Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance.[1] The term comes from a Greek word "dran" meaning "action" (Classical Greek: δρᾶμα‚ drama)‚ which is derived from "to do" or "to act" (Classical Greek: δράω‚ draō). The enactment of drama in theatre‚ performed by actors on a stage before an audience‚ presupposes collaborative modes of production and a collective form of reception. The structure of dramatic texts‚ unlike other forms of literature‚ is directly influenced by this collaborative
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with some fatal flaws‚ and the author points out every trait in full detail. What makes this biography so interesting is Jon Krakauer’s dedication to discovering what truly happened to Christopher McCandless. When Krakauer started writing his book‚ he knew nothing about Christopher’s life or what happened to him after he disappeared. Krakauer followed the trail Christopher left across the country and interviewed any person he interacted to piece together the story of Christopher McCandless
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The book i read was “ The Outsiders” by S.E. hinton. The protagonist was Ponyboy Curtis‚ a fourteen year old greaser‚ with long greasy hair. He wears jeans‚ t-shirts and a leather jacket. Ponyboy liked his gang ‚ school ‚ sunsets ‚ movies ‚ reading and his best friend johnny. He hated the Socs because they were the rich kids with all the breaks and his brother Darry because he bossed him around after his parents died. Greasers were the tough poor kids. Ponyboy changed in many ways throughout the
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games. The book is continuously rhyming accompanied by humorous art work that gives the story a kind of flow. Want a little bit of a challenge? Try answering a number of math questions asked throughout the book. The math used consisted mainly of patterns if not basic math of a 3rd grader. Fractions were mentioned but as any 3rd grader would be our main character was terrified of them. So much so that he may have considered answering the question in French instead of math. Overall the book seemed good
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Elements of Drama The Essential elements of drama are present in any play that you see‚ but the ideas have changed slightly over the years. Aristotle was the first to write about these essential elements‚ more than two thousand years ago‚ yet we still discuss his list when talking about what makes the best drama. Aristotle considered six things to be essential to good drama. Plot‚ Character‚ Theme‚ dialogue‚ music/rhythm and spectacle. In modern theater‚ this list has changed slightly
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Into the Wild is a book about a young man that decides that living in society isn’t his kind of thing. Christopher (Chris) McCandless chooses to take on a new adventure and step into the life of the wild. Unfortunately‚ the young Emory graduate is later found dead in Alaska. At the beginning of his journey McCandless had already pushed away his family and anyone close to him. He chose to get away from civilization and live his own life. McCandless travels all over‚ hitchhiking to get places. His
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The book “Hiroshima” by John Hersey starts out by introducing the characters in the book with a time for each event happening. On August 6th everyone was doing their regular everyday activities‚ Mr Tanimoto was helping one of his friends move when the blast hit the city of Hiroshima. A woman by the name of Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura was used to the air-raid sirens so when they went off again she let her kids sleep in leaving them alone. Throughout the book it repeatedly reminds you of the time each events
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The book Night is a book about a young boy by the name of Elie. This book is based off of accounts from Elie’s life. The story Night takes place during WWII‚ at this time Hitler and the Nazis were taking Jews and sending them to death or to work until they die‚ this is called the Holocaust. During the Holocaust Elie was exiled from the outside world and it changed his life entire life‚ this experience was alienating and enriching. Elie was a Jewish 15 year old boy when he was taken away by the Nazis
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4 Weddings and a funeral Is a comedy fiction book written by Richard Curtis. Number of pages:67 level 5. Summary Four Weddings and a Funeral was the most successful film of 1994. All over the world‚ people were charmed by this romantic English comedy. The Penguin Reader version has been written from the novelization of the film‚ and is a very‚ very funny book. Charles is a charming and good-looking young Englishman‚ with a delightful group of friends. But he has a problem – although he loves
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Lloyd Pye wrote a book called Everything You Know is Wrong. In this book Pye states that there are four different types of Bigfoot; the Sasquatch‚ the Abdominal Snow Man or Yeti‚ the Alma or Kaptar‚ and the Agogwe or Sedapa. In 1958‚ Jerry Crew‚ a man in Bluff Creek California‚ found giant footprints
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