While watching the filmed version of Margaret Edson’s play "Wit‚" and reading more of the play gave me a more broad perspective. Not only was the movie great‚ but it let me learn more about a fascinating author who was quoted throughout the movie. The movie “Wit” is based off a cancer patient. When Vivian Bearing was younger she and her father would read books with difficult vocabulary‚ which led her to love literature‚ and became a professor and known for her knowledge of metaphysical poetry.
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In Lynn Shelton’s damp match drama‚ Outside In‚ a small‚ close-knit community is the home for the return of Chris (Jay Duplass). Brought home by his brother Ted (Ben Schwartz)‚ he is free after spending 20 years in prison for being an accessory to a murder. "He was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time‚" we learn‚ and although Chris never pulled the trigger or knew his friend had guns with him‚ he served his time and was released‚ in part‚ through the advocacy of Carol (Edie Falco)‚ a high
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The experiment “Play or Keep” conducted in class consisted of ten rounds. The professor gave four playing cards to each student‚ two of which were black and the other two were red. At the beginning of each round‚ every student had to decide on which two cards to put upside down on the top of the stack of cards from the rest of the class. After all students made a decision‚ the professor collected the two cards from each student. The student’s earnings depend only on the red cards‚ as the black cards
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Realist plays are often a response or a comment on an issue or topic in society‚ past or present. Within No sugar‚ it is accepted Davis is responding to the topic of racism against Indigenous Australians‚ treating them in a subhuman manner and “othering” them. Othering can be defined as the practise of imposing a definition on a particular group in society‚ most commonly a marginalised one. It consequently disempowers the chosen groups and allows the dominant group to maintain it’s power and control
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The play ‘Dags’ is based on the life of a young teenager going through the changes in life and facing everyday issues. The story line involves the struggles as a girl is growing up and discovering relationships with friends‚ boys and family. With the troubles of boys breaking up friendships and friendships breaking up family relationships‚ main character Gillian discovers what is really important and what is just a false expectation of reality. My character in the production was a significant
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“…the rhythm of work and play…” It’s been an hour since I made a start on my home work. So far I have tidied my desk‚ organised my notes into alphabetical order‚ made myself a cup of tea and set out my highlighters. My desk is spotless‚ I am settled and ready to go but I haven’t done anything. Still‚ I feel a false sense of accomplishment and pride at my solid hour of work even though I’m no closer to getting a decent result in my Leaving cert. Recognise yourself? Our generation suffers from an
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The three pieces I chose to write about are House of Cards (play)‚ Life a Journey (poem)‚ and David (bible story). House of Cards is a political drama‚ with many twists and turns in the plot. The theme of this series is White House Corruption. Life a Journey is a pleasant poem giving insight on the life of the poet‚ where mistakes as well as lessons learned are discussed. The story of David and Goliath is one of the more popular stories in the bible‚ which discussed Davids bravery and the giant Goliath’s
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In the Heights is a musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The musical was performed at the John Anthony Theatre at the Spring Creek Collin College campus on March 9‚ 2014. The show was put together very well. The professionalism was evident in everything from the lights‚ to the choreography. At the first view of the stage‚ the audience was immediately transported into Washington Heights New York‚ on Fourth of July 2014. It was a hot summer day‚ and with help from the actors‚ the audience
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world of ‘publish or perish’‚ along with the myriad central values of enduring themes that engulf the audience due to their prevailing ability to transcend contextual barriers. The connections shared between Donne’s metaphysical poetry and Edson’s play Wit‚ occupies more than the adaptation of ideas and form‚ it represents the relationship between text and context. Wit reshapes Donne’s experiences of agency and self evaluation‚ thereby rejuvenating the humanistic paradigms
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Play Observation Play Observation While observing Gabriel for a period of one week‚ there were many concerns in his interactions with others and the difficulty he seemed to have making new friends. Many of the other children in class did not seem to accept his high energy and would have rather not played with him. When Gabriel tried to join a group of children‚ some children would welcome him‚ but ignore him and other children would verbally let him know that they did not want to play with him
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