It was a form of Ballet de cour, court ballet, which is the ancestor of modern ballet. ... Much like modern ballets, this production took place in the center of the room and was meant to be seen from above. ... "The perfect dance needs music sweet As dreams; seductive, so the feet Are led to move as by some spell; Or music as of murmuring shell. ... Beauty and Joy, twin souls, should meet To make that lovely miracle - The perfect dance. ... Men said they saw in hers complete - The perfect dance.""...

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Voltaire and Marquis de Condorcet thought that men could perfect themselves, therefore perfecting society, (121 Frances A. ... In these modern times, it is just the opposite, whatever is new is considered good and what is old is considered bad. ... Strange as it may sound modern psychologists today use this exact theory in their studies called "cognitive development" Is it safe to say that society today, our government and our constitution are based on the Enlightenment? Adam Smith, the father of modern economics today wrote about "free trade," "the law of supply and demand" and "the invisibl...

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There is one calendar that is purely lunar used to this day by muslin religion and its months have no bearing on seasonal beginnings or endings which isn't practical for the modern day use The moon has still proven to be the most effective way to divide the solar year. ... Modern day pranks can be as elaborate as wells and locke, a practicing actor by the name of Joe Skaggs currently holds the top position of a joke at the currant time is responsible for the 1976 Village Voice article "Cathouse for Dogs- for $50 a mans best friend can visit a doggy Prostitute in the red light district ...

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For example, there was a concern among some not to lose the soul of the nation in the rush towards modernization, which leaded to the popular slogan, "Eastern ethics, Western Science".[5] In the early 1870s, Fukuzawa was against the Christianity because he thought it could have no serious part to play in modern Japan. ... That in turn would weaken the state, giving the Western nations a perfect opportunity to step in and take control of Japan. ... Fukuzawa was one of the first experts on the West in modern Japan, who was generally looked on positively as having played an important role in the ...

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New York city was the first to organize the first modern police force in 1844, based on the English Metropolitan Police. During the modern period the automobile and radio communications helped police and patrol powers expand and during this time tactics were first taught. Now in the present modern period, science has revolutionized criminal identification with DNA, and computers now are helping to predict crime, and booking procedures and filing has advanced as well. ... Officers do not have to learn selective perception, but it is important to perfect observation. ...

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This concided with the beginning of what is known as the Modern age in Europe. ... They began to realize they could have their own relationship with G-d and the Pope and priests were far from perfect. ...

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Along with a decent amount of people I know, I also enjoy using food products during foreplay so this was a perfect opportunity to discuss something on which I have prior experience. ... Because of the fact that using food as a fertility enhancer or aphrodisiac is a newer idea to the modern western world it has taken a longer time for doctors and nutritionalist to finally consider food as a remedy. ...

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From Cape Coast in modern Ghana to Luanda in Angola, founded in 1579 by the Portuguese, Atlantic port towns nominally under European control helped to foster a cosmopolitan society where European and African bloodlines and influences merged. ... A third and more breathtaking revolution occurred in the economic side was steam-powered equipment's that were perfected and applied to one producing process after another. ...

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