Bruce Jay Friedman

Claire and I choreographed a duet based upon Willy Loman from Death of a Salesman. We focused on the question of why Willy ultimately commits suicide. We decided that the answer lies in his delusions. His misguided beliefs of what his life has become are the start of the delusions and his idea of the American dream fuels them. In our dance I represent who Willy believes he is; a well-liked and successful salesman. Claire represents who Willy actually is; an anxious and insecure man who is no…

Have you ever been faced with a hard decision that not only affected yourself but your friends would you take In the fellowship of the ring Frodo Baggins, the nephew of Bilbo Baggins is faced with the same predicament. Everyone agrees that Frodo left without Gandalf, but some believe that Frodo was right to leave without him while others disagree with this saying he was wrong to do so. The night after playing an astonishing trick on all the guests at his party by disappearing Bilbo Baggins…

The novel The Great Gatsby, by F Scott Fitzgerald, tells the story of a man (Gatsby) who owes his life to Daisy, the love of his life who had been separated from him due to financial difficulties. Gatsby later finds enormous wealth through his involvement with Meyer Wolfshiem, and eventually finds Daisy through Nick again after throwing numerous parties in favor of once reuniting back with her. Once rejoined, numerous disputes occur within the main characters (Daisy, Tom, Gatsby, Nick, Myrtle,…

The American dream was real, many people have achieved it. But is the American dream still real and can just any one achieve it? Many things happen throughout time things changed and life became harder and harder, prices of items and taxes become higher, payment become lower… “the dream” become a myth in many peoples mind. Is the American dream still real or is it just a dream after all? The American dream was real and it was achieved by many people back in the 19s. For example in the book The…

The American Dream is something that Americans hold in high esteem; the idea that anybody can come to America and succeed through sheer will and determination is one that humans tend to cling to and admire. However in Drown, Junot Diaz touches on just what the American Dream entails for those immigrating with hopes of a better life, the kind of sacrifice necessary to achieve this “Dream” and just how easy it is to fall into a hole and never make it out. Diaz provides a first hand perspective on…

C. Baymon Stephenson Ms. Greenlee Honors English III 28 August 2015 The Corruption of Love By the Desire of Materialism Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants (Benjamin Franklin). Thought of as the root of all evil, money and materialism in general has been seen as an object of value, potentially able to create grief and sin for its holder, while love is considered to be the greatest joy in this…

Stanislavski was working in the late 19th and early 20th century in Russia so he saw the transition in society's standards and expectations and scientific and technological developments. This affected him greatly in his career as being an actor was deemed 'socially embarrassing' so Stanislavski had to act and preach his ideas under this stage name. He was acting as only an amateur until 1897 when it became his profession. He had a privileged upbringing as his family was wealthy so he had many…

In the episode called “Game changer”, Haley’s father is explaining that an IPad can be used as a library, as a movie theater or as a music store all rolled into one. Haley’s sister tells her that a library is a place where people get books and Haley responds by saying that a movie theater is a place where people go on dates. What Alex is implying is that her sister is too stupid to know what a library is. On the other hand, Haley’s response implies that she has been on many dates because she is…

The visit starts as an ominous and dramatic, effectively foreshadows the tragedy to come. This story took place in a town by the name of Guellen. This town was thought to be a very humanistic, with a cultured history until they were faced with a solution to their current circumstances. Based on their current appearances it was hard to fathom that Guellen was ones a very renowned, impoverished and accomplished town. The catastrophic state of the town imposes the question of how this came to be on…

Definitions and Examples...... Plot - An event that makes up stories. The events that relate to one another in a pattern or in a sequence. An example is how the story relates to each other through the cause and the effect or there are occurrences of two incidences in the story at the same time at the same time like they were planned. Example- the article by John Updike, Sammy the employee decides to quit his job so that he could catch up with the girls. When he went outside at the parking lot to…