This paper reviews Harriet Lerner's, "The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships", and applies it to her own life.
Analytical Essay # 55174 |
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APA | 2004
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This paper explains Harriet Lerner's "The Dance of Anger" teaches women that anger can be a constructive emotion, which can help strengthen personal relationships. The author points out one of the most valuable teachings is that anger is a signal worth listening to, directly contrary to the beliefs of many women, who deny and silence their anger, apparently out of a feeling that anger is a destructive emotion. The paper relates that Lerner notes anger can be a valuable tool in helping women to empower themselves.
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"Lerner's book was initially attractive because of the title's emphasis on anger. I have known many women in my life who seem to feel that anger is an unattractive and unhealthy emotion that should be suppressed and avoided. As a result, these women seemed to suffer from a great deal of repressed hostility in their personal and work relationships. They would rarely become outwardly angry at people, and yet they would comfortably undermine the confidence of others, and act out in a passive-aggressive manner."
Tags:constructive, emotion, signal, empower, suppressed
Examines the importance of strength when becoming a dancer.
Essay # 85096 |
900 words (
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2005
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To be a successful dancer is to be a strong, flexible athlete who has found a balance between physical and mental strength and made the mind to body connection. This paper shows that strengthening is a key element to finding this mind to body connection and in both the physical and mental training of a dancer. This essay briefly discusses the importance of strengthening in the conditioning of a dancer, the best ways to strengthen and the advantages and disadvantages of strengthening."
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A look at the reasons the self-strengthening movement in China failed.
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This paper examines the self-strengthening movement of1861 to 1894, giving its background, outlook and reasons for failure. The paper describes the various phases in the development of this movement. According to the paper, the self-strengthening movement aimed to save the Qing Government, which had been much weakened by various rebellions, and also by the unequal treaties imposed on China after the Opium Wars. The intention was to save the Qing Government by imitating various reforms.
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" The self-strengthening movement was a movement during the period 1861 to 1894. The first phase of the self-strengthening movement was the during the period 1860 to 1872, while the second phase was during the period 1872 to 1875, and the third phase was during the period 1885 to 1894. The self-strengthening movement aimed to save the Qing Government, which had been much weakened by various rebellions, and also by the unequal treaties imposed on China after the Opium Wars. The intention was to save the Qing Government by imitating various reforms. This was based on a widespread recognition that China was not managing to stand up to the Western..."
Tags:chinese, history, self, strengthening
A review of the movie "It's The Last Dance. They're Playing The Last Dance...".
Film Review # 143069 |
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The paper relates that the movie depicts a young girl who aspires to be a professional ballet dancer. The paper explains that she sees her dream come to an abrupt halt - in her view - when her mother is killed in an auto accident. The paper discusses how she personally feels responsible for her mother's sudden and untimely death because - in a previous scene in the movie - she made her mother promise to attend her dance recital on the day the accident occurred. The paper expalins that now, after the fact, she believes the demands she made on her mother caused her death.
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"The movie depicts a young girl who aspires to be a professional ballet dancer. She sees her dream come to an abrupt halt - in her view - when her mother is killed in an auto accident. She personally feels responsible for her mother's sudden and untimely death because - in a previous scene in the movie - she made her mother promise to attend her dance recital on the day the accident occurred. Now, after the fact, she believes the demands she made on her mother caused her death."
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A discussion of modern, post-modern and contemporary dance.
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In this article, the writer discusses that modern dance developed in the early 20th century and its creators intended to alter dance that was considered mechanic in the classical style. The writer looks at the emergence of modern, post-modern and contemporary dance.
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"Innovators of modern dance in Germany and the United States believed that natural elements had to be incorporated into dance in order to fill the void between human existence and the natural world. Therefore, modern dance sought to incorporate a focus on "inner and outer realities". One of the primary founders of modern dance was Isadora Duncan. Duncan, of ..."
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A paper on the Ghost Dance religion and its role in the Wounded Knee massacre.
Research Paper # 74839 |
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APA | 2006
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This paper describes the Ghost Dance religion and how it spread to Native American tribes. The paper discusses the history of the Native Americans from the time of Andrew Jackson until the Wounded Knee massacre, and demonstrates how the Native Americans were pushed farther and farther westward, and eventually limited to a very small area. The paper explains how the United States army and government's fear of the Ghost Dance religion led to the Wounded Knee massacre, describing the events of the massacre, and the political issues surrounding the massacre and the Ghost Dance religion.
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"James Mooney writes in The Ghost-Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890 that the essential part of the teaching of the Ghost Dance is the doctrine that the world is old and worn and the time is near for its renewal (Mooney 661). The Ghost Dance was an American Indian religious revivalist movement that spread through the Plains Indians and other ethnic groups during the 1890's and due to a culmination of events is forever linked to the Wounded Knee massacre of 1890 (Ghost pp)."
