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    (contextual time) and the ideal (Utopia) society to accentuate on the notion of the inequality between the rich and the poor. An example of this is through the description of the identical houses; Thomas More describes the house through the use of Burlesque to reflect on the situation of England at the time‚ “Each house has a front door leading into the street‚ and a back door into the garden. In both cases they’re double swing doors‚ which open at a touch‚ and close automatically behind you. So anyone

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    Comedies were performed in the Great Dionysia just like tragedies; also comedies were entered in contests in other festival‚ known as the Lesser Dionysia‚ and it was celebrated in the winter. Comedies combined poetry with coarse language. For example they featured buffoonery‚ slapstick‚ obscenity‚ and horseplay. The comedy actors dressed in weird costumes that had paddled bellies or rumps for outrageous effects. “The comic playwrights made their own plots and they focused on important matters

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    THE WRITER: GUY de MAUPASSANT · He was born on August 5‚ 1850‚ Château de Miromesnil‚ near Dieppe‚ France. He died of Syphilis on July 6‚ 1893 in Paris. It is possible that his disease was congenital. · He was a French naturalist writer of short stories and novels. He is by generally considered the greatest Frenchshort-story writer. · Guy received his first education from the church. At age 13‚ he was sent to a small seminary at Yvetot that took both lay

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    Understanding Satire Worksheet Part A: Twain and McCullough Provide supporting evidence from the texts to support your responses to these questions. All answers should be in the form of complete sentences. 1. What is the issue Twain is satirizing? Twain mentions on how we as teenagers and smaller kids should consider on hearing and thinking more when adults try to give us advice‚ because most of them have already been through what we are living now. On the lesson he gives us an advice on how becoming

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    Additive manufacturing or 3D printing[1] is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. 3D printing is achieved using an additive process‚ where successive layers of material are laid down in different shapes.[2] 3D printing is also considered distinct from traditional machining techniques‚ which mostly rely on the removal of material by methods such as cutting or drilling (subtractive processes). London and Paris fashion weeks are months away

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    American and Indian Musical Theatre Musical Theatre is one of the popular type of live theatre in America. Broadway New York City is where the musical theatre is centered at. However‚ it extends tour to many major urban centers in this country. There was a long wait before the musical theatre in America got its own fame. The first musical in America is called The Black Crook. It was produced on September 12‚ 1866 at a New York stage. It was the largest production of theatrical performance the America

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    Theodora was a child; her mother in need of money introduced her daughters to the field of entertainment (Diehl 9-11). At the age of fifteen‚ she was extremely beautiful and began working as a dancer and actress. She emerged as a comic actress in burlesque theater and she was renowned for her animal acts. Theodora became very popular on and off-stage due to her revealing her body in public. However‚ during the time acting was considered disreputable so Theodora left the theater for the profession of

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    “ The Click” Musical Theater Research: Ancient History Musicals have had many different names throughout time: comic operas‚ operettas‚ opera bouffe‚ burlesque‚ burletta‚ extravaganza‚ musical comedy‚ etc. Musical Theater is a form of performance that combines songs‚ dancing and spoken word to tell a story. Musical theater has grown and developed from simple songs used for entertainment on the streets. However‚ the real purpose of a musicals is to aim or transport the audience into a different

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    LECTURE 1 INTRODUCTION INTO THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE English literature and English history In this introductory lecture it better to say something about the intimate connection between English literature and English history. They go hand in hand: they are both sides of the same coin. English history is considered as the fundamental base for English literature. A history of English literature has therefore a national‚ as well as a personal character and interest. The inner life of each

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    He mixed together burlesque‚ operetta‚ and revue to make unique creations. His biggest concern was making sure his personality was vivid. He was known to be cogent‚ dynamic‚ and irresistible (“Musical Comedy is Born”). His personality shining through on stage was how he kept

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