In the play How We Got On‚ the entertainment factor was a major part of the production. The dialogue‚ diction‚ and slang from the characters transported me all the way back to the 80’s. It truly felt like I was watching kids living in a different period of time. The numerous rap numbers performed and musical effects featured throughout the play made it genuinely engaging and humorous. The dancing was entertaining too‚ and matched the energetic atmosphere of the play. The pacing was never slow‚ so
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are fighting for freedom‚ liberty‚ and democracy. Another reason is fighting for the honor of the country. Throughout the years‚ many writers and artists have created unique pieces that portray the reality of war. This is shown in one novel‚ Johnny Got His Gun written by Dalton Trumbo‚ which tells the story of a young soldier‚ Joe‚ who suffers physical and mental consequences from being in a war. Towards the end‚ he figures out that his physical and mental state post-war was caused from the way war
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Islamic law in their nation. While religious leader‚ Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini lived in exile for his religious demonstrations against the Shah‚ he moved to France in 1978. Yet‚ his messages were brought to Iran and spread throughout the country. In late 1978‚ riots erupted in every major city in Iran. Division have also arisen within the government. After the Shah was forced to flee the country in 1979‚ Khomeini returned to Iran in hopes to restore the Islamic state. The Iranian Revolution impacted
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The late nineteenth century was a very difficult time for farmers to make a substantial living. Because of the economy‚ many farmers found themselves going into large amounts of debt that they were not able to pay‚ and as a result they were treated unfairly and being taken advantage of. There were many threats to farmers during the late nineteenth century‚ the most common were railroads‚ trusts‚ monopolies‚ banks‚ and a great deal of money problems‚ but not all of these were valid. In the belief
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The following interview was conducted over several sessions with “Jean” who is in the late adult stage of life. Jean resides at an assisted care facility in Sherman Oaks‚ California. She is a widow‚ her husband of over 50 years having passed away some six years ago. She had an elder brother who also is deceased. She has three adult children and six grandchildren‚ four of whom are adults. She is 83 years old and is in Erikson’s eighth and final stage of psychosocial development. Erikson characterized
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“They’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught” Cultural Diversity begins at home and evolves A child learning about their heritage at a school or institution and not being taught properly could confuse that child understanding of Cultural Diversity. Teaching a child about their culture should be an excited experience and it should be taught at home at the appropriate age. A child would have to be able to identified and relate to the concept of color‚ age or race before being taught culture diversity
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My grandmother was the clear example of “if you don’t use it you will lose it”. She was retired and spent most of her time at home. The first most apparent signs of physical changes in her late adulthood were the grey hair‚ wrinkles‚ decline in vision and hearing among other typical signs. Specifically‚ she began to experience a medical condition called arthritis. Arthritis is the inflammation of the joints accompanied by pains‚ stiffness
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chaos‚ corruption thrived as political bosses ran the city for their own personal gain and power. It appeared as if the nation was modernizing too fast because they were unable to deal with problems of urbanization. The changes in urban America in the late nineteenth century therefore are viewed to be mostly negative. The rapid increase of urbanization was partly due to the number of immigrants that flooded America. People from rural America also migrated to the cities during this period. They gave
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Monasticism in the Late Medieval Literature The Canterbury Tales Table of Contents I. The Reason of Topic Selection II. Background Information -Introduction of the Monastic Life in Medieval England III. The Literary Genre: Estates Satires IV. The Discussions of the Monastic Characters in the Tales V. Influences and Conclusion VI. References I. The Reason of Topic Selection As I am taking a course of English Literature‚ I came across Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
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The Late Howard Zinn is a very respectable historian. He is very bold and is willing to state things that cause quite a bit of controversy. Throughout one’s youth we go on learning history in anecdotes and learning important facts such as dates and memorization of legal documents; however Zinn takes a very crucial look at small events and also takes note of who the founding fathers were and what they really wanted. Howard Zinn believed that the true reason for the civil war was truly for wealth
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