“Congratulations to Ryan Turner for the”…. I’m sure you're wondering, wow what did he win. Well Ill tell you exactly what it is, but first i'm going to give you a little run through on how it all started so you know how much hard work it took. So It all started in Oceanport, New Jersey the place where I grew up.…
Deciphering right from wrong and knowing when compassion should be given is a tough decision. The novel “This Is How You Lose Her” by Junot Diaz is a vulgar yet believable story that addresses this choice. It is told from the point of view of the main character named Yunior where he talks about his relationships with others and life experiences. The story jumps around different periods of time in his life but focuses primarily between the youngest memories he has as a child moving from the Dominican Republic to becoming a lonely and old tenured professor in Boston. When reading the story it can sometimes be hard to empathize with the actions and decisions Yunior and other characters make.…
Opiate Addiction by Haley Dotson Opiates are drugs that are used to treat pain, some may also see them called Opioids or Narcotics. They may be legal or illegal. Some of the most popular and recognizable opiates are called Codeine, Heroin, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Methadone, Meperidine, Morphine, and Oxycodone and many more. Along with the brand names of these opiates some are also known as Vicodin, Dilaudid, Demerol, Percocet, and Oxycontin. Wrongly using these drugs can affect people in many ways.…
Journey of Impulsivity Chris Sails and Queen Naija were the epitome of relationship goals in the world of social media. They were the cutest couple out there; however, through the last moments of their relationship Chris Sails impulsively cheats on the beautiful Queen Naija. Due to this incident Chris Sails now receives heavy and grave backlash from the media. His actions express an trait of impulsivity since Chris Sails was caught up in the life of the party. To the point where he just did it not knowing the horrific consequences.…
Detaching myself from the world around me to look in as a third party exposed the culture I have been raised into. To complete this assignments I went to Mirror Lake on campus to observe and document the social behaviors I witnessed. I recorded over a two day span. I first sat by the northern side of the lake on the stone fence, to be aloof from what was transpiring in front of me. The second day I sat on the western side on the grass under the trees to get right in the middle of what was happening.…
Notes: I. Fable: A. Fable: A short story with a message, usually one involving a moral. More often than not characters are talking animals. II. Plot: How the story unfolds A. Dramatic situation: a person is involved in some conflict, character vs self, character vs character, character vs society, character vs nature, or character vs god. B.…
For centuries, people have ambled into the Globe Theatre delighted, waiting for the performance of a lifetime. What will they be a spectator for? Will they get to witness a uplifting show that makes them forget all of their current problems? Or will they be captive in a show of melancholic being? What are the types of shows that these high class individuals with pearls and dresses would have been present for?…
A deep analysis of Othello reveals various similarities and differences between Iago and my friend Denzel’s revenge against a prominent person in society. In Shakespeare’s play Othello, evil Iago plots revenge on noble Othello with savage manipulating. In high school my friend Denzel got revenge on my other friend Peter by ruining his chance at dating his long time crush Jenny. Iago’s pursuit of revenge on Othello is confusing because he never had a legitimate reason to perform such devilish acts. For example during Act 1 Iago claims Othello sleeping with his wife Emilia fuels his anger toward him, even though no evidence was found to prove it.…
Who are you and what are you doing here” In life we all grow up thinking about what our future will hold. Many of us think as far as college or military. Students should really consider when making these decisions what their personal interest are, and what do they consist of, what their financial budget are and family traditions are. Many students go on to pursue the expectations of what their parents or guardian feels that they should.…
Fourth century BCE Greek philosopher, Aristotle, has long been revered as the utmost expert on theater. He wrote a book called The Poetics in which, among other things, he listed the six most important elements of a drama (Admin). These elements, plot, character, theme, diction, music, and spectacle, listed in order from most to least important, are still used by playwrights today, as well as by those of Shakespeare’s time (Trumbull). Aristotle’s six elements of drama can be found in all of Shakespeare’s works, including the tragedy, Othello.…
The Sweet Girl Graduate by Sarah Curzon focuses on this specific representation of gender where the heroine of the play is attempting to comply to societal norms by cross-dressing in order to receive a higher education. The heroine is obliging to the gender hierarchy that exists, and as a result, this portrays the heroine as someone who is attempting to break away from male dominance, while at the same time accepting it as women were expected to. The representation of gender roles in The Sweet Girl Graduate creates a contradictory perception of what women are meant to achieve in the play, and this is due to the portrayal of the heroine as a free individual; however, at the same time she is subjected to follow the status quo forced…
Intricate details on the scenery made the buildings feel authentic and inviting, grabbing my attention from the moment I walked in the theatre. The costuming was also fantastic, portraying the time period well and adding even more authenticity to the production. All of these individual aspects of a play production acted as an important role, but none of them caught my attention as much as the storyline. I was entwined in the story from the moment the stage lights came on, engulfing myself in the man-made atmosphere presented in front of me. The story went on to tell a tale of a greedy…
Love and Conflicts in Twelfth Night In the old days people mostly entertained themselves through plays and theatre. One of the greatest playwriter at that time was Shakespeare. Shakespeare is a very known playwriter who's plays are all over the world today. In one of his play's called Twelfth Night, he shows us how human emotions drive people to make either good or bad decisions.…
My directorial intentions and the intended impact on an audience My Goal My goal as the director is to get the show to captivate my audience, and for the audience to take away something meaningful from the show. I want my audience so enhanced by the play that they forget that it isn 't actually occurring. Nowadays people see to be less empathetic to others, and do not care as much as they once did.…
The Inevitable Rise of the Novel 18th century in Britain was a century full of changes by means of economy and social order. Industrial Revolution, Enlightment, liberalism, emerging of the middle classes have changed people's approach to world. Thus, literature was influenced by all of these new changes because literature can not be seperated from a certain period's conditions. So, it can be said that the emergence of a new genre was inevitable. Throughout the history people loved telling stories, although we have different types of literature, stories have always been in our lives.…