Tahari Gordon October 3‚ 2014 Fundamentals of Musical Theatre Show Boat Response Paper The timeless Kern and Hammerstein classic Show Boat is a musical far beyond its time. Rich with beautiful music and characters but also a plot that surpassed anything of the time period. This show was a preface for Hammerstein’s intricate styling of compiling a show’s plot and lyric. His trend‚ portrayed in Show Boat and many of his other productions‚ pairs a lighthearted sound and classic love stories with
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I want to talk about the “sea” in Stephen Crane’s "The Open Boat". The paper tries to explore the three symbolisms of the ocean - freedom‚ life and the end‚ to help readers better understand the sea’s role in the story. We live on Earth‚ more than 70% of the area covered by the ocean‚ and 97% of surface water reserves in the ocean. Therefore‚ the important role oceans play in our lives can be imagined. Ocean in the minds of the people not only a symbol of human unconquerable natural forces‚ but
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Compare and contrast the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in the first three Acts of Macbeth. Macbeth‚ the tragedy‚ is a penetrating‚ concentrated‚ and harrowing study of ambition. The play itself tells the story of a man‚ urged by his wife and foretold by prophecy‚ who commits regicide in order to gain power. His ostentatious appetite for domination only leads to his triumphal downfall deeming he and his wife naught but the‚ "dead butcher and his fiend like queen." However
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Generally speaking‚ an antagonist is a character in a literary work that opposes the protagonist‚ or chief character. The antagonist can be a person‚ animal‚ or force of nature‚ as long as it provides a source of conflict. Juror Eight could at first be viewed as the antagonist of Twelve Angry Men‚ because he opposes the votes of the other eleven jurors. However‚ as the story progresses‚ Juror Eight establishes reasonable doubt and is able to convince and win over more and more jurors. Eventually
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2013 Professor Sarvay Short Story Response Paper 3: Open Boat By: Stephen Crane Setting plays a big role in stories‚ suggesting the mood and also the time and place of the story. Writers must create a picture with their words to establish visuals for their readers. To further help understand the purpose of setting we have the short story‚ “Open Boat”‚ by Stephen Crane. The story follows four men and their experience on the sunk steamer Commodore. Though any story can show
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The Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival‚ also called the Duanwu Festival‚ is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years‚ the festival has been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped to form a pyramid using bamboo or reed leaves) and racing dragon boats. The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races‚ especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. This regatta commemorates the death
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Sloths—the adorable and lethargic animals living in treetops—depend on the health and survival of Central and South American tropical forests. They spend much of their lives in the canopy‚ snoozing and remaining hidden from predators. The animals live solitary lives and travel from tree to tree using canopy vines. Located in places such as Brazil and Panama‚ the six species of this strange and wonderful animal need healthy forests to survive. But tropical forests are some of the most vulnerable
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My first time riding banana boat The scariest moment of my life was the first time I riding banana boat. It was last summer‚ when my friends and I took a trip to Phuket. We stayed there for a week and spent our time swimming‚ having seafood and visiting popular tourist attractions. In the evening on the third day of the trip‚ after coming back from visiting Phuket aquarium‚ my friends forced me to ride the banana boat because they knew I didn’t like extreme sport activities. I tried to refuse
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you have studied‚ write an essay in response to this statement.” INTRO Thesis: Worlds created within texts often reflect reality and encourage the reader to inquire about issues present in our world. Supporting sentences: Texts such as Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and “The Test” by Angelica Gibbs‚ present the reader with universal issues such as racial prejudice‚ power imbalance‚ the importance of aspirations and the understanding of gender roles in society. These real issues are conveyed so
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brought together‚ married‚ but instead of a life of happiness and glamour‚ their story is one of great tragedy. The title of the book is Romeo and Juliet‚ but a large amount of this story has to do with numerous other characters who influence their untimely deaths. There are three characters in particular that had a large influence on the story of which are Friar Lawrence‚ Tybalt‚ and Mercutio. It is because of these three’s arrogance‚ stupidity‚ and numerous disagreements that Romeo and Juliet pass way
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