Ragtime

Possibly the most exciting achievement in August Wilson’s career is his creation of the Century Cycle. It is a series of ten plays that illustrates the African American experience in the twentieth century. Each play is set in a different decade as they give realistic encounters of the various events that happens in that particular decade. The cycle isn’t a serial story but there are repeated appearances of characters at different stages of their life. However, many have pointed out Wilson’s lack…

Work on the New York subway started in 1900. The world’s first vacuum cleaner was invented in 1901. The vacuum was invented by Hubert Cecil Booth. The triple AAA (American Automobile Association) was started in 1902. The international morse code signal for SOS (...---...) became the worldwide standard. Thomas Edison was alive during this time. He created the light bulb. Babe Ruth was only a rookie at this time. Theodore Roosevelt became president during this decade. Mark Twain was alive…

Native Canadian writing exposes the pain of racial segregation. No writer worth his salt has ever glossed over the racial violence meted out to them by the colonizers. In poignant and poetic prose they have poured out their sufferings with dignity asking that they be treated with respect and honour. Frantz Fanon in his Black Skin, White Masks poses the question: “What does a black man want”? He gives the answer that a black man wants to be white. It is perhaps natural tendency of mimicry.…

INTRODUCTION This paper work presents the American society and the way it is reflected through theater. The twenty century was a time of changes in America, changes which were reflected in different areas of American life. People were affected by the two World Wars and they were scared by the idea that a new war could start. This changes not only affected the social and economic life, it affected people and their ideas about life and wealth. Important changes happened within industry, scholar…