... I wanted to promote the appeal of the production to a young demographic by portraying the lovers with a grave seriousness, and allowing what little humor there would be in this production to arise from the young adult audience members' ability to relate to the lovers' adolescent conflicts. My ... the following decade, to replicate the success of my first production with regard to its appeal to members of my age cohort, but with little success. My goal, since that first endeavor into directing, has consistently been to create well crafted theatre that is intelligent, immediate, provocati...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... his public life; he does not see men's extramarital affair as censorable as long as they are practiced discreetly. When he and his friends traveled to Philadelphia, they had no qualms whatsoever in engaging in an illicit sexual encounter with other women because nobody knew them there. Also ... chorus girl and soon afterward as a well-paid actress. Carrie then moved out from Hurstwood's rented apartment to share another one with one of her friends, while Hurstwood moved out of the apartment into cheap hotels and eventually ended up on the street. Just like Hurstwood's earlier decline fr...

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... , commander of the Royal Navy's North American station, Cornwallis wrote that there " is but one way of inducing the violent rebels to become our friends, and that is by convincing them it is in their interest to be so. " The reputation of Cornwallis as a military leader was much like ... the battle, but at a heavy price. Fully a quarter of his men were lost, with the worst casualties among his elite Guards. In little over two months, more than four thousand men were lost between chasing Greene and the battle at Guilford Courthouse. He now had an army of less ... if Germain was deceived ...

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... deal with these problems on their own, and in turn cause more stress, and raise the risk of child abuse. Abusive parents are socially isolated and have little or no contact with family or friends. This lack of social involvement deprives the person of support systems needed to help cope with everyday stress. Family structure also plays a big part in the risk ... of parenting, and with children who have special needs, and increase peer support and reduce family isolation. Almost all prevention programs include: support groups for new parents, parenting education, trusted friends who help...

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... with a life achievement award during the Oscar ceremonies."4 Chaplin himself in his autobiography describes his reasoning behind the decision: Whether I re-entered that unhappy country or not was of little consequence to me. I would like to have told them that the sooner I was rid of that hate-beleaguered atmosphere the better, that I was fed up of America's insults and moral ... to get his parents to "name names" they threaten the child with never getting to see his parents ever again in order to give up his "parents' friends". It is a cowardly move on behalf of an institution that is ...

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... to be guilty of several infractions, some of which involved his recruitment of Patrick Dennehy. Dennehy was not a scholarship player at Baylor, but reportedly received improper tuition payments from several friends of the program. In perhaps the most disgraceful act chronicled in this paper, Baylor coach Dave Bliss allegedly told players to lie to authorities, saying that Dennehy had sold drugs ... premium placed on greed every time they allow this type of behavior to take place. The title student-athlete is one that's almost obsolete these days, one that has very little relevance in to...

• Word Count: 1992
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where a number of her manuscripts are stored. In addition to writing and lecturing, in 1976 Miss Martin made a full-length motion picture, Gabriel, about a little boy's day of freedom and happiness, which was shown at the institute the following year. The only art Miss Martin created between 1967 and 1974 was a suite of thirty serigraphs ... Cristo Mountains. Although she has claimed that "it's absolutely necessary to be alone to make artwork," Agnes Martin is no hermit. As she explained to one interviewer, "I paint to make friends and hop...

• Word Count: 3087
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate