Caryl Churchill

Research Paper: Cloud 9 “Cloud 9”, a play written by Caryl Churchill in 1979, is composed of two acts and focuses in a colonial British family who lives in Africa during the Victorian Era. The central theme explores the search for identity and social struggles that this family is facing. Such themes have a similarity to the society during the time that the play was written and it also can be related to the time in which we are currently living. “Joshua. My skin is black but oh my soul is white. I hate my tribe. My master is my light. I only live for him. As you can see, what white men want I want to be” (Churchill 6). This quote is recited by a young African boy, who despites his ethnic background and displays his desire to be part of a white family. In 1979, Racism was a big issue in the United States. During that time, African Americans were discriminated against and practically treated as slaves; not only African American but also immigrants. As Joshua, whose main goal was to fit in with the white society, there were some movements during the time, as “Rock Against Racism”, who were still seeking for the same goal and fighting for the African American equality. Even though today racism is not as big as it was, we still face the same issue, for example the shooting of black citizens by the police, and other movements that still…

How do Churchill and Angelis present the characters in Top Girls to examine the struggles for women in the historical context in which they are set. Remember to present alternative viewpoints in your answer and to examine the aspects of dramatic presentation and stagecraft in your textual study. Top Girls by Caryl Churchill, written in 1982 and Playhouse Creatures by April De Angelis, written in 1993, are two congruent texts which delve into the ongoing war for women battling against the system…

War II World War II had many influential leaders. Some more influential than others, but two of the most influential leaders were Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Both men showed exquisite leadership skills and strategic foresight for war. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were important leaders during WWII, whose leadership allowed for the defeat of Hitler. Franklin Delanore Roosevelt was a phenomenal leader. He had a strong character and a confidence that kept people…

It was a meeting of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. After seeing that the war against Germany was coming to a close these three Allied powers came together to discuss the next steps in ending the war. They decided that they would demand Germany’s unconditional surrender. This was just the first step to the plans for a post-war world. A big discussion was what to do with the conquered country after the war and the…

Both the “Never Give In” speech by Winston Churchill and the “Good Will Hunting” monologue delivered by Robin Williams, are similar speeches in their themes and stylistic features. On October 29, 1941, United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Harrow School to give an inspirational speech to the students. The world was an extremely dark place, World War II had just begun and the United Kingdom was struggling. The speech was optimistic, concerning the outcome of the war and referred…

rates of ethnic minorities ̶̶ especially Aboriginal students (Enns, 2014). Regardless of the reasons for placement, (prior academic performance, grades, teachers ' recommendations, or educational aspirations—all of which are influenced by socioeconomic background), there are substantial social class differences in the resulting track designations (Crosby and Owens, 2). For example, a special course, called Skills Development classes, that aims to improve learning strategies for students whom may…

In 1941 Nazi Germany other axis powers began taking over the world. The United States of America, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union fought against them. Many people know of historical events that occurred in Europe and the Pacific but do not know of events that occurred in Africa. A lot of Africans fought in world war two along with the colonial leaders, some were overtaken are in control by the axis powers other by the Allies. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president of the United States,…

Rhetorical Analysis of Their Finest Hours Their finest hour is a famous speech given by Winston Churchill on 18, June 1940. What happens in the unusual 1940? Let us walk into that year, an extremely terrible year, when England is fluttering about in the storm. Not long before the outbreak of the Second World War, under the Germany’s crazy assault, Austria, Finland, Belgium…have already licked the dust. Maybe the German is fully prepared, France, which claims to be the first power in the…

As a child Winston Churchill was not so spectacular. In fact, he was a rebellious child and he was in the lowest classes at his school. Is this really the great politician, speaker, and writer that we know him to be? Well in order to understand this, we have to start from the very beginning. All the way back to November 30, 1874 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire where he was born. Growing up, Churchill did not have much exposure to his parents. He even said later on in his life that him and his…

The lusitania was indeed a fascinating ship. However there were some aspects in which bunked down that magnifency. Winston Churchill explains how that is come to affect many people boarding that ship. One, the sinking of the Lusitania was not completely unexpected, two, information was already there to prevent the sinking of the ship, and the deceased plus survivors. In the American newspaper, there was cautionary advice by germans saying that passengers traveling on british ships that they…