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A discussion regarding the important role that dance and music play in Islam.
Term Paper # 94416 |
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This paper takes a look at Islam's view on dance and music. According to the paper, although there are many groups within Islam that profess that music and dancing are forbidden, it is clear that the Qu'ran itself does not explicitly prohibit these activities. The paper goes on to say that several avenues of worship within Islam have developed into the practice of reaching God through dance or music. The paper focuses specifically on the Quwalli and the Mevelevi Order, also known as The Whirling Dervishes.
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"More intentionally musical is the Sufic tradition of the Quwalli. Quwali means "word," and can be thought of as the physical and auditory manifestation of the divine voice. As with the Quri, the Quwallis use their voice as a tool of worship, but they move into the world of interpretation and individual expression of the words themselves. They can be likened to the Gospel singers of the Western world in this respect, though this may be a misleading comparison since the Sufi practice, from which the Quwalli find their beginnings and roots, is far more steeped in history and tradition and could be considered a more "serious" endeavor. Quwallis use the music of their voices to worship foremost, and to communicate and encourage their listeners to worship with them is a secondary concern."
Tags:Qari, God, Allah, sema, prophet, gift, worship, dance, body, Sufic, tradition
This paper examines the therapeutic uses of dance movement therapy in light of the other expressive therapies.
Essay # 88279 |
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2006
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This is a high level overview of dance movement therapy, what it means and how it can successfully be integrated into an individual's life. Part of the overview includes an emphasis on how dance movement therapy can be beneficial for one's daily live even if one is not suffering from emotional or mental health issues. There is also a brief explanation of the role of expressive arts therapy.
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"Expressive arts therapy has many components, one of which is dance movement therapy. Halprin (1999) states "movement is the body's universal language...a bridge to the interior world of self and between self and the world." Dance movement therapy has few limitations as to who can do partake in this expressive form of movement and who can benefit from it. This paper will provide a basic overview of what dance movement therapy is and how it is effective. The second section of the paper will focus on how dance movement therapy can be successfully integrated an individual's life. Part of the overview includes an emphasis on how dance movement therapy can be beneficial for one's daily live even if one is not suffering from emotional or mental health issues. "
Tags:dance, therapy, expressive
This paper explores the history of the Hula dance and describes how the Hula maiden, with hips swaying in the breeze, has become a legendary symbol of Hawaii.
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MLA | 2006
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The writer of this paper details the history of the Hula dance and its significance as a ritual of religion, celebration, mourning and communication. This brief, yet concise paper, examines how, in ancient times, dancers were selected for hula training in childhood, spending their formative years under the care of a hula master, separated from the outside world and dedicated to the goddess Laka, patron of the hula. Hawaii's history of births, deaths, loves and battles were expressed in the Hula dance. The writer also details the accompanying music and melodic poetry, to which the dancer's swayed, which include the double-gourd drum, called ipu heke.
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"The history of births, deaths, loves, and battles of the people were preserved in chants and dance. Since Hawaii's history was recorded as dance, "hula dancers were expected to remember and repeat every dance step perfectly and under punishment of death," for "to change the dance was to change history." Hula was the written word for ancient Hawaiians, told through the movements of the dancers' feet, hands, and body movements. Through dance, stories were told, genealogies were kept, and beliefs were shared and imposed, thus to change the steps would be to change the message."
Tags:dance, history, hawaii, culture, ritual, communication
This paper presents an extensive discussion of the global problem of the trafficking of women.
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2002
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This paper discusses the trafficking of women, the use of force and deception to transfer women into situations of extreme exploitation especially sexual exploitation: Women forced to dance nude, perform as sex slaves, held as indentured servants, perform acts of prostitution. The paper points out that the trafficking of women and children for sex and labor is prevalent in all regions of the United States and around the globe. The author feels that the most effective way to tackle trafficking is at the grass roots level, strengthening local economies and educating women and their families about the dangers of enslavement.
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Introduction
Trends
Theoretical Explanation
Merton's Anomie
Radical Theory
Routine Activity Theory
Viewpoint
Recommendations
Comprehensive Preventive Measures
Penal Legislation
Proactive Victim Support
Cooperative International Policies
Better Document Control
Targeted Public Education
Conclusion
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"Robert Merton's anomie theory explains crime in terms of inequity between culturally approved goals and the means to achieve those goals. The lure of trafficking women is like the lure of trafficking drugs: Easy money and the fulfillment of financial goals. Clearly, traffickers of women do not have equal access or legitimate means of obtaining society's bounty. Since this is an individualist theory, the trafficker does not blame society; rather he blames himself for his shortcomings."
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