...How children should be raised 1: Give an account of childraising principles as presented in the three texts. The first text I would like to start from is the one called "Why I love my strict Chinese mom", by the 18-year-old Sophia Chua-Rubbenfeld. Many things have been written about Sophia’s mother, and that is why she decided to write an essay to her mother, to convince the critics that they were wrong. In this essay, she is writing about her mother’s upbringing from her point of view and that she is very thankful for her, because her strict parenting has forced her to be more independent. In the essay, she tells us some of the childraising principles her mother used on her. When she got to high school, her mother realized that she needed to grow up. All the girls in her school started using makeups and that is why she took Sophia to a drugstore to buy some makeup and taught her to use it. Another thing is that the mother taught Sophia to live life to the fullest. She was not satisfied, when Sophia did not do her best at something and therefore she taught her to push her body, to the limits of her potential. Her father has also had an impact on her upbringing. He taught her not to speculate about people’s opinion and to make her own decisions. The other text is the one called "Let them eat pizza: Parenting guru's recipe for bringing up children", by Kate Loveys. Dr Bryan Caplan is the opposite of “Tiger Mum”. When it comes to parenting children, Dr Bryan Caplan thinks...
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...give a view on how parents should be more relaxed about raising their children and how not to be control freaks, which doesn’t do your child any good: “Quit fretting over how much TV your kids watch. Don’t force them to do a million activities they hate” (text 2 ll. 17-19). According to Dr. Caplan, allowing kids to do what they want is nature and only relieves the parents. He believes parents should cut some slack, which is for the better both for the parents but also the child. In text 3 A.S. Neill states that children should have no leash in terms of what the child finds interesting. Neill uses a famous Russian ballet dancer Nijinsky as an example. Even though Nijinsky was restricted getting further in the art by exams he could not pass, he kept on fighting for what he wanted, because that was his desire, and that lead to him being one of the best in the art of ballet. Neill simply thinks that the child’s own desire always should be available to pursue: “I am not decrying learning. But learning should come after play” (text 3 ll. 6-7)....
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...English Method A In the first text we are presented with a very strict way of parenting. Sophie Chua-Rubenfeld explains how her Tiger Mom has affected her. The principles of the parenting are you have to do your best at all time. The parents push their children to their fullest potential and only the best is accepted. By being very involved with their children’s activities and having a big influence on their children choices. This method was criticized by many parents by being too robot like. The second text is a very relaxed rearing of children. The text claims that “investment parenting” such as music lessons, sports and other activities do not make any significant difference on the child’s upbringing. This way of parenting is dubbed “serenity parenting”. Parents should not sacrifice themselves in hope of their children’s success but rather rely on their own choices and genes. In the third text he criticizes the way parents force their children to unwanted academics rather than letting them follow their own dreams. A.S Neill also criticizes the coercive education system. The writer of the third text is the founder of Summerhill School and therefore is a reliable source since he himself have witnessed the flaws of the education system and also the mind-set of parents pushing their children to unwanted academics. With his authority he is using ethos since he has himself have seen the struggles up close with following your dreams or following the education system. He...
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...The contemporary ballet Petrouchka, was originally composed in 1910. The ballet tells the story of the loves and jealousies of three puppets. The three puppets are brought to life by The Charlatan during St. Petersburg's 1830 Shrovetide Fair and begin to develop emotions. Petruchka a traditional Russian puppet, made of straw and with a bag of sawdust as his body is in love with the Ballerina. The Ballerina rejects Petrouchka and begins to fall for the Moor. Hurt and angry from the rejection of the Ballerina, Petrouchka challenges the Moor to a duel. Petrouchka attacks the Moor, but quickly realizes he is too small and weak. Consequently, Petrouchka runs away with the Moor chasing him from behind. The Moor, soon after kills Petrouchka with a blow of his scimitar. Petrushkas ghost rises above the puppet theatre as night falls. He shakes his fist at The Charlatan, and then collapses in a second death. The original choreographer Michael Fokine deliberately differs the Moor and Petrouchka’s choreography. The movements of the self satisfied Moor, an extrovert, are large and turned out. While the movement of the pathetic, frightened Petrouchka, an introvert, are small and turned in. Fokine had three geometric visions for the posture and the manner in which the puppets moved. The moor is a square, the Ballerina a circle, and Petrouchka a straight line. Petrouchka is often said to depict the tensions of Russia, pre Russian Revolution. The ballet depicts the bitterness between those...
