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    Behind The Curtain

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    Behind the Curtain: The Process of Choreographing a Performance If you have ever gone to a ballet‚ musical or any sort of live performance‚ you most likely saw some sort of choreography. The art of choreographing is somewhat like writing. You have to plan and research‚ write an outline‚ create multiple drafts‚ receive edits and critiques from peers‚ and finally ending with a finished product to share with the public. Choreography can move the viewer through a storyline‚ portray different emotions

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    The Tortula Curtain

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    In the novel The Tortilla Curtain‚ written by T.C Boyle the reader is presented with one illegal migrant family who want to succeed in America in other words to get the American Dream. The family portrays the life of illegal immigrants and the constant battle between the wealthy in America. In this case the illegal immigrants (who are the Rincon’s) and the wealthy residents of the Arroyo Blanco community. In one side living at the top of the hills we have the rich; at the bottom of the hill the Rincon’s

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    Tortilla Research Paper

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    My earliest memory of tortillas is my Mama telling me not to play with them. I had bitten eyeholes in one and was wearing it as a mask at the dinner table. As a child‚ I also used tortillas as hand warmers on cold days‚ and my family claims that I owe my career as an artist to my early experiments with tortillas. According to them‚ my clowning around helped me develop a strong artistic foundation. I’m not so sure‚ though. Sometimes I wore a tortilla on my head‚ like a yarmulke‚ and yet I never had

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    Iron Curtain

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    Q.1: what did Churchill mean in May 1945 by the term “Iron Curtain”? A.1: When Churchill stated “An Iron Curtain is being drawn upon their front.” He means that during 1945 when the war was over‚ he was talking about an imaginary line drawn between communism in the East and the democratic governments in the West. This was to prevent more fighting over the systems; Churchill knew that the Soviet Union were dangerous. Churchill wanted the allies to get to Berlin and take it before the Russians would

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    In the novel‚ the Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle‚ Boyle’s position on the immigration is still neutral in the first part of the story. The description about a living condition of the migrants is extremely detailed. As a result‚ the clear illustration helps the reader to advance the comprehension and the sympathy for the immigrants. At the same time‚ Boyle indirectly reveals the attitude of the former citizen towards the newcomers through the perspective of the main character‚ Delaney Mossbacher.

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    Tortilla Sun Analysis

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    In “Confetti Girl”‚ and “Tortilla Sun”‚ there are different points of views in the two story that causes tension. In “Confetti Girl”‚ written by Diana Lopez‚ and “Tortilla Sun”‚ written by Jennifer Cervantes‚ the two story have tension between the daughters and the parents. The daughters can’t seem to understand what their parents are trying to do‚ and the parents can’t understand what their daughters want. “Confetti Girl” is about the daughter not wanting to do her homework‚ even when the dad is

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    Iron Curtain

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    Iron Curtain The iron curtain wall was built by the Soviet Union it divided Europe into two separate areas. It was built at the end of World War II in 1945. Both sides of the Iron Curtain the states made their own economy and military forces. On March 5‚ 1946 Winston Church made his speech. "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an "iron curtain" has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. Warsaw

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    The Color Curtain

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    The Color Curtain by Richard Wright was published in 1956‚ and records the events that took place during the Afro-Asian Conference‚ known as the Bandung Conference of April 18-25‚ 1955. This conference was a gathering of Asian and African countries in Bandung‚ Indonesia. Assembled were twenty nine leaders of the recently independent African and Asian nations whose aim was to support economic and cultural collaboration and to combat colonialism for their large and destitute populations. Race‚ religion

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    Homemade Round Tortillas

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    round tortilla As a child of a Spanish family we have always made a tortilla as our bread at any meal from the first settlers of New Mexico (first known as New Spain) until now in 2018. Now in 2018 the homemade tortillas are starting to become lost because of mass produce by tortilla company and many people not learning how to make tortilla‚ but store bought does not taste the same as homemade. This is from experience of eating several homemade tortillas and watching my mother make tortillas them

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    Homemade Flour Tortillas

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    Homemade Flour Tortillas 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp salt 2/3 cup warm water 1. In a medium sized bowl‚ stir together flour and salt. Add oil and warm water‚ stirring to combine. Dump dough onto a lightly floured surface‚ and knead for about 3 minutes‚ until dough is smooth. Divide dough into 10 equal pieces‚ rolling each piece into a ball. Allow to rest‚ covered with plastic wrap‚ for at least 30 minutes. 2. Once dough has rested‚ preheat cast iron skillet over medium-high

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