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Flower Girl Stage Directions
1,096 wordsIn the preface Shaw describes the Oxford phonetician Henry Sweet, on whom Professor Higgins is modeled, but warns us that Higgins is not a portrait of Sweet. Shaw says that he wrote the play in order to make the English aware of the importance of phonetics, and he is grateful that the play has been a great success on the stage. He complains that the way English is written has little to do with the way it is pronounced, and he pleads for a new alphabet and a reform in spelling. A heavy late-night...
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World War Ii U S Army
1,266 wordsGeneral Douglas MacArthur was born on Jan. 26, 1880 at Little Rock Barracks, Arkansas. He died April 5, 1964 in Washington, D. C. He was the general who commanded the Southwest Pacific Theatre in World War II, administered postwar Japan during the Allied occupation that followed, and led United Nations forces during the first nine months of the Korean War. MacArthur was the third son of Arthur MacArthur, Jr. , later the army's senior ranking officer, and Mary Hardy MacArthur, an ambitious woman ...
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Material Girl First Single
1,314 wordsOne of the most famous controversial women in the world is Madonna Louise Ciccone. She is one of the biggest female popstars of the twentieth century. Madonna is an artist that knows how to take everything she does to an extreme. Madonna was born on the 16 th of August 1958, in Rochester, Michigan. She was the first girl born to the Ciccone family, which already consisted of five boys. She grew up in a very strict environment. When Madonna reached the age of six, her mother grew ill from cancer ...
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Theme Of The Play Main Characters
824 wordsThe theme of the play RENT, by Jonathan Larson, was "carpe diem" which is Latin for " seize the day." The play consisted of many characters who where dealing with many troubles and hardships and needed to decide on how they would handle the problems and still be together as friends and even some as lovers. The characters of Roger and Mark, two roommates, had to decide how they were going to pay the rent. Roger had to decide how he was going to be the person he wished to be while worrying about h...
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Walk To Kennedy Stepped Off The Bus Stop
903 wordsBusses, the key to some students life Lately, it seems the day is too short to achieve everything that needs to be done. This Saturday is a perfect example of having absolutely no time. I had to make my way to drivers education, then hurry to work, take my girlfriend out, and do my homework all in the same day. Saturday morning at seven o'clock I awoke from bed, took a ride on the bus at eight, and was at drivers education just before nine. It took me nearly one hour to wake up, have a shower, g...
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East Berlin Edward Ii
1,134 wordsEUGEN BERTHOLD FRIEDRICH BRECHT, was born on February 10 th 1898 in Augsburg Germany, and died on August 14 th, 1956, in East Berlin. He was a German poet, playwright, and theatrical reformer whose epic theatre departed from the conventions of theatrical illusion and developed the drama as a social and ideological forum for leftist causes. Until 1924 Brecht lived in Bavaria, where he was born. He studied medicine at the University of Munich, from 1917 until 1921, and served at an army hospital i...
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Returned To New York Coleman Hawkins Jazz
1,070 words"I think he was the most interesting jazz musician I've ever seen in my life. He just looked so authoritative... I said, 'Well, that's what I want to do when I grow up. '" (Deveaux, 35) Cannonball Adderley said these words when he first saw Coleman Hawkins with the Fletcher Henderson band at the City Auditorium in Tampa, Florida. Just as Hawkins influenced one of the greatest alto players in history, he has influenced many people to become phenomenal saxophone players. Lester Young and Sonny Rol...
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Influences Of The Harlem Renaissance On Poems
829 wordsInfluences of the Harlem Renaissance on Hughes poems The Influences of the Harlem Renaissance Harlem renaissance was a historical event that took place within and expressed the African American culture. During this period, black literature began to rise in New York City. The Harlem Renaissance was a state of mind rather than a concrete movement or even a creative community. Since the Harlem Renaissance reflects the past, the tradition of call and response and the ways it shapes narrative voice a...
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Hundred Years Ago Today World
1,476 wordsIt had been a few years since I had last attended to play. I had just seen the movie version of The Crucible and was incredibly excited about getting a chance to watch a theatrical presentation of it. When I first heard that I'd get the chance to see it I was very excited that I could hardly wait. I must say, however, it was well worth the wait. Everything and everybody inside the auditorium was much more professional than I had assumed. I figured that this play would be nothing more than colleg...
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Tragic Hero Main Plot
711 wordsFor many centuries people have found theater to be an excellent form of entertainment. The public's appreciation for such entertainment is based upon different theatrical themes. Whether it is a lighthearted comedy, that is most certain to lift anyone's spirits, a passionate romance, that stirs our innermost quixotic emotions, or a dire tragedy, that finds no rhyme or reason in our so-called "fair" concept of life. These types of plays appeal to the different aspects of humanity, and that is why...