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...Udmurtia, Russia, on May 7, 1840, the second eldest of six children. He was the son of Ilya Petrovitch Tchaikovsky, a manager of ironworks in the Ural Mountains, and Aleksandra Andreevna d'Assier, a Russian woman of French ancestry. Developing a clear interest in music at a young age, Tchaikovsky began taking piano lessons where he became familiar with the works of Frédéric Chopin and Friedrich Kalkbrenner. Unfortunately, music had not yet been incorporated into Russian education so his parents never considered the possibility of music as a career for their son. Encouraged to study law instead, at the age of 19, Tchaikovsky completed his legal studies and began work as a petty clerk in the Ministry of Justice where he remained for four years. In 1862, Peter left his job to focus on his true passion, music, at the newly founded Saint Petersburg Conservatory where he studied under Anton Rubenstein and Nikolai Zaremba. Shortly thereafter, in September 1866, Tchaikovsky accepted a teaching job at the new Moscow Conservatory as a teacher of theory. During his 11 years there, and until his retirement at the age of 37, he composed his Concerto no.1, the ballet Swan Lake, four operas, three symphonies, and a collection of some of his smaller works. Although excluded from the “Russian five” because they believed him to be too cosmopolitan, and Howland 2 too influenced by other nations, he still remained very close to the group, especially with Mily Balakirev and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov...
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...Igor Stravinskiy The Great Ballets Firebird, Petrushka, Rite of Spring, Apollo. Igor Stravinskiy is a great composer and his career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first became very famous with three ballets commissioned by Sergey Diaghilev: The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911) and the Rite of Spring (1913). They were first performed in Paris by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and significantly transformed the way composers thought about rhythmic structure. One more wonderful ballet was composed a bit later between 1927 and 1928 and it is famous as Apollo (Apollon Musagete). In Russia everyone has heard about great ballet Firebird by Stravinskiy at least once. The music of this composition is bright and colorful and you don’t even need to see the ballet to immerse yourself in this fairy tale. When you start listening to the music full of orchestral effects and strong emotions, you only need to close your eyes and the world of imagination will give you great possibilities. Nightfall and “creeping” sound draws garden of Kashey, his dark kingdom. Afterwards, Dance of the Firebird starts and we can feel how fantastically beautiful she is. Varying colorful orchestration helps us to draw the picture of this shining bird and her greatness. We hear her fiery wings flapping and see the grace in every movement. She is gorgeous, fantastic and it is impossible to stop looking at this miracle. Listener feels the typical spirit of Russia through this wonderful composition...
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...Many Russian immigrants reached artistic achievement in ballet and modern dance. In 1948, George Balanchivadze (known as George Balanchine in the United States), founded the New York City Ballet. He choreographed eighteen Broadway shows and many Hollywood films. He felt he had been given a new opportunity to experiment with ballet and dance. The Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dance movies inspired Balanchine. He had a vision of creating a new American tradition of dancing. He “Americanized” ballet in the United States (Hirschman, 2013). Balanchine was drawn to America for the opportunities to create new cultural forms. Several other award-winning choreographers were children of Russian immigrants. Michael Kidd, Helen Tamiris, and Jerome Robbins...
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...Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer during the Romantic period of the 19th century (New World Encyclopedia). Being the most popular Russian composer of all time, Tchaikovsky’s music appealed to the public and evoked an emotional response due to its tuneful, open-hearted melodies, impressive harmonies, and picturesque orchestration (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky). Additionally, he is recognized as one of the world’s most renowned classical composers in regards to his distinct Russian character (New World Encyclopedia). Tchaikovsky’s lifestyle was a major influence on his works, thus leading him to provide his audience with a glimpse of going beyond their nationalistic tendencies to grasp the world (New World Encyclopedia). He had an interest...
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...phases of governance which spans from a history of migrating peoples and ancient kingdoms to the Kievan Rus, Peter the Great, the Slavs, Tsardom, Imperialism, Revolution and the Russian Republic, Soviet Russia, the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation. These aspects of Russian history are important to Russian culture because they have made Russia (its people, architecture, food, festivals, language, literature and art) what they are today. Though those who live in Russia are called “Russians,” over 180 various ethnic groups can be found in Russia. Russian is the official language, though over 100 languages are spoken by its peoples. Besides the Slavs (Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians), who account for about 80 percent of Russia's population, three main ethnic groups and a handful of isolated smaller groups reside within the federation. The majority of Russians identify with the Eastern Orthodox (Christian) religion, but Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism are also practiced in Russia. Islam, professed by about 19 percent of believers in the mid1990s, is numerically the second most important religion in Russia. Various non-Orthodox Christian denominations and a dwindling but still important Jewish population complete the list of major religious groups in the Russian Federation. In general, Russians of all religions have enjoyed freedom of worship since the collapse of the communist regime in 1991, and large numbers of abandoned or converted religious buildings have been...
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...1860 (MasterRussian). Some Russian folklore contains colorful and a certain brightness, but others have very paganistic characters, like witches (Bradford). Most of their folklore...
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...masterful statutes to embrace liberty and transformation in their craft and politics. The Romantic period produced a significant number of the stereotypes of writers and poetry that exist right up 'til the present time that is the poet as an exceptionally tortured and despairing visionary. Romantic artist ideals never particular ceased to exist in poetry, but were impressively understood into the principals of numerous different developments. Remnants of romanticism existed on in the French symbolism and surrealism and in the works of outstanding poets. The history of ballet goes back about 600 years and it has been an expedition of alteration, growth and new ages. It is intriguing to uncover every differentiating times in ballets choreography, so you should identify the seven remote eras in dance history. Ballet has always been developing and progressing with time, fashion and society. Yet now, ballet is carrying on pushing ahead with the past times even developing new styles as well. Through the centuries,...
