... that I approach my own work, and career, with the primary goal of engaging with the next generation of theatre audiences. My hope is that, by gaining a comprehensive understanding of the issue of generational homogeneity in American theatre attendance, I will discover ways in which I might approach garnering a younger audience for my own work. CHAPTER TWO Generational Homogeneity: The Empirical Research In 1996, The York Times published an article by Judith Miller ... titled, "As Patrons Age, Future of Arts is Uncertain"", which created a stir in the theatre community. Through summarizi...

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... voice our opinions, to think and to judge. Newspapers have helped us to do this. They are no longer the sole source of information in society, and must compete with other forms of media. Like many things in the world, they are also changing. In the past, newspapers have been written with more opinion, with strongly emotive editorials and news articles have been written partly ( ... readers with commentaries and editorials which encourage us to think for ourselves. But this society is a fast-paced one. People don't have the time to sit down and have a meal with their families, let alone ...

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... job; five criminals with only one perceived link between them: that they are all in the same holding cell together. Upon their release, the men band together to pull off an intricate heist involving $3 million worth of emeralds. Their success brings them to the attention of the enigmatic Keyser Soze, an unseen, nefarious, and mythic underworld crime figure who coerces them into pulling off an important ... by exposing a corrupt taxi service -- whereby elite criminals pay to be smuggled through town in cop cars -- and stealing all the money and drugs in the car. It's a definite case of ma...

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... of his past fell upon him and he felt the pain his grandmother Hudis must have endured in Suffolk. He experienced a desire to embrace life and humanity. James returned to New York recognizing that in this appreciation of life, beyond ' all the rules and religions in the world', he paid tribute to his grandmother. Chapter 23 In this chapter Ruth is describes certain situations. She talks about her life ... with Dennis. She also talks about her emotions and the knowledge she receive from him. Dennis is black who loves Ruth ... but they both are in a situation where its wrong for them to ...

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... that command her to be a subdued and devoted housewife. When Edna and her family are first introduced to the reader, they are vacationing on Grand Isle, a popular summertime retreat for well to do Creoles. The variation in Edna's sleep patterns is initially set up in the third chapter when Mr. Pontellier comes home from his daily ventures and finds her asleep. Léonce promptly awakens Edna ... , Edna goes outside, starts to cry and has trouble going back to sleep. Edna's episode with Léonce marks the start of Edna's strange sleeping habits. Later, in the thirteenth chapter, Edna and Rob...

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... found herself rocking on a chair, still pondering even more on the endless mazes of her life, staring into its skies, trying to find hope and vision in the otherwise illusive dream she had lived and pursued. Jay Gatsby and the American Dream For Jay Gatsby the protagonist of The Great Gatsby, the pursuit of his American dream took the path of amassing of great personal wealth and social success ... and hard work and he was ready to make those sacrifices. However, he had no idea what the ramifications of his dream will entail to its end. Gatsby's we see in chapter three of The Great Gats...

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... them would control them. He also showed very little or no interest in giving these people federal protection in a time when they needed it the most. Stampp's next chapter deals with the accomplishment of the radicals. In this chapter it brings up some attention grabbing information. It tells about the pushing of the radicals with the civil rights of the African Americans. Stampp states a peculiar theory, that Johnson and his backers thought ... the radicals weren't concerned about the welfare of the Negro just how much they could exploit ... ...

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... are Maryland and Pennsylvania. People like Lord Baltimore, and William Penn were responsible for the founding of these colonies. The Royal colonies were ruled directly by the British Crown authority. The best example if this type is New York. The Dutch Duke of York was in control of this colony. Most of the Joint-Stock and Proprietary colonies weren't very successful because there was hardly any control ... over the people who populated them. The Royal colonies were the most successful colonies. By the beginnings of the 18th century all the colonies had converted ... ...

