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    of the questions I have about the entertainment industry as well as the questions I have regarding jobs and college courses. I’ve heard from a few people‚ namely Travis Johnson and Robbie Foster‚ that NESCOM is an incredible experience. They recently visited NESCOM‚ and returned with nothing but positive comments. Knowing Travis like I do‚ from the way he spoke about it‚ I would have to assume that NESCOM would be an incredible place to visit. Upon visiting their site I noted that the courses

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    In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ written by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Portrays a few weeks in the Southside of Chicago in the 1950s. The Youngers are waiting for a ten thousand dollar check from the deceased Mr. Younger’s life insurance. They’re trying to come up with ideas of what to do with the money. The money represents the opportunity to fulfill the dreams from each member of the family. Through the characters of Lena and Ruth‚ it shows how both have the same dream‚ but also has some differences

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    Feminism was a topic that kept recurring throughout the story. Feminism was usually showcased to be important to Beneatha‚ she was a young black woman going to college “Listen‚ i’m going to be a doctor. I’m not worried about who i’m going to marry yet if i ever get married”. Beneatha didn’t care what people wanted for her‚ she wanted to do what she wanted like become a doctor‚ even if her older brother didn’t believe in her. Also she wasn’t worried about getting married‚ she wants to finish a career

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    and works to answer the often interacted question of Langston Hughes. Throughout the play‚ one witness the trials and tribulations of the Younger family‚ comprised of Mama‚ her two children‚ Walter and Beneatha‚ and Walter’s wife and son‚ Ruth and Travis respectively. Despite him technically being a full grown adult‚ the play is‚ in part‚ a coming-of-age for Walter Younger. A pivotal moment of the play occurs in Act 3 when Walter decides move the family to a house in a white-dominated neighborhood

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    social interactions" (Gaines et al.‚ p. 1). The origins of formal policing began with the organization of societies into states and governments. The form of government heavily influences the structure of police organizations. As Lang-worthy and Travis have argued‚ "since all police systems rely on state authority‚ the source of state power

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    him struggle. Even in today’s world‚ children are very susceptible. Walter displays a selfless characteristic which becomes overshadowed by unwise decisions later in the play. In one particular scene‚ his son Travis asked both parents for money. Walter acts out of pride by giving Travis his last pocket change. This symbolizes Walter’s willingness to be a moral father. In a different situation‚ Walter would not display his selfish intentions. This behavior can be

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    Symbolism in the play includes Mama’s plant‚ the money Travis is given by Walter‚ and the new house. The plant symbolizes Mama’s family and how she nurtures the plant just as she nurtures the family. But also black people in general at that time and how the plant struggles to survive with limited exposure to sunlight just as blacks of mid-19th Century America struggle to survive with limited opportunities. At the beginning of the play‚ Travis asks his mother for 50 cents for a school activity. After

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    Texts can be re-contextualised and manipulated in order to be relevant to a modern day society. However‚ the transformation is usually apparent and thus a link can be established between the original and the new. The transformation can give the audience a better understanding of societal values and attitudes present in the texts. Jane Austen’s book Emma(1816)‚ relevant to society in Regency England‚ is relived in a modern day context relevant to the 20th century American society in Amy Heckerling’s

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    African-American dreams in the play. The play revolves around the younger familiy‚ Lena‚ her daughter Beneatha and son Walter‚ along with Walter’s wife (Ruth) and son ( Travis). Beneatha’s dream is made very clear in the play which is to be a docter Ruthe wants her own home Walter wants to own business of a liquior store Lena dreams of equal nights and Travis dream is to have his own bedroom. While they all have dreams‚ the chances of them coming true are very low. For the chances they do have require extremely

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    And in the story accidentally steps on a butterfly and kills it‚ and that butterfly changed things in the future. “"All right‚" Travis continued‚ "say we accidentally kill one mouse here. That means all the future families of this one particular mouse are destroyed‚ right?"‚ "Right"‚ "And all the families of the families of the families of that one mouse! With a stamp of your foot

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