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    "Good choreography fuses eye, ear and mind"-Arlene Croce. Choreography is the sequence of steps and movements in dance or figure skating, especially in a ballet or other staged dance. It is the art or practice of designing choreographic sequences or the written notation for a choreographic sequence. Most of the time choreographers are used in a musical of some sort. They control the dancing and most of the movement you see happening. Even the sex scenes that you see in a play or movie is…

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    I really wanted to get 3rd or better so I could be in street league at age 13. Most of the people around me were in their 20’s or 30’s. I was the youngest one there by a lot. I inspected the course trying to figure out my first run. I decided I would make my way around the course and then grind the rail that lead down the stairs. Since I qualified 3rd to last to make it to the Tampa contest, I had to go third. I watched the first two guys do their 30 second…

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    There are many sociological issues in today’s society such as gender equity and gender relations, race or ethnic relations, coach-athlete relations, and etc. These sociological issues in sports have an impact especially in school. In the early times, there was no such thing as gender equity and sports were played only by the men, and the women were to sit and watch on the sidelines. Gender discrimination in the athletics has long been a controversial issue. This was a exemplifying the sexism…

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    “He's become some sort of all purpose symbol for them, hasn't he?” (252) Here we see the leaders of the fascist Regime 'Norsefire' referring to our hero V, They are realizing the full potential and ambiguity of the 'Guy Fawkes' Mask. It is what Post Structuralists would call a Free floating signifier – meaning it evades being tied to any particular meaning. At this point V is not just a person but an Idea, an Idea which could change their world. The creators of this Graphic Novel – Alan Moore…

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    their fondness or distaste through theses “interaction “at an early stage in life. For example, my sister initially despised anything to do with winter sports, as time went on she got motivated by her friends to play ice hockey, go skiing, and try figure skating. Time further progressed and her interaction became more positive towards winter sports, and now she’s loves ice hockey to a point where she plays every week. Conversely, having social interactions can also have a major impact on an…

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    The Olympics have been around for centuries an event that has been life changing for the participants and the countries that get the privilege to host as well. For centuries now, we have gotten to see the evolution of one of the greatest events ever thought of allowing athletes the opportunity to compete at the highest level, while representing their countries proudly. This event would not be what it is today if it weren 't for the Ancient Greeks getting it started in 776 B.C.E. Since getting it…

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    Eating disorders are more commonly seen in females; however, they do occur in male athletes. They are less prominent than in female athletes, and therefore in danger of being missed. Chatterton et al (2013) lead an expansive research involving the diagnoses and treating eating disorders in male athletes. The study looked at 732 male focused group participants of college athletes. The data collected and data analysis was very practical, but some of the points were quite excruciating. The first…

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    In my eighteen years of living, I have definitely had my fair share of hard or troubling times in my life. My troubles may not have been as terrible as Jeannette Wall 's troubles were, but they are my own.. My essay is inspired by the book called The Glass Castle by the amazing Jeannette Walls. In this book, Jeannette lets the reader into her different style of upbringing than most Americans. My lifestyle is pretty much as normal as it gets except for one thing, I was born without the bottom…

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    know if Holden would like me though, because he is just a fictional character. Holden seems like an okay guy to me, he just changes his mood quite quickly in some situations. An example of Holden’s mood changing fast is when he was with Sally after skating and he all the sudden wanted to leave with her and after she rejected him he told her that she was a pain in the butt. Holden could also be seen as a bad guy considering he’s…

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    Rescue Services for Life Riskers: Yes or No? Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero once said, “The safety of the people shall be the highest law.” Due to the rising number of risks involved in helping someone in danger, countless amounts of people have argued that the person in need of help does not have the right to rescue services when they risk their own lives. A rising number of deaths have proceeded on risky challenges such as climbing Mount Everest along with other dangerous, possibly…

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