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Characterization and Practical Differences between Plays and Films as in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun When a human is subjected to trying times, it does not take long for one’s true colors to show. It was Alabama governor Bob Riley who said, “Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the 'hero' within us is revealed”. In A Raisin in the Sun, a play by Lorraine Hansberry, the Younger family is experiencing struggles of their own. While the play conveyed this…

intentions during his stay in Italy “Tranio, since for the great desire I had to see fair Padua, nursery of the arts, I am arrived for fruitful Lombardy.” Through this one phrase, Shakespeare sets the scene for the entire play and gives the reader a clear picture of not only the setting but additionally, Lutencio’s intentions. Moreover, the film Ten Things I Hate About You is set in a fictitious town named Padua in America. Although the productions share the same town namesakes, they are set in…

The twenty-first century has been a time of great advancement for humanity, but also a time of great decline of American influence, as a whole, across the globe. With the world’s once greatest superpower now showing weakness, lying vulnerable, the time is ripe for a rising star to make a grab at achieving the hegemonic status that has lain in the stable hands of the Americans for so long, to pull the rug out from under their feet. As history has shown the transition of a new power into and…

body. After initially being unsatisfied with his new body, Chris Brown ventures outside where he starts to see the benefits of his newfound freedom. He says, “Walking down the street and ain't nobody know my name (whoa). Ain't no paparazzi flashing pictures, this is great (whoa). Ain't nobody judging 'cause I'm Black or my controversial past.” Through these lyrics, Chris Brown explores the simple aspects of his life that he misses because of his fame and race. However, he is concerned about what…

It is nearly impossible to go anywhere these days without seeing an advertisement, or something relating to The Walt Disney Company (Disney). Perhaps you are seeing this advertised using a cable network like ABC or ESPN, or possibly on one of the newspaper companies that used to belong to Capital Cities/ ABC Inc. (ABC). This was not always the case, and in 1995 it was time for Disney to improve on their media outlook. In 1996 at its New York Shareholder meeting, The Walt Disney Company's merger…

For example, Johnson points out the Elizabethan examples of Cupid. Shakespeare calls cupid a fool, not elaborating on the fact that Cupid gains intelligence at his mistress’s eyes. Donne accepts the traditional view of Cupid but he also creates a picture that Cupid is intelligent, staying away from his love (1100). Essentially, Johnson states that Donne was incredibly intelligent in his use of allusions in his poetry. It is also emphasized that Donne was a highly conscious artist in reaction to…

well-known for its documentation of history and works of art. We can thank Vasari for his biography Lives of the Artists for making a compilation of artists throughout this time frame. He credits Cimabue, Giotto, Masaccio, and Michelangelo with being touchstones of this period, but artists and architects I would include in this narrative would be Cambio, Brunelleschi, Donatello, Botticelli, Da Vinci, and Bramante for their involvement, not only with creating different styles, but their overall…

Reinhold Niebuhr was a Civil Rights ethicist. From Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954 to late 1968, Niebuhr published articles and editorials, and held public conversations interpreting the Civil Rights Movement’s ongoing actions to abolish juridical segregation and anti-black discrimination. As with the movement itself, these writings and discourses exhibit moments of optimism, celebration, misfire, disappointment, and reassessment. Niebuhr engages in what might called moral publicity,…

Introduction Freedom of speech is defined as the right to freedom of expression. It upholds the rights of all to express their views and opinions freely. It allows the individual to express themselves without interference and restrictions from the government. It is one of the most fundamental rights that every individuals enjoy and a cornerstone of democratic rights and freedoms. It can be considered as one of the most dangerous rights as freedom of speech refers to an individual to express…