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- 1751: Spanish Traditional Dances
- ... to be an old Castilian folk dance. It is a very popular dance for couples of all ages. You will see it danced frequently by Women wearing a long dress with frills, normally it has short-sleeves and it is two-coloured like a green dress with white frills. The Men wear black trousers and a white shirt with frills on the chest. During the summers, in all Andalusia great flamenco ... just to have fun. The whole family goes out together to enjoy the festivities, often until very late into the night. It is danced by series of four, each with a different dance, with a short interval between one and another. The most important movements are the walks and the end because the singing, the music and the dance stop together and the dancers stay in an elegant position due to ... circle. As they dance to the music of tenores and tabales which are shawms and small drums, their faces remain solemn and dignified. The basic pattern of the sardana is a series of long and short steps; the precise combination is determined by the leader, who signals the steps with a hand squeeze that is passed around the circle. The music is first slow, then rapid. The sardana developed in ...
- 1752: Who Wants To Be Next In Line
- ... complete dedication to anything would win mastery of what was practiced. Sparta went on to defeat Athens in many battles and though Pericles aroused the spirit of a free and democratic nation, his legacy was short-lived after such powerful words were spoken. He died in a plague, two short years after he gave his famous oration. A lot like Pericles was Creon, the uncle to ill-fated Antigone in the play by Sophocles, Antigone. The story of these two that represents a vague imitation ... must be persuaded before he reaps the benefits of his actions. Creon learned this in the end as did Pericles also try to instill with his oration: Great will be your glory in not falling short of your natural character; and greatest will be hers who is least talked of among the men whether good or for bad. Could we perhaps all be persuaded to make a difference in improving ...
- 1753: Elizabeth
- ... t know that I would change from this film actually. I am pretty sure, in my opinion that this film works and is about as perfect as it can be. It has the balance of stories in it between; her love life, her religious beliefs, her struggle against suitors, and her resistance to imperious nobles. I loved the lighting and the cinematography. The dialogue was wonderful, as were the sets and ... great script, concentrated direction, brilliant lighting and cinematography, etc. all helped make the film very good. But the core of this film is definitely the emotion. The acting was wonderful and the story was nothing short of great. These were the hearts of the film. Recommendations for Future Use of this Film: This films gives amazing insight into what royalty have to go through. It was informative about the religious struggles ...
- 1754: Creative Story: Neolithic Park
- Creative Story: Neolithic Park A Short Story composed by: Reagan B Honors English II Mrs. Coultas - 3 August 16, 1993 "Thanks for that update, Bob," said the aged anchor person. His voice was rough and deep, as though he had been ... afternoon at three o'clock, and the management is expecting nearly half the population of Sidney to show up for the grand opening event. In the past few nights, we have been bringing you related stories because of the incredible economic impact that Cabela's will have and already has had in our area. As you know, 2,000 people out of the Sidney area's 10,000 are already employed ...
- 1755: Television Vs Movies
- ... also very different. Going to the movies offers a complete escape from everyday life for a few hours at a time. In movies, a story can usually be told from beginning to end in a short period of time. Movies allow a person to get completely wrapped up in the story without much distraction. There is a limited amount of variety in going to the movies. There are dozens of different ... tape in to your VCR and record the program to watch at a later time. There is always a variety of programs to watch and there is always something for everyone. Television shows rely on stories that last for long periods of time to keep viewers interested. They keep going on and on, sometimes for years, but there is seldom an end Movies and television are both enjoyable forms of entertainment ...
- 1756: The Revival Of Jazz In South Africa
- ... practitioners were often classified as "vagrants", under constant threat of expulsion from the cities.(NEKETIA-82) But in the 1960s and 1970s the recording companies and state broadcasting corporation brought pressure on artists to record short pop tracks, with musical styles and lyrics conforming to SABC standards of tribal purity. The musicians dubbed it mbaqanga, a derogatory term meaning something like "instant porridge" - now used broadly for popular dance and jazz ... Pacific Express featuring hornmen such as Ngozi; the Ngcukana brothers, Basil "Mannenberg" Coetzee and Robbie Jansen drew from these eclectic roots to create a style instantly recognizable as "Capejazz".(BEBEY-153) There have been success stories in the 90s.Recognition at home as well as abroad is at last coming to Masekela, Gwangwa, Ibrahim and their generation. Younger bands such as Bayete, which started its life on the jazz scene in ...
- 1757: Brave New World 4
- ... loner all his life. He was not accepted in the Indian society, and the only comfort he had was his mother (an alcoholic) and Shakespear. And through his childhood his mother told him lots of stories of the Utopian society she thought the "outer" world was. When he came there, he found that this Utopia was nothing like what he had expected. People thought they had the best society ever (people ... their sleep-conditioning. John felt very disappointed. He also was truly disappointed over his mothers decay when she came back to "civilisation". She started using Soma, and took very large doses. And after a very short while she died. John truly started to dislike the civilised society after this. And when Helmholtz and Bernhard, his only true friends, were exiled, he turned his back on society, and decided to leave society ...
- 1758: Brave New World 8
- ... studied at Oxford, lived mainly in Italy in the 1920's, (where he met and befriended D.H. Lawrence) and moved to California in 1937 with is wife Maria Nys. His early writing included poetry, short stories, and literary journalism, but his reputation was made with his satirical novels Crome Yellow (1921) and Antic Hay. His later writing became more mystical in character, as in Eyeless in Gaza and Time Must Have ...
- 1759: Creative Writing: The Miller's Tale
- Creative Writing: The Miller's Tale This is a true tale of me and my life, or at least for a short while. The day had started out so well, you see I had become somewhat of a owner of women. I was interested in this becomes because of the free jobs that came with it. You ... she wanted to tell me. Once, we reached my house she began to laugh. I was intrigued by this so I said, " What is wrong with you?" She began to tell about the King's short comings. I soon also began to laugh at this and went to the bar down the way. I entered the bar in grand fashion as usual. The door was especially hard for some reason but ... a small one?" I replied with, " What in God's name are you talking about?" Last night at the bar you told everyone that one of your women said that the King was a little short of the mark. "You're joking, right?" "'Fraid not," he said. Well, at that moment in time I thought I had only two choices. Either I could leave my business and the house or ...
- 1760: Henry Ford
- ... business man approached Henry offering him great sums of money to build their cars in his spare time. In 1901 Henry and many investors started the Henry Ford Company with $60,000. This project was short lived though because of disagreements with Ford and investors. After a short time he met Alex Malcomson and started the Ford & Malcomson Company but again the company failed because of money troubles. After another short time he met James Couzens. In June 1901 with Alex, James, and eight other investors Henry started the Ford Motor Company. Ford made Couzens in charge of money, Malcomson in charge of production, and ...
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