On Tuesday‚ May 2‚ Ben Platt was nominated for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play” as his role in Dear Evan Hansen as well as 8 other nominations for the Tony Awards on June 11. Dear Evan Hansen is about a 17-year-old with anxiety who goes to therapy in which his therapist encourages him to write a daily letter to himself (hence the name of the musical). The foreshadowing begins when Evan confesses his love for his classmate‚ Zoe Murphy‚ and the note is found in the possession
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Brandon Butcher 4/27/13 Twelve Years a Slave Solomon Northup was a free man‚ then lured to Washington D.C. and put into slavery from 1841 to 1853. His father‚ Mintus Northup‚ was owned by a family named Northup‚ who came from Rhode Island to New York. Henry B. Northup was a relative of that family. After the owner of Solomon’s father dies‚ his father is now a free man. Shortly after‚ his father moved to Essex county‚ N.Y.‚ where Solomon Northup was born on July‚ 1808. Solomon Northup married
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quarters‚ however late it be‚ until the order to halt is given by the driver” (Northup 117). For if they did stop they were severely lashed. Even after they finish in the fields‚ the slaves must do other chores like feeding the mules and cutting wood. Platt was no exception. He and the other slaves were in constant fear of being whipped by Epps. He was constantly “lashing them about the yard with his long whip‚ just for the pleasure of hearing them screech and scream” (Northup
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Anyely Avila History 131 Question # 2 March 12‚ 2014 The typical attitude held by the U.S. government officials‚ military officers‚ reporters‚ and businessmen toward Latin Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century‚ was the same as today. The U.S. and all the above parties mentioned‚ have always been in a position of gaining as much benefits as possible out of Latin America. It has been the tradition of the U.S. government and its most prominent and powerful people to have
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Name: Course: Date: THE STORY OF SINUHE. The story is about Sinuhe‚ an individual who loses his status after fleeing from his country‚ Egypt and later gains his rightful place in the Egyptian society by restoring himself. The story first draws Sinuhe as a coward who deserts his king for fearing for his own life. Sinuhe then challenges an opponent in a combat and comes out successfully (Gardiner and Alan‚ pg 8 ). This win impacts positively on his life and eventually decides to go back to his homeland
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Eusebius was a Roman and a Christian who wrote a historical book about the beginning of Christianity up to the time of the first Christian emperor‚ Constantine (Matthews & Platt‚ 2014‚ p. 183). The book entitled The History of the Church covers many historical accounts of events that are important to the Christian faith‚ including the persecutions of Peter and Paul‚ the destruction of churches by Diocletian‚ the martyrdom of faithful followers‚ and the end of Christian persecution when Constantine
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Logan Shunmugam‚ Creative Director: Logan Shunmugam started his vocation in theater and has more than 15 years involvement in lighting and beautiful plan. Specifically‚ Shunmugam has worked both locally and universally in residence and on tour. Furthermore‚ Shunmugam holds a Masters degree in performance studies‚ additionally a Masters in Fine Arts in design. Particularly‚ Shunmugam joined AVHQ Chicago as a lighting architect and proceeded onward to Lakeshore Audio visual as a Project Manager. Shunmugam
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Affirmative action in the United States higher education system has been one of the most controversial policies since its inception in the mid-20th century (Alhaddab‚ 2015; Palmer‚ Wood‚ & Spencer‚ 2013; Platt‚ 1997; Zamani & Brown‚ 2003). Intended to redress discrimination and inequality within institutions‚ particularly regarding college access‚ affirmative action has been under assault for its perceived inequity and unconstitutionality (Alhaddab‚ 2015; Allen‚ 2011). Opponents of affirmative action
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related to God‚ the best way to achieve human happiness and‚ an overall individual fulfillment became important. A liberal arts education over religion became‚ for the first time since Christianity took over in the 4th century‚ a reality (Matthews‚ Platt‚ 320). This new secular and zealous learning was the beginning of the liberal arts as we know it today. Petrarch‚ the first true poet of the Renaissance‚ studied Latin and is credited to have rediscovered Greek (Renaissance I.E.P.). This rediscovery
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themselves. According to Jerome Platt ‚ effective treatment programs typically incorporate many components‚ each directed to a particular aspect of the illness and its consequences. Addiction treatment must help the individual stop using drugs‚ maintain a drug-free lifestyle‚ and achieve productive functioning in the family‚ at work‚ and in society. Because addiction is typically a chronic disease‚ people cannot simply stop using drugs for a few days and be cured (Platt 211-257). Larry Kroll and
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