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    was a movie theater in Woodbridge called Colossus. This is one of the highest traffic movie theaters I have ever been too‚ and it remains highly rated. I chose this idea because I feel like it is easy to gauge how a person feels about the environment from just seeing their reactions and expressions from the time they are buying the ticket‚ to after the movie is finished. As I was conducting my secondary research‚ I found that key important factors as to what makes a great movie theater start with

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    "Every rascal is not a thief‚ but every thief is a rascal." --Aristotle Besides the fear of death by the plague‚ there was nothing that threatened the people of Elizabethan England as much as crime. Crime was a very frequent happening especially in England ’s capital‚ London. Its citizens were victims of many different crimes ranging from petty theft to murder. The punishments for these crimes are considered harsh by today ’s standards but because of the high crime rates‚ they were necessary.

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    Medicine During Elizabethan Era The medicine during the Elizabethan time was painful which caused lots of people’s death during this period. The main reason for this was lack of medical knowledge‚ speechless beliefs‚ and medicinal practices. During this time‚ some significant medical discoveries happened‚ and people got rid of some false beliefs. However‚ not all of the false and illogical beliefs were gotten rid of (Lyons 3). The Elizabethans had many beliefs‚ and most were strange but some logically

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    England‚ the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 was the most influential of the British approaches to dealing with the poor. The Elizabethan Poor Law directed parents to accept responsibility for the support of their children. Furthermore‚ the Elizabethan Poor Law not only held parents‚ particularly fathers‚ liable for supporting their children‚ but also contained a belief that child poverty resulted from the moral failings of parents (Grossberg‚ 2002). There were also three aspects of the influence of Elizabethan

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    past. Such as during the Elizabethan era‚ when there were many plagues that had changed the course of typical diets across Europe and the gap between the different economic classes. The plagues not only heavily influenced the new diets to be established for the different economic classes and meals made for varieties of special occasions but it also helped to steer the population to their new ideologies of common entertainment. During the Elizabethan era the average Elizabethan typically did not eat

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    “ The Click” Musical Theater Research: Ancient History Musicals have had many different names throughout time: comic operas‚ operettas‚ opera bouffe‚ burlesque‚ burletta‚ extravaganza‚ musical comedy‚ etc. Musical Theater is a form of performance that combines songs‚ dancing and spoken word to tell a story. Musical theater has grown and developed from simple songs used for entertainment on the streets. However‚ the real purpose of a musicals is to aim or transport the audience into a different

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    and rights of women in the Elizabethan Era are a lot different than what we are used to. A woman’s main purpose in Shakespeare’s time was to give birth to children. However‚ the roles in the house was based off one’s wealth. If one was fortunate enough to be rich and have slaves‚ they could pursue a profession in literature. In this era women were not allowed to work in any profession other than literature. Additionally‚ in Taming of the Shrew ( a

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    often described as the golden age in England’s history. In this time period‚ theatre flourished‚ there was peace between the protestants and catholics‚ and England was doing very well financially‚ compared to other European countries. Although this Elizabethan era may be marked by plenty of good things‚ it was still not perfect. There was a very noticeable problem with the way the law handled crime and punishment. That problem was that the rich aristocracy were treated very differently from the poor in

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    the Elizabethan era really as harsh as it is said to be? If it was‚ how gruesome and inhumane were the punishments? What were even considered crimes during this Era? Were punishments and crimes different among all the different classes? During the Elizabethan Era‚ punishments were harsh‚ gruesome‚ and varied tremendously among the two main classes‚ however the crimes committed were also very different among the two classes varying from stealing a bird’s egg to murder. During the Elizabethan Era

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    As the Great Depression was underway‚ theaters struggled to stay open and care for their members. In fact‚ every Shubert Theater in Chicago and 253 companies in New York City were closed. Only a fraction of the actors‚ directors‚ stagehands‚ and technicians remained employed. Franklin Delano Roosevelt believed in saving the arts by educating the public‚ along with director Hallie Flanagan establishing the Federal Theater Project (FTP). With high expectations for the FTP to help the arts‚ it failed

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