March 26‚ 1911. Years later while in college‚ his Alpha Tau Omega fraternity brothers gave him the name "Tennessee"‚ both because of his southern accent and his father’s background in Tennessee. He is considered one of the foremost American playwrights of the twentieth century and is best known for The Glass Menagerie‚ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. At the age of seven‚ Tennessee was diagnosed with diphtheria which limited his ability to do a lot of activity. His mother would not
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The Supreme Court has made many decisions about police conduct but very few have had the impact on all of law enforcement as that of Tennessee vs. Garner. This landmark case has set very clear lines as when an officer of the law may use deadly force on a fleeing suspect. At about 10:45 p. m. on October 3‚ 1974‚ Officers of the Memphis Police Department‚ Elton Hymon and Leslie Wright responded to a "prowler inside call" (FindLaw.com). After arriving at the scene‚ they saw a woman standing on her
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TENNESSEE v. Cleamtee GARNER‚ et al. 471 U.S. 1‚ 105 S. Ct 1694‚ 85 L.Ed.2d 1 Argued Oct. 30‚ 1984 Decided March 27‚ 1985 A case in which the court ruled that a Tennessee “fleeing felon” law was unconstitutional because it legalize the use of deadly force by police when a suspect poses no immediate threat to the police or others. The court ruled that the use of deadly force was a Fourth Amendment seizure issue subject to a finding of “ reasonableness.” Father‚ whose unarmed son was shot
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Name: Tennessee v. Garner Citation: No. 83-1035‚ 83-1070 (1985) Facts: On October 3‚ 1974‚ Memphis Police Officers Hymon and Wright were dispatched to answer a "prowler inside call." When the police arrived at the scene‚ a neighbor gestured to the house where she had heard glass breaking and that someone was breaking into the house. While one of the officer radioed that they were on the scene‚ the other officer went to the rear of the house hearing a door slam and saw someone run across the
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Tennessee Williams influenced playwrights in the 1950s and continues to do so today. His most popular works are Cat on a Hot Tin Roof‚ The Glass Menagerie‚ and A Streetcar Named Desire. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a story about a Southern family full of dysfunction and crisis. One of the main characters Brick‚ is having doubts about himself and it soon affects his marriage with his wife‚ Maggie. The play revolves around Brick and his extended family over the course of one evening. The Glass Menagerie
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Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 Written by: Brenno Damota Government Period 3 Tennessee Valley Authority Act How it Began... Signed by President Roosevelt on May 18‚1993.‚ it was created as a federal corporation to provide assistance in navigation‚ flood control‚ electricity generation‚ fertilizer manufacturing‚ and economic development in the Tennessee valley region right after the Great Depression. Not only did it tackle important problems like the ones listed above
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The play‚ The Glass Menagerie‚ by Tennessee Williams is a play that focuses on the flaws of people and the overwhelming feeling that many face throughout their life. Tennessee Williams was quite familiar with this feeling. During his career Tennessee Williams even said: I have found it easier to identify with the characters who are on the verge of hysteria‚ who are frightened of life‚ who were desperate to reach out to another person. But these seemingly fragile people are really strong people. (“BrainyQuotes”)
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To belong to anyone else‚ one does not have to give up his or her values or independence by conforming. This is shown through the texts of the film‚ ‘Strictly Ballroom’ directed by Baz Luhrmann and the children’s picture book‚ ‘The Red Tree’ written and illustrated by Shaun Tan. In ‘Strictly Ballroom’ characters‚ scenes and techniques such as dialogue‚ costume‚ lighting‚ and marginalization are used to depict that to belong to anyone else‚ one does not have to give up his or her values or independence
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Discuss Tennessee Williams’ use of symbolism in "The Glass Menagerie" Tennessee Williams’ memory play "The Glass Menagerie describes three separate characters‚ their dreams and the realities they face in a changing world. The play is set in an apartment in st Louis during the American depression. The Glass Menagerie exposes the lost dreams of a southern family and their desperate struggle to escape reality. The play "The glass menagerie" itself is a symbol Williams uses to represent the broken
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Drama Studies Task ONE- Performance Skills A Streetcar named Desire is a play both grimly naturalistic and poetically symbolic‚ written by playwright Tennessee Williams. It is set in New Orleans post the depression and World War II. The characters in A Streetcar Named Desire are trying to rebuild their lives in post-war America. Much of the characters and themes found in Williams’s dramas were derived from the playwright’s own life. Alcoholism‚ depression‚ desire‚ loneliness‚ and insanity were
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