Tin Pan Alley

the play Peter and the Starcatcher, written by Rick Elice, on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Elice’s comedic play acts as the prequel to J.M. Barrie’s play Peter and Wendy since it gives backstory to the character Peter Pan. Peter and the Starcatcher features the protagonist Peter Pan, originally a nameless orphan, who meets the brave Molly Aster while on a ship. The kids have a run in with Captain Black Stache’s band of pirates as they try to recover a chest filled with the Queen’s treasure. I…

Between the years 1896 and 1912, many significant events occurred. There were new parties being formed, new ways of thinking being expressed, and multiple attempts on taking of lives. The book, Murdering McKinley: The Making of Theodore Roosevelt’s America, by Eric Rauchway, maps out the twists and turns during this time period. Rauchway creatively and informatively goes into the details of the assassination of President McKinley, the trial of Leon F. Czolgosz, Theodore Roosevelt’s terms, the…

externalities with all large prestigious events, leaving an array of implications for society. These externalities must be then “weighed” and assessed to determine the social footprint of the Pan American Games. i) Externalities of Consumption With 87% of Toronto’s residents stating that watching, attending, or witnessing the Pan American Games improves their daily quality of life, the survey helps prove that the positive externalities of consumption significantly outweigh the negative ones.…

Southern Values in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof "The weight of Southern history, the power of social and racial divisions and its rituals and taboos often make self-determination and moral choice unachievable" (King). This statement from Kimball King perfectly summarizes the point Tennessee Williams strove to exemplify in many of his works. Thomas Lanier Williams, better known as Tennessee Williams, was born on March 26, 1911 in Columbus Mississippi. He spent the first seven years of his life in…

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Plot Summary (1958) It’s 1958 Mississippi, where the white man stills holds more power than the blacks, (which is still modern day Mississippi). We meet our first main character named Brick Pollitt, played by Paul Newman. A former high school football star, he spends a night at his football field, trying to relive his glory days while getting completely wasted. Yeah, when you are depressed, go to the sight of your depression with tons of beer. He falls and breaks his…

Each culture has a number of things that is thought to be exclusively theirs. Dancing specifically is something that makes a culture more easily identified. When you see a particular dance or think of it you, without delay associate it with a specific culture or group of people. For instance, when you hear hip-hop dance you immediately think of African Americans right? Let’s take this same idea and apply it to stepping or step dancing, what group of people or culture do you associate it with?…

The NPHC Homecoming Step Show is one of the yearly events at The University of Alabama during homecoming season. It is a tradition of excellence of more than 30 years. NPHC organizations also provide a variety of programs designed to enhance the cultural experience of UA students. These organizations are often referred to as divine nine: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma…

Air transportation is essential for business and leisure traveling. People travel by air for many reasons such as various destinations to choose from, shorter traveling times, and safety. No matter the reason, air traveling carries direct and indirect expense and cost to the industry and customers. Some direct cost to the air industry is labor and fuel. Both variables can cause ticket prices to increase or decrease depending on how each airline company decides to allocate their profits.…

When you think of Ashton Kutcher you think of comedy. When you think of Rosa Parks you think of Civil Rights. When you think of Michael Jordan you think of basketball. When you think of John Paul II you think of religion. Did you know that all of these people were involved in Greek life? I just made you a little more interested in Sororities did I not? Several tactics, including recruiting, crushing misconceptions, giving fascinating facts, and sharing personal stories, are used by Greek…

To join a sorority, the potential new members (PNMs) have to gain entrance into the organizations. The idea of gatekeepers is seen in sororities. This entrance revolves around the existing members give approval to the potential new members (Stuber 2011). While some sororities say that not everyone can fit into their sorority, they also claim to be diverse among themselves (Handler 1995). The process to gain entrance to a sorority is sorority recruitment, where the sororities allow new member to…