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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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    American Dream: Reality or a Dream? By Maria Algarra Do you think the American dream still provides to the poor‚ tired‚ and huddle masses? I think America still provides access to everybody who steps foot on this country. Today many people immigrate to the United States in search of the American dream. The American dream have made millions of people from other countries to come to America to have a new and better life of freedom

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    Rodriguez Historically the American Dream is known as happiness‚ wealth‚ and having materialistic items. In the short story “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzpatrick the character of Judy Jones is used as an example of the American Dream through beauty and actions‚ she influences Dexter. Dexter Green is a hardworking middle class boy‚ he denies his middle-class lifestyle‚ and aspires to become a member of wealthy class. As a consequence Dexter realizes the American Dream isn’t what he expected it to

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    The American Dream Final Exam By: Uday Govindswamy Period 2 The idea of the “American Dream” was first used in the book The Epic of America‚ written by James Truslow Adams‚ in 1931. Adams stated that the American Dream is‚ “the dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement…(31) “. The key elements of the American Dream include: access to a college education‚ owning a home‚ enjoying political

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    contrast the RHETORIC strategies both authors used to get to their audience) Eric Beedle AP LA III July 26 2012 The Decline of the American Dream‚ And the Finding of the American Dream While reading Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed on (not) getting by in America‚ and Adam Shepard’s Scratched Beginning’s me‚ $25‚ and the search for the American Dream‚ I couldn’t help notice huge differences between the two books. Both of these authors were writing for the same cause‚ was it possible to

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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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    the turn of the century the “American Dream” could be described as a well-paying job with a loving family. The problem is that as Americans we have a tendency to not be satisfied with what they have and want more. People who are truly living the “American Dream” realize that money doesn’t make you happy because no matter how much you make‚ you will always want more. A commonly known story of the “American Dream” is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ the dream is exemplified by Gatsby’s hopes

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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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    A Raisin in the Sun The American Dream is why many people find themselves attracted to this country. For some‚ it can be the desire to become more than their parents. For others‚ it is the desire to excel beyond others expectations. No matter the reason for a person ’s desire to reach the American Dream there are obstacles that sometimes seem overwhelming. In the story a raisin in the sun an African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s where racism and prejudice was

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