Tango in the Night

been working with seniors and has headed the ballroom dancing program at Jade Hills for over six of those years. She is a certified dance instructor with a background in physiology. Milcom warmly welcomed me as a visitor to observe the popular Friday night ballroom dancing event at Jade Hills. Ballroom dancing takes place every Wednesday and Friday, Milcome told me. On Wednesday they offer lessons, whereas Friday is more of a social event with less formal instruction. Each week Sandy encourages the dancers

American composer, Wayne Peterson, won the Pulitzer Prize in music in 1992. In addition to winning the Pulitzer Prize, Peterson has been honored with fellowships and commissions from many Foundations, as well as an award of distinction from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He has received awards from the Minnesota Centennial Composition Contest, the American Society of Harpists and the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Needless to say Wayne Peterson has been

“Dad, my mom is getting married.” “Wish your mom happy newlywed!” Bai Luo yin woke up, with behind his ears and down his neck all sweaty, hot summer weather has not been, is hot wake up every morning. Hu grumble for a moment, he casually with his hands, palms are trickling sweat, rubbed his eyes till he saw red early in the morning. Dragging his two feet, Bai Luo walked lazily and bending down under the faucet, head down, he let the cold tap water flow down directly down his neck, his heart was finally

Synopsis: The movie Chicago takes place in the era of jazz music and flappers. Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) is an aspiring singer. She is desperate to get a job in showbiz. Roxie goes to a club to see her idol’s performance. She does not know she is watching Velma Kelly’s (Catherine Zeta-Jones) last performance. Just before the performance, Velma murdered her sister and husband. Roxie meets Fred Casely (Dominic West) and the two hit it off right away. Fred promises to make Roxie a star. He and Roxie

veteran comrades. Touching down, the damp earth swallows the soldier’s boots. The aroma of smoke smashes the oxygen in the air, heading from the jungle. “Tangos ahead,” the Lance Corporal whispers, a hesitation to his voice as they steadily approach the jungle. The salty taste lingers in

not last long. That same day at lunch, he walked past me and brushed against my hair. I freaked out and all my friends were like “oooo!” Later that night, I stayed the night at Brie Gagen’s house. I got my phone taken away for some reason. I remember Brie let me text jack on her phone that night so I could talk to him. We literally talked all night and he asked me to be

The multiple varieties of colors show the slightest difference in emotion, and as well as the setting of a place. The novel, The Great Gatsby, was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and published on April 10, 1925. The book portrays Gatsby as a wealthy man and someone who is caring towards others. Nick Carraway, the narrator of the novel, meets Gatsby as his next door neighbor, and later finds out that his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, was the lover of Gatsby before he went off to war. After Gatsby was over

Eva Peron: The Woman, the Politician, the Saint The crowds outside the residency were astounding. An amazing number of people had turned out to say a final good bye to their first lady, Eva Peron. Never before in Argentine history had a death so affected the people. A large scale mourning of this kind was something that had never before occurred. A two day general strike was called in every business except those that were absolutely necessary. Within three days of Eva’s death, not a single

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a book which takes place in the 1920's. The 1920's were also known as the "Roaring Twenties" in North America because of the growth of the fun and exciting culture. The 1920's were depressing following World War 1, but it was also a time to celebrate the end of the war. The people wanted hope and opportunity. During this time period, opportunity came in the form of technology and its advancements to help society. For other people, they wanted a change of

Jazz music, knee-length skirts, and casual drinking. These would seem modest to the people of the 21st century, but to the Americans of the 20’s, it would be an outright scandal. Many of the trends of the era stemmed from important events happening at that time. The end of WWI led to the new carefree philosophy of the youth, the Prohibition led to the popularization of speakeasies and casual drinking, and the recent suffrage movement led to women being more liberated than ever before. The end of