What is your favorite vacation spot? I was finally entering “India” again‚ after a month-long sojourn into a world of Himalayan calm‚ yoga and Tibetan Buddhism (Dharamsala hardly feels like India). Was I ready to free fall back into the masala mania? While the traveler in me was excited to get back on the explorer’s road; the solo gal in me was dreading it. Having found roots for a month in my yoga-family cocoon‚ I wasn’t thrilled with going back to solo-roughing it. Fortunately when you flow
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Lottery - Tradition Tradition is endemic to small towns‚ a way to link families and generations. Jackson‚ however‚ pokes holes in the reverence that people have for tradition. She writes that the villagers don’t really know much about the lottery’s origin but try to preserve the tradition nevertheless. The villagers’ blind acceptance of the lottery has allowed ritual murder to become part of their town fabric. As they have demonstrated‚ they feel powerless to change—or even try to change—anything
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Narrative Essay An essay can be called narrative when it tells a real story - an anecdote‚ or an incident in history - or where it mingles narration and discription to the preponderance of the former. It may conveniently fall into four sections. A. A short paragraph containing a general observation as introduction to the story. B. A section of suspense. Suspense can be conveyed through the detailed description of the surroundings in which the event takes place i.e mise-on-scene‚ which
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It was late‚ yet Neil and Riku decided to sit in on of the last performer of those Evening Concerts of students trying to adjust to the environment and dispose any fear of their audiences. The last performer was a sweet young woman who was obviously uncertain about this environment. I know that feeling‚ he said to himself. She chose to play Mozart’s B--flat major (K378) Sonata for piano and violin. Neil liked the choice and sat back hopefully. She played the first movement ’Allegro moderato’ beautifully
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It has always been common practice in society for a person to a make judgement of another based on a misconception of that individual. Whether it be arrogance or ego‚ social standing or appearance‚ that lead to the judgement‚ one will always be judged. The tendency of one to blindly do the judging is a problem which must be remedied. In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Darcy and Elisabeth develop traits which they must overcome. Darcy‚ because of his pride‚ prejudges Elisabeth based looks and social
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A life calling might be a little bit of a stretch for my age at the moment‚ but I think I have a good idea of mine. In my opinion‚ in life everyone has something that they are really good at‚ or are just meant to do. It only depends on if you find it or not. Apparently‚ when I was younger I was always banging on a drum or dancing around my kitchen with a fake guitar‚ and all I do‚ and all I think i’ll ever do‚ is anything that is involved with music. A life calling is something that is kind of controversial
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basics of ballet including pli‚ tendu‚ etc. can be identified and all other forms of dance.” Karen also said‚ “ In my point of view‚ ballet has influenced the performing arts in a major way. Anytime a dancer performs‚ wether it be a musical‚ a play‚ a recital‚ or obviously a ballet‚ you will see ballet’s influence in the movement.” Karen spoke of what dance means to her when she said‚ “I am motivated to dance because for me‚ it is one of the most effective ways for me to express myself. Dancing makes me
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Military strategist Napoleon Bonaparte equips‚ “A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon” (Brainy quote). It was a sunny day with beautiful white specks glistening as they fell down to the ground and attached together into large clumps. The houses were filled with sparkling red and green lights and decorative yard figures. Traffic rushed from place to place for their last minute Christmas gifts as others were getting ready for their family photos. As everyone is planning to
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Unwind – ISP Response Journal #1 In Neal Shusterman’s “Unwind”‚ three thirteen-year-old children are in a life-or-death situation to escape the ill will of being unwound and to survive until their eighteenth birthday. To set forth with the journey through the three youths’ experiences‚ the opening chapter acts as an introduction to the concept of being unwound and to the one of the main characters‚ Conner. Right of the bat‚ after reading the first few pages‚ one can interpret that to be unwound
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up and whether it’s detrimental to their GROWTH(?). My topic question is if the sexualisation of young girls affects their socialisation. I’m also interested in looking at the sexualisation in dance and reality tv shows. After watching a dance recital for children‚ it shocked me how sexualised the dance moves and outfits were‚ even though the girls were in a under eight years old group. Being involved in dance‚ on and off‚ since I was five until
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