As the lights go black‚ the orchestra begins to play the overture‚ and the curtain opens‚ you are shown a cartoonish castle scene. Ursuline Academy’s <cq> production of Once Upon a Mattress‚ <cq> has begun. Once Upon a Mattress is a funny adaptation of the fairytale The Princess and the Pea <cq>. In Act I‚ the Minstrel is telling the story of the Princess and the Pea‚ but says it’s not true‚ because he was there when it happened. Queen Aggravain <cq> was giving all of the princess-wannabe’s an unfair
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Upon the shore Lindsey h‚ Within‚ poem. Upon the shore is where special things happen. Picnics where everyone gets together to enjoy a good time in the company of their loved ones and closets friends. From the planning of the picnic to being there is a special feeling. Getting my self-ready to go spend a beautiful afternoon full with laughs and joyful people. Once I have gathered the sunscreen‚ the beach towel‚ and the chair with the umbrella attached to it now I’m ready. Well now I will help pack
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to the downfall of Antigone. Firstly‚ the fact that two of her brothers have been fighting to death for the throne has had a negative impact on her life. She has lost both of her brothers at the same time. Secondly‚ Antigone believed that her decision was following divine justice. For example‚ she once said to Creon “Your order was outrageous.” And lastly‚ she has been arrested and put into a cave for following her sense of justice has led to the downfall of Antigone. Despite the fact that Creon has
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Like‚ Whatever she included a section called “What’s Black‚ Then White‚ and Said All Over?”. This section examines common way of speaking‚ which Savan claims has its origins in African American vernacular. Julia Alvarez‚ author of the book Once Upon A Quinceañera: Coming of Age in the USA‚ also writes about other cultures accumulating themselves into the American
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The poem Once by the Pacific written by Robert Frost makes one think and sends a harsh visualization of what is to come in the near future. It was written in 1928 which was a time period where many Americans where experiencing rough and difficult times. Frost is portraying this image by describing a horrific storm that is about to come ashore off of the Pacific Coast. This poem was written in iambic pentameter and rhyme to illustrate the thought of the terrible effects that many Americans
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Jennifer Wells Dr. Diamond ENGL 2520: Essay #1 1 February 2017 Initial examination of the poem "Upon Nothing" by John Wilmot‚ Earl of Rochester‚ causes the reader to shake his head at the seemingly obscure references within the poem. What reads as a light-hearted‚ entertaining poem is actually a deep‚ introspective satire designed to make readers examine themselves in a different way. Wilmot uses the personification of Nothing to express the idea that what humanity considers important is merely
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In the eighth grade‚ I auditioned for a youth production of “Once Upon a Mattress” at the Morgan-Wixson Theater. It was my first time auditioning for a show in which I wasn’t guaranteed a role. Being certain of my abilities and craving a challenge‚ I auditioned and landed a role in the ensemble. A week into rehearsal one of the leads dropped out‚ and the director called back members of the ensemble to replace her. After performing just a quarter of the monologue I was recast as a lead character.
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Engelsk aflevering Once upon a shop Now a day‚ it can be difficult for new entrepreneurs to start a new sustainable firm‚ in a dynamic business world. This is because of the huge competition that comes from the big firms. The big capitalistic firms can mass-produce their products and sell them for a low price‚ which many people finds logical appealing. The more humanistic firms then find it very difficult to compete with the capitalistic‚ because they cannot sell their products as cheap if they
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A once-in-a-life-time event can be good or bad depending on the person or it can be phenomenal or it can be catastrophic. My once-in-a-life-time event is when my daughter was born. The feeling that was going through me was that of anticipation. The call from the Red Cross telling me that my beautiful‚ pregnant wife wants me to come home to see our baby be born. At this moment I was in Redstone Arsenal‚ Alabama still in my training for the army. At first Red Cross would not send the message to me
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The title of the poem “A Contemplation upon Flowers” means that the persona is in deep thoughts about the flowers. The persona admires the flowers because‚ according to him‚ they are brave and charming. He wishes that he was not conceited because even though the flowers are very charming and beautiful they are not conceited. The flowers exist and allow others to observe and critique their appearance without becoming so self- conscious that they harm anyone or cause disruptions. They then die
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