...Dirty Dancing ENG225: Introduction to Film Instructor: Michael O'Donnell August 27, 2012 DIRTY DANCING Dirty Dancing came out in 1987 and they didn’t have the technology they do today to make it fancy, but they didn’t need to. It was supposed to show the transition of a girl becoming a woman by falling in love with someone no one saw as her equal, according to society. Although the movie was made 25 years ago, it still brings a good message to the audiences that watch it. It has become a classic movie that no amount of technology could change. It takes so much to make a movie, and no one realizes it, but in this paper, it’s going to analyze what made Dirty Dancing become such a classic movie. Storytelling The narrative structure of the movie is told from Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman’s point of view as it was the summer she fell in love. The storytelling in Dirty Dancing is told in chronological order because she sees the dancers, wants to be one, then the female dancing lead, Penny Johnson, became pregnant. Baby fills in for her and Johnny teaches her dance in her place. The story takes place at Kellerman’s country club where she goes on vacation for the summer with her family. The conflict in the story is that Baby comes from a respectable family and falls in love with Johnny, the dance teacher, and Baby’s father does not like Johnny because he believed that Johnny got Penny pregnant and then moved on to be with his daughter. The conflict is resolved when Robbie, the man...
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...Blue Winds Dancing Being the new kid in a school means having no friends, learning new ways to act, and having to adjust to new circumstances. It can be a very frightening and nerve racking experience. In “Blue Winds Dancing” by Tom Whitecloud, we watch as a young man moves off to a place he is not used to and is forced to interact with a culture opposite of his own. The narrator tries to figure out who he really is - whether that be an Indian with his people or a white man in this new setting. The narrator fears the white man because of the contrast in cultures, the materialistic lifestyle of the white man, and the feelings of inferiority caused by white man. The contrasting cultures from the white man’s to the narrator's causes him fear. In the narrator's Indian culture, they are free. They do not worry about about what others think or about fitting in with society. In the white man's culture, everyone feels the need to be like everyone else, “..dancing the strings of custom and tradition...” (Whitecloud 1). Everyone tries to fit into the mold for the “perfect person” created by tabloids, social media, and celebrities. This applies to the majority of the populous, but there are always individuals who choose to set their own paths, “...they pay the price of being free. They are outcasts.” (Whitecloud 2). White man’s culture is...
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...Thesis Statement: Dancing is an art that goes way back, before records were recorded. Way back into the early days of human beings on this earth. It has shaped lives and built character. I. Introduction: (What dance really is?)slide 1 A. Many of us have believed our whole life that dancing is something that comes naturally to some people. Most of have thought that if one cannot dance they were not born to do so. I believe that dancing is a way of life and anyone can be in sync rhythm with a beat. B. As a child I was raised into a family of dancers. My mother danced and so did my father. Music always played in the house in the morning, afternoon and at night. I was born with the talent of dancing and with a family of dancers it improved my skills. As a curious person from birth; I always wondered how dancing started, when did it start and were did it come from. C. Right now researchers have concluded their studies and dancing is indeed our world. II. Body: ( The origin of dance and the creator) A. Where dancing came from (slide 2) 1. Dancing is an art done all over the world. Different dances come from different countries. But, dancing is believed to be from Africa. When slaves were gathered from their homeland to America. They were force to do a dance for the shipmates. 2. Generally Africans do indeed use dancing as a way of communication, celebration, and scarification 3. Unfortunately dancing was not originated in Africa, as a matter of fact where dancing started and when...
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...Abstract Ethics is a branch of philosophy that attempts to answer the questions; what’s right? What’s wrong? And why? Ethical relativism is the thesis that ethical principles or judgments are relative to the individual or culture. Ethical egoism attempts to respond to the challenge of moral relativism by justifying that there is a universal principle for what actions are right and what are wrong. It is a form of consequentialism, which means it looks solely at the consequences of action to see if it is right or wrong. Utilitarianism is one of the best-known and most influential moral theories. Like other forms of consequentialism, its core idea is that whether actions are morally right or wrong depends on their effects. This paper lists This paper also explores numerous studies conducted on various facts behind the three disparate moral theories, aiming at providing a an adequate or workable foundation for ethics. To begin with, ethical egoism is an inadequate moral theory as moral conflicts are not resolved in ethical egoism. This theory is based upon a nature shared by human beings, i.e., people are self-interested. People are generally motivated to reap benefits for themselves. To fully understand the inherent flaw in ethnical egoism, certain principles behind the theory are explored. As a normative theory, ethical egoism sets the principle of how we ought to act, and somehow, it encourages a sense of selfishness. According to Lawrence Hinman, ethical egoism asserts that...