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Cherry Orchard Short Stories
560 wordsAnton Chekhov is a Russian writer. He was born in 1860 in Taganro, Russia. His childhood was spent in the slums of a poor neighborhood. He and his brothers worked long hours in the shop owned by his father. Later, he develops pleurisy in his lungs which develops into tuberculosis. One year later, his father went bankrupt. His father had always dreamed of a better life, and had recently moved into a better house on a better street. To escape from being thrown in prison for not paying his debts, h...
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The Sans During French Revolution
725 words1793 was an important year during the French Revolution, king Louis XVI was executed for his perjury, amongst other crimes. A month later, France declared war on Great Britain, causing food riots in Paris. There were also various "Federalist" revolts that erupted in many important provincial centres against Paris domination. The source is a public document, due to the fact that it was published in a newspaper, "Le Pre Duchesne."Pre Duchesne" was a name given to certain pamphleteers, who became t...
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Wife Of Bath Feminist Beliefs
1,021 words... e shall suffer in the flesh. I will have command over his body during all his life, not he. " In other words, she is saying that she will have total control over herself, her husband, and their household and very specifically, not just the husband. However, there are also situations where she seems to submit to her husband. "Nevertheless, since I know your pleasure I will satisfy your physical pleasure. " This was said by the Wife of Bath and supports the non-feminist view. It is considered ...
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Los Angeles Real Life
1,343 wordsIf you were alive 30 years ago you probably can recall those Friday nights when you were sitting in front of the television set during prime time watching a widowed mother and her five children who charmed America and broke a generation gap with their groovy, bubble gum sounding tunes. You probably would also know that "The Partridge Family, " with its something for everyone cast and groovy tunes, took over America as an instant success in the fall of 1970. The Partridge Family was the 70 s succ...
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Native Son Mary Dalton
1,083 words... ike Bigger and Mr. Dalton did Richard Wright reveal his themes; he used symbols and motifs to present his message. The use of symbolism and hidden meanings contributes even more profoundly to the theme of the novel. In a fit of panic, when Bigger jumps through the window after reporters uncover Mary Dalton's bones in the furnace, Bigger is overwhelmed by snow in his mouth, eyes, ears; snow was seeping down his back (207). This use of snow throughout the novel translates into Bigger's sense o...
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Movie Theater F 5
903 wordsThe movie that Twister Twister The movie that I watched was called Twister. It is a movie that is about the study of tornados and a story of one of the actors lives called Joe. As a little girl, Joes father was killed by an F- 5 tornado (This is the largest size tornado possible). The movie begins with the actual death of Joes father in 1969. After the tragedy, time is moved on to present day and into the field where Joe is with a group of scientists called the Chasers. Joe is presently married ...
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San Luis Burning House
1,538 wordsPeople who thinks of Thornton Wilder primarily in terms of his classic novella " Our Town, " The Bridge of San Luis Rey will seem like quite a switch. For one thing, he has switched countries; instead of middle America, he deals here with Peru. He has switched eras, moving from the twentieth century back to the eighteenth. He has also dealt with a much broader society than he did in " Our Town, " representing the lower classes and the aristocracy with equal ease. But despite ...
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Act Ii Scene Ii Ii Scene Ii Hamlet
878 wordsLiterature of the Renaissance was far different from that of the previous eras. Man was now thought of as the center of life, as opposed to God being the center in earlier times. Also, man was thought to have free will over his life, not being simply a pawn of the Gods. These new ideals were presented in the theaters as well as written literature. The esteemed William Shakespeare incorporated many of these components into some of the greatest performed classics in the history of theater. Shakesp...
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Station In Life Upper Class
869 wordsTheater 310 November 22, 1998 HARVEY The objectives of costume design were sufficiently met to meet the needs of the play. All the characters represented people in their natural positions in life with a little more accentuation that is often necessary in theater productions. The costumes aided in elaborating on each characters station in life and time period in which the play took place, which are a few objectives of costume designing. Most often one can distinguish a person s station in life fr...
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Cultural Beliefs Drug Crimes
1,605 words&# 65279; The extermination of illegal drugs has always been one of the most important, worldwide issues. Ending the existence of drug abuse in our society is one of the toughest and most complicated goals we face. Despite constant battles against them, illegal substances continue to exist and thrive in our culture. With all the effort put into the war against drugs, why is there little success? Lack of effort is not the reason our attempts are failing. It is the lack of understanding that leads...
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