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... in the novel The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane. Published in 1895 this book follows a young Union solder through the psychological stress of combat. The impersonality of war and war as the nature of society are to main themes of the novel. In the very first chapter of the book these themes are everywhere. "Shucks!" said the loud one. The youth remained silent for a time"(9). The author gives very few of the characters in ... this story names, they are simply referred to as the tall solder or the tattered solder ... kill him and not seeing the irony in that desire. The impersonali...

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... George W. Bush America has been able to slowly recover from our shock and disbelief. Their great leadership abilities has united America and provided everyone with a renewed sense of patriotism. After the devastating attacks on our great nation everyone was in shock and disbelief. It seemed as if all was lost but great leaders have helped to lead us through this trying time ... himself to be a very capable and courageous leader at both a national and international level. . His calm and confident demeanor provides a pillar of strength for all the people of America. He speaks in the venac...

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... were treated like they were animals. In the 1980's the United States government gave the surviving victims of the internment camps $20,000 as an apology and as reparation for their troubles. I personally find this an embarrassing gesture on top of what was already one of the biggest mistakes the United States government has ever made. II. Chapter 9: Victorian Sexuality During the Nineteenth-Century, there were many ... prostitutes in New York. Some of these women were young and just looking for some money and to get out of a family ... huge differences. There are geographic differences ...

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... of life, rich or poor. But all of them were excited for war. All of the men who joined the Rough Riders were influenced in joining for various reasons. The men's backgrounds had major influences on the reasons for them to join. They all were there for something. There was the wealthy; they were there to experience life. They had spent most of their life pampered ... had figured if they had gone to war they wouldn't go to jail. They just wanted to take the easy way out. They just did what they had done their whole life; they ran. Now these are just a few examples of the men that were in ...

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... of a narrator, Nick Carraway, who was also involved in the story. This style allowed the author to withhold any information that he did not present to the narrator in the story, causing the reader to learn things the same way the narrator did. The protagonist in The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, was revealed to the narrator, Nick, gradually throughout the course of the novel. On the surface, Jay Gatsby appeared to be extremely wealthy and ... why. When Nick goes to New York with Gatsby and meets Meyer Wolfshiem, the reader is given some suspicion that Jay is involved in illegal dealings, bec...

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... with symbols and themes. Some of the major themes of the book include hope, money and success, ignorance, judgement of others, disillusions, and moral values. There are a lot of different lessons that can also be learned from this book. Hope can be interpreted as a theme and hope also explains one of the symbols in the book. Hope is represented by the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. Jay hopes ... that one day his love with Daisy can get back to the way it was before. "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us ... . It eluded us t...

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... trying to live to lives and in the process he loses himself entirely, wanting everything and nothing at the same time. Newland Archer wants to be with Ellen but since that is the unconventional thing to do in his society, he stays with May and plays along with their relationship, causing him to never have a complete life. Early on in chapter nine, Ellen and Newland have a conversation ... in which Ellen says that she doesn't want to pretend, she wants to be real. "Does no one ... want to know the truth here, Mr. Archer? The real loneliness is living among all these kind people who only...

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... with symbols and themes. Some of the major themes of the book include hope, money and success, ignorance, judgement of others, disillusions, and moral values. There are a lot of different lessons that can also be learned from this book. Hope can be interpreted as a theme and hope also explains one of the symbols in the book. Hope is represented by the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. Jay hopes ... that one day his love with Daisy can get back to the way it was before. "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us ... . It eluded us t...

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... of Nick, with his drab, mid-western and World War I experiences, and puts him in the center of a neighborhood which holds the most extravagant lie that has ever quite possibly been imagined. Nick, a humble bonds clerk begins this upside-down chapter of his life meeting his cousin for dinner. I myself have always imagined a bonds-clerk as a sickly, unhappy man with a family and no time ... for parties. But Nick is the polar opposite in that he is a healthy thirty year old bachelor and he has time for plenty of ... of Tom Buchanan, a powerfully built wealthy man who cannot keep himself f...