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...moving rhythmically usually to music, using prescribed or improvised steps and gestures (Sporre 2009). Dancing is also divided onto various genres such as ballet, modern, and urban dance styles. Ballet dancing is technical formalized classical dance style that started during the Italian Renaissance. Ballet is first on this list because billions of people around the world are enchanted by this style and line up to see performances. Ballet comprises a highly theatrical dance presentation consisting of solo dancers, duets, and choruses. Unlike other disciples and forms or dance besides break-dancing ballet demands extreme focus, strength and flexibility. Mostly all practitioners have to start ballet at a very young age to develop the gracefulness that takes decades to master. Ballet is comprised of three different types classical ballet, neoclassical ballet and contemporary ballet. Classical Ballet is the type you mostly see in traditional non-modern performances. It adheres to the strict rule of Russian and French ballet styles. It is extremely formal in practice. Students when learning classical form have to learn the names of all the techniques and definitions. Often called full story ballet due to the way a story is communicated to the audience via dancer. Neoclassical ballet uses very similar techniques as classical ballet but it is...
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...1897-1906, he incorporated European and Russian contemporary art into his exhibitions and reawakened eighteenth Russian art to the community .The same year he was selected to be the artistic consultant of the Maryinsky Theatre. He retired from this post in 1901 and when the magazine ceased publishing in 1904, he focused on organizing galleries of Russian art in St. Petersburg and Paris. In 1908, he took a production of "Boris Godunov" to Paris, with renowned singer, Feodor Chaliapin. In 1909, Diaghilev took with him to Paris a season of opera and ballet, and with the greatest dancers of the Maryinsky behind him, he had a great victory. Constant visits helped him form his own company, Ballet Russes, in 1911. This company was not connected to any opera, it was a lone company. Diaghilev directed this company until his death on August 19, 1929. The company never performed in Russia. Diaghilev didn’t have the money to keep his project up in Paris. By the time he finished his first season in Paris, he was doing this during the dancers yearly time off. Diaghilev worked with many composers, artists, and dancers like Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, and Vaslav Nijinsky. It was after the World War I, when Diaghilev was banned from Russia. After his death in 1929, the Ballet Russes disbanded. Four years later, another company got the financial support and leadership to start up the company again. The company used many of the same dancers from the Ballet Russes. Diaghilev...
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...Classical ballet is a traditional, formal style of ballet formed in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th to 16th century. It is known for its accurate and scrupulous technique including of pointe work, turnout of the legs, and high extensions. It requires graceful and precise movements as well as having elegant qualities. Classical ballet has since become a highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. It is an extremely influential form of dance which has spread all around the world. After its formation in the 15th century, classical ballet quickly travelled to France where it soon developed into an art form. However, during the beginning, court ballets were performed by amateur dancers rather than professionals. Most of ballet's early movements had evolved from the social court dances and featured stage patterns rather than formal ballet technique that we have today. The current ballet technique includes of the 5 arm and feet positions produced by Pierre Beauchamp in. These positions are a fundamental part of classical ballet and are very important because every basic move in ballet begins and ends in one of the five positions. In first position, the balls of the feet are turned out completely. The heels touch each other and the feet face outward. In second position, the balls of both feet are turned out completely. The heels are separated, standing around shoulder width apart. Second position is very similar to first position, but the feet are spread apart...
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...The Russian “Trepak” vs. The Ukrainian “Hopak” The popular FOX TV show “So You Think You Can Dance” began introducing various styles of dance to bring awareness of traditions of other cultures into the mainstream television in the US. In last season’s finale, the two top male dancers, Joshua and Twitch, danced a ‘Russian “trepak”’ while wearing Ukrainian folk costumes and dancing traditional hopak moves. The hopak is the traditional dance of Ukraine. This caused some controversy, and offended those from Ukraine as well as Russia. The dance was choreographed to music from “The Nutcracker”, which raised questions as well. The fact that the composer, Tchaikovsky, who was of Ukrainian origin, used Ukrainian folk melodies in his works does not make them automatically Russian. Just to give a little history, trepak, or hopak was developed and then danced by the Ukrainian Cossacks even before Ukraine was taken over by Russia. The costumes, choreography and music had nothing to do with Russian culture, but instead were tied to Ukrainian traditions. Russians have never danced “trepak” as part of their traditional cultural dance. The fact that the dance was presented as a Russian number was not only an uncharacteristic sign of ignorance, but also insulted many Ukrainians watching everywhere! The “trepak” and hopak are distinct Ukrainian national dances that even the Soviet government never suggested were Russian in origin! Also, it was said that it was “Russian street dancing”...
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