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    williams wife exclaimed “Nobody was ever hurt by goin’ to a circus. Why, law me!” When Hester exclaims that sentence she is giving her personal thoughts. This helps the reader learn more about the characters. Then, the climax comes after the rising action. The climax is the turning point of a story. The climax of the passage by Willa uses the sentence “...I was there, too.’’ This proves that Hester found out that William was at the circus too. Hester felt surprised and excited about finding…

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    The Makishi Masquerade is an example of performance because it is an event that re-arranges restored behaviors of a ritual used to initiate boys between the ages 8-12. It is popular entertainment because it shows part of the Vaka Chiyama Cha Mukwamayi culture. It appeals to an audience because it provides visual and audio images of costumes, dance routines, and music these individuals use in this initiation The accessibility of this performance is youtube videos, documentaries, and/or books…

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    Pitbull Animal Abuse

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    Animals suffer from animal abuse every day.They're different types of animal cruelty like dog fighting, circus abuse, pet abandonment, and many others.These animals don't have a choice to listen to their owner because they can't respond back. when these animals are rescued they have a difficult time connecting with other humans to the cause of other humans. Dogfighting is a bloody sport and where dogs are forced to fight one another for entertainment to the spectators and it also used for…

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    Baby Elephant Journal

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    In the beginning chapters, two babies were born. One a baby boy and the other a baby elephant named Modoc. People believed that these two would have a special bond that would last a lifetime. Soon the life of the circus is revealed. The owner of the circus, greets Josef, the father of the baby boy, and congratulates him on the care of the new baby elephant. Josef tries his best to teach the other trainers to take care of the animals as if they were people, resulting in the animals and trainers…

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    his side. He reaches over to Marlena 's side of the bed and pats the empty space a few times.” This instance we realized that although so much about Jacob has changed, his basic human morals remain the same. The core of the boy that hopped onto the circus train is still there. No matter how necessary and how badly Jacob wants August to disappear, he just can’t follow through with the act. Many things changed for Jacob upon meeting Marlena, but his unwavering morals…

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    me see the similarities between Tom Robinson and the three circus men. It was just another circus day for Isaac McGhie 20, Elmer Jackson 19, Elias Clayton 19 on June 15, 1920. As the day moved along into the night, the three men did their usual work around the circus grounds. What they did later that night is something that we’ll never know the exact truth about. Meanwhile, Irene Tusken and her boyfriend James Sullivan went to the circus, after it was done they went home. Around that night…

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    Animal cruelty can easily be integrated into family events without people even being aware. The circus, which often serves as a fun activity to attend as a family, is drenched with cruelty that is made invisible for obvious reasons. Although circus animals are “protected” under the Animal and Welfare act, they are nearly all abused during training (“11 Facts About Circus Animal Abuse”). Although many would like to believe that animals are able to achieve such dangerous stunts because…

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    factory workers had never seen a bear at the factory and the only bears they had ever seen were either in the circus or at the zoo, they made an assumption that it couldn’t be a bear. Instead, they insisted that the ‘bear’ was actually a silly man who needs a shave and wears a fur coat. Every official whom they checked with agreed, “You can‘t be a Bear. Bears are only in a zoo or a circus. They’re never inside a factory,” As they went on to prove he was not a bear they asked the bears in zoos…

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    green, white, brown, black, red, and purple. Each color symbolizes something like brown represents the skin color of the animal, or green and orange represent the clothes or body of the people. When I look at this painting, I can tell that this is a circus show…

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    Jiří Kylián The basis of Jiří Kylián’s dance and choreographic career lies upon the principle that what is to be presented through his work, ought to be original and captivating. With the art of Ballet having been firmly grounded in the style of classical ballet for a prolonged period of time, it takes true grit to rise up from behind the shadows of conventionalism and to be able to take ownership in the art you produce. The work Jiří Kylián produced was far from traditional, even leading into…

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