... . However, Burgoyne endured a major setback just prior to reaching Fort Edward that the Americans used to gain a significant propaganda advantage during the war. The death of Jane McRae became the substance of legend depicting British brutality. Jane McRae was the fiancée of a loyalist officer named David Jones. Allegedly, she died as the result of a blow from a tomahawk during a quarrel between two ... army. American General Horatio Gates published an open letter to Burgoyne, expressing horror that a gentleman as distinguished as Burgoyne would hire savages to scalp Europeans and their...

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... , 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, ... 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 young...

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... , 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 another social context would be perfectly acceptable, it is clear that in this culture, such a meeting would be unheard-of. In chapter five, there is considerable irony in the discussion on freedom which takes place between the characters. Newland has already expressed some vague di...

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... who first occupied what we know as New York City. While researching this subject I stumbled over a book published in 1999, A Short and Remarkable History of New York City written by Jane Mushabac and Angela Wigan, which shed light on who the first settlers were. Not surprisingly, it was a Native American tribe called 'Lenapes ("the people")'4 who began settling ... ...

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Chapter Two Introduction & New York Times Article from January 12, 2003 Both the introduction and the New York Times article dated January 12, 2003 both deal with the wealth and power ... want to distribute more wealth down to people like themselves?" I believe the newspaper article to be much more "current" and more shocking at face value than the introduction to the chapter in the textbook. The newspaper article seems to call upon readers to think about making change, will the textbook merely points out the inequalities that exist and the reader is ... ...

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... and mother became a central preoccupation, and [Plath] wrote "...It's quite amazing how I've gone around for most of my life as in the rarefied atmosphere under a bell jar" (angelfire 1). In Chapter 15, Esther introduces the bell jar as the metaphor for the engulfing isolation and confinement she is experiencing. Her own identification as "sitting under the same glass bell jar" after ... Jar offers a brilliant evocation of the oppressive atmosphere of the 1950s and the soul-destroying effect this atmosphere could have on ambitious, high-minded young women...." (Bonds 1). In the final ch...

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... , one finds reference to primary source material like the Honolulu Daily Bulletin of January
17, 1893, and an editorial in the New York Evening Post on February 1, 1901 in the chapter, "A Hell of a Time Up at the Palace." Kinzer is equally sensitive to the kinds of documentary evidence that do not necessarily form part of the official histories but ... ...

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... Sulkowicz has now become the face of the college rap survivors' movement for her famous carrying the mattress symbol. Sulkowicz's protest has garnered her awards from the New York City Chapter of the National Organization for Women and the Feminist Majority Foundation. This problem isn't one individual's problem; it in fact is a cultural problem. According to Julie Zeilinger, a feminist blogger and ... ...

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... elderly and Catholic populations greatly swayed the public opinion. "The church has been very active in calling the Legislature," he said (Goodnough). Christopher Plante, executive director of the Rhode Island chapter of the National Organization for Marriage, which opposes same-sex marriage and civil unions, threw his support behind the opponents of the bill. He said it has "opened the door ... ...

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... its relation to today than Branagh ever could. "That's all I"m going to tell about I could probably tell you what I did after but I don't feel like it." - Holden Caulfield, the final chapter, The Catcher In The Rye. "The rest is silence" - Hamlet, Act 5 Scene 2....

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... 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 Gatsby, has attained the wealth that he so desired and lives in a gaudy mansion in New York's West Egg, where he practices a life of extravagance. New ... ...

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... sequence as a monologue, covering various aspects of the city in the context of his writer character perfecting the opening paragraph to his book, clearly set in New York. He starts "chapter one" several times, each time from a different angle, which allows the audience to gain an insight into many varying sides of the city, as seen by someone who clearly loves ... ...

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... on minorities through the media, it is important to represent them in a fair way. Hopefully someday everybody will be accepted on every channel and eventually in every home. My favorite chapter in Alterman's book is The 2000 Election, in which he points out the misguiding information President Bush has presented to America. From contradicting diplomatic weapon attacks, to taking credit for ... ...

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... criminal justice system and health care costs." (Hinojosa, 1) Bikers Against Child Abuse exists in conjunction with local and state officials to create a safer environment for abused children. The entire BACA chapter rides to meet the child, and they are given a vest, bumper stickers, and other gifts, which are donated by the public. Following this initial contact, the child is given the ... ...

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In Amitai Etzioni's chapter, "Back to We," strong emphasis is placed on the need for a "communitarian nexus" (124) that would be able to repair the moral infrastructure of the gesellschaft, the German term used ... ...

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