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    Anna Sokolow was born February 9, 1910 in Hartford Connecticut. Sadly she passed away not too long ago on March 29, 2000. In New York City. Anyways, Anna was an American choreographer and professional dancer. Ever since Anna was a young girl she's always desired dancing. When she saw like a dance magazine or someone else dancing, it made her happy and inspired her to become a dancer. She wasn't expecting to become famous out of it. Anna found her majority of inspiration to dance in Jewish history and culture. Anna's movements were made up because she had a gift that came so naturally. Her dances were very abstract instead of following her narrative structure which is Jewish, she mainly focus your dances on movement and feeling and explore the…

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    (Nico's POV) I was scared, scared I was going to lose another sister. Will, Jason and Percy swam down to grab her. When they reached her I sensed a death. It was a powerful death, it must've been hers. I force myself to sink to the seabed and shadow travel to Camp Jupiter. I need to tell Hazel, I had to tell her she even existed still. (Hazel's POV) I had just finished cleaning the Pluto temple when Nico shadow…

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    ANGELO IZZO BASIC CONDUCTING FINAL EXAM “LINCOLNSHIRE POSY, HARKSTOW GRANGE” PERCY GRAINGER: BIOGRAPHY - PERCY GRAINGER, BORN IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA IN JULY 8TH 1882, WAS A GIFTED PIANIST AS A CHILD. - AFTER STUDYING A YEAR IN FRANKFURT, HE BECAME KNOWN AS A PRODIGY. - AFTER ATTENDING A SEMINAR ON FOLK MUSIC, GRAINGER BEGAN COLLECTING FOLK SONGS AND NOTATING THEM DOWN ON SHEET MUSIC. - HE QUICKLY GAINED RECOGNITION FOR REVITALIZING FOLK MUSIC AND GOING AGAINST THE TRADITION OF THE GERMAN…

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    Screams of terror were the first thing that greeted Annabeth’s ears as she woke. She quietly groaned and quickly shoved Percy off the couch with her foot before getting up to stretch and regain her bearings. As soon as both Annabeth and Percy had regained their bearings and reacquainted themselves with their new dorm common area the raced up the stairs into the boy's dorm, conveniently running into Thalia and Piper who had just come from the girls dorm to see what was going on. Quickly they made…

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    Ignatius Jacques Reilly, a beautifully ludicrous character in nearly all aspects of his large nature. He is the center of the complex interwoven story web of A Confederacy of Dunces, surrounded by a diverse group of odd yet endearing characters. Ignatius and the ensemble of eccentric characters portray the painful truths of everyday life, such as racial and class inequality, in the most hilarious way possible. Ignatius, the grotesque gluttonous genius, in his journey of absurd…

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    Short explanation/summary of the book: Titan’s Curse, by Rick Riordan is the book that describes the friendship between Percy Jackson and Annabeth. Grover had been sent to the school to recruit more demigods for Camp Half-Blood, as Luke had been trying to steal them away to join his and Kronos’s Titan army. Thalia uses her abilities to charm the school staff, letting the group blend in and sneak into a school dance. There, they reunite with Grover who identifies two of the students, Bianca and…

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    The Blood of Olympus is the fifth and last book in “The Heroes of Olympus” series. This series is the second series following the “Percy Jackson” series. This series is about the children of ancient Greek and Roman gods in modern day United States. In it, the seven demigods of the prophecy, go on their final adventure to defeat Gaea while others attempt to bring the Athena Parthenos, a statue of an ancient Greek god, back to a camp just for young teens of Greek gods. The name of this camp is…

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    a strong belief that Percey Jackson from the movie is a better and more relatable Perseus. An interesting fact, Percy Jackson is a little more selfless. Which a hero has a right to be. Also, due to the settings being in modern times it helps making him more relatable. It also makes it feel like he has more of a social life. In Perseus the text never states that he hangs out with his friends which leads to my assumption that he just hangs out with his mom a.k.a. a mama's boy. Now that it’s pretty…

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    Percy Jackson is a 12 year old ADHD New York boy who is viewed by everyone as a kid with problems, and has been kicked out of numerous schools. On a trip to the beach, Percy meets Grover, a friend from school, who tells Percy and his mom to leave because they are in great danger. They drive to a mysterious summer camp which is supposedly safe. On arrival, they are attacked by the Minotaur, an ancient monster from Greek mythology. Percy’s mom is grabbed by the Minotaur and she turns into a shower…

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    The Titan's Curse Summary

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    Fighting his inner conscious, Percy decides that he will use Annabeth’s invisibility hat to follow along behind the chosen ones. Percy eventually reveals himself when his friends are in jeopardy, but ends up saving their lives, which allows him to earn his spot on the quest. The demigods and Hinters encounter several more challenges along the way, each time becoming more and more difficult to defeat. Each day they strive harder and harder to try to rescue their friends before the winter solstice…

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