Martha Graham: A Brief Biography

The world of contemporary dance is one that is constantly developing and pushing the boundaries of what makes dance more than just movement. However, it is questionable that it would be in this diverse state if it was not for a few revolutionary choreographers. Along with Martha Grahame is could be argued that Merce Cunningham was a pioneering, revolutionary choreographer who questioned given standards and procedures creating the diverse contemporary style that we know today. Revolutionary can be defined as something radically new or innovative; outside or beyond established procedure and principles (Dictionary.com, 2017). In order for something to be revolutionary it has to be in relation to something else, this is certainly true for Cunningham’s

fifty states. He has appeared on several covers, such as: Time, U.S. News and World Report, People, Newsweek, and the Saturday Evening Posts. Graham was a frequent guest on talk shows, such as: Merv Griffin, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Larry King Live, and the Johnny Carson Show. Billy Graham is a popular evangelist and has been sought after for appearances in many different forms of media. Reverend Graham is not only well respected by the Christian community, but by members of the secular world as well.

Informative speech: INFORMATIVE SPEECH: Specific Purpose Statement ("To inform my audience about …. the work Billy Graham did for God. INFORMATIVE SPEECH: Thesis Statement (a single sentence declarative statement—subject, verb, and complete thought—about the topic that expresses the main point of the entire presentation.) : Billy Graham was a man who loved Jesus and lived out his faith in countless ways. PERSUASIVE SPEECH:

Recognized as two of the greatest, most profound choreographers of the 20th century Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey forever changed the history and future of American Modern Dance. Both choreographers have such inspirational backgrounds that enhance the emotions throughout their pieces. In the peak of their careers, they fulfilled their accomplishments and goals. Being that they were both American choreographers, their work was different for the most part but was similar at some point. Martha Graham created a movement language based upon the expressive capacity of the human body.

Early Life: She was born to Charles and Mary Moore in 1752 near Spartanburg, South Carolina. Her family was one of the first to migrate to the Piedmont area of South Carolina.

She was born in Delta, Louisiana. She had a sister and four brothers. She was the first child, and her mother died because of cholera. Her father remarried and died afterward. Then, Sarah married with Moses McWilliams, but when her child was two years old, her husband died. Sarah worked as washerwoman and barely earned more than a dollar a day. However, it was determined to make enough money, so her daughter can get the formal education.

In 1894 Martha was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Pratt 8). She was the daughter of Jane Beers and George Graham. Her father was a well-known physician who treated mental disorders. After living in Pennsylvania for 12 years, she and her family moved to Santa Barbara,

Martha Washington was born on June 13, 1731. She was the eighth child born to Frances Jones and John Dandridge. As Martha grew up she developed a lifelong love for reading. She underwent training, expected for a young woman of her class taking lessons in functional (needlework, household management etc.) and in recreational ( dancing, horseback riding etc.). When Martha was nineteen she got married for the first time. She got married to a Virginia planter named Daniel Parke Custis in 1750. Seven years later in 1757 Daniel died, leaving the plantation for Martha to run. Then two years later Martha being twenty-six and a wealthy widow with two children, met George Washington. When she met him he was just a colonel in the British army, a veteran

Did you know that Martha Washington outlived all four of her children? Martha Washington was born on the date of June 22, 1731 in New Kent County, Virginia. She died on May 22, 1802 in Mount Vernon, Virginia. In this paper you will learn about Martha Washington’s childhood, how she impacted the world, and other interesting facts.

A courageous promoter and supporter of her Aboriginal background and culture, Cathy Freeman frequently proves and demonstrates to the human race worldwide, with her outrageous determination and willpower, and her extreme talent that natural skill and affection tied with personal cleverness will, and certainly can astound and overcome any amount of prejudgment and preconception towards Australian Aboriginals. Facts and realities like these positively play and carries a big part and fragment, on why Cathy has been chosen and selected to be written in detail about. In this factual essay, features and concepts such as her background information and why she is an inspiring individual will be identified, analyzed and evaluated in this thesis and composition.

The essay, An Athlete Of God by Martha Graham, has the most convincing argument over The God Who Embraced Me by John W Fountain and There Is No God by Penn Jillette. Graham states as her believe statement, “I believe that we learn by practice” (Graham 84). This belief statement perfectly shapes how her whole essay is going to be. It says that by practicing, you can get good at what you want to get good at. In the other essays, the essays do not have a very convincing argument because they do not list the principles for why their belief statements are true unlike An Athlete Of God does. Graham also states, “In each it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which comes shape of achievement, a sense

George’s brother was great influence on him when he was young. His father died in 1743 when George was only 11. George was his father’s 2nd child, but his father’s 1st child in his 2nd marriage. Later in life he married Martha Dandridge who is better known as Martha Washington. Martha had already had two children who were George’s stepchildren John and Martha.

Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every nation. (Mark 16:15)

George Washington's life began with his birth in 1732, to Augustine Washington and Mary Ball Washington, British immigrants who were living in the newly founded American colony of Virginia. He had a total of nine siblings, including a pair of older half-brothers, and the large Washington family worked their way up from the gentry class of common farmers to become wealthy landowners. Working as a farmer at first,

Watching the video “A Dancer’s World” made me want to become a professional dancer. Martha Graham’s dancers showed how delicate, defined, sharp, smooth, and astatic a choreography can be. It illustrated how much hard word and dedication it’s needed, but the results will always be beautiful. Also Martha Graham explained how dancing with a partner can be. She also talked about males as dancers, but in her video she demonstrates how men danced with females using physical contact. The techniques and how the piece turns out to be. Both genders jumped a lot through out each piece of performed and that’s something loved. During a piece, there can be both gender dancing separately doing their own thing. The techniques are used differently by males