We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Familie

We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families By Philip Gourevithc BOOK REVIEW and SOCIAL COMMENTARY PAPER Gourevitch, Philip. We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will be Killed with our Families. My introduction today is over Philip Gourevitch book We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will be Killed with our Families First I will in a matter of seconds state a smidgen what the book is about, at that point I am going to tell how it has it's title, after that I will tell about Rwanda when all is said in done, lastly I will discuss the Hutus and Tutsis. In the book We wish to advise you that tomorrow we will be murdered with our families, Mr. Gourevitch clarifies why the Rwandan decimation ought not be discounted as simply one more innate contest. The tales in this book are both the writer's and the individuals he interview's, as he over and over visits Rwanda trying to understand what occurred. A portion of the individuals he met include: a Tutsi specialist who has seen quite a bit of her family murdered over many years of Tutsi persecution, an inn chief who concealed several displaced people from unavoidable passing, and a Rwandan religious administrator who has been blamed for supporting the butcher of Tutsi schoolchildren. The title, We wish to advise you that tomorrow we will be slaughtered with our families, originates from a letter that was sent amidst the annihilation in Rwanda in 1994 by seven Tutsi ministers, individuals from Rwanda's Tutsi minority. They were inside a congregation where they'd taken shelter, the same number of Rwandans who were scheduled for death did, and by then, everyone in the Tutsi minority was scheduled for death. They'd taken shelter in the congregation central command - this was an Adventist church in western Rwanda. What's more, they had been informed that they were scheduled to be slaughtered the following day. So these ministers got together and they composed a letter to the leader of the Adventist Church, who was likewise a minister and a Hutu and the leader of the congregation for this whole area. So they composed, 'Dear pioneer, we trust that you're well during circumstances such as the present that are so trying. We wish to advise you that tomorrow we will be kill ed with our families.' And the letter went on in, extremely, just around a few additional sentences to state, 'And we trust that you will intervene for our sake and attempt to help us as of now, as a man of impact, as the leader of the congregation, to proceed to converse with the city hall leader, to help out remain the specialists who are wanting to murder us.' The creator met a portion of the overcomers of that congregation, of whom there are extremely, few, in spite of the fact that there were a large number of individuals. Furthermore, they were killed the following day. Those ministers were killed the following day. What's more, what happened was that not just had the congregation president neglected to intervene for their sake however that he was broadly held to have really sorted out the slaughter. What's more, truth be told, the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has given a prosecution against him as a coordinator of the slaughters. Next I will educate a tad concerning Rwanda: Rwanda is situated in the focal point of Africa. In the alleged massacre time of 1994, which began on April 6th,1994 and went on for 100 days, somewhere close to 800.000 and one million individuals were deliberately killed. The first populace was about 7.5 million individuals, with the goal that implies that about 10% of the all out populace was murdered. The killings were finished with hand-held actualizes like; hammers, digging tools, sticks, clubs, and furthermore weapons and projectiles. The size of Rwanda can be contrasted with the size of West Virginia, and the normal middle salary is $80 every year. At last I will discuss the Hutus and the Tutsis: 85 % out of a populace of seven and a half million or so were Hutus. The Rwandan government fixed the evaluation numbers when it came to Tutsis since they needed to have certain rates. At the end of the day, the administration asserted that 9 percent of the populace were Tutsis. While the genuine number was15 percent. For what reason would

Analysis and interpretation of ”Elephant”