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...Ballroom Dancing This week we learned the basic steps for Disco swing dance. First we learned some knowledge about it like the country origin, the tempo and etc. Then we proceed to learn the dance steps. At that moment I felt excited and afraid because I never imagine I will learn dancing in my college life. That was my first time to dance with guys, I felt afraid and I don’t know who will be my partner but during the dance I feel happy and enjoyable. The steps that we learned it was something basic so it was easy to learned it. We learned the steps fast not only because of that but also because of the music for that dance is lively, joyful and also our teacher taught us well. She taught us step by step, and we didn’t waste any minute for practicing it. I was so tired that time because our class, boys are more than girls almost three times. Each girl had two or three partners. I should dance with my partners alternately. My partners had the chance to rest but I didn’t have. My legs got ache, it was super pain and tired. Sweat none stop dripped from my face. Even I wipe and wipe still dripping from my face. I felt sorry for one of my partner, I stepped his feet many times. Not bad he didn’t get mad. I really felt sorry to him. There were sometimes I got shock, my partner suddenly pulls my arm because he wanted to make a turn, but I got shock so I didn’t followed it and our steps became disorderly again. This kind of situation happened many times in our dance last time. In...
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...Salsa Dancing Salsa Dancing Orgins Derived from the Spanish word for “sauce”, the dance is aptly named for the flavor or spicy technique upon which it actually centers upon. Salsa dancing has origin from Cuba where the blending of African drum rhythms and Spanish guitar evolved into a variety of Latin American music. Out of this music came the dances we know today as: Son, Danzon, the rhythms of Carnival, Cha, cha, cha, Mambo, Tango, and Salsa. Salsa is based on Cuban styles that had developed in the ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s. In the ‘60s and ‘70s the salsa spread to other parts of Latin America like Colombia and Venezuela. Throughout the ‘70s, in an area in south-west Colombia called “Metropolis”, emerged as an important new center for salsa dance and music. This area was known as “the world salsa capital”. Types of Salsa Dance Salsa has been made into different forms of dance. I will briefly discuss the various types of dancing that available. Now, most of us have seen or maybe even experienced some form of Latin dance. The most popular and flashy of the salsa dancing is the L.A. Style. This form of Salsa is very flashy that uses dips and flips. L.A. Style is definitely great to watch, with the women being very sensual and the men tend do to a lot of jumps, flips and spins. Cuban Style is based of the rhythms of the music. It is also a non-partnered dance, which is optional. This style of dancing is also very male dominated because the men do more of the flashy...
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...The Sport of Dancing Courtney Packwood ENG-106/Professor Zafonte March 17, 2013 Dancers should be considered athletes as well as artists. Dancers must use their bodies to express emotions, tell a story, commit to years of physical training, develop stamina, work as a team, take care of their bodies, stretch to prevent injuries, and enter into competitions against other dancers. They deserve to be helped at the athletic office. The dance education majors are not even allowed to ask for an ice pack from the athletic trainers. Members of the Grand Canyon University Dance Team are considered athletes, while the Dance Education majors are not. Both programs involve dance training but yet the school team is the only one of the two that reaps the benefits of being an athlete. The label of dancing being an art or sport has been questioned for decades now but no one has given it a definitive answer. When looking up the definition for athlete, several interpretations are given; overall, the main idea of an athlete being, “a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina” according to the Webster dictionary. When comparing this definition to dancers, it is clear that they meet each of those standards. So, why are dancers being denied help from the athletic training office when they demonstrate comparable abilities in physical training, competition, teamwork, and dedication; just as much as any of the athletic teams on...
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...Melissa – 40 years old. Molly, a 20-year old, was accepted into NYU, but sadly the scholarship only covered a forth of first year tuition. While she was waiting for her loan approval, Molly’s friend who was an erotic dancer suggested Molly to try dancing as a way to make money. Molly decided to give it a chance. She learned how to dance very quickly, and she also had grown to love it. Molly earned a large amount of money to pay for her school tuition each semester. Now Molly is an executive marketing research analyst for Diakin Co. Do you think it was right or wrong that Molly decided to become an erotic dancer to put herself through school? The subject thinks that it’s wrong mainly because this job is unhealthy for those who are involved in the industry. In her opinion, the industry promotes the objectification of women. The atmosphere surrounding the clubs has no positive attributes, which causes the women feeling worthless and ashamed. Majority of the women in this industry are exposed to situations that are dangerous and unforgettable such as rape, metal issues or drug usage. Melissa also concerns about the consequences that may follow Molly after erotic dancing; for example, the chances of Molly getting sexually assault would likely to happen or Molly could potentially develop a self-esteem issue. Furthermore, Melissa expressed her opinions about a country where young women would have to think of this path as an option to make money, and those men who look at women as...
