Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader and freedom fighter of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa‚ is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu in India. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi famously led Indians in challenging the British-imposed
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Lyndi Dodd Eng 211B December 9‚ 2015 Literary Event I attended the play A Christmas Carol Clarence Brown Theater at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville on Saturday December 5‚ 2015. This play was a very well put on play. It was about this mean miserable old man named Ebenezer Scrooge that hates Christmas. One night Scrooge was approached by a ghost‚ and he was told that he would be visited by three different ghost in the next three nights. Then all of a sudden Scrooge fell into a deep sleep
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inhered wealth and status and vice versa. Liza’s ability to fool society about her "real" identity raises questions about appearances and the fundamental absurdities of “rules” in society. Like all great Shavian drama Pygmalion is a richly complex play. It combines a central story of the transformation of a young woman with elements of myth‚ fairy tale‚ and romance. It also combines an interesting plot with an exploration of social identity and relations between men and women among other issues.
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problems mentioned within the play through reflecting the current acknowledgment towards the issue and making comparisons to when discussion on the controversial topic had begun. The play switches between the perspectives of various townsfolk affected by the debate and shows the changes for better and worst which result from the debate‚ capturing the hopes and
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I attended the play on March 22nd. I have attended most of the plays here‚ at Waynesburg. Leading up to Professor Powers introducing the play and thanking the audience for their attendance‚ the audience seemed to be excited and engaged; talking about the various ways that the Addams family had enriched their lives. My friend and I had a seat in the middle in the center row‚ with an optimal viewing experience. The plays overall production concept such as the costumes‚ lighting and set added to
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In this photo‚ you see the front or side door of a office building littered with clothes and a bag probably filled with clothes at the location stated above. This photo was taken at evening time when driving down Raymond Boulevard‚ close to the downtown area of Newark. What is seen in this photo‚ probably shows an area where a homeless individual will rest their head for the night. When viewing this photo‚ it shows the front or side door area with clothes and bags on the property. From my perspective
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possesses unique personality‚ opinions‚ and set of beliefs. Moreover‚ to express identity people use the body as a canvas for projection. According to Elizabeth Wilson: In all societies the body is ‘dressed’ and everywhere dress and beautification play symbolic‚ communicative and artistic roles. Dress is always ‘unspeakably meaningful.’ The earliest forms of ‘clothing’ seem to have been beautifications such as body painting‚ ornaments‚ scarifications (scarring)‚ tattooing‚ masks and often constricting
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Gillespie 12/10/14 HIS 343 Dandan Chen Gangs of New York: A Cultural Shift In the 2002 Film “Gangs of New York” by Martin Scorsese we see New York City reshaped and changed through cultural influence of feuding individuals and groups with different ideas. On the surface the movie seems to have a straight forward theme but in the back ground we see a cultural shift as immigrants come into America and New York City. In the movie we see the political influence during that time in
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Ideas 12 February 2012 Morality Plays: The Necessity of Elaborate Theatre After reading about medieval morality plays for the last couple of weeks–by reading I mean painstakingly combing over the small print of several different books I discovered in the library–I came to a realization. All of these books said the same basic thing just in a large variety of ways. Stage production and theatrics were an important contributing factor to performing the morality plays‚ but one above all others was invested
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The Difference Between Piano and Guitar Playing Difference of Piano Playing and Guitar Playing If you are undecided on which instrument you’d prefer your kid to learn‚ here are a number of technical and non-technical aspects to consider. Gender A quick look at enrollment statistics would immediately tell you that most piano students are girls while most guitar students are boys. This doesn’t mean that your daughter shouldn’t learn the guitar or vice versa‚ but you should be aware that
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