Biography: Anne Halprin was born on July 13‚ 1920‚ in Wilmette‚ Illinois as Anna Schuman. She was married to Lawrence Halprin and is the mother of Daria and Rana. Before her birth‚ her father moved their family from Russia to get away from the prejudice toward Jews. Despite his efforts‚ this still impacted her as a young girl growing up in a well-off Chicago Suburb. Her initial choice for college was to attend Bennington Summer School but did not get accepted because they already met their Jew quota
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Vallen Alleyne Mr. Beese Business Law I February 10‚ 2015 Women on Death Row: Anna Hahn Anna Marie Hahn‚ also known as “Arsenic Anna” was born on July 7‚ 1906 in Bavaria‚ Germany. She moved to America—Cincinnati‚ Ohio to be exact—in 1929 at the age of 23. Her first marriage was to a doctor from Vienna‚ whom she had a son with named Oskar. Her husband died shortly after arriving into the United States. She decided to stay with her aunt and uncle in the Cincinnati German District‚ where she can start
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Anna Julia Cooper Zandra Owens November 23‚ 2009 SOC 480-D1/ Sociological Seminar Fayetteville State University Abstract Anna Julia Haywood Cooper (1859-1964) was one of the most influential African-American educators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As an activist‚ author‚ and scholar‚ she dedicated her entire life to the education and empowerment of African-American youth and adults. Her commitment and passionate belief in the power of education
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to end his life. Anna Hazare was not driven to such a pass by circumstances. He wanted to live no more because he was frustrated with life and wanted an answer to the purpose of human existence. The story goes that one day at the New Delhi Railway Station‚ he chanced upon a book on Swami Vivekananda. Drawn by Vivekananda’s photograph‚ he is quoted as saying that he read the book and found his answer - that the motive of his life lay in service to his fellow humans. Today‚ Anna Hazare is the face
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Picture a courtroom with a 13-year-old girl petitioning for her medical emancipation‚ her lawyer whom she hired‚ the lawyer’s seizure dog‚ the girl’s mother as the opposing council‚ her father as a witness‚ and the judge. This entire case takes place as the family’s other daughter is fighting leukemia‚ and their son is visiting her at the hospital after lighting buildings on fire and causing trouble. The Fitzgerald’s life has never been easy‚ so when their life seems to be turning around‚ they suspect
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Further within Anna Karenina The causes and effects of human interaction have been examined and questioned throughout all eras. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy is a reliable representation of life in 1860’s Russia. Tolstoy created complicated relations between his characters. Throughout the novel‚ situations occurred between husband and wife‚ relatives‚ secret lovers‚ and quick acquaintances that are strung together in an intricate web of truths‚ lies‚ and love. Social standards play a key role as
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Anna Leonowens (Jodie Foster) is a British widow who has come to Siam with her son Louis (Tom Felton) to teach English to the dozens of children of King Mongkut (Chow Yun-fat). She is a strong-willed‚ intelligent woman‚ and this pleases the King‚ who wants to modernize his country to keep it safe from the threat of colonialism‚ while protecting many of the ancient traditions that give Siam its unique identity. The King and Anna discuss the differences between Eastern and Western love‚ and the King
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When you buy a car‚ follow a recipe‚ or decorate your home‚ you’re using math principles. People have been using these same principles for thousands of years‚ across countries and continents. Whether you’re sailing a boat off the coast of Japan or building a house in Peru‚ you’re using math to get things done. How can math be so universal? First‚ human beings didn’t invent math concepts; we discovered them. Also‚ the language of math is numbers‚ not English or German or Russian. If we are well versed
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"Vengeance is mine‚ I will repay" is the opening statement in the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. Although the reader does not know whom "I" refers to in the statement‚ he can be certain that someone will pay for whatever act has been committed. Thus far in the novel‚ many motifs have emerged that could lead the speaker to want vengeance. The most important of these is the motif of infidelity. From the very first page of the novel‚ the motif of infidelity has been present. Infidelity has
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Anna Garcia’s death is a mysterious situation‚ but with evidence and clues it is coming to close. It all started on August 14‚ 2012. Anna’s neighbor‚ Doug Greene‚ called emergency services after Anna’s dog was barking excessively for two hours. When the police and EMT’s arrived at Anna’s house they had to break the door down. They found Anna lying face down in the entry hallway of the house. Police immediately notified crime scene investigators and a medical examiner. After investigating the scene
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