... Finally, I will examine the strategies and solutions being employed by the theatre community in an effort to expand theatre's visibility to, and engagement with, a new generation of potential audience members. CHAPTER ONE A Personal Perspective on Generational Homogeneity The first production I ever directed was arguably my most successful. While "Dream" (my adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream") was poorly staged, ... older than the Austin theatre crowd to which I was accustomed. The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation is currently conducting the first Off-Off Broadway audience ...

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... play things, where as the narrator wanted this piece of society to see him as a intelligent young man, all they saw in him was a plaything. In chapter 2 this continues with a memory of the narrators from his days in collage. Mainly one particular day, Founder's day where the narrator is given the honor of ... he is traveling to find himself, and where others will take notice, he is even more invisible and less people take notice. When searching for a job in chapter nine one finds him constraining himself once again. While in the office of Mr. Emerson he sees birds in a cage. The symmetry...

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... Kubrick, one of my all-time favorite directors. Also, the book adds the advantage of the 21st chapter, which gives a new point of view to the entire story, while the movie leaves out this very important part. "Anthony Burgess was born John Anthony Burgess Wilson on February 25, 1917, in Manchester, England. ... called bully because of his bolshy big neck and very gromky goloss which was just like some bolshy great bull bellowing auuuuuuuuh" (Burgess 180). This final chapter is about Alex in the present. He is with his new droogs, but they do nothing wrong, they are very peaceful. Pete mak...

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... signifies to me that he thought the Reconstruction was a disaster. In short, I get the feeling of his whole overview in that one chapter title. The first problem I would like to address with Reconstruction is the treatment of the former Confederacy. In earlier Reconstruction writings, a lot ... and went back home undisturbed. I think the Confederacy's high officers should have paid a steeper price for their deeds, but not with their lives. Chapter Three in his book deals with Andrew Johnson, the first Reconstruction President. After Lincoln's death, a small group of radical Republicans me...

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... and was gradually superseded by the new culture,". That pretty much sums up the first section of the book, Strategies of Enticement. Within this chapter you see the clear path towards capitalism being chosen. It starts out with what led up to the idea of capitalism, including the merchant ... consumption system. He did a number of things including strengthening the institutional structure and helping enable the environment for economical development. This was another small part about who and what handled the new system of capitalism in our country. And then finally there is the section, L...

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... other people? Explain ...3-4 4. What effect does the book have on your own beliefs? 4 5. What is the most important word in the book (or in a particular chapter or section)? The most important passage? The most important event? Explain . .5-6 Part 2 Points of Interest 6. What parts of this book are worth reading again and again? Why? .7-8 7. What parts (aspects, elements) detract from the book's overall ... patterns have you discovered in the text (plot development, characterization)? ...8-9 9. What surprised you about the book? Why? .. 10. What confuses you about the book or makes you ...

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... which is, at least on the surface, admired and prized, in fact the actions of the characters show that they are for the most part lacking in that virtue. Wharton looks closely at the double standards which were employed by society at the time, and the importance of conforming to ... , in her refusal to embark on a clandestine affair with Newland, displays a considerable degree of ethical standards which are not dictated by society. In chapter four, when Newland and May go to Mrs Mingott's, it is clear that Ellen is the one who is independent and follows her own course of ... her, which in...

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... Billy about his tales of Dresden. But when Billy recovers, Bertram finally believes him and becomes more interested in the stories of Dresden. Billy and Bertram eventually part on good terms. Howard W. Campbell Jr. - A former American who turns Nazi and rises high in the German Ministry of Propaganda. He tries to get ... over and over. III. Point Of View This novel is told in a 3rd person omniscient point of view throughout most of the story. In the first chapter, Vonnegut is the narrator and tells the story through a 1st person point of view. IV. Setting This time setting is between 1...

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... absolutely nothing wrong, the U.S. thought that it was in the nation's best interest to keep them away from white America. This is just another shameful part of America's history that was minimized and hardly taught to most children in grade school or high school. The stories of the internment camps are withheld ... . 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 w...

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... . Banishing Ellen and trapping Archer so that he cannot follow. The way Archer describes his life with May makes us think of their marriage as one long sacrifice on his part. The chapter is long and descriptive which shows us how he feels: "Archer had reverted to all his old ideas about marriage. It was less trouble to conform with the tradition ... v/s showing people after the war that life had not always been so bad. Wharton characterises herself in Ellen and Archer. She shows us how she wished to conform; to be part of the group and society through the character of Archer. I think she...

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... compatriots believe his story that that a cannonball grazed his head. Henry's behavior in the regiment further emphasizes his maturation. Henry no longer thinks only of himself but he becomes a real part of the regiment and unquestioningly obeys orders. This emotional growth from being obsessed with himself to selflessly fighting and becoming a hero was not a conscious decision on his ... part. "He had not been aware of the process. He had slept, and awakening, found himself a knight." Now that Henry realizes he has changed, his whole intellectual approach to the war ... evaluates his...

