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The Defining Of A Nation
Number of Words: 912 / Number of Pages: 4
... character, thus giving a
definitive character to the actual country. This bravery of early
Americans has allowed them to triumph over tremendous odds. The courage of
Americans was evident as they triumphed over the most powerful country in
the world in order to free themselves from a tyrannical government and gain
their independence. From the beginning, this nation's people have dealt
with extreme obstacles. As each hurdle is conquered the people become
stronger and are willing to face the numerous struggles that lie ahead.
This is exactly what makes the people of this country strong and determined ...
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Painting Nude Figure By Pabblo Picasso
Number of Words: 1804 / Number of Pages: 7
... to use mother's maiden name. Picasso underwent a distressing part of his life for the next 4 years (1901-1904) and demonstrated the life of the poor. The next two years following those last four were rather bright and vigorous. Perhaps this was because he realized how his life differed so much
from the poor on the streets. This was also a point in Picasso's life when sculpture and black art intrigued him. His work, "Two Nudes" reflects this attitude. Cubism soon followed after this. Picasso began experimenting with the many facets of Cubism. Cubism was developed in stages: analytic, synthetic, ...
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Dead Man Walking
Number of Words: 1075 / Number of Pages: 4
... digs around in his feelings and soul. Sister Helen eventually
finds a good soul in Matthew Poncelet, a person no one else knows.
Matthew constantly denies to Sister Helen, himself, and to God that he had
committed his horrible crime. Poncelet continues to blame his problems on
other things such as his father dying early in his life, his drug use, his
immaturity, and that he was unable to stand up to his partner in the brutal
crime. Sister Helen urges Poncelet to come clean and face the part that he
took in the crime. And at nearly the last minutes of the film he tells the
truth. ...
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Who Didn't Kill JFK?
Number of Words: 3007 / Number of Pages: 11
... named Joe Kennnedy. Joe , John's father was a determined man, he wanted one of his four sons to enter into politics. Joe had both the power and money to help influence his ambitions, for his four sons. (Netzley, The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy)(pg 8) John's father put a lot of pressure on his children he told his son, "We want winners. We don't want losers here." Joe Kennedy eventually decided that his oldest son Joe would run for the presidency. Though Joe was unfortunately killed in a dangerous bombing mission during World War II. (Netzley pg10-13) After Joe's loss of ...
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Black Women And Their Push For Equality For African Americans
Number of Words: 741 / Number of Pages: 3
... to strictly peaceful protests while others, such as the Panthers pictured above, favored peaceful means of achieving equality unless violence was necessary for defense. The lists of courageous men and women who struggled for equality can be quite long. However, it is obvious that the picture of the Panthers lack the presence of women. This failure to acknowledge women in the Panther picture represents the Civil Rights Movement as a whole. With a few exceptions, African American women generally do not receive the credit they deserve for their impact in the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement.
When thinking ab ...
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Jazz Movement In The 1960s
Number of Words: 2304 / Number of Pages: 9
... there were both high and low spots in history. For example, the country came together and watched as Neil Armstrong landed an American space craft on the moon, and his words "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" still can bring chills to those who watched live as he took his first steps onto the lunar soil. However, the country also suffered several great losses, and had some hardships.
The 60's were still a time of racial injustice, toward blacks and nearly all minorities. For some reason, the white Americans were able to fly to the moon, but they still could not realize that p ...
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The Women's Civil Rights Movement
Number of Words: 1185 / Number of Pages: 5
... property and for divorce laws more
favorable to women.
Lucy Sten, who was the first woman in Massachusetts to earn a
college degree.
Susan B. Anthony. She devoted her life to the temperance movement,
(against alcohol) and the abolition cause (against slavery). She fought
for women and black males to have the right to vote. She was arrested when
she attempted to vote in Rochester, New York local elections. We built
the Women's rights movement into a national organization.
Carrie Chapman Latt, was the president of the National American
Woman's Suffrage (NAWSA)
Victoria Woodhill fought for Wom ...
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Dancing And Ballet
Number of Words: 1247 / Number of Pages: 5
... lift them up like they were as light as feathers.
Ballet dancers take joy in controlling their bodies, but they can only perform difficult steps after many years of training. Ballet classes are held for both professional and beginning dancers. Because professional dancers must keep in shape, they usually take at least one class daily. Beginning students may take anywhere from three to ten classes a week to improve their technique.
Ballet classes begin at the barre where dancers develop better technique. Later they move to the center where they do exercises to strengthen and improve their dancing. ...
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Mythology Of Indian Dance
Number of Words: 701 / Number of Pages: 3
... scriptures of the Hindus. He distilled the essence from each of the Vedas. From ‘Rigveda’, he derived the words, from ‘Sama Veda’, he derived the music, from ‘Yojurve Veda’, the code of gesture and from ‘Atherva Veda’, the element of sentiment or flavor. He blended all of these ingredients and added his own divine genious. Thus, he created an entirely new activity. Brahma named this activity ‘Natya’, which was later renamed ‘Natya Veda’.
Brahma had simply created a technique, but someone was needed for putting it into practice. Lord Brahma sought the cooperation of Bharat, a trusted sage. ...
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The Grange
Number of Words: 780 / Number of Pages: 3
... monopoly". Many of the members
opened stores and other businesses so they could begin to buy and sell to each
other. However most of these were farmers, with families, not businessmen and
many companies didn't survive because of their lack of real business knowledge
and the pressures of the middlemen who wanted them to fail. They worked as a
team to get candidates elected who agreed with the need for governmental control
of the railroads. With the control of the Legislatures they implemented
governmental controls on railroad rates and practices. However the railroad was
also very wealthy. They hi ...
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