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    What do you dance

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    Wayne May Erin Rehberg DANCE APPRECIATION – DANCE 1000-D01 December 4‚ 2014 What Do You Dance? After the Swing Era and World War II‚ American social dancing cooled down in the late 1940s‚ in a shift from dance bands to concerts in night clubs. In Michigan I was a teenager that was used to my parent’s country music and dancing. Throughout the years of me growing up to listening and dancing to country music and some rock music my uncle listened to that was all I was use to until I became 14yrs old

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    What Would You Do ?

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    What Would You Do? Chapter 4 American Express Headquarters‚ New York‚ NY Headquarters‚ New York‚ New York.1 With medical costs rising 10 to 15 percent per year‚ one of the members of your Board of Directors mentioned that some companies are now refusing to hire smokers and that the board should discuss this option at the next month’s meeting. Nationwide‚ about 6‚000 companies refuse to hire smokers. Weyco‚ an employee benefits company in Okemos‚ Michigan‚ requires all applicants to take

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    so what are you anyway

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    Conflicting Setting in “So What Are You Anyway?” For many years‚ African Americans have endured the oppression of white superiors‚ but have put up a great fight for emancipation. Over time‚ the segregation that once existed has diminished‚ but continues to live on in the minds of some. In Lawrence Hills‚ “So What Are You Anyway”‚ the setting is a key contributor to the conflict of the story in regards to equality now being instilled into society‚ an innocent Carole being targeted and demeaned for

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    BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR Drama practice. Revision. Homework. Writing essays-- which is what I am doing now! So many things to do‚ so little time to actually do it. I am sprawled on my bed‚ along with my dictionary fiddling with my pen‚ deep in thought. Throughout that thousands of seconds I spent writing this essay‚ I often scrambled through the dictionary or Googled for words that would come in handy‚ composing this essay by scribbling word after word that was unreadable to everyone except

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    relativism

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    Cultural relativism is the view that all beliefs‚ customs‚ and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context. In other words‚ right and wrong are culture-specific; what is considered right in one society may be considered wrong in another‚ and‚ since no universal standard of morality exists‚ no one has the right to judge another society’s customs. Morality is built within communal groups‚ for example a faith community e.g. a church. The morality of one social group is not better

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    What makes you happy.

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    What makes Us Happy "Endorphins are considered the best and most legal way of achieving a high" Nathan Altman said in his Endorphins Question and Answer article. Endorphins are polypeptides that are produced in the brain. They are able to bind to the neuro-receptors in the brain to give relief from pain. Endorphins can be accredited with the affect that exercise has on the brain. The so called runner’s high is a result of endorphins being produced in the brain. Discovered in 1975 endorphins are

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    Life is What You Make It

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    "Child Abuse: Statistics & Facts." Safe Horizon. Safe Horizon‚ 2013. Web. 30 Sept. 2013 Child Welfare Information Gateway "CHILDREN OF ADDICTED PARENTS: Important Facts." Hope Networks - Addiction. Hope Networks Inc.‚ 2005.Web. 01 Oct. 2013. "Did You Know?: Famous People Who Grew up without a Father or without a Mother."Without a Father. Markido Inc.‚ n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2013. "The Effects of Parental Alcoholism on Children." About.com: Alcoholism. About.com‚ 2 Oct. 2013. Fagan‚ Patrick F.‚ Ph.D.

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    Ethnocentrism

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    Ethnocentrism is the propensity to look at the world from the standpoint of one’s own culture. Many claim that ethnocentrism occurs in every culture; as luck would have it‚ ethnocentrism may be something that all cultures have in common. (unknown) Ethnocentrism is a good thing and a bad thing. It’s great to be proud of your country and your heritage. Ethnocentrism can lead to social assimilation and strong personal group ties. We see a lot of ethnocentrism in the military and in our High Schools

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    How You Became You

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    from topic to topic. His main focus was the basic building block of all matter: the tiny atom and how it makes YOU. Those simple particles‚ bonded together in such a unique way that it can only create one individual: You. The author says‚ "To begin with‚ for you to be here now trillions of drifting atoms had somehow to assemble in an intricate and intriguingly obliging manner to create you. It’s an arrangement so specialized and particular that it has never been tried before and will only exist this

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    (Empire matriarch)‚ Bryshere Gray‚ Jussie Smollett‚ Trai Byers‚ Tasha Smith‚ Grace Byers and Gabourey Sibide appeared in “What Will You Say?” a 1-minute political ad endorsing Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and slammed Donald Trump. Absent in the ad is “Empire” patriarch‚ Terence Howard. The ad communicates why it is important to vote for Clinton and to consider what is at stake primarily for the African-American community. They state there is only one person in the (presidential) race

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