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...Silent Dancing – Judith Ortiz Cofer When Cofer says that they were one of the firsts to have a TV in El Building she now realizes that it was because of her father’s decently paying job that they had some finer things than their neighbors did. When her father explains that they should keep to themselves I was confused and then realized that it was so they would not become attached because he had plans for a better place. We all do this at some point. This is my senior year at Central and even though I allowed myself to get close to my roommates I have already started to distance myself by being progressively less present in our pod and in our room. It is easier to say goodbye to something that you do not feel attached to. I feel that by the time I have to say goodbye to my roommates distancing myself will make it less of a ‘change.’ If I start the process now it will hopefully not feel like such a big change. Cofer’s reference to the silent homemade film draws me in when she describes her own experience. “It is both comical and sad to watch silent dancing.” (77) I do this as well; all I could think about is watching some of my own home videos and seeing the facial expressions and the body language of everyone. It is comical. In one of my own videos all four of my siblings and I are going off to school. We were all smiling and in good spirits. When we came back everyone was in a pissed off mood and shoving each other. It is very comical to watch it especially to see the changes...
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...Silent Dancing Judith and her family moved to United Stated because of economic pressures on their growing family. Her father joined the Navy and was assigned to duty on a ship in Brooklyn Yard. In 1995, they lived in a tiny apartment in a huge tenement that once housed Jewish families but was taken over by Puerto Ricans. The apartment they were living in was small, have thin walls and heater pipes that bangs and rattles that startled them out of sleep. Those pipes are connected to all the other people that lived in that apartment and she remembers her first spanking, her playing tunes on the pipes in her room to see if there would be an answer. Her father had a strict order, for them to keep their doors locked, the noise down, and themselves to themselves. Judith’s father’s obsession was to get them out of the barrio but living in El Building was a comfort to her mother, who never got over yearning for la isla. Inspite of her father’s order, her mother would take them to La Bodega, a grocery store across the street from El Building. She buys all her Goya beans, soups and other condiments there and she gets to talk to the other ladies that lives in El Building which she likes. They would put up a christmas tree and get presents both Christmas day and dia de Reyes. Judith and her brother love to watch the television. She remember watching all series showing families. Her father’s navy check provided them with financial security but only thing his money could not buy them...
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...Rose and Gerry have very similar personality traits that stand out amongst the rest of the characters. Having the same sense of humor and childish minds, it would make a lot of sense for their personalities to merge nicely. The underlying dislike of one another is revealed through the theme of changing time in Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa. In the beginning stage direction, in tableau, it is stated, “Rose and Gerry sit on the garden seat” (Friel 1). This stage direction is not used to foreshadow any relationships, but to display each character’s core personalities. For example: Jack, Rose, and Gerry are all close together because they are similar in the way that they are very talkative and carefree. On the other hand, Kate, Agnes, and Chris are all very distant from everyone which shows their personalities. The fact that it...
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...April Synenberg Mrs. Thomas English 1101 January 23, 2014 The three assimilation phases of Judith Ortiz Cofer’s, “Silent Dancing” In “Silent Dancing”, Cofer presents three paramount influences of assimilation. These influences are presented in family different family members in a black and white movie playing throughout Cofer’s mind of her family’s holiday party. The assimilations were presented through three essential women in Cofer’s life; her mother whom was in middle assimilation, her fully assimilated cousin, and her newly assimilated cousin’s brother’s girlfriend. Cofer’s mother is in the middle phase of her assimilation. Cofer’s mother wanting to stay in El Building, whilst her father yearned to live somewhere else, because she never got over the yearning for la isla “The Island”. Her mother only cooked with foods she could pronounce the names of which were some of the same brands her own mother had used. Cofer’s mother shopping outside of La Bodega going to Sears, Penney’s and Lerner’s, showed a willingness unlike the other women to shop in American stores but still held onto the small comforts that reminded her of her home land. (53-55) Cofer’s cousin is fully assimilated into American life. She claims it herself, she is and American woman and will do what she pleases. She has bleached her hair where others left there’s the same black they had come with. She also had an American boyfriend. The irony of Cofer’s cousin is that she became impregnated by her boyfriend...
