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    rhythm of the sea, and her love for art began. Throughout her career, her choreography demonstrates this influence. Her professional career began in 1916 at the Denishawn School in Los Angeles. The pioneers of modern dance Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn founded this school of dance. Denishawn was the first in America, to explore all of folk, classical, experimental, oriental, and American. It is here where; "Graham learned to discard

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    Generation after generation, in different countries of the world, there has always been different styles of bodily expression. Dance is a special form of art which movement of the body creates. One of the most delicate types of dance is ballet, a form that evokes great emotion. For Martha Graham, ballet was not only a dance: it was a way to express a fear or happiness with gestures created by the body. Scholars have recognized Graham as having made revolutionary changes in dance: in form, subject

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    “Errand into the Maze,” is a captivating and clever piece choreographed by one of the most influential individuals within the dance industry, Martha Graham. “Errand into the Maze” takes it’s audience back into Greek Mythology that portrays a woman, Phaedra, confronting her fears which takes on the form of a man; however, there is more than what meets the eye. She depicts a woman caught within her own emotional maze: the torturing battle of temptation. Martha Graham is one of the most highly renowned

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    TED talk #3 1. The danger of hiding who you are by Morgana Bailey https://www.ted.com/talks/morgana_bailey_the_danger_of_hiding_who_you_are 2. Ms. Bailey describes how hiding your true self can be a way of gaining acceptance and fitting in either in your social circle or at work. She states hiding is a continuous habit that becomes harder to break and will make it terrifying to step forward and reveal your true self. For her, coming from a conservative town in Kansas made it difficult to reveal her

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    Social Media and Democratic Reform

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    Social Media and Democratic Reform I) In this paper I prove that the TedTalk related to Political and Cultural Globalization by focusing on social media use in The Pro-democracy Revolution and how it has affected democratic reformation. A) A comparative essay between the Jasmine Revolution of Tunisia and the Jasmine Revolution of China. B) How social media affected the outcomes of both of the revolutions. 1) Social Media was the leading force in Tunisia 2) Social Media did not win the Chinese

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    wrestler men perpetuating violence against a professional woman wrestler in a sexual way, and the footage is being glorified Men’s heterosexuality must also be reinforced because of the homosexual overtones that exist. These connotations are squashed with images of men forcing themselves upon women and by diminishing wrestling roles in the WWE world that show any distinction of homosexuality. The women wrestlers are mostly used as illustrations of the men’s heterosexuality, thus dismissing any impression

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    Professional Wrestling Should Not Be Viewed by Children For years and years professional wrestling has been loved and watched by children everywhere. They idolize their favorite superstars and despise their most hated. They stay up late on each and every Monday night to watch the muscular grapplers. Although it sounds like everything is all well and good, there is a problem. In the past 24 months professional wrestling has become too raunchy for young children. The fact of the matter is this,

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    White Chicks Poster

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    The poster used to promote the movie “White Chicks”, stars the two main protagonists of the film, the Wayans brothers. Due to the subtle nature of the creator’s design choices, the average viewer may not pick up on the many intricacies that may very well affect the viewer’s perception of the poster. At first glance, the poster is able to summarily explain the plot of the story to the viewer of the poster. Clearly shown, the protagonists are black undercover cops who will undergo a transformation

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    Sadly this isn't the first time I said this here as it seems I have said this far to often for my liking because I never like writing about the passing of another wrestler. Unfortunately it seems most of the members of our favorite stars pass away very young as compared to some other sporting outlets. The news broke late last night that former MMA fighter and most notably former pro-wrestler Sean O' Haire had passed away. I like most members of the IWC was very saddened to hear the news and hoped

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    The Day Of The Kitchen

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    don’t like us.” “Don’t worry about that,” Ms. McMahon pointed out dismissively. “They really need help,” she insisted. “Whatever you say, Ms. McMahon,” Sheamus responded with a shrug. He disappeared through the door, heading for the kitchen. Shawn waited a few seconds and then stood up on his chair. He looked around and exclaimed, “Alright guys,

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