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    Explain how biophysical interactions‚ including the dynamics of weather and climate‚ geomorphic‚ hydrologic and Biogeographical processes lead to the formation of ONE ecosystem at risk Ecosystems are the dynamic interactions between plants‚ animals and microorganisms‚ and their environment working together as a functional unit. The Great Barrier Reef‚ an ecosystem that is particularly at risk‚ is a long‚ narrow system that stretches for 2000km along the northeast Australian coast. The formation

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    Response to: Where are you going? Where have you been? Where are you going? Where have you been? Is an all in all interesting piece. However‚ despite it’s in depth detail and descriptions I‚ as the reader‚ am still left with a lot of questions. For instance‚ it doesn’t make sense that a 15 year-old girl can be so observant‚ and so aware of her surroundings‚ and yet so naive and so unaware of Arnold’s intentions. Why would a young girl continue to speak to a guy who said he wanted to "move inside"

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    1933 -  Lena Horne quit school at sixteen and was hired as a dancer by Harlem’s famous Cotton Club. * 1938 – Horne made her Hollywood debut in The Duke Is Tops. * 1943 – Horne shoots Cabin in the Sky‚ an all black musical‚ and her signature film Stormy Weather. * 1943 – Horne became a champion in the civil rights movement when she refused to play for segregated audiences while entertaining the troops. * 1947 – Horne married Lennie Hayton

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    Lena Horne Biography

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    Actress and singer Lena Horne was born June 30‚ 1917‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York. She left school at age 16 to help support her mother and became a dancer at the Cotton Club in Harlem. She later sang at Carnegie Hall and appeared in such films as Stormy Weather and The Wiz. She was also known for her work with civil rights groups‚ and refused to play roles that stereotyped African-American women. Contents Synopsis Early Life Early Career Activism and Blacklists Later Career

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    Abstract Lena Horne an honorary lady of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated was a great artist in the Harlem Renaissance era. Lena abilities to sing and act paved a way for many African Americans. Due to her skin complexion‚ she receives roles that other African American women couldn’t get. She was the first black female to receive a very long contract with MGM. Her impact encourages many great women singers today because she broke the color barrier in music. I think if it wasn’t for Lena

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    A dancer‚ choreographer‚ activist‚ and teacher; Katherine Dunham is by far a legendary woman. She was born on June 22‚ 1909 in Chicago to a French Canadian mother and an African American father. Unfortunately‚ when Dunham was around the age of four years old‚ her mother passed away. This caused her to have to live with other family members before permanently moving to Joliet‚ Illinois where her father worked at the dry cleaning business that he owned. As a child‚ Dunham always had a knack for

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    Bill "Bojangles" Robinson‚ who claimed he could run backward faster than most men could go forward‚ was the most famous of all African American tap dancers in the twentieth century. Dancing upright and swinging‚ his light and exacting footwork brought tap "up on its toes" from an earlier flat-footed shuffling style‚ and developed the art of tap dancing to a delicate perfection." ~~TAP DANCE HALL OF FAME Bill Robinson was known as a pioneer of tap dancing. Robinson‚ the greatest tap dancer of his

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    poem Lord Ullin’s Daughter‚ is a romantic set in the medieval period in which two lovers namely the Lord Ullin’s daughter and Scottish Chieftain elope together and have to cross a stormy sea. God had other plans for them‚ he was not on their side‚ they both meet a tragic end ‚ as they were engulfed by the fury of the stormy sea. Summary of Lord Ullin’s Daughter In the poem ‚ Lord Ullin’s Daughter Lord Ullin’s and his men chased Ullin’s daughter and the chieftain on that historic night. The chieftain

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    seasickness. Indeed‚ surviving the stormy seas is a natural part of the sailing experience for many young sailors unprepared for the task. Seasickness affects about 9% of men and 38% of women‚ an affliction which is more commonly known as motion sickness its devastating effects are amplified during rough oceans. Yet‚ it’s only when sailors brave the stormy weathers when they can truly test their mettle against the might of Poseidon. Depending on the type of ship‚ the stormy sea can be either a pleasant

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    Lena Horne Bio

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    Your Gods" show on Broadway as the Quadroon Girl. At 16 she also starred in a Charity Show. She played the role of the bride in "Marriage via Contract" with the Junior Theatre Guild. She later sang at Carnegie Hall and appeared in such films as Stormy Weather and The Wiz. She was also known for her work with civil rights groups‚ and refused to play roles that stereotyped African-American women. At 17‚ Lena joined the "Noble Sissle Society Orchestra" as a singer and had a tap dance routine. She went

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