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...11.431/15.426J Real Estate Finance & Investments I: Fundamentals & Micro-Level Analysis Fall 2006 Introductory Lecture Slides (Selections from Chs.1, 2, 7 of text.) 1 Overview: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Magnitude of Real Estate Investment Performance of R.E. Investment The “Real Estate System” (role of capital mkts) The space market The asset market & investment industry Example real world R.E. development investment 2 Magnitude Figure 1a: Net Asset Value of U.S. Structures ($ billions, 2003, source BEA) Total = $ 23,747 Govt. R.E., $5,751 Houses, $11,917 Commercial R.E., $6,079 3 Magnitude Figure 1b: Net Asset Value of U.S. Commercial Real Estate Structures ($ billions, 2003, source BEA) Total = $ 6,079 Billion Institutional, $955 Hotel & Recreational, $554 Office, $1,131 Retail, $1,313 Residential (apts), $1,168 Industrial*, $958 4 Magnitude U.S. Institutional Commercial Real Estate Physical Stock: 44B SF U.S. Commercial R.E. Physical Space (SF) Capital Value: $3.3 Trillion U.S.Commercial R.E. Capital Value ($) Retail 25% Apartment 41% Retail 34% Apartment 25% Warehouse 9% Office 18% Warehouse 16% Office 32% Source: PPR, 2003 5 Asset Mkt Exhibit 1-5: Major Types of Capital Asset Markets and Investment Products Public Markets: Equity Assets: Stocks REITs Mutual funds Private Markets: Real Property Private firms Oil & Gas Partnerships Bank loans Whole Mortgages Venture Debt Debt Assets: ...
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...1 Katherine Anne Porter’s “The Rope” and Margaret Atwood’s “The Resplendent Quetzal” have a lot of similarities. These two short stories are based on couples, and the basis of the problem in the two stories seems to be that they do not have children. In “The Resplendent Quetzal” we know that they lost their child at birth. While in “The Rope” we are lost as to the “how” or “why” they do not have children. The two stories show how these couples cope with their issues instead of trying to address it. In “The Rope”, the author does not use “he said” or “she said”, the narrative just goes straight into the conversation or thoughts of the character. The third person narrative technique does not give us insight into the psyche of the characters. It makes it seem like we are watching the incident happen. Each paragraph recounts the dialogue of both static individuals indirectly, without punctuation, in past tense, as if the tale were being told later by an overhearing neighbor. Each paragraph moves, not to a new speaker, but to a new grievance that both parties address; neither ever truly hears the other, although we do. We perceive a map not only of the argument but also of the frustrations that make up the marriage. We get the emotional standpoint of both characters. The story starts using the wife’s point of view who seems to have hysteria. There is no description of her, we do not know her name or where they are. There is also no name or description of the husband. The husband...
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...Charlie Puth "Marvin Gaye" lyrics [Chorus] Let’s Marvin Gaye and get it on You got the healing that I want Just like they say it in the song Until the dawn, let’s Marvin Gaye and get it on [Charlie] We got this king size to ourselves Don't have to share with no one else Don't keep your secrets to yourself It's karma sutra show and tell Woah There's loving in your eyes That pulls me closer It's so subtle, I'm in trouble But I'd love to be in trouble with you [Chorus] Let’s Marvin Gaye and get it on You got the healing that I want Just like they say it in the song Until the dawn, let’s Marvin Gaye and get it on You got to give it up to me I'm screaming mercy, mercy please Just like they say it in the song Until the dawn, let’s Marvin Gaye and get it on [Meghan Trainor] And when you leave me all alone I'm like a stray without a home I'm like a dog without a bone I just want you for my own I got to have you babe Woah There's loving in your eyes That pulls me closer It's so subtle, I'm in trouble But I'd love to be in trouble with you [Bridge] Let’s Marvin Gaye and get it on You got the healing that I want Just like they say it in the song Until the dawn, let’s Marvin Gaye and get it on [Chorus] Let’s Marvin Gaye and get it on You got the healing that I want Just like they say it in the song Until the dawn, let’s Marvin Gaye and get it on You got to give it up to me I'm screaming mercy, mercy please Just like they say it in...
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