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is (Kazek). The characters in this book relate to Flagg herself and other friends. Fannie made the main character a sixty year old former Miss Alabama just like herself (Luesse). Flagg has written many other books that have similar effects and that show her personality in them. Most people say that the Filling Station has the same effect as reading Fried Green Tomatoes (Kazek). Even though the stories are different they are similar because Flagg has a certain way of writing. Fannie likes to use…

Oprah winefry is a disadvantaged woman who was born in poverty and rose to the top. She is north Americas only black billionaire and the most influential women of the 20th century. Oprah winerfy was born in January 29, 1956 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She was born to a teenage mother, who was single. Not long after she moved in with her grandmother, hattie mae. She was extremely poor at the time and took comfort from her faith in god. Later in life, she moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and stayed…

When summarizing Rocky Horry Picture Show, we must not only understand the history of the production- but also the history of the world at the time of its release. RHS is arguably a postmodern masterpiece, although it’s cult following would never claim that title. To proclaim itself a serious postmodern work of art would allow the show to be adopted by the mainstream, whose attributes are usually NOT what the show stands for whatsoever. Rather, the show provides both audience members and…

Like shows that have come before it, Glee has set a precedent as a new type of ‘Gay TV,’ one that foresees an evolution to an even larger scale acceptance of homosexuality. Although it maintains some of the stereotypes of gay men, such as musicality and style…

A “narrative” is defined as being a “written or spoken account of connected events” (“Narrative”). Narratives can take many forms. For instance, in english class many of the short stories we read are narratives. However, a movie, a television show or a song, could also be a narrative. Even our lives can be considered our own personal narratives in which we are the writer, the main character and often times the reader. “Life as a Narrative” demonstrates how certain events, both minor and major,…

enormous boost from her next television series, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She played Sue Ann Nivens, White showed audiences that behind her sweet smile lay a sharp wit(biography, 2017). White won two Emmy Awards for her work on the series of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. In contrast to her role as Sue Ann, Betty played the sweet and naive Rose Nylund on the popular 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls. The series landed among the top-ranked shows during its seven seasons on the air(biography, 2017).…

What do laser beams and Transylvania have in common? What happens when mad scientists meet groupies? The classic cult production, The Rocky Horror Show, brings together elements of glam rock and Horror B-Movies. This winter, the University of Colorado Theatre Department brought the classic science fiction and campy humor to the University Theatre stage. Directed by Hadley Kamminga-Peck with musical direction by David Nehlsthe, the musical captured the essence of Richard O’Brien’s 1973 musical.…

For my musical ethnography, I was originally going to attend a showing of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show”, but it ended up being sold out last minute. At that point, I began to worry because that was the only event I had planned to attend. As my worry was starting to progress, I remembered, and also took a quick glance at the types of events we could attend and saw that it said we could attend a religious service. I quickly looked up services in my area for the next day and came across a website…

This is not something they are used to seeing especially since Marcus has a very strong headed and assertive wife. So, it is clear that throughout each movie the main characters are confronted with unfamiliar traditions within these strange new cultures they are experiencing. Overall, there are many aspects of these cultures such as traditions, power distance, and in and out groups that are new to them and that they must adjust to throughout their time within them. Lastly, I would like to…

Picture Show. The pinnacle of openmindedess. A place where people of all genders, races, and creeds can safely explore their sexualities without fear of judgment or bullying. Right? To outsiders, absolutely. For those of us in the Rocky Horror Picture Show community, not so much. While we project fun, silliness, and freedom onstage for audiences every Saturday night at midnight, backstage is a completely different story. For my part, I joined my cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show a few…