... most of them held about Shakespeare. Another possible reason for the production's draw for members of my age cohort was its contemporary aesthetic and themes, realized through both design and textual adaptation. The human characters wore contemporary clothing, and the fairies were outfitted in outlandish garments that conveyed an ... was 44. In 1992, the SPPA reported a median age of 42 for both plays and musicals, and in 1982 the median age for both was 39. This constitutes a steady median age incline between 1982 and 2008 of 8 years for non-musical plays, and 6 years for musicals. The ...

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... , she was born on December 16, 1901, in Philadelphia. Finally she had a younger brother and three younger sisters, one of who died in childhood. While raising her family, her mother, Emily Fogg Mead, used to study Italian immigrant families. Her father, Edward Sherwood Mead, taught at the Wharton School of Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania. The Mead family moved often ... and wrote for the popular media and film crews accompanied her later field visits. In all, she made 15 field trips during her career. She authored, edited, or collaborated on 39 books and 1,397 other publicatio...

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... , comfort, health, life itself, all for the one absorbing desire of her heart- that slavery might be abolished and the Union preserved." Women in Disguise Emily In 1863, at age 19, a woman known only as Emily, ran away from home and joined the drum corps of a Michigan Regiment. The regiment was sent to Tennessee and during the struggle for Chattanooga a minie ball ... a few moments to live. My native soil drinks my blood. I expect to deliver my country but the fates would not have it so. I am content to die. Pray forgive me Emily."" Another fairly well known story is that of Jennie Hodge...

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... and the United States there came many hardships, such as unemployment and high inflation. These hardships produced a restless society. The society then looked for something or someone to blame (Fried, 39). They found someone to blame. Communists. Throughout the country there was a witch hunt known as the Red Scare. A basic idea was formed: Communism was evil. Anyone who participated in such ... one exception anyone who confessed, and gave the names of other "Communists" were spared (Garraty, 531). After the blacklists, and the scare of Communism films started containing only anti-Commun...

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... his apartment with a view of the work, designing and redesigning caissons and other equipment. He was aided by his wife  Emily Warren Roebling  who provided the critical written link between her husband and the engineers on site.[15]  Under her husband's guidance, Emily studied higher  mathematics, the calculations ofcatenary  curves, the strengths of materials, bridge specifications, and the intricacies of cable construction ... ...

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Infatuation is a common human feeling. However in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights (New York: Signet Classic, 1993), infatuation quickly becomes obsession for the main character Heathcliff. Heathcliff's obsession with Catherine and her subsequent selfishness and infatuation with herself are ... the complete and total attention of everyone until she is on her deathbed, death for Catherine is heaven and life is hell. Catherine does not care for anyone but herself, Emily Bronte develops this much more than Catherine's love for Heathcliff. Catherine's love for Heathcliff can even be seen as sel...

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... even the Brooklyn schools were closed for the day. People came from all over the country to be a part of the opening ceremony and estimated 14,000 people showed up. Emily Roebling was given the first ride over the completed bridge with a rooster in her lap, a symbol of victory. Chester A. Arthur, president of the United States, walked across the bridge to ... meet Emily on the other side. That night, there was a great party in honor of the Roeblings" beautiful bridge. Hundreds of thousands of people cheered for over an hour as fireworks exploded ... ...

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... White, 13.48% African American, 0.42% Native American, 9.35% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 15.48% from other races, and 5.63% from two or more races. 39.76% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 230,546 households out of which 29.60% have children under the age of 18 living with ... them, 39.80% are married couples living together, 16.60% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 37.70% are non-families. 29.50% of ... males. The median income for a household in the city is $41,566, and the median income for a family is $52,413. Males have a median...

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... death in 1894. Moore's mother, always overly protective, moved with her children briefly to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and then to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where Moore attended the Metzger Institute (now part of Dickinson College) through high school. In 1905 she entered Bryn Mawr College, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; published nine poems, including "A Jelly-Fish," in its literary magazines Tipyn O'Bob and the Lantern ... ...

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... a smooth, "spoken word" flow to it. "Leaves of Grass" had a wide range of subject material, and therefore it incorporated many different themes. In his first poem from the collection, "Song of Myself", Whitman attempts to comment on the entire human race and their place in the ... cause that furthered unity and equality during his childhood. Another of his poem collections, "Sea Drift", Whitman swings to transcendentalism the poems often-contained universal themes of separation and love. "Passage to India", a poem from this collection, details a sailing voyage that is largely a metaphor...

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... , but also reduce recidivism and contribute to the long-term safety of communities in which former prisoners return. New York has a recidivism rate of 39.9%, which means that after an incarcerated person is released, that person has a 39.9% chance of committing another crime and returning to prison within three years. This is slightly below the national average of 43%.3 It costs taxpayers ... ...

