The chronicles of a death foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (chapter 3, 4 and 5)

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    After Angela Vicario reveals Santiago's name to her brothers, they immediately go to the store, and pick out two of the best knives, and have them sharpened later on at the meat market. Pablo declared that they were going to kill Santiago Nasar. Because the twins brothers are known to be good people, nobody payed any attention to them, and never took them seriously. Although Pedro made the decision to kill Santiago, Pablo still insists on following through with the plan. The twins go to the milk shop, their knives wrapped in newspaper. Clothilde Armenta, the owner of the shop; knowing their plans, gives them rum, hoping to make them so drunk that they won't be able to do anything. In chapter 4, after murdering Santiago, both Vicario brothers' can't get Santiago's smell off them, nor can they sleep at night. They both go to prison, and the rest of the Vicario family moves away. In the last chapter of the book, the narrator explained that Santiago died without understanding why. This chapter also demonstrates the complicity of the town in the murder of Santiago Nasar, and shows how they saw themselves as spectators rather than actors.

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    "The truth is I didn't know what to do,' he told me. 'My first thought was that it wasn't any business of mine but something for the civil authorities, but then I made up my mind to say something in passing to Placida Linero.' Yet when he crossed the square, he'd forgotten completely. 'You have to understand,' he told me, "that the bishop was coming that day." (marquez, 150)

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    The speaker of this quote is Father Amador. Father Amador is an authority figures who had the power to stop the crime, but ended up being completely ineffective in preventing it. The bishop, the priest, a police officer, and the Colonel had all been warned that Santiago Nasar was going to be murdered by the Vicario twins, but none of them took this news seriously enough to take effective to prevent this murder from happening.

The chronicles of a death foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (chapter 1 and 2)

Summary:

    On the day Santiago was eventually killed, he woke up at 5:30 a.m. to wait for the boat that was bringing the bishop. The night before he died, he dreamed about trees. Some people remember that the weather to be cloudy that morning, others say that it was fine, but all recall that Santiago was in a very good mood that day.In chapter 1, Nasar is described as slim and pale with Arab eyes, and curly hair. He is an only child. He inherited his sixth senses from his mother;s side, and he learned his love of horses, and falconry, from his father, Ibrahim. After the death of his father, Santiago quit his secondary school, and took over his families ranch. There were many rumors going around that Santiago Nasar was going to get killed, but no one knew if the rumors were true, or when his death was going to occur. Santiago's murderers were Pedro Vicario and Pablo Vicario.

    In chapter 2, the narrator tells the story of Bayardo San Roman. He is the groom of Angela Vicario. Bayardo looks young because he has a slim waist and golden eyes. He wanted to marry Angela Vicario at first sight. The Vicario family is described as "scant resources". The Vicario brothers murdered Santiago because he took away the virginity of their sister, Angela Vicario.

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    "Pedro Vicario, the more forceful of the brothers, picked her up by the waist and sat her on the dining room table. 'All right, girl,' he said to her, trembling with rage, 'tell us who it was.' She only took the time necessary to say the name. She looked for it in the shadows, she found it at first sight among the many, many easily confused names from this world and the other, and she nailed it to the wall with her well-aimed dart, like a butterfly with no will whose sentence has always been written. 'Santiago Nasar,' she said." (Marquez,)

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      This quote is from the end of chapter 2.this scene is when Angela tells her brothers who took away her virginity. The image of the butterfly pinned to a wall is symbolic of both Santiago Nasar's situation and of Angela Vicario's. Once she has said that Santiago is the one who took away her virginity, his fate, like her own, becomes bounded by cultural morals. If Angela did not give her brothers the name of the person, they would have became furious at her for protecting the man who had dishonored her. She "pins" Santiago with her words, but she herself is "pinned" by the sexism of the culture. Its like following the rules of decorum.

History of Dance: an Interactive Arts Approach by Gayle Kassing (260-328)

Summary:

    This last chapters of the book features a series of learning activities that help students dig deeper into the history of dance, dancers, and significant dance works and literature. These activities are presented as reproducible templates that include perceiving, creating, performing, writing, and presenting oral activities infused with technology. Teachers also can use this book, and use the activities inside as optional assignments or as projects to help apply the information and to use technology and other integrated arts sources to make the history of dance more meaningful. The History of Dance is an indispensable text for dance students who want to learn the history of dance and its relationship to other arts of the times using today's interactive technology.

