Goal! 2: Living the Dream...

something that should reflect nature as precisely as possible. Theatre is something that reflects nature, and although this reflection should be as precise as possible, it may still be twisted, especially by the director’s motivations. The ultimate goal of Hamlet is to disturb his uncle, and by reflecting nature back at Claudius, he will be stricken by just how horrible his crime is, as his reaction later in Act 3 shows. Hamlet himself realizes the importance of speeches, to theatre and life as…

very important piece of advice from a completely stranger, "Do not be afraid to admit that a problem exists, it is not resolved, if you do not realize it. If you are ashamed that their parents pay for school, and you're not learning, then there are 2 options. Or parents to admit that you made a mistake by insisting on training in Miami and go home to parents are not paying money for nothing or get together and start to learn well. If you are the winner, you will choose the second option.…

Stanislavsky, the founding father of modern acting, stated that acting should be based on real life. It should do more than just simply speak, feel, or gesture an action or word, but instead do truthfully by bringing a character in a film or play to life. He believed that in order to do so, a character must have objectives, obstacles, and motivations to perform actions to achieve what he or she wants (Olivieri, lesson 1, 1:42-9:33). In the film, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, directed by Elia Kazan;…

Poor people often pay more for things such as loans, and being turned away due to poor credit. In a journal titled “The High Cost of Being Poor” by Gorman, Peter states that “Unfortunately, many poor people, living paycheck to paycheck, are forced to make choices that create more debt. Welfare reforms instituted in 1996 are hitting home with a vengeance, housing programs are being cut back, and financial institutions--from banks to credit card companies--are…

Strain theorists believe that individuals can become hopeless and feel that the only way to obtain their dreams is by joining a gang (Cooper, 2011). Lastly, is cultural deviance theory and this one is a combination of disorganization and strain theories. Theorists believe criminal behavior is due to the strain people feel and the social isolation that urban…

Living a creative life is sensual, juicy and exciting. Going on a creative date with yourself will rejuvenate and inspire all of your senses and open your mind. Go somewhere that feels glorious and freeing for you. Find a place where the beauty brings you to your knees and speaks directly to your soul. When you open yourself up and allow creative energies to burst and then embrace the ideas, your life will change dynamically. You can also consider getting together with a group of friends…

What can a criminologist actually do? When you were an infant, did you ever feel so passionate about doing something when you grew up? Some idea you had of how being interested in something will one day take you somewhere in life, and no one actually ruined that passion you had. Like when you thought you had the power of being anyone or doing something you loved to do. Something you would imagine yourself doing in thirty years or something you would always be playing with your friends when you…

Expectations can either make or break one’s future. In life we are all given choices that inevitably lead to our own decisions. Our own decisions can give us consequences that help shape our life. Our peers help us in our adolescence to dream big for our futures to come. Everything goes great until we hit our first obstacle which makes us doubt our abilities to succeed; this is very much like football. Football is a game of failures, the more you fail the more you learn. The best learning…

Roxton 1 Evan Roxton Hadley English 2H Per. 6 14 August 2017 Sembene, Ousmane. God's Bits of Wood. Heineman Publishers (Pty) Ltd, 1960. Set in the 1940’s Sembene Ousmane 1923-2007 Key Quotations “Real misfortune is not just a matter of being hungry and thirsty; it is a matter of knowing that there are people who want you to be hungry and thirsty” This quote sets the stage for the whole book showing that the reason to be angry is not simply that there are no resources, but that they are being…

Vermont who started his life of politics at a young age. Senator Sanders comes from a family of immigrants, his father came to America in 1921 at the age of 17. With his father being an immigrant this undoubtedly shaped the way he views immigrant laws. Living in Brooklyn in the early 1930’s, Senator Sanders became aware of Hitler’s rise to power and tyranny. Being Jewish himself, watching millions of innocent people of his own religion die in the hands of a corrupt leader triggered Senator…