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... end. Everything about the ruins invokes a feeling of fear. Hyacinths, which used to bring the narrator joy, no longer create such feelings, "I could not speak, and my eyes failed." (Line 39) Now she is stagnant and unsure of herself and the work around her. " I was neither living nor dead, and I knew nothing." (Lines ... 39-40) "I had not though death had undone so many." (Line 63) Just as "The Wasteland" was created by wave of doubt, fear, and unease, brought on by despair and destruction, ... ...

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... remainder of her life. Myrtle Wilson's sister, Catherine, declares that Myrtle was "crazy about [George, her husband] for a while" (p. 39). Myrtle Wilson vehemently denies being "crazy in love" with George, but rather, that "[t]he only crazy I was was when I married him" (p. 39). Myrtle explains that George was not the person she thought he was because he was wearing a borrowed suit at the ... ...

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... valued in a culture depend on nonmaterial culture for meaning (Brinkerhoff 34). Language not only embodies the values and meanings, but also carries the traditions, rituals and stories of the culture (39). Once a language is created, these ideas can be transmitted from one generation to the next (Rubenstein 137). Until one understands the language of a culture, they may not fully participate in ... the culture (Fishman 114). It is said that the grammar, structure, and meaning of a language affect how the speakers view reality (Brinkerhoff 39). This idea is called the linguistic relativi...

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... blues was used to express struggles and sorrowful occurrences that were common in the African American communities. Lost love, bad luck, discrimination and loss of a loved one are among other themes common in blues. Blues was considered "the Devil's music" by most Christians. During the Second World War, blues migrated to urban communities, as black people moved to major ... in hip hop. This era is known as New School Hip Hop. This era brought forth a new style of rap. Rap began moving away from the more socially conscious themes, to more superficial themes such as flashy cars, expensiv...

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... them. Moreover he doesn't trust them and resents there presence as Rodolpho wants to marry Catharine. Throughout the play Eddie is used to portray the various themes by the situation he is faced with in his daily life. Through Eddie we as the reader can gain a greater understanding of the plays main concerns or ... themes as Eddies actions clearly show what miller is trying to say through the play. In this essay I intend to examine the extent to which Eddie is ... people close to him, moreover he cant even trust him self. Through Eddie and his mistrust of people we get a better underst...

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... his son Washington Roebling, who after three years of construction developed cassion's disease. Although bedridden, he used a telescope to watch over the building process. Through orders given to his wife Emily and then passed on to the workers, the bridge was eventually completed. Connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn over the East River, the bridge is 3,460 feet. The final price tag was ... ...

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... is finally over. I think that what the resolution meant is that the American dream doesn't always go the right way. I like this book because it has numerous of great themes. Some themes are the decline of the American dream, the spirit of the 1920s, the difference between social classes, the role of symbols in the human conception of meaning, the role of ... the past in dreams of the future. The effectiveness of one of the themes is that there shouldn't be any difference between social classes, when someone loves another person with a different social class than them it shouldn't matter...

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... 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 ... he will have to kill him and not seeing the irony in that desire. The impersonality of war and war as the nature of society are two of the main themes in The Red Badge of Courage. They are intertwined and clearly shown through al...

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... a lot about the people around him, and especially his neighbor Jay Gatsby. But most importantly he learns a lot about himself. The Great Gatsby is filled 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 ... ...

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... the idea of having sex. This is like Salinger in the way that he has been known to pursue younger girls for sex (Morrill). To me, one of the main themes of the novel is alienation. Throughout the novel, Holden Caulfield seems to be excluded from the rest of the world. He also seems to avoid interacting with other people too ... life could have very well influenced them. The Catcher in the Rye is heavily praised and criticized. The adolescence and repetitive nature of Holden Caulfield is one of the main themes of the novel that is heavily criticized. One person said that with this being ...

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... of Cummings's poems is markedly divided. Beginning with Tulips and Chimneys, reviewers described Cummings's style as eccentric and self-indulgent, designed to call attention to itself rather than to elucidate themes. Some critics also objected to Cummings's explicit treatment of sexuality, while others labeled his depictions of society's hypocrisy and banality elitist. When his Collected Poems were published in 1938, Cummings ... remembered for his innovative, playful spirit, his celebration of love and nature, his focus on the primacy of the individual and freedom of expression, and fo...

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... La Orquesta Santa Cecilia and Los Mago del Ritma del Feliz del Rosario. The Lyrics in Merengue music were mostly improvised with some of the same themes that Americans use in music. Some of the themes were love, nature, women, and work. During the 1800s the tres was replaced with the accordion. As time went on other instruments in Merengue were replaced ... ...

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... a lot about the people around him, and especially his neighbor Jay Gatsby. But most importantly he learns a lot about himself. The Great Gatsby is filled 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 ... ...

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... 204 44 16 59 177 171 0.378 1922 110 406 128 24 8 35 94 99 0.315 1923 152 522 205 45 13 41 151 131 0.393 1924 153 529 200 39 7 46 143 121 0.378 1925 98 359 104 12 2 25 61 66 0.29 1926 152 495 184 30 5 47 139 145 0.372 1927 151 540 192 29 8 60 158 164 ... ...

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