Kiss Me‚ Kate Another Op’nin’‚ Another Show! Kiss Me‚ Kate is not just another show. It is definitely a Broadway musical and a show that has remained an audience favorite since it’s opening in 1948. Kiss Me‚ Kate is a musical comedy with wit‚ with style‚ with humor‚ with exuberance‚ which simply aims to entertain. It’s cleverly crafted story‚ ingenious writing and unforgettable music and lyrics‚ make for a rich and fascinating musical for all ages. The eternal tug-of-war between the sexes is perfectly
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"The Awakening" by Kate Chopin is a novel that successfully portrays the life of women in the late eighteen hundreds. Women at that time had very particular rules of etiquette they were forced to follow. In "The Awakening" the main character‚ Edna Pontellier‚ believed that she should have free will to do what she wants‚ and not have to follow the proper etiquette that all women follow. Most of the females in the novel‚ like Adele Ratignolle‚ took pride in being women and followed the roles that
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Freedom: "[Edna] was flushed and felt intoxicated with the sound of her own voice and the unaccustomed taste of candor. It muddled her like wine‚ or like a first breath of freedom (Chopin)." In chapter seven‚ Edna has a very deep conversation with Madame Ratignolle. This validates many of Edna’s feelings and this allows her to feel comfortable enough to move along in her awakening. This moment is a very crucial portion of her steps towards freedom. As Edna talks to the Creole woman‚ she feels more
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Green Meadows Hospital is newly constructed community hospital owned by Southern Hospitals Corporation. Kate Cooper was very excited when she got a new position at Green Meadows as a Manager of Adult Services. They started hiring people and were getting ready to open the hospital. However‚ things did not go well as they planned and wanted to. Therefore‚ Kate had to resign. The biggest problem that I see in this was their unorganized management skills and communications skills. They should have more
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happiness and her responsibilities as a mother and wife. Because she feels like she is so burdened‚ she does anything she can to attain freedom‚ and to her‚ it doesn’t matter if she is sinful and goes against her Creole upbringing to get there. In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening‚ Edna fights against the societal and instinctive structures of motherhood that coerce her to be defined by her title as wife of
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It is unquestionable that Scarlett is the primary victim of the case‚ as Henry had expressed his intention of causing harm to her by threatening her with violence for a few months. In other words‚ it would be fair to say that Henry’s action was reasonably foreseeable as it was obvious that any sort of torment over an extended period of time would have negative psychological impact on a person. Although Scarlett did not suffer any physical injury‚ the imminent threats she perceived from Henry retriggered
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The Connections of 19th Century Painting and the Stories of Chopin and De Maupassant In terms of art in western civilization‚ the 19th century was truly a transformative time for artists and writers alike. Two writers emerged from the mid to late 19th century that are very influential in their era- Kate Chopin and Guy De Maupassant. Their stories reflect 19th century Europe very well‚ and capture the modernity of that time period. When examining their stories‚ there is an interesting connection
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Kate Chopin’s The Awakening continues to be a significant and bold piece of literature for its time period. Protagonist Edna Pontellier is an important character in historic fiction for feminism as Edna pushes the roles that many 19th-century women were expected to adhere to. The Awakening encountered awful criticism at the time it was published and eventually lead to the book being banned for decades. However‚ Edna discovers that the female role models in her life lack the freedom that she wants
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Kate Chopin in “the Storm” uses symbolism in characters to develop the theme that marriages are not perfect. Although there is a physical storm in the story‚ there is also a storm of emotions. Chopin is able to convey the emotions of her characters throughout the story because the storm that takes place at the very beginning of her story. As the storm approaches Calixta is home sewing‚ while husband Bobinot and son Bibi are out at the store. Bobinot notices the “sombre clouds that were rolling
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Kate Helms is a Floridian artist that creates art in order to make a statement on the environment around her. “I began to see humans’ influence in the environment as a sort of death by a thousand paper cuts” was what she said during her lecture on October 14 when she expanded on her inspirations. Helms’ words illustrated how what humans caused on the environment will continue to damage nature even as they attempt to mend the disasters. Although such influence could have inspired her to take an emotional
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