Developmental stage theories

Russell A. Potter in “Tupac’s Posthumous Live Tour,” makes copious claims leading to his argument: that holographic concerts by dead artists such as, Tupac Shakur isn’t a bright idea due to the fact that their presentation on the platform wouldn’t be genuine and overall it wouldn’t “have the complexity, or the humanity, to really compel our interests.” I disagree with Potter’s argument because a holographic concert by Tupac Shakur could potentially raise money for charity. For example, there was…

1”Awareness of Differences, Confronting the Differences, Power Struggles, Fight or Flight, and Intractable.” As I offer the following explanation, I’ll attempt to do so parallel to Prochaska and DiClemente’s six stage transtheoretical model of change. This model consists of the following levels or stages of change, pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance and relapse. Kale describes the Awareness of Differences level as when people first become aware that there…

The crowd hushed as a voice sounded from behind the dark stage. “Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome you to witness…” the announcer started. The once noisy, chattering room was now silent with anticipation. No one in the audience knew what they were going to witness, all they knew was that Step Afrika was a dance group. The room was electrified from the audience's curiosity. While the voice announced Step Afrika, the room became dark, and when the lights came back up a group of…

tap dancer as a young boy. Getting down and dirty to the soul of this performance, there is no doubt that Tap Dogs Beams is far from the more traditional style of tap dancing. With a contemporary influence, Tap Dogs is known for transforming their stages into garage style, industrial themed dance spaces like nothing you have seen before. This inspiration comes from Perry’s history as a tap dancer. Starting out dancing in the garage behind his…

highlight of everyone's year and thousands look forward to it. It is the one, the only, Awestruck Pageant. “Hello everybody, and welcome to this year's famous and fabulous, pageant!”, squeaked Mr. Person, who was actually a worm, as he wiggled onto the stage. “Today you will see the most graceful beings in the whole world, and be awestruck by their beauty. Today is a special day. It could change your life forever in ways that are unknown to me. Everyone should know the importance of seeing a…

Summer ended and school was about to start up again. I had to sign up for new classes this year. Trying to wisely dovetail “just right” classes into my schedule was complex. It was important for me to choose classes that met my graduating requirements, fit into my weekly schedule and complemented my homeschool studies. After scrutinizing the class selection, I selected drama for the last two class periods on Wednesday. Previously, I had been in drama for 2 years at North Star. Pleasant memories…

Scene 5 [In the office, there is a window and a desk stage left and a door stage right; the desk is facing stage left with a black swivel chair. There is a bookcase stage upstage with a lot of books, all ranging in dark colors.] Narrator: It had been a long day for Liv: she had found the cure for the zombie drug and had tried to fight the urge to indulge her former zombie ways. She sits exhausted in her office. Ravi: [opens door on stage right and enters and says in a sarcastic tone] So, how…

butterflies in my stomach made me queasy, the waiting made me anxious, and the noises that surrounded me gave me a headache. I wanted the wait to be over; I wanted to get on that stage and just start acting so I could be done with it. Yet, I also didn’t. I didn’t want our play to be over; I wanted to stay on that stage forever. It was the last show of our school’s version of Seussical the Musical. I was a Who, specifically Cindy Lou. The yellow, sparkly tutu was a key factor of my costume, not…

My Life in Music The aching pain vibrating in my chest is a constant reminder that in about thirty seconds I will be singing to more than seven thousand people. The sweat sliding down my forehead makes me realize how nervous I am. My lips are about to sing the beautiful italian words from the song, “Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Sento” written by the famous author Giovanni Paisiello. Every performance, prior to performing I am in this constant state. It is what I like to call, “the state of the…

heart begins to beat faster and faster, and his palms start to sweat. Everything he's prepared for is all coming down to this one night. He runs on stage with everything in place. The crowd starts to cheer, and the spotlights are all on him. “It's time to kill it,” he exclaims, and the show begins! So you might be wondering who is this mysterious man on stage was, well I'll tell you. This man is none other than Bo Burnham himself, and he’s an American comedian, singer, songwriter, actor, and…