Category: Dance

dF. Scott Fitzgerald was born into a Catholic family in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24, 1896. Educated in private prep schools and then at Princeton until 1917, when he enlisted in the army because he feared he wouldnt graduate , he was a middle-class, Midwestern boy who coveted the wonders of the East. When …

Conscience is the awareness of right and wrong. In the Crucible, the idea of conscience in strongly emphasized. Miller himself said, “No critic seemed to sense what I was after which was the conflict between a man’s raw deeds and his conception of himself; the question of whether conscience is in fact an organic part …

When you hear the 1920s, what do you think about? Lavish parties, flapper girls, and the dances. One, in particular, is the Charleston. In this essay, I’m going to talk about where the Charleston originated from, who made the Charleston popular, who dance the Charleston the most, and how the Charleston affected dances after it. …

Many of the memories and events that occur throughout life can become places that are cherished the most as time passes go on. Its vivid in my mind the wonderful time spent with my family. The weekends were the climax of every week. My family would get together and often choose to travel to the …

Devil’s Playground Slowly the snow drifted along the sidewalks and streets as he strolled down his own path. Following no particular way but his own, he traveled. Knowing not his destination but only his outcome. His ideas were changed, his beliefs were diminished to that of nothing and his perception of reality was turned upside …

Go Ask AliceThis book is actually a real diary, written by a 15 year old American girl who is tossed into the world of drugs. The girl has the “perfect” life but is forced to change from a child to an adult virtually overnight. She develops a crass attitude, and becomes paranoid, all because of …

Mother my I sleep with Danger? Women more specifically Black women have been lost in history, our stories have been constantly been written for us and today they continue to hold us in the past therefore the making of contemporary performance within the postcolonial African milieu is of essence. Through using personal narrative and popular …

A Piece of the “Pie”Ask anyone what was the defining moment in the rock history of the 1960s was and all you will get is a one word answer: Woodstock. The three day rock festival that defined an era was only one of many music festivals of the 60s. But Woodstock has come to symbolize, …

The Courir De Mardi Gras in Southwest Louisiana has several cultural meanings to the Cajun people. Tradition says that the day before Ash Wednesday, the people from the rural areas of southwest Louisiana practice “running” Mardi Gras. This is where the costumed horse riders or riders in trucks cruise up and down the country roads. …