The concept of the fourth wall‚ a key component of naturalistic theatre‚ film‚ and television‚ is a vital aspect of the contemporary actor-audience relationship with most pieces of art. Due to this being the norm for both Broadway and Hollywood‚ whenever someone decides to “break the fourth wall”‚ you can’t miss it. In my research‚ I am treating this technique as any time that a character acknowledges the existence of an audience to their plights or references the fact that they are part of an artistic
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THE FOURTH CRUSADE The Crusades in the middle ages helped define religious and political life during this era. Life in the middle ages revolved around what was happening with the Pope and his anticipations for the next Crusade. The focuses of the crusades were ideally to unite the churches to bring back Christian leadership and control in the Holy Land‚ that is‚ Jerusalem. One of the most impacting crusades is known as the fourth Crusade when Innocent III was pope. The fourth crusade became
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Christopher Columbus was a famous explorer‚ navigator‚ and Italian. He is credited to opening up the Americas to European colonization. In my report I will touch the topics on Christopher Columbus’s life‚ his exploration to the Americas‚ and later voyages. Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Italy. His dad was a weaver. He was born in Genoa‚Italy. As a teen he worked on a ship for merchants. In 1470 Columbus was on a ship‚ later pirates attacked the boat. The boat sank on the portuguese shore
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established trade routes. Behind the creation of these trade routes and the establishing of new colonies were the great voyages of discovery. These voyages are the original paths of the explorers who charted the Americas and have become the backbone for trade and colonization. Christopher Columbus made the first of these voyages while looking for a shorter route to India. After taking the voyage from 1492-93 this charted route across the Atlantic ocean‚ the Columbian Exchange was established to form an exchange
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Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July an adaptation of the memoir by Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic. Tom Cruise ‚ in a role that was a brave departure for him in 1989‚ plays Kovic in his adult years. Kovic grows up as a child of the American dream in 1950s Long Island. He’s a God-fearing‚ baseball-hitting‚ patriotic man who lives in an environment full of parades and malt shops. As a high school senior‚ young Ron doesn’t think twice about signing up for the Marines‚ believing that he’s doing the
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The Chinese Voyages of Exploration Succeeded by the non-Chinese Qing Dynasty‚ the Ming Dynasty is considered to be the last native dynasty to exist. The Ming Dynasty lasted from 1368 to 1644 and is known as the greatest era of social stability and organized government (European). Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming Dynasty; he is also known as Hongwu‚ Taizu‚ and Ming Taizu. Hongwu died in 1382‚ leaving his grandson‚ Huidi‚ the next heir. However‚ Chengzu‚ or Yongol‚ created a military campaign to
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Trials and Tribulations of Christopher Columbus Growing up just outside a major Mediterranean Sea port‚ Christopher Columbus gained much interest in sea travel. In 1492 Columbus consulted the Spanish Monarchs‚ Ferdinand and Isabella‚ about mapping a route from Spain to Asia‚ which would help Spain gain precious resources. Throughout Columbus’ voyages he writes to high ranking officials in Spain regarding his discoveries‚ this is how historical records were kept. From there he would soon discover
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Christopher Marlowe: An Elizabethan Dramatist Christopher Marlowe‚ an Elizabethan dramatist‚ was a wonderful poet of pastoral poetry and using carpe diem themes. He has written many poems‚ however‚ three poems in particular‚ have similar themes. These poems are‚ "The Passionate Shepherd To His Love"‚ "The Face That Launch’d A Thousand Ships"‚ and "Who Ever Loved That Loved Not At First Sight?" All of these poems share two things in common‚ Christopher Marlowe‚ and their pastoral and carpe diem
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Third Quarter Project: Ming Voyages Research Paper The voyages of the Ming dynasty have gone down in history as one of the single largest naval expeditions ever assembled. Throughout history‚ and even today‚ effects of the voyages have had an impact on the world. Whether it be revolutionary technology‚ or a never before seen level of determination‚ the Ming’s voyages would alter the course of history forever and begin to supplant the importance of naval dominance. Over a period of 28 years‚ Ming
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The first to see a new land and write about it can set the course for events that would dictate the future. This sentence describes the result of what one passage’s impact would have on the world. It is surprising to think that something written down can have an impact that is so great. Who would be the first author to make this impact? Many of the authors from the literature of the last two weeks have made some sort of impact on history‚ but only one had both elements of being the first to be made
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