Essay George Balanchine I chose to research on George Balanchine because he became known as the most influential ballet choreographer of the 20th century. He not only was the most influential ballet choreographer‚ but he worked with leading figures of American musical theatre two revues‚ fourteen musical comedies‚ four operettas‚ five Hollywood films‚ and a circus spectacle that are milestones of American popular culture. He was a very versatile choreographer and that’s what makes him very special
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Georges Braque was born on May 13‚ 1882 in Argenteuil Val-d’Oise‚ France. He trained to be a house painter and decorator like his father and grandfather‚ and studied artistic painting during evenings at the École des Beaux-Arts‚ in Le Havre from 1897 to 1899. In Paris‚ he apprenticed with a decorator and was awarded his certificate in 1902. Braque then attended the Académie Humbert until 1904. His early works were landscapes and impressionism‚ but around 1905‚ he adopted a Fauvist style. In
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George Westinghouse was an American entrepreneur and engineer. He was responsible for the introduction and development of altering current for light and power. Westinghouse invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry. He was one of Thomas Edison’s main rivals in the early implementation of the American electricity system. This man founded 60 companies‚ eventually receiving over 100 patents for his work with the desire to turn ideas into enterprises. George Westinghouse
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George Gray "George Gray" is a poem about a man who missed out on many of life’s opportunities because he was so afraid of failure that he did not even try. He passed up love because he was afraid of being hurt‚ ambition because he dreaded all the changes that came with it and sorrow because he feared the pain. The poem begins with "George" staring at his own gravestone and realizing that there was nothing special to be said about him because he had done nothing with his
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George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was a Welsh-born English poet‚ orator and Anglican priest. Herbert’s poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets‚ and he is recognized as "a pivotal figure: enormously popular‚ deeply and broadly influential‚ and arguably the most skillful and important British devotional lyricist."[ George Herbert as a Religious poet George Herbert as a Religious poet George Herbert is considered as a religious poet because of the subject matter
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Luke Dwyer Wallman Written Expression II 2/12/2014 George Saunders Every author has a specific style to their writing that makes them unique in the world of literature. George Saunders often repeats themes and motifs in his writing. There are many telltale signs of a classic George Saunders story. He uses similar characters‚ mood‚ and conflicts. However‚ he applies them in different settings to convey the message. Most of his stories are satires‚ making hyperbole a large force in his writing
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Name: Le Chahut. Year: 1889-90. Artist: Georges Seurat. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 170 cm × 141 cm (66.92 in × 55.12 in). Movement/Style: Post-Impressionism/Pointillism(divisionist). Location: Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo‚ Netherlands. The Analysis: - Appears in the painting‚ the dancers‚ the musicians and the crowd. - It is obvious that the painting was done using the pointillism method. - This painting shows the artist’s interest in combining between light‚ forms and clarity of emotions
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George Lucas Slide 1: No other 20th century filmmaker has had a greater impact on the film industry than George Lucas. His zeal for innovation forged a new relationship between entertainment and technology that revolutionized the art of motion pictures. His uncanny business acumen turned film licensing and merchandising into a multibillion-dollar industry. And his "Star Wars" trilogy ushered in the era of the Hollywood mega-blockbuster. Slide 2: In 1967‚ Lucas re-enrolled as a USC graduate student
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George Whitefield George Whitefield was a Methodist preacher during the First Great Awakening. He was born in Gloucester‚ England on December 16‚ 1714 and was buried in Newburyport‚ Massachusetts on September 30‚ 1770. Whitefield took voyages to the New World seven times‚ voyages whose one-way trips took two months. He called both sides of the Atlantic “home”. He was the most traveled preacher of the gospel up to his time and many feel he was the greatest evangelist of all time. His diligence
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George Buttrick was (for many years) pastor of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York. One week he had been off on a speaking engagement and was flying back to New York City. On the plane he had a pad and a pencil and he was making some notes for next Sunday’s sermon. The man seated next to him was eyeing him with curiosity. Finally‚ the curiosity got the best of him‚ and so he said to Buttrick: "I hate to disturb you-you’re obviously working hard on something-but what in the world
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