At the point when all deepest desires are deserted from our lives, the main thing we can do is exploiting others lives and make it our own. A real existence all around arranged can cost us our opportunity and our capacity to settle on choices which are profoundly not the same as our past ones. At the point when want, desire and sentiment have been deselected and †the ordinary life† has had its spot. These snags are what William meets and sooner goes up against in the short story by Polly Clark called †Elephant†. The story starts in media res, so when the story starts we get inundated. We are meeting William sitting at his work area encompassed by notes and realities, where his Muse has left him and he experiences difficulty discovering motivation composing life stories of pop artists as Christine, who he finds generally lovable and pulled in to (l. 46 †51). The character Christine can be deciphered as Christina Aguilera, who, with her voice and her sexual conduct, ordinarily is exceptionally engaging for normal men. William is the run of the mill American man, who has settled down with his significant other and at present is attempting to begin a family. Their marriage isn't loaded up with sentiment and love as one could expect, however more with desires and bargains and it moreover appears William doesn't need a child as much as his significant other does. His psyche is loaded up with musings of his histories and how Christine probably needed him to expound on her (l. 71-72 and 76). He effectively gets diverted from his contemplations and one could envision that they are loaded up with his lost adolescence and the things he had always been unable to do throughout everyday life. His blaze back to the second when his mom gives him the blue elephant (l. 9-66) could undoubtedly be deciphered as the youth his mom attempts to give him. In any case, from the start he was unable to recollect the blue elephant from his youth. It had disappeared from his memory. The main considerations that experience his psyche are the manner by which he can vindicate his lost adolescence and recapture awareness of his personality. The storyteller lets us kn ow at line 21-22: †William would have favored the film stars (male, brilliant time of film) however those had been asserted by somebody speedier of the imprint †¦Ã¢â‚¬ . This particular section shows that William was expected to surrender his fantasy since somebody held him up. By expounding on male on-screen characters it would have been workable for him to get renowned and his life would in this manner be finished. Satisfaction and big name goes connected at the hip in his brain, yet since the time he needed to pick another profession, his fantasies self-destructed and he was, in his own eyes, only a common man. That is the reason he is expounding on the female pop vocalists so in that manner he halfway can satisfy his fantasies through the ladies. In any case, this arrangement doesn't fulfill his wants, since he can't identify with these ladies. He can identify with the male on-screen characters due to their sex, yet the contrast among people in this setting turns into a gigantic factor for him and that gives him motivation to change the anecdotes about the ladies. Christine gives him inconvenience due to her unadulterated psyche because of her relationship with Christianity (l. 49), and his desire to make her life as hopeless as his turns out to be much more grounded. Along these lines he synchronizes his existence with hers and blends the blue elephant into her youth. For him the elephant is an image of disappointment and sadness and along these lines he invests much more energy to make the life of Christine hopeless according to the perusers. As he says at line 146-147: †He needed to give Christine something she had never had, something significant of himself. † †the parts of life he needs to give Christine are thrashing and misfortune since she, to him, never have had a change to encounter it in her popular Christian life. But since the negative imagery of the elephant just exists for him, his made up anecdote about the life of Christine doesn't turn into an awful encounter for the perusers. His endeavor to make Christine an awful individual isn't effective (l. 135-142). That is the point at which he understands that his calling isn't what he needs to do. The name Christine has not been picked unintentionally and it was exclusively that decision of name, which gave Christine control over him. The relationship Christine has with God has been moved to William and through it he can go up against his hindrances and by composing the misrepresentation about her he discovers that, that isn't the individual he needs to be, and by this acknowledgment he gets total. Despite the fact that he realizes that some time or another he will be †vanished from the substance of the earth† (l. 148), he feels prepared to begin carrying on with his life once more, since he at long last has triumphed over his lost adolescence and he completely has gotten himself. His last deception invigorates him the to quit lying about others, quit living trough others and gives him capacity to carry on with his own life (l. 142-144). Along these lines, the fact of the matter is the primary subject of this content. As a subcategory comes the blue elephant being an image of how significant the adolescence is for people. In the event that the blue elephant disappear from the life of a kid, agony and lament will come later. Along these lines, the story is a type of a helper memoire in life to guardians to show them how to bring up their youngsters. Polly Clark has composed this content to reveal to us that it is so imperative to continue putting stock in something that causes us keep up our fantasies in life unadulterated.