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... compatriots believe his story that that a cannonball grazed his head. Henry's behavior in the regiment further emphasizes his maturation. Henry no longer thinks only of himself but he becomes a real part of the regiment and unquestioningly obeys orders. This emotional growth from being obsessed with himself to selflessly fighting and becoming a hero was not a conscious decision on his ... part. "He had not been aware of the process. He had slept, and awakening, found himself a knight." Now that Henry realizes he has changed, his whole intellectual approach to the war ... evaluates his...

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... Kennedy's," Sorensen would say later. "The responsibility for the book was Kennedy's." The writing, meanwhile, save parts of the introduction and of the last chapter, was Sorensen's. At the time of publication, though, none of this was known, and the handsome, intellectual Senator Kennedy found himself the Democratic Party's ... October 1963, and it is to JFK's credit that such a war never came. JFK's Presidency II Cold War diplomacy was not the only part of JFK's foreign policy. In keeping with the idealistic spirit of his inaugural address, one of JFK's first initiatives was the creat...

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... an affair with his friend, Hurstwood. In many ways like Drouet, Hurstwood too belongs in the web chain of the duplicitous and hypocritical world of Sister Carrie. Hurstwood on his part pretended that he didn't know that Carrie and Drouet are unmarried; he never told Carrie that he was a married man; he neglected the needs of his wife and children, taking ... to pop its jagged head in almost every scene in Sister Carrie. We see that Julia is dissatisfied with her husband's relative wealth and social standing. She aspired to be part of the upper, elitist class by marrying her daughter Jes...

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... of bravery. As the youth begins his journey home, he feels that the experiences of war had truly made him a man, but he wanted to leave them behind him as a part of the past as shown in the quote "he had rid himself of the red sickness of battle." Through war, Henry has matured and learned the true meaning of courage ... ...

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... their "rising voices- that echoed because of a free press. Lewis describes the trouble that Brennan had when writing his opinion. Brennan wrote eight different drafts before finalizing it. The hardest part was to explain why he felt the case should not be retried. He felt that there was not enough sufficient evidence in favor of Sullivan to charge the New York ... disagreements with the III section of the of Justice's Brennan's opinion by Justice Harlan. Harlan was going to go with a separate memorandum but eventually withdrew and joined the majority. This part is surprising because the...

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... very difficult to place the drama, as the roads and scenery around them: industrial areas, highway toll points, the usual roadway scene, symbolising ordinary life, look much like any other part of America. The majority of shots are of real life: taken through the car's side window or windscreen, a driver's eye view, and are of downmarket industrial areas. There is no ... expensive heavy jewellery, all of which establish his character: this man is a wealthy gangster. The show, if it had a gender, would be male. This masculinity is shown in every individual part of the opening sequence, e...

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... much to his surprise and distress his mother won't support him. By this time she is a totally broken person and in fact is sleeping with the cousin. Whether this is part of the deal for the rent, or whether, having given so much over the years, she just wants a little 'love' for herself is not made clear. For Frank it represents ... , "They can crush your bodies but they can never crush your minds; free it boys, free it." With his encouragement Frank dreams of going back to America. He also works part time for the town's money-lender, writing letters to her debtors. However, one day he f...

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... 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 ... present theme of detachment of war. "He was amid wounds. The mob of men was bleeding"(52). Even the wounded, those marked with their "red badge of courage", were only part of a large faceless group of other casualties, known only as the sp...

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... 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 ... seen for no other reasons than that they fed the poor and housed them as well as created entertainment for these people. And of course, they were for the most part very well-dressed and better mannered than the crimin...

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... 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 ... seen for no other reasons than that they fed the poor and housed them as well as created entertainment for these people. And of course, they were for the most part very well-dressed and better mannered than the crimi...

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... she could only get that great a detail by being there. Didion also has some essays that could only be written by conducting an interview with people involved like the first chapter "Life Styles In The Golden Land". She writes of her own experiences and fears which helps to immortalizes her in her work with the reader. She does a great job at ... get a glimpse at. Ross also never really discusses herself or her feelings. Lillian Ross seemed to get lost in the details of her surroundings and bored the reader with that part of the book dragging on. She does give a private look into some ve...

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... his hand; it was like having the clothes torn off his body, and the shame was not, that his body was exposed, but that it was exposed to indifferent eyes." Part 1, Chapter 8, pg. 99- Ken doll- the Ken doll shows how Rorke must have felt exposed to the world when he would show his skeches of buliding that he put his soul ... ...

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... between blacks and whites, masters and slaves was an amicable one. There were no class distinctions and blacks were free to do as they wish. This is best evident in chapter 2. Corny, the main character, is asked about tomorrow's events involving a celebration of blacks and children. He states, "I was not in the least offended at being thus associated with the negros ... the greatest historical piece of his day." This was Corny's explanation for writing the book. Unfortunately, he never mentioned accuracy. New York is a more objective look at slavery. Slavery wasn't a part-time job as po...

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... looked at as a product? Why do I want to commit myself to a career without stability? Why theatre? The answer- I don't know. I just do. While Cohen did not scare me with the chapter entitled "The Way It Is,"" he did evoke a strong reaction from his section entitled "Freedom From Entanglements- (46). "Commitment to an acting career means frequent (or at least occasional) slacking ... such a way that you career plans may proceed unhindered- (47). The concept that marriage and kids are an "entanglement- is upsetting to me. While a successful marriage is an idea that part of me has always r...

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