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Flower Girl Stage Directions
1,096 words
In 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 words
General 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 words
One 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
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The 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 words
Busses, 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
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EUGEN 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
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"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
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Influences 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
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It 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 words
For 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 words
Anton 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 words
1793 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
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... 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
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If 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
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... 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
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The 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
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People 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 words
Literature 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
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Theater 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
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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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