Compensation and Defense Mechanisms

Compensation and Defense Mechanisms Theories Behavioral Psychology Print Compensation and Defense Mechanisms By Kendra Cherry facebook twitter Kendra Cherry, MS, is an author, educational consultant, and speaker focused on helping students learn about psychology. Learn about our editorial policy Kendra Cherry Updated on February 03, 2020 Alistair Berg / DigitalVision / Getty Images More in Theories Behavioral Psychology Cognitive Psychology Developmental Psychology Personality Psychology Social Psychology Biological Psychology Psychosocial Psychology The term compensation refers to a type of defense mechanism in which people overachieve in one area to compensate for failures in another. For example, individuals with poor family lives may direct their energy into excelling above and beyond what is required at work. This psychological strategy allows people to disguise inadequacies, frustrations, stresses or urges by directing energy toward excelling or achieving in other areas. Compensation in Everyday Life The term is used surprisingly often in everyday language. Hes/Shes probably just overcompensating for something, is a phrase often used by people to suggest that a person is indulging in excesses in one area of their lives in order to hide insecurities about other aspects of their lives. In some cases, this compensation can occur consciously. If you know that you have poor public speaking skills, you might try to compensate by excelling in your written communications at work. By doing this, you draw attention to an area where you are much stronger and minimize the area in which you are weak. In other instances, compensation might occur unconsciously. You might not even realize your own hidden feelings of inadequacy that lead to you compensate in other areas.   Examples of Compensation as a Defense Mechanism Compensation can manifest itself in a few different ways. Overcompensation occurs when people overachieve in one area to make up for shortcomings in another aspect of life. Undercompensation, on the other hand, can happen when people deal with such shortcomings by becoming overly dependent on others. For example: A young man feels that is is a poor athlete and never get picked for teams during his physical education class. He overcompensates by becoming deeply engaged in other school activities including the drama club and the school newspaper.A student feels inferior during math class and undercompensates by becoming overly dependent upon her teacher and classmates for academic assistance.Feeling bad about not being a good cook and overcompensating by having an extremely tidy, organized kitchen.Compensating for the bad health habit of smoking by being very committed to eating healthy and working out every day. Pros and Cons Compensation can have a powerful effect on behavior and health decisions. While compensation is often portrayed in a negative light, it can have positive effects in some cases. Psychologist Alfred Adler suggested that when people experience feelings of inferiority, they may automatically experience a compensatory need to strive for superiority.?? As a result, people push themselves to overcome their weaknesses and achieve their goals. For example, imagine that a young boy experiences feelings of inferiority because he cannot makes as many baskets as his peers do when they are playing basketball. Because of these feelings of inadequacy, he pushes himself to overcome this weakness. He signs up for basketball practice and starts practicing on his own every day after school. Eventually, he becomes an even better basketball player than many of his friends. Imagine that you just began taking a Zumba class. At first, you might feel out of your element and even a little timid since everyone else seems so skilled and experienced. Because of these initial feelings of inferiority, you might end up devoting extra time and attention to your new class and even start practicing at home with work out DVDs. Because of your initial urge to overcome your feelings of inferiority, you are able to develop new skills and stick to a workout routine that you end up really enjoying.   However, compensation can also prevent people from trying new things or attempting to address shortcomings. For example, lets imagine that a young college student experiences feelings or inferiority because she has few close friends. Everywhere she goes, she sees her peers engaging in animated conversations with their friends. She compensates for this feeling by saying to herself, I may not have many close friends, but I have excellent grades! Instead of seeking out social connections, she throws herself into her schoolwork and spends little time having fun or attending social events. In this instance, compensation has actually prevented her from overcoming her feelings of inferiority. People who are narcissistic may overcompensate when they experience low self-esteem and jealousy by seeking out power and attention.

Intruder to Queen Elizabeths Bedroom

