Dance 4/Period 4 The Nutcracker Ballet The Nutcracker is a two act ballet. The first act consists of 3 parts‚ the Party Scene‚ the Battle‚ and the Land of Snow. The second act consists of the Land of Sweets. The Nutcracker is about a girl who falls in love with a nutcracker doll who later turns into a prince. It first premiered on December 18‚ 1892 and originated from Germany. It was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. The name of the ballet is the Nutcracker. The sound of
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This novel takes place in America during the 1940s. Sal and Dean meet in New York City where they both live until their travels start. The city is a loud and extravagant place to live. Sal and Dean are no strangers to city life full of drinking‚ music‚ and sex. In addition to New York City‚ the two friends also travel to other cities such as Denver‚ San Francisco‚ San Antonio‚ Chicago‚ and Mexico City. Within cities‚ Sal and Dean have an appreciation for Jazz music in club after hours where they
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also white. The way that many people picture ballerinas as being white is in fact fairly accurate. The ballet world is‚ and always has been‚ dominated by white dancers. Only very recently has this world been penetrated‚ and the effects have reached far further than just the ballet community. Despite a rocky home life and extremely slim odds‚ Misty Copeland’s fiery determination and love for ballet prevailed‚ allowing her not only to become the first African American principal dancer
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targeting civilians. That morning‚ 19 men associated with the Al-Qaeda terrorist group hijacked four commercial airlines and each team consisted a well-trained pilot. Two of these planes were directed towards the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York‚ the pilot of the third plane crashed the plane into the Pentagon in Virginia and the fourth team crashed the plane into a field near the town of Shanksville in Pennsylvania. Due to these attacks 2973 people died whereas 24 still remain missing until
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COMPANY NAME/WEBSITE/INDUSTRY Company: FreshDirect Website: http://www.freshdirect.com Industry: Online Grocery BACKGROUND/HISTORY FreshDirect was founded in 1999 but fully operational in 2001. The company is a New York based and in the online grocery business. All of their customers shop online for their groceries that are delivered to their homes or place of business the next day. FreshDirect offers fresh produce‚ meat and seafood‚ shelf stable items and even prepared meals (www.freshdirect
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I chose New York‚ New York by Frank Sinatra. The lyric "If I can make it there‚ I’ll make it anywhere" gives a sense that any success in New York means success in everywhere; Even though it is extremely competitive to be successful in New York‚ the reward is very pleasurable. The line "It’s up to you‚ New York‚ New York" presents those do their best in New York will be successful since this place has full of opportunities; however‚ if they do not‚ they will not be successful. As the line describes
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The Nutcracker The first ballet we watched was Matthew Bourne’s The Nutcracker! This ballet was made in 2003 and was the contemporary version of the original version of The Nutcracker because they are in an orphanage. The second ballet we watched was Barishnikov’s “The Nutcracker.” This is based on the original version of The Nutcracker and was made in 1977. Even though both ballets are different versions they still used the same composer which is Tchaikovsky. For instance‚ when the variations
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New York vs. New Jersey Khalidah Garrett English composition‚ section M03 Professor Laura Butchy July 15‚ 2013 A way life is different from when I was younger would be the location I’ve lived in. Being born in Brooklyn‚ New York then moving to Carteret‚ New Jersey would appear to be a difficult transition for most ten year olds to handle. A few ways that made it different from each other is the pace‚ the educational system‚ and the economy. New Jersey seemed different because of the slower
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Personal Writing: Living In Both Texas and New York City Where a person was born or raised often plays an important role in their lives. There are often comparisons between a urban civilization to rural civilization. Humans adopt to different environments that would be the most suitable for their style of living. Society as a whole didn’t tell us where civilization should take place. Choosing the right place for a living depends on the matters of self preference and comfort
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Running head: LIFE AS AN Life as an African American in New York City in the 1900’s Serena Hamilton Colorado Technical University Online HIS120-1001A-04 Professor John Ragan January 8‚ 2009 Life as an African American in New York City in the 1900’s Imagine an environment where people are trying to have a better life. I work for a rich family in Manhattan. I am blessed to be born with a natural musical ability; though I cannot read or write I can sit down at a piano and play as
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