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    In the play “ Our Town “ by Thorton Wilder was based on a fictional town. The theme of the play in my opinion is never take life for granted‚ always appreciate it. I say that because in act 3 that I’m going to explain about‚ Emily dies and come back alive. Act one is called “ Daily Life “ and it gives us an insight on the townspeople lives‚ but it mainly focused on two american families name gibsses and webbut is they lived a modest‚ busy ‚ full life. Those two families lived next door from

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    Lydia Burns Professor Craig Lee Theater 1310 23 November 2017 “Our Town” The critically acclaimed three act play “Our Town” was and still remains popular to this day. Since its first performance in 1938 at the McCarter Theater in Princeton‚ New Jersey‚ it found its way to a successful Broadway run and eventually won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It also became one of the most performed plays in the 20th century. Written by American playwright Thornton Wilder‚ the play was molded into a timeless

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    for granted. In the drama “Our Town”‚ Wilder wants the audience to realize how they need to appreciate everything in life because there will never be a second chance. We need to live life to the fullest. Eventually the time will come where we are lying on our deathbed and regretting all the things in life that we took for granted. Wilder wants us to appreciate‚ welcome‚ embrace‚ repeat‚ love‚ and share every ordinary day-to-day moments in life. The drama “Our Town” shows that we need to clutch on

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    The author of Paper Towns is John Green. He was born on August 24‚ 1977‚ in Indianapolis‚ Indiana. He went to Kenyon College and earned double degrees in Religious Studies and English. He worked as a student chaplain in a children’s hospital. Green spent lots of time with terminally ill children‚ who inspired him to become a writer. Because of the sick children‚ Green was determined to use his power of writing to make the world a better place. He is a New York Times bestselling author of multiple

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    The Significance of Marriage and Friendship in Our Town Companionship is arguably one of the most important things in the world. Without companionship‚ it has been scientifically proven that a person becomes depressed‚ lonely‚ and in extreme circumstances‚ insane. Two forms of companionship are marriage and friendship. Most people spend their entire lives seeking new friends‚ waiting until they find someone special enough to be their spouse. People need companionship and it is considered

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    Good-looking‚ fun-loving‚ sporty and sociable. If Cape Town was in the dating game that’s how her profile would read. And - for once - it’s all true. The Mother City of South Africa occupies one of the world’s most stunning locations‚ with an iconic mountain slap-bang in her centre. Advertisement As beautiful as the surrounding beaches and vineyards can be‚ it’s the rugged wilderness of Table Mountain‚ coated in a unique flora‚ that grabs everyone’s attention. Long before the Dutch took a fancy to

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    Throughout Thornton Wilder’s Our Town‚ it was clear that some of Grovers Corner’s citizens have greater aspiring goals compared to other members of the community‚ and they stood out among the rest. Others have just as important goals‚ but the goals of these select few stood out to me especially. The majority of the town just wanted to grow up and get married‚ have a few kids and grow old. But each and every person each had a different motivation for what they wanted. Emily‚ George‚ Mrs. Webb

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    Popular historical attractions St. John’s Fort in Malacca Christ Church‚ Malacca Example of a gravestone from St. Francis Xavier Church. Fort A Famosa: Constructed by the Portuguese in 1511‚ it suffered severe structural damage during the Dutch invasion. The plan by the British to destroy it was aborted as a result of the intervention of Sir Stamford Raffles in 1808. St. John’s Fort: Reconstructed by the Dutch in the third quarter of the 18th century‚ the cannons in this fort point

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    Has Guildford’s Town Centre lost its Identity? A survey was released in 2005‚ ranking towns around the UK as "clone towns" or "home towns". Guildford was ranked as a "clone town"‚ however these results show that Guildford is not as severe a "clone town" as 80% of the "clone towns" in the UK. These results lead people to believe that compared to many towns around the UK‚ Guildford should hardly be considered a "clone town". They believe that Guildford’s town centre has lots of character and

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    Thornton Wilder epitomizes pessimism in "Our Town" through the everyday actions of the characters‚ the trivialness of life‚ and the attitudes of the dead toward their once loved world. People are spent through their meaningless everyday tasks‚ characters are shown to be worthless in comparison to the universe‚ and the attitudes of the dead about life are dull. These effects add up to illustrate Wilder’s idea of pessimism. One way Wilder shows pessimism in "Our Town" is by the everyday actions of the characters

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