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- 10541: Reaching For Dreams - A Ballet
- ... night. The dancers taking part in this production were from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. The ballet that they plan to perform in seven weeks is called “Speeds.” The choreographer of “Speeds” is a world-renowned woman by the name of Jennifer Mullers. This production contains a cast of eleven dancers and five alternates. “Speeds” is a modern ballet that explains how one moment in time is like no other, and how often things in the world change. Throughout this book, Kuklin observes the life of a dancer. The typical day of a professional ballerina at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre consists of waking up around seven to be at rehearsal ...
- 10542: Black Thursday
- ... it was on this day that the New York Stock Exchange crashed. This event heralded the end of the "Roaring Twenties". In the 1920’s, spirits were high in the United States and around the world. The rapid increase in industrialization was fueling growth in the economy. And technology improvements led the chief economists to believe that the uprise would continue. During this "boom" period, stock prices began to rise as ... with their deposits were wiped out by the falling prices, and these bank failures sparked a "run" on the banking system. Each failed bank, factory, business, and investor contributed to the downward spiral of the world.
- 10543: Hamlet 3
- ... chief One-Eyed Colin, the Mackenzie's and the MacDonalds fought one of the largest battles in Scottish history. It all started because the MacKenzie's killed a MacDonald for poaching on MacKenzie land. This war lasted years and caused many deadly events. The MacKenzie's were on there second chief of this war and twelfth all time, Kenneth. While he was in France the MacDonalds raped,slayed, and burned MacKenzies. Kenneth returned in time and was able to defeat the MacDonalds and brought back the largest sum in ...
- 10544: Only The Heart
- ... escape. To the extent in which they succeeded and what helped them succeed. And of coarse the problems they had along the way. The Vo family was living in a village in Vietnam during the war and when communism started to come into action. And it had terrible affects on the people living there. They had to adapt or escape. The Vo family choose to escape. Toan’s father had been ... they didn't know why they couldn’t act in a certain way nor do a certain thing. These children just had to rely on their parents until they got older. They left because the war had brought communism; they were scared and didn’t know what to expect. They didn’t know weather they could live close to like they lived before or if everything would change, there were many ...
- 10545: How Should An Economist View The Society?
- ... Economist View The Society? How can the distinction between philosophers and scientists be made? In the article, “A Challenge to Scientific Economics”, Louis Uchitelle focuses on the question of how an economist should view the world. Should the economists be satisfied with the approximations of the real world or should their job be more than just numbers and facts? According to Uchitelle, what made the early economists’ assumptions so effective was the fact that they were not only scientists, but also philosophers. They ...
- 10546: BlueTooth
- ... it still took three or four days to get a letter from California to New York. Would businesses be able to operate at the same speed? Communications however, effects much more than just the business world. Communications effects our daily lives. Recently a new technology was introduced to the electronics world. This technology is known as Bluetooth. Bluetooth is a wireless networking standard for your personal area that provides license-free operation in Europe, Japan, and the United States. What makes Bluetooth so special is its ...
- 10547: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas
- ... slavery newspaper called "The North Star". Not only did he present news to the slaves, but it was also highly regarded as a good source of information for those opposed to slavery. During the Civil war, Douglass organized two regiments of black soldiers in Massachusetts to fight for the North. Before, during and after the war he continued his quest to free all the slaves. He became known as a fair and righteous man and was appointed as the U.S. Minister of Haiti after holding several government offices. Frederick Douglass ...
- 10548: Consumerism
- ... credit bureaus, for example. Claims that a company or agency can miraculously clean up bad credit are simply false. The use of credit as a way to purchase goods and services has greatly altered the world in which we live, and has changed the way that consumers operate in the business world. 1B. The key media forms of the new era are television, radio, image advertising, direct marketing, and of course, Internet advertising and sales. The key individuals of the new era are David Kessler, the former ...
- 10549: Interview with Mr. Smallwood
- ... area, which offered a wide variety of applied math courses that set him on his lifetime course through mathematics. He considers himself a life long learner, and continues to study, read and enjoy the intricate world of mathematics. I am interested in the field of computer programming. I wondered how the advances in technology were going to impact this field in the future. Mr. Smallwood explained to me, first that I ... overlook. His opinions were very astute, and reconfirmed my interested in continuing my studies of mathematics. Conducting this interview gave me a better understanding of the applications of Calculus, especially as they pertain to the world of computer programming. Mr. Smallwood provided me with a unique view of career potentials connected with the study of mathematics.
- 10550: Thomas Jefferson: The Man, The Myth, and The Morality
- ... slavery was morally wrong and forcefully declare that it ought to be abolished?” (Wilson 66). Wilson also argues that Jefferson knew that his slaves would be better off working for him than freed in a world where they would be treated with contempt and not given any real freedoms. Another way that Thomas Jefferson shows his moral character is in his most famous achievement, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. This document is probably the most important document in the history of the United States, and one of the most important in the history of the world. Jefferson writes that “all men are created equal” and argues that every man has the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Jefferson's document shows not only his strongly held beliefs in ...
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