: The Get Down focuses on 1970s New York City broken down and beaten up‚ violent‚ cash strapped dyin. It turned to rubble‚ a rag-tag crew of South Bronx teenagers are nothings and nobodies with no one to shelter them - except each other‚ armed only with verbal games‚ improvised dance steps‚ some magic markers and spray cans. From Bronx tenements‚ to the SoHo art scene; from CBGBs to Studio 54 and even the glass towers of the justbuilt World Trade Center‚ The Get Down is a mythic saga of how New York
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A recent problem that I encountered was when I was trying to create an entry for the Get to Know contest‚ which is an annual contest that encourages young people to create original works of art‚ writing‚ photography‚ videography and music inspired by nature. As an artist‚ I was drawn to the art category‚ especially since I was brimming with ideas after a year where I spent much of my time outdoors‚ camping and hiking. The possibilities seemed endless at the time. But as I drew sketch after sketch
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Title: Boogie Nights: Music‚Youth‚ and Joy in Netflix’s The Get Down While The Get Down second season premieres this Friday via streaming service Netflix. I am ecstatic for it and it was one of my favorite shows of last year. I’m not a person to binge watch shows but The Get Down was one of those shows. A hero’s journey told through the eyes of a love sick boy in the Bronx‚ named Zeke. The Get Down is one part musical drama ‚comic narrative‚ and coming of
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Leadership That Gets Results What Do Effective Leaders Do? “What do effective leaders do to remain effective?” was a question that I proposed to my Leadership Application Program Speakers Round Table Class. In response I received a number of answers from personality traits to emotional intelligence. Leadership is a word that can be defined in many different ways. In the article “Leadership That Gets Results” they take the time and breakdown the six different steps of leadership‚ the six styles
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I have six weeks to lose weight. How? - Yahoo! Answers You sound like you have a very realistic goal. Most people do not understand the idea of gradual weight loss‚ but I am glad your goal is 15-20 lbs. in six weeks. That is very possible! You need a good combination of aerobic activity and resistance training combined with a healthy diet. It is not recommended to lose more than 1-3 lbs a week. If you want to lose weight the correct and safe way that will stay off for the long-term you need
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I did my final project on the movie Get Out. I choose this movie‚ because when I saw it with my friends this past semester in the theater‚ it sparked discussion about the movie and race. In our discussion we realized that we each got something different out of the movie and saw different symbols hidden in it‚ which made it fun to puzzle together. It was really interesting to hear my black friends comments on the movie‚ since it was something that he experiences frequently. After viewing the film
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Get your Heart Going To get your heart going‚ it’s best to start out with an exercise that raises you metabolism and that’s old-fashioned “jumping jacks.” Therefore‚ start out standing with your arms at your sides. As you raise your arms‚ “jump” by moving your legs wider than the width of your shoulders. Bring your arms down and bring your feet together again. Start with 25 repetitions and work up to four sets of 25 repetitions each. As you bring your arms up don’t clap your hands. Just bring them
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For a student such as myself‚ I have come to notice when one has a large amount of time to complete something they tend to wait till the last minute. I personally have taken the "get active" way of school. I began to join clubs and community activities to take up some of my time. By this I was left with less time to get my assignments complete‚ with that in mind I began to complete them as soon as my time opened up. with this open time it began to be that perfect amount of time to complete other
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Let’s get rich. You and I‚ you and I. Let’s get rich and buy our parents’ house. Let’s teach everyone how to dance. We’re almost there. Let’s get rich. You and I s lyric video is quite a saucy one‚ with a female dancer showcasing the words‚ as well as shots of - where else? - Miami‚ Pitbull’s place of residence. Have fun watching the lyric video for "Timber" on VEVO below: it’s going down! Canadian rock icons Barenaked Ladies are known for writing the theme song to one of TV’s most
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Not Everyone Gets a Trophy – How to Manage Generation Y By Bruce Tulgan Bruce Tulgan is internationally recognized as the leading expert on young people in the workplace and one of the leading experts on leadership and management. He is an adviser to business leaders all over the world‚ and a sought-after keynote speaker and management trainer. Since 1995‚ Bruce has worked with tens of thousands of leaders and managers in hundreds of organizations ranging from Aetna & Wal-Mart to the Army and
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