The Warriors. This play was written by William P. Bradford II‚ a graduate of Trinity High School. The Warriors is written about veterans of wars trying to handle life with PTSD. The play begins as smoke slithers onto the stage. Veteran 1(Loui Chang) stumbles onto the stage and delivers a brief background of himself. The other veterans one by one follow Loui’s lead and each deliver a brief background of themselves. After the last
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In Work and Play article by Michael Oakeshott‚ he talks about the human’s desire for satisfaction. He mentioned that “work” and “play” as two excellent and different experiences of the world. Oakeshott describes that to gain that real happiness we need to work for it‚ even if playing included in the process of accomplishing this happiness as well. He also described work as the energy to utilize and to take advantage of the sources that provided to human beings on Earth. But there is no end to the
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October 2‚ 2016‚ I recently went to see my first play that dealt with cultural and racial issues‚ We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia‚ Formerly Known as Southwest Africa‚ From the German Sudwestafrika‚ Between the Years 1884-1915 at the San Jose Stage Company‚ directed by L. Peter Callender. The playwright of this piece is Jackie Sibblies Drury‚ whose known for tackling heavily ethical and racial topics. In this play‚ a group of actors‚ three white actors‚ and three
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On December 13th the grade 8 classes of Woodbine M.S went to watch the play “Instant” at the Young People’s Theatre. The play “Instant” written by Erin Shields is about 3 friends named Meredith (Michelle Rambharose)‚ Jay (Dakota Jamal Wellman)‚ and Rosie (Leah Fong). Meredith is trying to become a YouTube star through her singing. Jay is an active hockey player who also plays for a rep team and has strong hopes to become a player in the NHL. Rosie is trying to raise money for her dad who had been
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magical land called Oz. To get home‚ she had to go talk to the Wiz‚ but along the way she had some friends to help her get there. Before she gets to go home she has to fight the Wicked Witch of the West with the help of her friends. In my opinion the play was decent it wasn’t all that good‚ but it was okay. Was the actors’ acting extraordinary or was it mediocre? The actors’ acting skills were mediocre. My favorite actor was Amber Riley‚ Addaperle. Amber Riley was my favorite actor‚ because she stood
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“Pygmalion” by George Bernard Shaw‚ is a play set in the Victorian Era. In this period of time‚ social classes were considered to be fixed and so no one moved between classes. In George Bernard Shaw’s play‚ this idea of fixed social classes is challenged through the use of dramatic conventions. “Pygmalion” follows the life of Eliza Doolittle as Professor Henry Higgins plans to transform her from a flower girl to a lady in a bet to pass her off as a duchess. In changing her appearance and speech‚
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“ My tongue will tell the anger of my heart‚ or else my heart concealing it will break”. The different of the play to the movie. The play was more about showing the people that the shrew could be tamed. In the following paragraph we will talk about how Pertrchio tamed the Katherine. In the movie it was more a poplar thing. They all wanted Bianca. There was one guy who was actuary nice and really liked her. So in the following paragraph we will talk about how hard he. In the last paragraph
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This play is based on the Salem Witch Trails that took place in 1692. The Trials began because a group of girls in the village claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. Arthur Miller’s play has similarities with the historical background of the actual Witch Trails‚ but it can also affect our lives by teaching us various lessons. Hysteria is one of the universal themes in this play‚ along with Reputation. Out of the three themes that will be interpreted in
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Kyung Tae Kim Dr. Lear Studies in Literature 23rd November 2015 Fences The play Fences centers on Troy Maxson‚ the father of the family‚ and his relationship with his family members‚ his mistress and his friend Bono. The play is not only about the personal conflicts between the family‚ but also social conflict between the society and the individual‚ especially for African Americans. The struggle takes place between Troy and his son‚ Cory who was a high school football star. Troy is against his son’s
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The main issue addressed in the essay is that recess is not always a fun experience due to bullying and exclusions to all types of children. The author‚ David Bornstein‚ introduces the audience to a new program called “Playworks”. This New York Times essay describes how this program works to help improve recess for all children. Recess plays an important role in the lives of children‚ and Bornstein uses figures and real life examples to show the audience that the Playworks program aims to provide
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