don’t believe in ghosts and don’t consider revenge a duty‚ why is a play like Hamlet still of interest to film and theatre audiences? As William Shakespeare began writing Hamlet in 1598 - at the end of the 16th century - the play which would go on to become one of his most famous pieces of work was geared towards an audience of “churls”‚ “groundlings” and the less-educated members of theatre-going society‚ just as equally as the more educated and affluent audience members. Theatre being a relatively
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‘What You Pawn I Will Redeem’ written by Sherman Alexie‚ tells a story of a homeless man who is struggling with identity issues and reminisces about much of his culture. Jackson Jackson‚ the main character‚ is a round and flat character‚ showing characteristics of both. Jackson’s conflict is internal conflict because he wants to save money to purchase his grandmother’s regalia from the pawnbroker‚ but he also wants to spend money on his fellow Indians and friends. Through Sherman’s short story
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“You Must Remember This” is a podcast created by Karina Longworth‚ who is a former film critic for the LA weekly and founder of Cinematical.com. Karina not only writes the episodes‚ she also produces and edits the original copy. It really is‚ as the description calls it‚ her passion project. You can hear that passion in every word she speaks; with her sultry tone that emulates the classic Hollywood she is describing. Karina accomplishes this by making the timbre of her voice very warm‚ trailing off
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Escape From the Cave In his article “Consider the Lobster”‚ David Foster Wallace pointed out that the lobsters would suffer pain if cooked alive on the basis of many scientific materials about the lobster that announced by different organizations‚ trying to figure out if it is moral to cook the lobsters alive. Although he fell in an ethical dilemma at last‚ just as most people‚ struggling between the moral problem and the selfish interest in eating certain kinds of animal‚ he did not evade querying
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Considering Audience Audience‚ Purpose‚ Context * As with other sorts of writing‚ considering audience when writing an argument means that you will be thinking about your particular audience’s age‚ education‚ gender‚ political views‚ economic status‚ ethnic background‚ religious views‚ and so on. * In addition‚ you should consider your specific audience in regards to your specific subject. In other words‚ if you’re writing about singers (or even a particular singer) on American Idol‚ you should
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Audience Development: Broad and Niche Markets How do we get people to come to the theatre in an era of instant gratification? Movies are simply available all the time. Although pessimists might feel live theatre is a dying art‚ there will truly always be a place for it—the difficulty is making sure the audience knows it’s there and knows how to take advantage of it. In order to maintain 501c3 tax status‚ not-for-profit theatre companies must prove they are producing work that follows the mission
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What Motivates You? Everyday we pursue things. We move from one place to another; one goal from another. This is to satisfy our needs‚ wants‚ things that could pleasure and please us. So‚ what drives us? What motivates us to do such things? The answer is simple: the need to be satisfied and superior. As what was stated in the hierarchy of needs‚ one must satisfy the lower level needs before climbing one step higher in the hierarchy. This is rational because as one is contented with his
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Desiree Rielly Professor Guy Pollio 5 December 2012 English 101 What Shapes You? Often times‚ we rely on the world to we live in to shape us. From mass media‚ to magazines to commercials‚ we always find ourselves seeking the next best thing instead of what we already have. The way society shapes us develops each and every one of us because we are persuaded by such advertisements. Robert Scholes of “On Reading A Video Text”‚ and Shirley Jackson of “The Lottery”‚ show appropriate
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have that in common‚ they are both worlds apart from being the same‚ as their purposes are completely different. The format (type of text) for Childline is an online website‚ which is run by volunteers from all over the country (GB). The target audience for Childline is young children and the parents’ of those vulnerable young children. The age range for the Children is around 5-14. The website’s writer is trying to inform parents of the dangers their children are open to when surfing the internet
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Audience Analysis Paper COM/ Professor: Maryann Lamer June 3‚ 2010 Audience Analysis When conducting an in-person meeting to a group of professional peers there are many things to consider. It is customary and recommended that before one embarks on such a mission to analyze potential options in which to proceed and potential barriers that may arise that will ultimately detract from the success of the meeting. The following is the findings of conducted research into a suggested process in
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