The Thirty-Nine Steps

The Camden County Drama Club production, of “39 Steps” took place in 1930s Great Britain. The play follows Richard Hannay throughout the play as he seeks to clear his name, upon being accused for the murder of a young spy named Annabella. During the 2 hour play, there were over 15 characters, all of which were portrayed by a total of 4 actors. The play took on an interesting twist with Clown 1 and Clown 2(Cole) in particular, as they portrayed over 5 characters each. The uproar brought to the stage by the crisp English accents of the clowns’ many characters, truly provided the emphasis needed to bring the audience into the time period. Through the combination of verbal characterization and a devoted cast, the thrill seeking audience was surely…

When comparing the book and film versions of The Thirty Nine Steps, there are many similarities in plot and theme, but differences in gender and specific details of the film. In my opinion, women and gender becomes a substantial theme when comparing the book and film versions. Hitchcock directed and got the idea to adapt the book version, written by John Buchan, into a movie. Hitchcock recalled reading the book as a teenager and found the action, mystery, and suspense of the book interesting and…

While the most popular adaptation of Thirty-Nine Steps is Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film, it has been put on stage countless times, with each director adding their own version of the classic piece. While originally adapted by Patrick Barlow, the show directed by Jon Halpin is simply an outstanding version, using many of the elements and themes of epic theatre, mainly around character transformation and set. Firstly there’s the scene of “The Car Scene”. This scene really shows the theme of epic…

To think that the human body is capable of creating and developing a life is mind boggling but it is truly amazing. Fetal development is remarkable once the whole forty weeks is broken down into smaller steps. The Trimesters Each trimester lasts between twelve and thirteen weeks, and the first trimester of pregnancy which is weeks one through twelve. Fertilization happens during weeks one and two meaning that conception doesn’t actually happen until week three (Mayo Clinic, 2014). At week four…

Project 3-in-1 Bounce, Stride and Ride Introduction The 3-in-1 Bounce, Stride & Ride Elephant from Fisher Price is a “grow-with-me” mobile toy, designed for infants from ages nine to thirty-six months. This adorable and interactive toy is made from colorful plastic and has measurements of 22" x 13" x 17" (Fisher Price, 2014). At the head of the elephant there are cloth ears that move as the elephant moves, a rollerball that rattles when struck, and large light up buttons that play over thirty…

believe it is so easy to abuse the system. Some say it is as easy to benefit up to sixty-nine thousand dollars paid by the working class on top (Hickford). The only way to catch the frauds and cheats of welfare is to report them when people see it happen. The only hard part is to find the right support of these frauds. By support,…

In chapter thirty eight Hendrick explains the importance of not giving up. The Bible is a huge book containing 66 books. Reading the Bible can become overwhelming due to many characters and prophets that are introduced in the Bible. Hendricks writes that the main problem is that people who read the Bible often hit a wall during the interpretation phase. Readers get drenched with information that they often don't know how follow up to the next phase. Which is application Hendrick states that…

Greek Temple My Greek temple sits on a cliff looking over the Aegean Sea. My temple is dedicated to Poseidon who’s the God of the sea, and protectors of the water. The style I chose to use to build my temple was Iconic. My temple is rather long, and measuring twenty four by forty-five sq. ft. My columns are each three feet apart. They stretch to thirty-two feet tall and there are eight columns in the front eight columns in the back, and fifteen columns on each side. There is a carved band…

Clostridium Difficile Tiffany Hoang Health Science Technology 03/03/2016  Clostridium Difficile Clostridium difficile also known as C. diff is a disease caused by a germ which in the United States infected half a million people in 2011, and twenty nine thousand people that died within thirty days. Patients with this disease have symptoms such as watery diarrhea, fever, loss of appetite, nausea, and abdominal pain. Usually, people who are at increased risk for C. diff had gastrointestinal…

Based on Libertarian theory, I would argue against the mandates that minnesota has put on the construction of the Vikings’ stadium. These mandates require that nine and eleven percent of the construction contracts be awarded to women, and minority owned businesses, respectively. It also requires that thirty two percent and six percent of the workforce be minority races, and women, respectively. I believe that the government is overstepped its bounds, and has limited the rights of Mortenson…