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    “Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self’ focuses around Alice Walker who did not feel beautiful most of her life because of a flaw she had. When she was complimented or told she was beautiful‚ she refused to believe it. But was the reason why Alice did not feel beautiful was because of her flaw‚ or because females are expected to look perfect? Would she have felt better about herself if she would have been a male? Alice Walker judged herself so harshly because she was a female‚ not a male‚ and

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    does it really mean to be a dancer? Anna Pavlova‚ Misty Copeland and Mikhail Fokin are just prominent examples of real dancers. For decades the only way to become a professional dancer was to be a ballerina and stand in a corps de ballet. Also taking the alternate route to do the impossible and be a principal dancer‚ which is better known as a prima ballerina. However in today’s society more jobs have been recently presented for dancers such as being a commercial dancer. The dance world is opening

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    The Power of Success The Long March of Mao Zedong and the Salt March by Gandhi have many similarities yet many differences. Both historic marches were similar in that they were started by men who wanted to change their country and went on to have great influence and power in their country. Both marches were similar in that they involved many people and were unconventional ways of seeking power and change. However‚ the marches were different because one was violent and the other was peaceful.

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    brunt of Dadi’s anger‚ shabanu grows more powerful. Dadi said “It isn’t matter of what she wants!” (Fisher Staples‚ Pg234). This when Dadi found out shabanu was lied to them about the menstruation comes. The slave Dancer In the book The Slave Dancer‚ by Paula Fox‚ which is set in 1840‚ thirteen years old‚ Jessie Bollier is kidnapped from his New Orleans home and forced to play his fife on a slave hop while the slaves are “danced” or exercised. He lost freedom in the

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    had been completely flipped and ruined. Music plays a big role in my life‚ because when I feel sad it helps me get through tough times and certain songs represent eventful moments in my life. To start off‚ one song that means a lot to me is “Tiny Dancer” by Caroline Glaser. My favorite part off the song is‚ “Ballerina‚ you must have seen here dancing in the sand” (Glaser). These lyrics represent an elegant

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    THE LAST LEAF   SCENE ONE NARRATOR: In New York City‚ there’s a small district just west of Washington Square‚ where the narrow‚ irregular streets have run crazy and broken themselves into short strips called places. It’s an ancient‚ residential community where many of the beautiful‚ old‚ brick houses date back to the 1820’s‚ when an epidemic forced people from the city to what was then a rural suburban village. Now‚ in the final year of the nineteenth century‚ we find clusters of colorful restaurants

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    change and the people we used to be friends with may not be the same people we want in our lifes anymore. I’m sure we all can relate to having that one friend who we thought was friend that taught us a vauleable lesson or two. For me it was Corey Dancer‚ not only a boyfriend at the time but someone who I considered a best friend. The lessons Ive learned from the friendship with Corey was; to accept people for who they are or do not accept them at all and I learned the importance of self-worth.

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    Maya Angelou: Poet‚ Author‚ Actress and Dancer Maya Angelou: Poet‚ Author‚ Actress and Dancer Noel Alford University of Phoenix Maya Angelou: Poet‚ Author‚ Actress and Dancer On April 4th‚ 1928 an extraordinary woman was born in St. Louis Missouri to the late Bailey Johnson and Vivian Baxter Johnson when they seen her gorgeous face she was given a beautiful name Marguerite Ann Johnson. At the time of her birth no one knew how great she would be in our history of poetry‚ novels‚ movies‚

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    The Last of the Romanovs The fall of the Romanov Empire changed the face of Russia forever. The royal family‚ led by Nicholas II‚ we’re imprisoned and eventually assassinated by the Bolsheviks‚ a political party founded by Vladimir Lenin and Alexander Bogdanov whose main focus was to eliminate the monarchy and employ their own form of democracy. Tsar Nicholas II‚ his wife‚ Alexandra‚ and their only son‚ Alexei‚ heir apparent to the throne‚ were all integral figures in this historical evolution

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    The Last Leaf

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    persona. SETTINGS The setting of the story takes place in a place called Greenwich Village‚ which is in New York. The last leaf takes place in New York City. The largest city in America‚ the location of the story is a small part of New York known as “Greenwich Village” and it is pronounced as “Grennitch” it depicts New York in the light of struggling artist. And it is winter season and it is cold‚ windy night. It is really in only one place in this short story‚ and it is inside Sue and Johnsy’s house

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