Early on Friday morning, July 9, 1982, Queen Elizabeth II woke to find a strange, bleeding man sitting at the end of her bed. As scary as the situation must have been, she handled it with royal aplomb. A Strange Man at the End of the Queens Bed When Queen Elizabeth II woke up on the morning of July 9, 1982, she saw that a strange man was sitting on her bed. The man, dressed in jeans and a dirty T-shirt, was cradling a broken ashtray and dripping blood onto the royal linens from a lacerated hand. The Queen kept calm and picked up the phone from her bedside table. She asked the operator at the palace switchboard to summon the police. Though the operator did pass the message to the police, the police didnt respond. Some reports say the intruder, 31-year-old Michael Fagan, had planned to commit suicide in the Queens bedroom but decided it wasnt a nice thing to do once he was there. He wanted to talk about love but the Queen changed the subject to family matters. Fagans mother later said, He thinks so much of the Queen. I can imagine him just wanting to simply talk and say hello and discuss his problems. Fagan thought it a coincidence that he and the Queen both had four children. The Queen attempted to summon a chambermaid by pressing a button, but no one came. The Queen and Fagan continued to talk. When Fagan asked for a cigarette, the Queen again called the palace switchboard. Still, no one responded. After the Queen had spent ten minutes with the mentally disturbed, bleeding intruder, a chambermaid entered the Queens quarters and exclaimed, Bloody hell, maam! Whats he doing in there? The chambermaid then ran out and woke up a footman who then seized the intruder. The police arrived twelve minutes after the Queens first call. How Did He Get into the Queens Bedroom? This wasnt the first time that protection of the royal monarch had been found lacking, but it had supposedly been increased since the 1981 attack on the Queen (a man fired six blanks at her during the Trooping the Color ceremony). Yet Michael Fagan basically walked into Buckingham Palace - twice. Only a month before, Fagan had stolen a $6 bottle of wine from the palace. Around 6 a.m., Fagan climbed the 14-foot-high wall - topped with spikes and barbed wire - on the southeast side of the palace. Though an off-duty policeman saw Fagan climbing the wall, by the time he had alerted palace guards, Fagan could not be found. Fagan then walked along the south side of the palace and then along the west side. There, he found an open window and climbed in. Fagan had entered a room housing King George Vs $20 million stamp collection. Since the door to the interior of the palace was locked, Fagan went back outside through the window. An alarm had been set off both as Fagan entered and exited the Stamp Room through the window, but the policeman at the police sub-station (on palace grounds) assumed the alarm was malfunctioning and turned it off - twice. Fagan then went back as he had come, along with the west side of the palace, and then continuing along the south side (past his point of entry), and then along the east side. Here, he climbed up a drainpipe, pulled back some wire (meant to keep pigeons away) and climbed into Vice Admiral Sir Peter Ashmores office (the man responsible for the Queens security). Fagan then walked down the hallway, looking at paintings and into rooms. Along his way, he picked up a glass ashtray and broke it, cutting his hand. He passed a palace housekeeper who said good morning and only a few minutes later he walked into the Queens bedroom. Normally, an armed policeman stands guard outside the Queens door at night. When his shift is over at 6 a.m., he is replaced with an unarmed footman. At this particular time, the footman was out walking the Queens corgis (dogs). When the public learned of this incident, they were outraged at the lapse of security around their Queen. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher personally apologized to the Queen and measures were immediately taken to strengthen palace security. Sources Davidson, Spencer. God Save the Queen, Fast. TIME 120.4 (July 26, 1982): 33. Rogal, Kim and Ronald Henkoff. Intruder at the Palace. Newsweek July 26, 1982: 38-39.

Nathaniel Hawthorne s Young Goodman Brown - 1492 Words

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story of Young Goodman Brown, the author uses symbolism and allegories in order to showcase the Puritan faith as well as man’s conflict between good and evil. This analysis will breakdown the techniques that the author uses to critique the puritan society, and to show the difference between how people appear to be in society and the true colors that they are hidden inside of them. There has been a lot of great authors in our time, but none more interesting than Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne’s ability to write stories using complex language and early puritan society narratives has always been a topic of study between scholars and young adults. â€Å"Young Goodman Brown† explores the idea of good vs. evil and†¦show more content†¦This gesture is monumental when looking at Hawthorne’s moral stance of good vs. evil. In removing himself from his family history, Hawthorne is solidifying his views on the persecution of humans, his views on witchcraft and his opinion about what really makes a man ‘godly’. Because both his father and grandfather worked in accordance to Puritan doctrine and faith, it is obvious that Hawthorne does not necessarily believe that the men who are the most pious are the most good. This veers away from the popular idea that religion, and God, are inherently good. In â€Å"Young Goodman Brown† this concept becomes especially prominent. The main character, and who the short story is named after, is leaving his wife, Faith, to attend a function which is taking place in the deepest parts of the forest. Goodman Brown is a spiritual man and, much like Hawthorne, is descended from a line of devout Christians. When he first enters the woods, he is met by an old man, carrying a staff resembling a serpent. 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Eassy for P.E Free Essays

