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The Entertaining Warrior

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  Josephine Baker, formerly known as Freda Josephine McDonald was a world renown entertainer, WWll spy, and civil rights activist who was born on June 3, 1906 and died on April 12, 1975. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and when she got married around age 15, she changed her name to Josephine Baker, picking up her husband's last name. Her beautiful work goes unnoticed everyday and we should appreciate them more. Baker’s parents were performers that were trying to make it in the business but they couldn’t quite get there. However, they influenced her to become the successful performer that she is today. She loved entertaining and she took a risk by running away at age 15 to perform with a group of people. Years later, she took some risks in her time as a WWll spy in France. She would perform for the enemy and listen to what they would say in the audience about the war and report back to her general, telling him everything.  There were a lot of things that Josephine wante...
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Is It Ok to Lie?

  Is it ok to lie? That’s one question that can be a yes or a no. If you can’t decide, here are so pros and cons about lying. These are some pros about lying. First, Dr. Robert Feldman says that sometimes lying can be good for your social life. He says it can be a good social skill in life to learn. Next, lying can be used to lift others up or lift somebody’s confidence. For instance, if someone doesn’t like their haircut you can say you do even though it’s horrendous and ugly just to make them feel better.  “Most of the time, being kind to someone is more important than telling the absolute truth,” says Jane Frank, a psychologist in New York City. Finally, they can be used to get out of awkward situations that you are in. If somebody asks you to do something that you maybe don’t want to do then you can lie to get out of it. An example of this could be, if a stranger asks if they can drive you somewhere that you don’t want to or they look like they might hurt you, you can li...
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The Challenges of Being a Professional Dancer

  Being a professional dancer can sure be a lot of fun but it comes with some problems. Lots of dancers face these problems but they can all be solved easily and quickly. The  first problem is that when dancers compete at competitions they want to do well. Some dancers take this too far and overstress themselves. They feel that they need to win and be successful to make their teachers proud and exceed expectations. This problem can easily be solved by teachers not putting so much pressure on their students to win and to not compare them to their previous performances or others performances. Another issue is that some dancers feel like they aren’t good enough and they have low confidence and self-esteem levels. This problem could be caused by some teachers comparing their students and they don’t stop putting one down while lifting others up. This problem could be solved if teachers simply stop comparing their students to each other. Or, they could try to boost the student’s c...
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A Brief History of Tap Dancing

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   Tap is one of the many styles of dance. From i ts amazing performers and intriguing steps to its rich history, tap dancing is one of the best styles of dance.  Tapping originated in the early 19th century by slaves on the plantations. Since the slaves masters took away their musical instruments, they started to dance. They combined their dances with Irish jigs and then tap was born. Early tap shoes were normal shoes with wooden soles and small pennies glued to the toe and the heel. Nowadays, tap shoes are normal shoes with metal plates instead of pennies.  Tap is one of the most popular styles of dance now but, before, not many people knew about it. It grew in popularity in the 1850’s - 1870’s but it especially grew during the Civil War.  Tappers started to pair up with jazz players and make elaborate rhythms and steps. Tap has become more popular as of today and it will probably grow more and more in the future.  Sometimes, people mix up cloggin...
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