Donta’ Broussard 1393380 THEA 1331 "Our Town" Described by Edward Albee as "......the greatest American play ever written."Our Town explores traditional American values of community‚ religion‚ family‚ and the simple leisures while adding an unusual set‚ a Stage Manager who narrates and controls the action. Our Town addresses themes as mortality‚ the human condition‚ and the value of everyday life. In Our Town‚ the main role belongs to the Stage Manager‚ who jokes with the audience‚ narrates
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our shrinking world The daily life of human beings is filled with simple concerns. The concerns are rightfully of acquisition and desire: who should matter more to the human other than the human itself? The natural drive of procreation has evolved beyond continuance of species. People now strive to fill the earth with their personal seed: they feel the need for family‚ and preservation of legacy. This need has boosted the human population to extravagant numbers‚ and now our planet is showing signs
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anything close to the same thing. Conformity is the norm of society. Carpe diem means seize the day which could be interpreted as a reason or excuse to have bad behaviour. This is not what it means. The struggle in between these also shapes our individual identity. Our identity is shaped through education‚ family and friends. As students go throughout school they have immensely large amounts of pressure put on them by family. Whether it is put on us by parents or by siblings‚ one’s siblings pressure is
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Acid Rain and its Effects On Our Aquatic Ecosystems In the past century‚ one of the greatest threats to North America ’s aquatic ecosystem has been the widespread acidification of hundreds of thousands of waterways. Acid rain has effected plant and animal life within aquatic ecosystems‚ as well as microbiologic activity by affecting the rates of decomposition and the accumulation of organic matter. What causes this poisonous rain‚ and what can be done to improve North America ’s water quality
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The Effects Our Dependency on Technology Has on Us In the struggle to keep up with today’s ever-changing technology‚ is society paying too high a price? People seem to want things now. The internet is one of the most widely used technological advancements available‚ but are the consequences of the internet outweighing the benefits? Technology is changing the way people think‚ process information and even the way they act. People tend to want to take the easiest‚ fastest way to communicate‚ instead
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Introduction Homelessness is not new to our nation‚ and it has greatly increased over the past ten years. (Hombs‚ 1-4) For growing numbers of people‚ work provides little‚ if any‚ protection against homelessness. Low national un-employment levels do not mean that all working people are well-off. (Blau‚ 21-24) What is homelessness? According to the definition stated by Stewart B. McKinney‚ for purposes of the 1987 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act‚ "a homeless person (homelessness)is one who
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5837 Title: Saving Our Planet Earth and Protecting Our Future. Can I borrow a few minutes of your time? Good. A few minutes of your time will be long enough to direct your attention to saving our planet and guaranteeing our future. Have you ever wonder what effects population increase has on our environment? At the present time‚ there are more than seven billion people in the world. If these people are properly organized and motivated‚ we can dramatically reduce the effects of global warming.
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Animals in our life. Pets. Farm animals. Animals play an extremely important part in the lives of humans. We may not realize how much impact animals have on our lives. They have played various roles; that of a friend‚ companion‚ protector‚ comforter‚ and more. Addressing people who are not animal lovers‚ I would say it is very difficult to explain what joy an animal can bring to one’s life. Pets impact human lives on a face-to-face basis by being our companions‚ whether it’s a cat or a dog
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a consistent unique individual and knowing who you are. Individual identity is defined as being aware and understanding an individual’s experience‚ feelings‚ sensations‚ images‚ and memories. Understanding ourselves‚ the choices we make‚ and the actions we take is another way to view our identity. As digital technology grows‚ our identities seem to be fading away. Technology was once a place to find information‚ but now that has changed. Our phones and computers has shifted our society from reality
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human population effects our Earth by the fact that we are wasting our natural resources much more faster because more people are coming into this world‚ all of the diseases are spreading a lot more faster then the medicine that is coming out‚ our water supply is slowly reducing‚ we are cutting down so many trees and we don’t even care whats lost in them so there goes our flora and fauna; there are also much less forests‚ As our Earth’s population grows‚ making our lives fit to how our current live
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