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    Some people prefer to live in a small town whilst others prefer to live in a big city. Which place would I prefer to live in? Living in big cities or small towns both have advantages and disadvantages to their location. People’s living preferences vary for many reasons such as age‚ profession and interests. Convenience is one of the most beneficial factors to living in a big city. Larger cities are more industrial and advanced and everything can be found with the least effort and time. Big cities

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    On the Town – the American Musical On the Town is a musical movie which midpoints the lives of three sailors who were on a 24-hour shore break. The movie situates around New York City during the period of war in 1944. Correspondingly‚ On the Town portrays the insufficiency of time during the World War II. Within the 24-hour leave‚ the three comrades named Chip‚ Ozzie‚ and Gabey were looking for their dream girls after they had visited the city’s best sights including the Brooklyn Bridge‚ the American

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    for granted. In the drama “Our Town”‚ Wilder wants the audience to realize how they need to appreciate everything in life because there will never be a second chance. We need to live life to the fullest. Eventually the time will come where we are lying on our deathbed and regretting all the things in life that we took for granted. Wilder wants us to appreciate‚ welcome‚ embrace‚ repeat‚ love‚ and share every ordinary day-to-day moments in life. The drama “Our Town” shows that we need to clutch on

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    The Significance of Marriage and Friendship in Our Town Companionship is arguably one of the most important things in the world. Without companionship‚ it has been scientifically proven that a person becomes depressed‚ lonely‚ and in extreme circumstances‚ insane. Two forms of companionship are marriage and friendship. Most people spend their entire lives seeking new friends‚ waiting until they find someone special enough to be their spouse. People need companionship and it is considered

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    In the play “ Our Town “ by Thorton Wilder was based on a fictional town. The theme of the play in my opinion is never take life for granted‚ always appreciate it. I say that because in act 3 that I’m going to explain about‚ Emily dies and come back alive. Act one is called “ Daily Life “ and it gives us an insight on the townspeople lives‚ but it mainly focused on two american families name gibsses and webbut is they lived a modest‚ busy ‚ full life. Those two families lived next door from

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    Good-looking‚ fun-loving‚ sporty and sociable. If Cape Town was in the dating game that’s how her profile would read. And - for once - it’s all true. The Mother City of South Africa occupies one of the world’s most stunning locations‚ with an iconic mountain slap-bang in her centre. Advertisement As beautiful as the surrounding beaches and vineyards can be‚ it’s the rugged wilderness of Table Mountain‚ coated in a unique flora‚ that grabs everyone’s attention. Long before the Dutch took a fancy to

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    Throughout Thornton Wilder’s Our Town‚ it was clear that some of Grovers Corner’s citizens have greater aspiring goals compared to other members of the community‚ and they stood out among the rest. Others have just as important goals‚ but the goals of these select few stood out to me especially. The majority of the town just wanted to grow up and get married‚ have a few kids and grow old. But each and every person each had a different motivation for what they wanted. Emily‚ George‚ Mrs. Webb

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    Popular historical attractions St. John’s Fort in Malacca Christ Church‚ Malacca Example of a gravestone from St. Francis Xavier Church. Fort A Famosa: Constructed by the Portuguese in 1511‚ it suffered severe structural damage during the Dutch invasion. The plan by the British to destroy it was aborted as a result of the intervention of Sir Stamford Raffles in 1808. St. John’s Fort: Reconstructed by the Dutch in the third quarter of the 18th century‚ the cannons in this fort point

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    Thornton Wilder epitomizes pessimism in "Our Town" through the everyday actions of the characters‚ the trivialness of life‚ and the attitudes of the dead toward their once loved world. People are spent through their meaningless everyday tasks‚ characters are shown to be worthless in comparison to the universe‚ and the attitudes of the dead about life are dull. These effects add up to illustrate Wilder’s idea of pessimism. One way Wilder shows pessimism in "Our Town" is by the everyday actions of the characters

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    Our Town Act 3 How does the Stage Manager‚ in his opening speech‚ again remind us that earthly life is made up of recurring cycles and of eternal change? It reinstates to the readers the notion of repeated culture of the town‚ and the small changes that come within time. The stage manger talks about the scenery‚ and the repititive nature of it within the town. And how when a member of the town dies‚ they are traditionally placed on the hilltop‚ mourned‚ then left to rest. 2. In the Stage

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