The play “Our Town” explores the lives of people (primarily two families) living in a small and quiet American town in the 1900’s. In the first act entitled “Daily life”‚ the narrator did a good job of guiding the audience’s imagination to set up the ideas of a town in the early 1900’s. The lighting and sound cues made that very successful. The lighting was on cue and was very good at setting the scenes (i.e. brighter for morning sunrise). Realistic sets and props were minimal but‚ the performers
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Fifty years ago‚ there was a town called “Tangkwian‚” a small village in the far east of Thailand. It was so small that everybody knew each other well as they were in the same family. Time goes by‚ everything has changed so much that you may not believe that “Muangklaeng Town” was once surrounded by woods. Now‚ The town is considered one of the best places for summer vacation. It is just fifteen kilometers from Laemaepim beach; and there is all sorts of places—shopping centers‚ restaurants‚ theaters
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Holeman June 1‚ 2014 ENG 1100 Advantages of Small Town Living vs. the Advantages of Big City Living I have lived in small towns with their quiet charm and easy lay back living. I have also lived in big city where this is always something to do. But what if you had to choose? Let ’s compare the two. Both small towns and big cities have aspects and qualities that are good‚ one has a slower typing of living‚ while the one is fast. In a small town‚ there are some values that are more important and
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During the Great Depression receiving an education was becoming more and more difficult for southerners. From not being able to afford the required supplies needed‚ to not being able to pay the tutions‚ many people found it nearly impossible to attend school. The novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee shows how the lack of education in society during the Great Depression affected Southerners lives‚ not allowing them to change their futures for the better. The public school system changed
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Ziyin Chen History 146-04 In 1978‚ November 18th‚ there was a tragedy happened in a town located in Guyana. The town’s name was “Jones Town‚” and it was named by Jim Jones. The purpose of the town was to bring Jim Jones’ believers together and live happily ever after‚ but turns out to be a huge tragedy for those who were living in Jones Town. Around 909 people committed suicide by drinking poison under the command of Jim Jones. There were few survivors‚ but they have lost their family members (Nelson)
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Life in Medieval Towns and Cities In urban areas there was essentially freedom within the walls. When cities and towns received their charters‚ a certain amount of freedom was gained‚ but it was by no means a democratic society. Population and Urban Environment Medieval cities were extremely small by our standards. London had only 10‚000-100‚000 residents during the medieval period. Cities were geographically small with the average about 1 square mile with 300‚000 inhabitants. The streets
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Although you probably have at least heard of the Great Depression‚ there are things about people‚ food‚ and entertainment you probably don’t know. People had hard lives‚ food was hard to get‚ and entertainment was one of the few things that kept people going. This paper will show how some people struggled‚ how people saved food and what they ate‚ and what people had to entertain themselves. During the Great Depression the families suffered a lot. Marriage was not faring to well‚ divorce rates were
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31/10/11 Our Town by: Thornton Wilder Our Town by Thornton Wilder first takes place a town called Grove’s Corners in New Hampshire on May 7th 1901. Act II takes place on July 7th 1904 with a flashback. And Act III takes place in the summer of 1913 with a flashback to 1899. The rising action is the first romantic conversation between George and Emily and the couple’s wedding. The basis of this story is about a group of people that live in a fairly small town and they take life for granted. Act
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The Great Depression‚ starting in the early 1930’s‚ was a devastating event putting millions out of work and destroying the economy of the time with frozen credit and deflation. The Great Depression left people of the United States hungry and scrambling to find jobs where there were none. Starting with the stock market crash‚ banks failing‚ and farmers left in shambles after World War I‚ it caused people to lose jobs leaving them on the streets unable to find new places of work because many companies
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