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    Stravinsky Accomplishments

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    In comparison to other notable composers of Western art music, Stravinsky enjoyed one of the longest careers, actively composing for nearly seven decades. Having reached critical acclaim for his work in The Firebird in 1910, Stravinsky continued to compose for the next sixty-one years, during which numerous world-changing events took place. Also, throughout this time, Stravinsky was exposed to a variety of cultures, having migrated to multiple places around the globe in the interest of…

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    Misty Danielle Copeland was born on September 10, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri. Even though she was born in Kansas City, she was raised in San Pedro, California. Misty was very late in starting ballet studies, but it didn’t stop her. Usually, ballerinas start studying when they are three or four, but Misty was thirteen when she took her first ballet class. When she unlocked the magical world of ballet, Misty was coping with the fact she was living in a shabby motel room with her five siblings…

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    People usually go to a restaurant not only for the convenience; the most important element is that the restaurant has delicious food, which they cannot make it at home; also other restaurant cannot make that taste. I mean it should be has some more special than other restaurant, such as, the service very well or the special environment as so on. For me, the most elements adjust a restaurant it should be they pick up the fresh ingredients used in the food. That is the crucial for customers; they…

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    The Life and Death of Pontiac: A Story of Trial and Error Writing about the Pontiac Motor Division represents an opportunity to grieve for their untimely death, which occurred in 2010. I spent the first decade of my automotive career working for a Pontiac dealership and this wasn't my only connection with the company. After five years of saving I purchased [a used 1979 Anniversary Edition Trans Am]. Powered by the last of the 6.6 L big block Pontiac 400 engines this special car made me a…

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    First was The Cuckoo in the Deep Woods from the ballet. I found this to be very similar to The Firebird variation. I noticed The Cuckoo in the Deep Woods used a distinct move from The Firebird variation; the dancer développéd into an arabesque and arched their back. Technically, this move can be associated with several other dances, but is most commonly associated with The Firebird. I find it especially similar because both the animals were birds. The second dance I noticed was Danse Macabre…

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    industry.” It was named after his son which he thought would have a great success like him. General Motors firebird has 4 installments of the car. That was released through 1953 – 1964 it was created to go 200 mph. In 1956 the General Firebird II was on display at the Motorama to show customer the new model of the car. The Firebird was made titanium metal that made the car strong. The firebird is no longer made. General Motors has branch out with different names for their vehicles: Chevrolet,…

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    Melanie Copeland Analysis

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    It’s difficult to exist at this time and not be persuaded and influenced by the imagery we see in today’s society. People are afraid of what could happen. Afraid of what could happen to their future and what they will or how they will become this person who tries. Someone who could try one thing, and immediately become infatuated. Misty Copeland is one of those originals. She remembers the day of her first ballet class. She was 13 and sitting in the bleachers overlooking the basketball court.…

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    all the while expanding the genres by the use of primitivism breaks from the norm. Igor Stravinsky was born in June of 1882 in Russia, he was a revolutionary composer whose works include Symphony in E-flat Major, The Faun and the Shepherdess, The Firebird and The Rite of…

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    Betty Marie Tallchief was a great dancer. Things that made her a great dancer was the stories her grandmother told her. Some other things that made her a great dancer was her determination and passion to deny the racism and negative criticism she faced as a ballet dancer. One last key factor was that she told her heritage in her dances. Betty Marie Tallchief Has alway lived in her heritage. I think this because, passage stated, “Since most professional ballerinas at the time were white and…

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    attending, the exhibition Chagall: Fantasies for The Stage at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, I explored each section of the exhibition carefully, observing every detail from the costumes and set exhibit, he designed, productions on Aleko, Firebird, The Magic Flute and Daphnis and Chloe. The exhibition is categorized into different sections. I gravitated towards Chagall’s early works, some of his art work from the exhibition included his paintings, for example The Green Violinist and…

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