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    Tennessee Williams Williams writing seemed to “flourished off of controversy” (Falk 28). He began writing at the age of fourteen as an escape from bullies and the abusive relationship he had with his father. He began as a poet and would always consider himself a poet. Williams often laced his work with poetic verses and simple rhymes to make the words flow with ease. Inspiration for Williams’ play came from his own life. Often‚ he uses the character‚ the “southern gentleman who can not cope

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    In the past 10 years of my life I have lived in two different locations. The first one is Knoxville‚ Tennessee and the second is Naples‚ Florida. They are similar in some ways and different in other ways. Both cities have a couple of months where their economy is strongest and months where it isn’t as busy. The enviroment between the two cities are very different‚ and lastly the type of people that live in the two cities. While there are differences‚ the two locations have similarities most people

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    Drama Studies Task ONE- Performance Skills A Streetcar named Desire is a play both grimly naturalistic and poetically symbolic‚ written by playwright Tennessee Williams. It is set in New Orleans post the depression and World War II. The characters in A Streetcar Named Desire are trying to rebuild their lives in post-war America. Much of the characters and themes found in Williams’s dramas were derived from the playwright’s own life. Alcoholism‚ depression‚ desire‚ loneliness‚ and insanity were

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    window‚ I see all of the changes I could reverse‚such as the loss of my favorite tree and the missing yard space where a pool now stands. As I look out of my window I could completely change the setting and move to my favorite place‚ Pigeon Forge‚ Tennessee. Although I could reverse all of these changes and ameliorate my life‚ these changes have made me who I am today‚ and they have given me my memories. Therefore‚ I would not reverse any of these changes. *Throughout my childhood my yard possessed

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    INTRODUCTION: James Finn Garner is an American writer and satirist based in Chicago. [ ] He is the author of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories‚ [ ] Politically Correct Holiday Stories‚ Apocalypse Wow‚ "Once Upon A More Enlightened Time" and May 2007 "Recut Madness". Garner graduated from the University of Michigan‚ where he won a Hopwood Award for one of his short plays. Politically Correct Bedtime Stories‚ Garner’s first book‚ have sold more than 2.5 million copies in the U.S. and has been translated

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    Abandonment as a Familial Trait: Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie In Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie‚ a family setting is depicted where the son has taken on the role of father in the actual father’s absence which ultimately becomes too much for him to handle. As the drama concludes‚ Tom—who plays both the narrator and a main character—follows in his father’s footsteps by leaving his mother and sister after living his adulthood as the breadwinner for his abandoned mother. Though

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    University of Tennessee‚ Knoxville Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 12-2009 Critical Distance: The Postcolonial Novel and the Dilemma of Exile David S. Morgan University of Tennessee - Knoxville Recommended Citation Morgan‚ David S.‚ "Critical Distance: The Postcolonial Novel and the Dilemma of Exile. " PhD diss.‚ University of Tennessee‚ 2009. http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/624 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open

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    In 1957‚ Bobby Cain was the first black graduate of a court-ordered desegregated public school in the South. There were 700 white students registered at Clinton High School in Tennessee when Cain started his then-senior year. Cain was one of twelve black students.“When people start talking about things that have happened in civil rights‚ they talk about Little Rock and other areas and for some unknown reason they have not spoken about Clinton‚” he says. “We were greeted with a throng of people

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    East Tennessee Children’s Hospital is located in Knoxville‚ Tn. It is a one-hundred and fifty two bed facility that specializes in children’s needs. It’s mission statement reads‚ “East Tennessee Children’s Hospital will improve the health of children through exceptional‚ comprehensive family- centered care‚ wellness‚ and education.” Their web page does reflect on their mission statement. A belief that children are unique and that they deserve the best healthcare

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    Optimism is traditionally a good thing‚ however sometimes it is excessive in certain situations‚ like in the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams‚ Amanda attempts to be optimistic for children and ends up overestimating her children which led to disappointment. This can be considered the root cause of the Wingfield’s household problems. Laura has to go to business school against her will which she eventually drops out of since it was not what she liked. Tom is forced to work a job he does

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