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    Martha Graham

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    Martha Graham Discuss the influence Martha Graham had on the development of Modern Dance. Make detailed reference to her technique‚ choreography‚ and performing. Modern Dance is a style of dance that originated in the early 1920s as a rejection of Classical Ballet; it can be used to show raw emotion‚ political/social issues‚ and freedom. Martha Graham (11th May 1894 – April 1st 1991) was an American dancer who had a large impact on Modern Dance. The development of Modern Dance was largely impacted

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    Graham Greene

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    Graham Greene: A Catholic Novelist Henry Graham Greene (1904-1991) is famous around the world as a prolific writer. During his career‚ extending over sixty years‚ he wrote more than twenty novels‚ a collection of short stories‚ several plays‚ screenplays as well as books of travel writing‚ essays and film criticisms. It’s not an easy matter to deal with such a milestone in English literature that came through so many different periods and matured so much over the time[1]. One aspect of his personality

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    Billy Graham

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    Historical Character Profile - Final Report Billy Graham was born on a farm outside Charlotte‚ North Carolina; William Franklin Graham Jr. became the most famous and successful evangelist of the twentieth century. Graham preached the Christian gospel in person to more than eighty million people and reached countless millions more by radio‚ television‚ films‚ books‚ and newspaper columns. A 1943 graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois‚ Graham gained experience and exposure in Youth for Christ

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    Martha Graham

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    Early life Graham was born in Allegheny City‚ which today is part of Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania‚ in 1894. Her father George Graham was what in the Victorian era was known as an "alienist"‚ a practitioner of an early form of psychiatry. The Grahams were strict Presbyterians. Dr. Graham was a third generation American of Irish descent. Her mother Jane Beers was a second generation American of Irish and Scotch-Irish descent and was also a sixth generation descendant of Puritan Miles Standish. In the

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    Billy Graham Jr

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    Christian evangelist and author of many spiritual and devotional books‚ William Franklin Graham Jr‚ also known as‚ Billy Graham‚ was born on November 7‚ 1918‚ in Charlotte‚ North Carolina. Billy Graham got his big popularity start preaching at an L.A. revival and was a guest on Stuart Hamblen’s radio show in 1949. The publicity made Graham a very popular preaching icon and he began broadcasting his sermons globally. Writing his first book in 1947 “Calling Youth to Christ” when Billy was ministering

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    Martha Graham Biography

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    Art can be expressed in many ways. Some people express it with the stroke of a brush or note of a song. Martha Graham‚ however‚ was one of those people who expressed art through dance. Martha was born on May 11‚ 1894. She was born into a wealthy family in Pittsburgh‚ or at the time‚ Allegheny‚ Pennsylvania. Her father’s name was George Graham and her mother’s name was Jane Beers Graham. Her father specialized with nervous disorders‚ which always made her curious on how the human body moves and how

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    Martha Graham Essay Throughout history‚ Modern Dance has been pioneered by inspirational choreographers such as Isadora Duncan and Martha Graham. Martha Graham in particular‚ revolutionised the dance industry with her numerous choreographed works. By experimenting with foreign movements and establishing the fundamental technique in Modern Dance‚ Martha Graham clearly expressed this dramatic dance style as a new form of life. Her style‚ created from raw emotion‚ challenges the technical barriers

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    Essay On Martha Graham

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    This movie portrays the life of Martha Graham. It takes a serious and factual approach towards Martha Graham’s life. First‚ it includes Martha Graham’s life as a dancer before she became a choreographer. Secondly‚ it included her life as a choreographer and biases and opinion towards dance. Thirdly‚ it talked about her impact to the dance industry all the way up until her death. It also includes many of the dances that she choreographed. Lastly‚ it included how her ideals and experiences shaped

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    Rebecca Solnit quipped when it came to her own writings about political and sociological undertones within certain classic stories. In his article‚ Philip C. Kolin reveals the ever present sense of grey that resides the short-story “The Destructors” by Graham Greene. Although the story that rests on the surface is just that of delinquent children creating chaos in reflection in the world around them‚ Kolin attempts to find a far more meaning through the symbolism and his own personal interpretation of

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    Life of Martha Graham

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    Life of Martha Graham Martha Graham was born in a town of Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania‚ on May 11‚ 1894‚ one of George and Jane Beers Graham ’s three daughters. Her father was a doctor who treated people with nervous disorders. When she was ten years old‚ and after one of her sisters developed asthma‚ the family moved to California. Graham became interested in studying dance after she saw Ruth St. Denis perform in Los Angeles‚ California‚ in 1914. Her parents did not approve of her becoming a dancer

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