string(33) " very neat but complex footwork\." Biography of Christopher Bruce Christopher Bruce was born on the 3rd of October 1945 in England, he started studying dancing at 11 years old, and he began with tap and ballet. After studying at the Rambert School Christopher Bruce joined Rambert Ballet in 1963, where he quickly became the leading male dancer. Bruce appeared in works such as Don Quixote in 1964 and Coppelia in 1966. We will write a custom essay sample on Eassy for P.E or any similar topic only for you Order Now Then the company began to experiment with ballet and modern, combining them to form, specifically the Martha Graham technique. Martha Graham created 181 ballets and a dance technique that has been compared to ballet in its scope and magnitude. Many of the great modern and ballet choreographers have studied the Martha Graham Technique or have been members of her company. ) When Bruce danced the role of Pierrot Lunaire, his own interpretive skills were noticed. Bruce was â€Å"dominating everything- practically living the part†. Bruce then worked with Glen Tetley, he discovered that â€Å"the motive for the movement comes from the centre of the body†¦ rom this base we use classical ballet as an extension to give wider range and variety of movement† In 1977 he was appointed associate director of the company and was its associate choreographer from 1979-87, he created over twenty works for the company. Between 1986-91 he acted as associate choreographer also for Londo n Festival Ballet, later ENB, and resident choreographer for Houston Ballet in 1989. In 1994 he became artistic director for RDC. Often political in his work, he integrates classical ballet and modern dance, often set against popular music by artists like Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones. His productions include ‘Cruel Garden’, 1977, ‘Ghost Dances’, 1981, ‘Swansong’, 1987, and ‘Rooster’, 1991. Influences Social and political themes emerge as naturally as a reflection of his own concerns, although his aim is always firstly to create a piece of dance, rather than to make a statement. Nevertheless, he does not see a conflict between creating interesting movement and tackling difficult issues. He believes that there is much beauty in Ghost Dances and similar works. Bruce is typically known for using themes that focus on personal or political issues. He has created abstract pieces but even these have a strong undercurrent of emotion. Bruce uses a wide range of starting points, particularly poetry, literature, music, newspaper articles and world events. For example ‘†¦ for those who die in cattle’ reflects his views and concerns of war, ‘rooster’ is his idea of relationships, ‘swansong’ is probably one of his most moving and emotional pieces and tackles the very serious issue of torture. His views on the general human condition are portrayed in ‘waiting’. Throughout his career, Christopher has been a strong supporter of Amnesty International’s ideas and through his choreography he has voiced his concerns for society, the persecuted and victims of a wide range of human rights abuses. Time and again he has returned to these themes and in his most recent work â€Å"grinning in your face†, these concerns are articulated as powerfully as ever. The Arts have an important role to play in exploring social issues and dance can be seen as the most human of the Arts as it is based on the body. The image of the tortured prisoner from â€Å"swansong† or the unjust imprisonment of Reuben Carter, in â€Å"Hurricane† are far more powerful than mere words can ever be. Video extracts of Christopher’s work have been used to reinforce talks about human rights abuse. In the 1970’s the focus for Bruce was South America and Pinochet’s bloody coup against the elected Allende government in Chile. He was deeply moved on the meeting of Joan Jara, who was tortured and murdered by Pinochets forces. This meeting lead him to choreograph, Ghost Dances. He took the theme of the day of the dead, simple symbolism and indigenous dance movements as a basis to convey the plight of the innocent people of South American down the ages and their courage in the face of adversity. Certainly, Ghost Dances has a tremendous impact and audiences in many countries have delighted in its distinctive, rhythmic movement performed to haunting American tunes. However, it is the representation of the oppression of ordinary people, symbolised by the sinister ghost figures, which give the work much of its resonance. On the evidence of ghost dances, swansong, and cruel garden (about the death of Lorca at the hands of the fascists in Spain), human rights themes have provided him with a strong source of inspiration. He remains a passionate advocate for the role of dance and the arts in society and believes that seeing good work and the chance to perform, either as an amateur or a professional, an not only enrich lives, but can also be civilising influence. Ghost dances It was created in 1981, and was influenced by the political oppression in Chile. The style was contemporary ballet blended with South American folk dance. The setting of Ghost Dances is a rocky Andean location suggesting the mouth of a cave. The colours (blue’s, greens and greys) of the backdrop were very effective and complimented the costumes and movement by adding to the eerie atmosphere. The whole stage was lit by a dim white light. The ‘dead’ wear everyday clothes, which are beginning to disintegrate. The Ghost Dancers appear as skeletal figures in striking skull masks. The piece is accompanied by Andiean folk music, with