Stephen Sondheim‚ hailed by many as a genius‚ has had a long and illustrious career in Broadway musical theatre spanning five decades. During those fifty-some years‚ Sondheim has essentially reinvented the Broadway musical. The Sondheim canon shows three distinct ways Sondheim has contributed to musical theatre. First of all‚ the difficulty of Stephen Sondheim’s music has raised the standard of musical theatre. Actors simply cannot stand onstage and sing as they used to in the days of Gershwin and
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A standard dictionary simply defines a lesbian as a female homosexual. The term lesbian is nothing new. It originated to refer to an inhabitant of the Isle of Lesbos. Our present day connotation of the world evolved from references to Sappho‚ a Lesbian poet whose verse detailed her emotional ties to other women. It has been estimated that lesbians account for approximately 10-12% of the female population. Many myths exists concerning lesbianism. It is believed by some that all lesbians are very
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I think that all of us have a person who considered an idol. They may affect our opinions‚ our actions and even our life. And so am I‚ there are many people that have had an impact on my life and influenced me in many different ways. My mother‚ however‚ has been having the biggest impact on my life‚ and influenced me more than anyone else. She has been had an impact on me since the day I was born‚ and she still does today. She is the most important person in my life. My mother is not my whole life
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Did you know that Brazil is one of the warmest place to go for a summer break? It is also beautiful! It has a beautiful beaches with crystal blue waters. When you go there you can relax‚ play on the beach‚ or swim in the ocean waters. Brazil is the largest country in South America. It is named after a tree named Brazilwood and it is called Brasil in Portuguese. Brazil has beautiful land areas‚ different kinds of weather‚ unique varieties of plants and animals‚ and they have different cultures for
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Essays can have many different purposes. Whether you are persuading or arguing‚ presenting a particular point of view‚ summarizing the points of another text‚ evaluating‚ analyzing‚ investigating (researching a thesis or dissertation) or simply telling a story (narrating)‚ the basic structure is always the same. It is a process and by recognizing the steps that are involved you will find that the essay will almost write itself – almost‚ that is‚ as long as you remain focused on the process. Essays
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From Beatings to Tweets‚ Racism on the Rise in Greece The population of Greece is 11 million. Of this 11 million‚ 1 million are immigrants‚ many of which are illegal. There has been a recent uprising of violent attacks of racism due to the increasing number of immigrants in Greece. A party known as the “Golden Dawn” has been behind many of these attacks. They were also said to be behind a tweet prejudicially referring to the African immigrants of Greece. Forwarding this tweet‚ triple
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This was a very interesting post!! I am high school math teacher in an urban district and I think the students need a detox at the beginning of the year. I think the most frightening thing is how many students just “hate” school. I think educators in my school district have been lead to believe that we start teaching subject skills on day 1. We don’t always have the chance to get to know our students on day one except for their names and maybe their birthdates. I really appreciate the links to the
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Macy Dr. Long Composition I September 3‚ 2013 My Favorite Memory There are many memories throughout my nineteen years of life that are very special to me. Nevertheless‚ so far there is one memory I recall never failing to put a huge smile on my face. And that was Christmas. I have had many great holiday memories‚ however my favorite Christmas memory was my freshman year in high school. Traditionally‚ my family would travel during the holidays to Memphis‚ Tennessee to visit both sets of grandparents
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June 16th‚ 2013 During the summer of 2011 a few friends and I decided to go visit another mutual friend that resides in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. This would be my first trip to Pennsylvania and we all wanted to make the most of it. We decided that we would do some site seeing and just enjoy the change of environment. On June 29th‚ 2011 we decided that we would start our day by going to breakfast and visiting Fairmont Park. While we were there‚ we went to visit Memorial Hall. My initial
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Are there too many musicals in the West End? (I am writing in support of Michael Billington’s article‚ ‘ This West End Theatre boom is not all good news’ However throughout my article I will analyze the benefits and draw back for the current state of the west end and where it could go in the future.) Throughout this year 2012 the West End has comprised of 42 commercial theatres 32 of these have put on musical productions as opposed to traditional plays (1). Compared to a year ago when the
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