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     "Dance takes further research. You must find dance and the music that accompanied it, and learn and practice the dance so that you can perform it" (Kassing, 315)

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     You have to practice a dance routine before performing it; Its common sense. If you don't know a routine, why would you perform it? well, unless you want to embarrass yourself of course. You have to find a song that fits your choreography. if its a slow dance, find a slow song. If its a fast dance, find an up beat dance. Overall, I enjoyed reading this book :). Dance is my passion. So, learning more about the history of it was very interesting to me.

History of Dance: an Interactive Arts Approach by Gayle Kassing (195-260)

Summary:

     This second to last section of the book also covers dance from the 20th century, including dance at court, dance from court to theater, romantic to classical ballet, and dance in the United States. It also focuses on 20th-century American dance; highlighting influences on American ballet and modern dance as it emerged, matured, and evolved during that century. This chapter also focuses on major dancers, and as well as, choreographers.

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    "How people danced are linked to society and the historical period" (Kassing, 255)

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      This statement is indeed definitely true. We have different kinds of dance every year, or so. They're all different styles. For example, in 2007 we had a dance called "crank dat". 2008 we changed to "stanky leg". In 2009, the popular one was "your a jerk". 2010, the new dance was "Dougie" And last but not least 2011, "catdaddy". Every year or every generation, the dance styles/dance moves changes, and becomes more and more popular, until a new one comes out.

History of Dance: an Interactive Arts Approach by Gayle Kassing (130-195)

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    This section of the book looks at dance throughout the 20th century. This section presents the main points. It presents the who, what, when, where, why, and how of dance history in relation to other arts and to historical, political, and social events. This section of the book provides way to create, perceive, and respond to the history of dance through integrated arts and also technology. The studies of dancers, dances, and dance works within an interactive arts, culture, and technology environment is supported by the National Standards in dance, arts education, social studies, and technology education.

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     "The quality of a dancers' technique is the effectiveness of the dancer's relation to the choreography" (Kassing,193)

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     I love this quote. And I agree with it 100%. The effectiveness of the dancer's relation to the choreography is the dancer's technique. Without any technique, the choreography would be very messy. And also, its not just having technique. It's adding a certain type of quality to your technique so that your choreography matches what you want.

History of Dance: an Interactive Arts Approach by Gayle Kassing (65-130)

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     Social studies expert believe that in order to understand a historical era, one must immerse themselves in it. Capturing dance through its history takes a variety of tools and resources. Some dance choreographers keep a choreographic journal where they record movements, ideas, steps, floor patterns, dance positions, music count, phrasing, costumes and design. Dancers throughout history has a devise way to capture dancing by recording dance movements so that it could be shared with others. Dance iconography is a visual tool that captures a moment or the essence of a dance. 

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    "Dance does not appear in a vacuum. It exists as part of the tapestry of arts, culture, society and history." (Kassing, 125)

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    I love this quote. It tells the audience that dance is a mixture of everything. Dance incorporates art, and culture in some dance choreography. Dance also has many connections to society and history. The choreography is created/design to reflect and mirror the real society. It also incorporates history to keep the plot develop, and to keep the audience members entertained.

   

History of Dance: an Interactive Arts Approach by Gayle Kassing (1-65)

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     Dance is a moving art that exist for a short period of time, then it disappear; only to exist in the mind of the dancers and the audience members. The major focus of the history of dance is the dancer, the dance work, choreography, and the literature within that period of time. The understanding if each of those concepts and components, and how they interrelate with other arts in a historical and cultural time frame. In history, "people drive the event." The dancers, the dance creators, the choreographers, and the directors. Dance is often called a mirror of society. A response to historical events, and also religious movement. It is also a social statement, no matter where its performed, nor by whom. How people danced and the types of dances they performed are connected to society and the historical time period.

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    "The dance is the mother of the arts. Music and poetry exist in time; painting and architecture in space. But the dance lives at once in time and space." (Kassing, 3)

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    Dance is used as an active imagination. Its the mother of all other art, meaning its the leader/top chief of other arts. Dance consist if music, poetry, painting, and also architecture. It doesn't only exist in "time", but it also exist in space, meaning that it exists everywhere. Its another way to express others emotions and interior/exterior feelings. Dance lives both in time and in space.