panpipes, guitars, and flutes. The tune is infectious, rhythmic and tuneful. The style of the choreography is sinuous and graceful, incorporating folk-dance influences. The Ghost dancers style of dance differs to the style of the ‘dead’. The Ghost dancers use very off balanced and angular Movements, there heads are the main key I think to making their dancing look as threatening as it does, they move them very quickly and sharply in unison and it creates a very menacing effect. The ‘dead’, on the other hand are very free flowing and graceful, their posture is very open chested and balletic with very neat but complex footwork. You read "Eassy for P.E" in category "Essay examples" I loved this piece and the skills used to perform it. The fluid motion alongside traditional Chilean folkdance was original and inspiring to watch, it was a very moving piece and had a big impact on me because of the real life issues behind it. Swansong This piece was created in 1987 and was influenced by the fate of political prisoners, the style was contemporary ballet and the prisoner’s movements were based on the idea of a swan. The piece is generally based around the fate of political prisoners and their need to break free. Swansong is a deliberately disturbing dance showing a victim being tortured by a variety of means, although there is no actual violence on stage. It shows both the aggressive and sadistic element of interrogation, and how brainwashing, humiliation and playing with emotions can all be part of a long, nerve- racking game. In combining vaudevillian humour, balletic virtuosity, and contempory dance expressionism with such a serious theme, he seeks to create work that can be appreciated at a number of levels by a broad audience. The three dancers are costumed archetypally and very much resembled the set, it was all very simplistic, with the prisoner in just a plain t-shirt and jeans and the two guards are wearing vaguely militaristic khaki trousers and short- sleeved shirts could be viewed as policemen, soldiers, or guards. Programme notes have tended neither to give names to the characters nor to specify roles – choosing instead to simply list the cast and allow audiences to make their own interpretation. The prisoner uses a very graceful and flowing style of dance whilst in contrast the two guards dance in a modern, camp manner, highlighting even more the separation and difference between the guards and prisoner. The simplicity of the staging and ambiguity of the characters lends weight to its universality. The action could be taking place anywhere in the world. The stage is dark and bare with the exception of a single wooden chair lit starkly from above, indicating perhaps a single bulb-hanging overhead in an otherwise empty room. There are seven sections in swansong; each has a different theme and style.  ·Section 1, questions and answers. Throughout the first section the dance suggests the interrogators and victim playing a game of cat and mouse, the dance changing from trios to brief duets and solo’s. in the duets the interrogators dance in unison, performing the same material one after the other or slightly varying the steps to attack their victim.  ·Section 2, tea for two. The section section begins with another interrogation session during which the second interrogator walks round his eated victim, and this time the victim taps out ‘answers’ but in a defiant mood. The interrogators change tatics.  ·Section 3, first solo. The third section is a solo for the victim alone on the stage and it is more lyrical both in music and movement than the proceding sections. It contrasts with the torture previously shown, appearing to be a cry of frustration and anger at the victim’s sit uation as well as evoking his urge for freedom.  ·Section 4, slow trio. The victim immediately tenses and flinches as the first interrogator reaches towards him, and then relaxes when he is not harmed. No questions are asked. Again the opening sequence is performed twice but at the end of the chair is moved so that the victim cannot return to it. This becomes a recurring theme of this dance; the victims chair is repeatedly pulled away from under him or placed just beyond his reach. He is pushed and thrown around, the effect of the violence is in slow motion. The victim curls defensively on the floor and is uncurled by the second interrogator and the torture continues.  ·Section 5, second solo without accompaniment. Although this section repeats dance motifs from the first solo such as the jumps and arabesques suggestive of flight, it is generally more mimetic. The victim lifts the chair onto his back to make it appear he is carrying a huge weight on his shoulders. He then stands facing the audience staring through the bars of the chair, then he appears to crumble in frustration and the solo ends with his ankles trapped in the bars of the chair as if fetted.  ·Section 6, cane dance. The progression of the piece shows a build up of abuse and humility of the prisoner till the final section where the prisoner performs his last solo, his ‘swansong’. Rooster This piece was created in 1992 and in contrast to my other two chosen pieces is influenced by the Rolling stones; the dance is based on the theme and context of the music. It is danced in a contemporary ballet style blended with modern dance to match the music. The set is a clear stage with naturalistic lighting and a white spotlight. The women wear black skirts, tops and tights and the men wear black trousers and a skirt, a red dress is worn only in one number and that is ‘ruby Tuesday’. The whole piece is danced to rolling stones music ranging from upbeat fast and rocky numbers to slower more relaxed music. The theme of each song in ‘rooster’ reflects the character that is dancing it, none of the dances are linked, and each section occurs simply because of the different songs that are used, this helps to create an episodic structure. The tempo of the music dictates the style of dance; the faster tracks are modern and contemporary whilst the slower ones are more balletic. This piece does not present a great deal of emotional involvment with the audience; it is simply based on the theme and context of the music. You can see this by the fact that the dancers, the style of dance and the music purely dictate the song. A Time line of dance works which have been choreographed and produced by Christopher Bruce  ·1969 George Frederic  ·1972 ‘†¦ for those who die as cattle’  ·1974 Weekend  ·1975 Ancient voices of children  ·1976 Black Angels  ·1976 Promenade  ·1977 Cruel Garden  ·1981 Village Sounds  ·1981 Ghost Dances  ·1984 Sergeant early’s dream 1984 Intimate Pages  ·1985 Silence is the end of our song  ·1985 Land  ·1987 The dream is over  ·1987 Swansong  ·1989 Symphony in three movements  ·1990 Journey  ·1992 Rooster  ·1995 Meeting point Section B Producing our own piece of choreography in the style of Christopher Bruce in groups. How has the work of the choreographer influenced and inspired my o wn performance and choreography? I chose Christopher Bruce because of the influences behind his choreography, the real life human rights issues that through symbolism he has transferred this into dance. He has successfully brought more awareness to serious issues that most people would not be aware of because it is not going on in this country. The fact that this affects Bruce personally is very inspiring, as his pieces have real meaning and thought behind them. The three works by Christopher Bruce that I have chosen to study are ‘ghost dancers’ and ‘swansong’ because of the political human rights issues that influenced them and ‘rooster’ because it was a contrast to the other two as its influence was the celebration of the Rolling Stones music. I thought these pieces complimented each other well to evaluate as each bears a large variation of accessible motifs, images and sequences of movement that I could re- interpret in my choreography in the style of Christopher Bruce. As it gave me the opportunity to analyse a variety of influences and issues behind the three pieces. Choreographic notes We choreographed a piece for a trio in the style of ‘rooster’. The set was clear other than three chairs that were used within the dance. We were dressed all in black and wore red scarfs round our necks. The lighting of the set was dark red How to cite Eassy for P.E, Essay examples

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His use of tone is effective in achieving his purpose- that those witnessing the speech desire to unite with Kennedy and overcome the common obstacles that faced their country together. Kennedy reached his audience on a personal level when he addressed myself as an equal to the people and stated We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, and oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty. As he said this, he related to the people by showing them that they were all suffering the same hardships, and his tone is made sincere, serious, and willing in that he will do what he must for his people. The use of parallelism through the statement Let both sides explore Let both sides seek And Let both sides unite Also emitted an inspiring feel that ensured the people that he was in the fight for improvement with them, and prepared to do what it took for a better tomorrow. 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These simple but significant statements emend citizens that instead of expecting so much from the government and taking up our complaints as well as desires for our country, that we take action and seek what it is that we can do for our country ourselves. Through these statements Kennedy is able to outshine others who had given an inaugural address in the past by not only proving his willingness to produce a change, but by also inspiring other Americans to do the same. There is also notable truth in these statements, because in reality the citizens hold more power to be the change they wish to see in the world than our president does alone. Kennedy also discusses the importance of unity, and does so with the use of inversion when he says United there is little we cannot do. Divided, there is little we can do-for we dare not to meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder. His use of inversion creates emphasis on how we are powerful and capable of changing our country for the better, if we only do it together. His tone is encouraging and serves his purpose in causing those listening to acknowledge that united as a country we can clearly influence a much greater transformation than we can as a smaller crowd. Together we can prove our sire for change, because if we complain about what we dislike about our country yet do nothing, then we are proving that we do not care about its issues as much as we appear to. One of the most useful methods Kennedy uses to cause his argument to be truly contemplated Over is the use Of rhetorical questioning. Through his rhetorical questions citizens instantly reflect upon themselves and in a sense ask themselves What am I willing to do, or better yet- what have done for my country? 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