Lorenzo de Medici Film Analysis: Hoop Dreams (1994) Written by Ann Kelsey Cinema of the Real: Documentary Films Paolo Grassini December 5‚ 2012 The 1994 Documentary‚ Hoop Dreams‚ directed by Steve James‚ is a masterful display of human drama. The story-line is so captivating and theatrical that it seems crafted from fiction. The Documentary boasts cinematic techniques and private investigating that rivals most film of this time period. The film follows the high school careers
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In Hoop Dreams‚ the lives of two students athletes‚ William Gates and Arthur Agee‚ are documented as they both pursue their dream of making it to the NBA one day. The documentary emphasizes many of the themes and concepts about the African American athlete that we have learned in class. One of the themes we talked in class was the exploitation of the student athlete for the benefit of the school. Student athletes are expected to live up to the expectations of the coaches and the school and devote
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Hoop Dreams Many authors/film makers realize that sometimes‚ in order to make a point‚ an idea is best conveyed through a stirring of the audience’s pathos‚ or feelings. An audience whose emotions have been affected is more likely to remember a message and take it into consideration. Hoop Dreams‚ a documentary by Steve James‚ is an apt example that employs heavy use of pathos in order to present its theme. The documentary follows two boys through their high school years in Chicago as they pursue
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handful of fruit loops in front of each child. 3. Have children sort fruit loops by color. 4. Have them count the different color piles. Skills: Sorting and counting Physical Activity: Hoola Hoop Dancing Materials: hoola hoops and music Procedure: 1. Give each child a hoola hoop. 2. Spread out in large circle so not to bump each
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This art form is used to preserve the ways of the people‚ in this way hula is a continually evolving traditional dance form. Today it reflects and embodies over 300yrs of cultural mixture. The western view of dance combined with the foreign people’s inability to appreciate the poetic flow of the native language has simplified the dance to a more literal and ordered vocabulary hand movements and gestures. (We Dance for Knowledge) Hula was originally mostly a men’s dance. Male dancers were overshadowed
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What is a “Grass Dance”? To me‚ the phrase conjures up visions of Hawaiian hula dancers‚ but this was not really the case. Grass dances began with the Sioux nation‚ which was located in and around what is today the state of South Dakota. The Sioux used grass dances as part of their war ceremony‚ so essentially at grass dances originated as war dances. Although this was a music associated with war‚ it spread to from the Omaha‚ to their neighbors‚ through the plains‚ and across North America. Tara
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mele are mele oli and mele hula. Mele oli is a solo chant performed at events like birth‚ death‚ or a departure of a chief‚ as well as keeping track of history‚ myths‚ and stories. Unlike mele oli‚ dance moves and instruments‚ like the pahu‚ or wooden drum‚ accompany mele hula (3). The pahu is one of the main instruments used in traditional Hawaiian hula‚ but instruments like the guitar and ukulele have been incorporated (6). Training for hula occurred at the Halau (1). Hula students were seen as kapu
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The History of Hula Dancing Molly Silven ’13 Professor Wise Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body‚ usually rhythmic and to music‚ used as a form of expression‚ social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting. There are multiple forms of dance ranging from hip-hop‚ Irish step dancing‚ ballroom dancing‚ jazz‚ tap‚ ballet‚ lyrical‚ tribal dancing‚ and even hula dancing. Dancing is way to express oneself by using the body. Sometimes
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and either Large or X-Large. If a parachute is attached to the container‚ it must be made from scratch using everyday materials. (Parachutes that were previously attached to a toy‚ for example‚ are not allowed.) The container must land within a hula hoop placed on the ground directly below the point of release. The egg must not break upon landing. Write an essay‚ 1-2 pages in length‚ describing how you incorporated principles of physics into the design of your egg container. You must identify
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Hula Dancing Hula dancing is a Hawaiian tradition that‚ through dance movements‚ chants‚ and varying levels of instrumentation‚ tells stories. Most of the time they are legends or accounts of historical events. After reading the article I have realized that hula dancing is much more than just people moving their bodies to music. It is a tradition that runs very deep in Hawaii and it has been a very important part of their culture for hundreds and maybe even thousands of years. I have learned in
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