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... of Negro youth. They should concentrate all their energies on industrial education." DuBois believed in the higher education of a "Talented Tenth" who through their knowledge of modern culture could guide the American Negro into a higher civilization. The culmination of the conflict came in 1903 when DuBois published his now famous book, The Souls of Black Folks. The chapter entitled "Of Booker T. Washington and Others" contains an analytical discourse on ... the general philosophy of Washington. DuBois edited the chapter himself to keep the most controversial and bitter remarks out of ...

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... true happiness. Wharton brings us characters such as the van der luydens, Lawrence Lefferts, Sillerton Jackson and the Mingotts and presents them to us as the collective voice of New York society. Wharton satirises each of these characters. Lawrence Lefferts for example is thought of as the model of form in society. In the first chapter Lefferts is described to us in great detail, Wharton explains to us that ... if there was ever an issue of decorum in New York society , it ... was Lefferts who would be sought to find the answers. We later find out that Lefferts is a lying adulterer. I...

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... forget their purpose and are unable to obtain what they desire. Similarly, as the man looks out away from his goal, the moon, he becomes trapped in despair and anxiety and would inevitably succumb to the trial. Although the ominous clouds seem to take away any hope of ever making progress, hope still remains. In the distance, there lies a mountain chain composed of three specific ranges. Kent meticulously paints ... of space completely unadulterated by the clouds where the viewer can see the beauty and magnificence of the stars. These stars serve as a reminder of hope. However bleak and...

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... unearth a rich treasure chest of Indian ingredients. Experiment, explore, ask questions, taste, and try new things. Take your time and talk to the storeowners, who will be glad to assist you. Wherever there are Indian people living, you will find Indian markets. Older, well-established ones ... may be owned by Pakistanis or recent immigrants from Bangladesh. In some large cities such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Francisco there are large Indian populations in "Little India's". Here you will find the most authentic and versatile grocery stores, from brightly lit spice bazaa...

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... carousing will turn fatal. As a revolutionary author, F. Scott Fitzgerald creates the character of Nick, with his drab, Midwestern and World War I experiences, and puts him in the center of a neighborhood which holds the most extravagant lie that has ever quite possibly been imagined. Nick, a humble bonds clerk begins this upside-down chapter of his life meeting his cousin for dinner I myself have always imagined ... a bonds-clerk as a sickly, unhappy man with a family and no time for parties. But Nick is the polar opposite, in that, he is ... Buchanan, a powerfully built wealthy man w...

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In the book, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, by Julia Alvarez, we learn about how four girls grow up: moving from the Dominican Republic to the United States. The main character is one of the sisters, Yolanda, and her obstacles and memories are portrayed through each chapter. Her obstacle throughout her life includes: trying to be an individual at her youth, to trying to fit in with the Americans ... in her teens, until finally as an adult she tries to ... find her balance: by fitting in with everyone else but being herself (an individual) at the same time. As a child, Yolanda tried...

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... Cloud, Nebraska, ended on Bank Street and Jackson Pollock, born in Cody, Wyoming, landed in New York. Why? New York-- whatever the season is "is ambition. The author states, "That here, right here, is importance, achievement, delight in the work of the world; that here, right here, is the hope of connection, and life in its fulfillment."" New York ambition has changed its face. Fifty years ago, ... young people did not have the opportunities like that of today's life style. Postal clerks ... and bank tellers were considered to be "family men,"" while the young ones were required to wai...

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... Girls Lost Their Accents Meghan Ross In the book, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, by Julia Alvarez, we learn about how four girls grow up: moving from the Dominican Republic to the United States. The main character is one of the sisters, Yolanda, and her obstacles and memories are portrayed through each chapter. Her obstacle throughout her life includes: trying to be an individual at her ... youth, to trying to fit in with the Americans in her teens, until finally as an adult she tries to ... find her balance: by fitting in with everyone else but being herself (an individual) ...

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