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    Viola Desmond Biography

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    Viola Desmond Viola Desmond, was born the 6th of July, 1914. Desmond was raised with 10 other siblings. In her early 30’s, she was a successful woman who owned her very own beauty parlor. In 1946, while expanding her business around the province, Viola’s car broke down in New Glasgow. After being informed that her car repair would take a couple of hours, she stopped at the Roseland theatre to pass the time. At the Roseland theatre, she requested a ticket for the main floor, but she got handed a

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    Viola In Twelfth Night

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    Throughout Twelfth Night, Viola plays the part of a fascinating contradiction. During her courting of Olivia on behalf of the heartsick Orsino, Viola describes how she would woo Olivia if she loved her as Orsino does: “Make me a willow cabin at your gate, / And call upon my soul within the house, / And sing them loud even in the dead of night; / …Cry out ‘Olivia!’” (1.5.237-45). Later, she directly compares her own love for Orsino to his love for Olivia, yet she does not cry out his name in heartbreak

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    Viola De Gamba

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    The viol --also referred to as the viola de gamba—is a bowed and six-stringed instrument played in the 1400s. It had moveable frets made of gut-strings which would change the tone of the chords when moved. “One likely ancestor of the viol is the rabab, a bowed string instrument played by the Moors of Aragon in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and whose da gamba posture and oblong shape resemble that of early Renaissance viols” (Weinfield). The viol was typically found being played in consort

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    Viola Smith was a famous female drummer known for participating in a variety of big bands, small combos, and all-female orchestras. Smith grew up in Mount Calvary, Wisconsin with seven sisters. Music was a major influence in her life; all of her siblings learned to play instruments which eventually lead to her desire to join ensembles, such as the Schmitz Sisters Family Orchestra that her father founded. There, she found her love for drums and other various percussion instruments and soon flourished

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    in a book was thinking? For my character I chose Viola. I will be telling you about how Viola's attitude changed in the beginning, the middle, and in the end. At first, Viola was grieving because of her "lost" brother who she thought was dead. Next, Viola wanted to serve Duke Orsino. As the story progressed, she wanted Duke Orsino to love her just as he loved Olivia. Viola didn't know what she wanted at the end of the story. In the beginning, Viola was grieving because she thought that her brother

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    Graham Lewis Professor Kristov Kluetsch 20th Century Art 5/6/15 Introduction – Bill Viola was and still remains to be a world renowned artist for his work in the visual arts and more specifically film Viola was one of the first to make the establishment of video as a vital form of contemporary art His exhibitions were so successful and so popular that some even drew in crowds upwards of 340,000 people Working thesis: Bill Viola’s video installation of The Quintet of the Astonished serves as a

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    In the world, there are many people who appear so much like their opposite sex, that they are easily confused for just that. The character Viola from the 1600s play Twelfth night by William Shakespeare becomes a man for much of the play, as she appears much like her brother, Sebastian, which allows her to help develop the theme of love can make people do things that they might not otherwise. Viola’s role in the play allows her to interact with many of the characters in the play and influence their

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    Maclovio finally catches up to Viola with the ring. Viola does not recall forgetting a ring. Malvolia gets impatient and throws the ring on the ground, and leaves. Viola comes to the realization Oliva has feelings towards her. Being that she thinks she is “Cesario's” Oliva feels bad that she is in love with her, and that she is in love with Orion knowing that not with come out of it. This passaged showed that Olivia has fallen in love with Viola who she thinks is Cesario. Viola has come across to be cold

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    You Know Viola Poem

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    I’ll be a Man That’s right , those are the exact words Viola said after getting rejected by her love for another girl. This is the story value, a gorgeous young lady of about 21 years old. She was born in January 1, 1996. Unlike most girls, she never had boy friends throughout her entire high school. But now that she is a university student, she is finding it hard to stay single. Envy and jealousy are ripping her apart as she see men always picking her friends but her. This has become a big deal

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    In the film “She’s the Man,” Viola is a talented soccer player whose high school has just cut the women’s soccer team. As a result, her and her teammates immediately ask the coach of the boy’s soccer team if they can tryout for their team. When the coach laughs at her question, she says, “Coach, c’mon! You know that we’re good enough!” He then replies back with “you’re all excellent players, but girls aren’t as fast as boys, or strong, or as athletic. It’s not me talking. It’s scientific fact. Girls

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