Ballerina

can get injured just as easily as other sport athletes. Research has shown that dancers have very similar injuries compared to other athletes. One study showed that ankle injuries account for about 21% of all sports-related injuries and 31% for ballerinas (“Dance IS a Sport...at Least in Terms of Injury”). This statistic shows that amount of strain that performers and athletes put on their ankle joint is about the same. This proves that dancers and athletes put the same amount of exertion into…

Red Lotus Monastery in 1928) and here it is woven into the fabric of the story. These girls rock. Yeoh is a master practitioner of martial arts and effortlessly expounds the complex moves with studied grace while Ziyi, as lithe and slender as a ballerina, explodes with an emotional force, capturing the elemental mix of beauty and…

The early to mid 20th century was the age of political change. Communist Russia and Nazi Germany were progressing, and some people of this era were against their revolutionary ideals. Authors such as George Orwell saw the fatal flaws in these systems and wrote to expose them. Orwell sought to warn the world of what it may become by describing a plausible future dystopia in which there was little to no freedom. In 1984, George Orwell uses Winston Smith to portray how there will always be rebels…

When I was in kindergarten, my teacher asked each of my classmates including me who they wanted to become when they grew up. The majority of the girls in my class responded with a cheerleader, a ballerina, or a princess. On the other hand, the boys responded with a football player, superman, or a firefighter. When I responded, it was entirely unexpected. Can you conclude who I desired to become? Though young, I had immense ideas of suiting up in a black embellished uniform, coated with a badge…

Pablo Picasso: The Greatest Artist of the 20th Century For the astonishing stylistic width and intellectual depth displayed in his artworks, Pablo Ruiz Picasso was, without any doubt, one of the greatest, most controversial, and influential visual artist of the 20th century. During the several significant stylistic shifts Picasso went through—most notably the Blue Period, Rose Period, Cubist Period, African Period, and Surrealist Period—Picasso explored the emotionally provocative power of…

A Star in the Middle of the Night People are constantly cringing about their differences and trying to cover them up. Some individuals are placed in difficult situations that can seem impossible to find a light in. Different than most thinking, Tim Burton conveys a message saying that happiness can be found anywhere. Whether you have scissors for hands, or no family to laugh with, Tim Burton conveys that happiness can be found through any situation, no matter how difficult it may seem. Tim…

The general culture considers Lana Del Rey as a dream pop artist. But many people consider Lana Del Rey’s music to be depressed and desperate for love. For example, critics will say in her song “Video Games”, “It’s you, it’s you, it’s all for you, everything I do.” They will say that her actions are caused by her desire of love from a man. However, others believe she is an emotional woman and she expresses it through her lyrics. Although it shows her thirst of being loved by a man and wanting…

My Writings Through the First Semester of Creative Writing Walking into Mr. Trice’s classroom on the first day of school for Creative Writing class, I didn’t really know what to expect. I knew we would be writing a lot, but I didn’t know what exactly I would be learning about writing. So walking in on the first day was as if I had a new and fun adventure for an elective each day of school. We started off the year with learning the basics of writing. the little things that help every writer…

Moreover, Harrison Bergeron himself is a symbol of the rebellion against the government and the repercussions of implementing total equality. While on live television, Harrison breaks free from his handicaps and begins to dance gracefully with a ballerina in which “[n]ot only are the laws of the land abandoned, but the law of gravity and the laws of motion as well” (Vonnegut 36). Not only does Harrison break the Amendments by removing his handicaps, he dances with such fluidity that it appears…

Kurt Vonnegut’s short story “Harrison Bergeron” expresses a very interesting concept that society holds in the year 2081. Vonnegut’s story explains how everyone is equal in society due to several amendments to the Constitution. People who were above normal—whether a person is more intelligent, prettier or more talented—needed to wear a mental handicap radio issued by the government, weights or masks to prevent them from being unequal. Throughout the plot, there are many examples of the…