectitude (gi)

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    Gr. 11 Drama Review

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    1) Tableaux- a series of frozen pictures‚ and when added together it tells a story. a) Choose a story to tell b) Brake the story into parts c) Assign a character to everyone d) Must hold the Tableau for 5 seconds e) At beginning and at the end hold the neutral position Example: A person stabbing someone‚ the position of the hand‚ face victim scared‚ victim trying to get away. 2) The Greeks would not let any type of violence on the stage. All fighting shooting etc. had to happen

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