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- 13541: A Zipper for Pee-Wee Herman
- ... It was called "The Ding Dong School". The Ding Dong School offered the conversation, low-key instruction, commercials, and entertainment of Miss. Frances, a professional teacher. With the help of these types of shows, a new genre was born. Children's television which was a mixture of songs, education, fun, and a whole lot more. In 1969, the first airing of "Sesame Street" took place. Sesame Street had programs which were ... of makebelieve's handpuppet characters interacted with humans in the mythical kingdom of King Friday XIII. There, the puppets and humans would deal with their feelings and emotions as they solve typical, everyday problems. This new genre of programming was a sensation. The children loved it, and the parents approved of it. During the following years, many new shows came about which still fit this genre. In the year 1986, yet another show was born into childrens television. "Pee-Wee's Playhouse". This series, starring host Pee-Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) used ...
- 13542: Glory: A Review
- ... that persuaded the Union to enlist many more black soldiers. Matthew Broderick delivers a noteworthy performance in the role of Col. Shaw, which Leonard Maltin calls his most ambitious part. In an interview for the New York Times, Broderick spoke of his method acting, "The first step [in preparing for the role of Robert Gould Shaw in Glory] was to try to learn as much as I could about the real ... to his talent. Denzel Washington has received critical acclaim for his role as Trip (as well as an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor). Denzel commented on the role of Trip in an interview with the New York Times. "Trip's an instigator - wild, rebellious, angry. He's a product of racism who's become a racist. He hates all white people, Confederates most of all. But in the end, when he ... 12, 1990 Howe, Desson. The Washington Post, January 12, 1990 Lukas, Blake. Magill's Cinema Annual 1990, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Salem Press, 1990 Maltin, Leonard. Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia, The Penguin Publishing Company, New York, NY 1994.
- 13543: Tobacco Advertising and its Effects on Young People
- Tobacco Advertising and its Effects on Young People In this world there are many injustices that deal with our children. A main injustice is the advertising of tobacco directed to our youths. Every day 3,000 children start smoking, most of them between the ages of 10 and 18. These kids account for 90 percent of all new smokers. In fact, 90 percent of all adults state that they first start smoking as a teenager. The statistics clearly show that young people are the prime targets of tobacco sales. The head of these ...
- 13544: Macbeth: Aristotelian Tragedy
- ... a 'causally connected', seamless whole. The ideal arrangement of action into a plot is: Exposition, Inciting Action, Rising Action, Turning Point(Climax), Falling Action, and Denouement. Macbeth follows each of these steps while introducing a new question every moment that keeps our interest. That is called dramatic tension, a very important part of a tragedy: to keep the audiences attention at all times. To make Macbeth's plot a complete action ... man. In Act I, Scene ii his courage is highly praised. The bloody soldier obviously admires his captain, and Duncan is moved when he is told of Macbeth's exploits. Shown in such diction as "brave Macbeth" and "noble Macbeth". One of the essential natures of a tragic hero according to Aristotle's definition of tragedy is the Reversal of Fortune. The hero must undergo a change of fortune from prosperity ...
- 13545: Human Flaws of Orgon In Tartuffee
- ... Tartuffe carries the title of this play, it is well suited to focus more attention on Orgon and Madame Pernelle and their human weakness. Works Cited Moliere, Jean-Baptise Poquelin. "Tartuffe." The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Ed. Maynard Mack. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1995. 307 -356. Smaje, Andrew. "Director's Notes". Internet Address: http://www.keighley.ac.uk:80/bpft/shows/dir-note/tartuffe.htm . Weales, Gerald. "Orgon's Box". Internet Address: http ...
- 13546: Hamlet: Finding Courage to Die
- ... through all the pains of life fate throws at him, or to actively destroy, in death, these numerous troubles, and ultimately end his pain. Hamlet is questioning whether it is better to live in a world where he cannot see any goodness or take his own life. Hamlet has a very intense, philosophical personality. For this reason, he cannot take his life because he does not know what happens after one ... ingrained and he does what he must to keep those traits from being exploited by what he sees as unethical people. Works Cited Shakespear, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Introduction to Literature. Ed. Beaty, Hunter, Paul. New York: W.W. Norton, 1995. 1306-1405.
- 13547: Moliere's "The Imaginary Invalid"
- ... is a farcical play about a hypochondriac who is so obsessed with his health and money that he ends up neglecting his family. The story involves several different themes and plots within one family. A new interpretation of this 17th century play is now being performed at the Arts Club Theater; it incorporates some new changes and modernizations in addition to the traditional improvisation. Morris Panych has definitely succeeded in delivering a new, more comical version of Moliere's final play. Moreover, the dominant theme of this play is body versus mind. The play is about a wealthy, but stingy man who believes that he is constantly ...
- 13548: How Do We Evaluate Art?
- ... school or even University. When we are judging, we also ask ourselves several questions. Does it fit what I had learned before? Is it using any sort of method I had learned before, or a new way? When we are lack of knowledge, we have difficulty evaluating. Our point of view is, therefore, limited and narrow. Our empty mind can only accept or learn, and everything will sound new to us. When we declare something new, psychologically we will think it is good. Good or bad does not make any sense here. When lack of knowledge, judgement is difficult and therefore cannot be said absolute. Since knowledge and experience are ...
- 13549: Death of a Salesman: Summary
- ... so hard for Biff to tell the truth, but it is also hard for him to lie to his own father. The tone is piteous, sad and distressing. Setting 1. The story is set in New York between the years of 1928 and 1942. 2. The president was Herbert Hoover and the automobile had recently been invented. In 1929, the stock market crash threw the country into major economic crisis. The ... or when he was in his prime. Symbolism is used when Linda is fixing her stockings and Willy gets mad at her; the stockings symbolize Willy's affair because he would give the other woman new stockings. Throughout the entire story Willy had the illusion that Biff spent his years away on a farm when he was actually in jail. The irony in the story is that what Willy lived his ... flashbacks Willy experiences only when his sons are home. He used symbolism and imagery of Linda Loman sitting in a dark room mending her stocking while Willy remembers giving the other woman a box of new stockings. Willy's only way out is death. 4. It is the story of a family struggling to make the best out of life and not getting anywhere. The way the events are arranged ...
- 13550: Oedipus the King: A Tragic Hero
- ... Hero The downfall of a hero follows from his very nature. In Sophocles play, Oedipus the King, (reprinted in X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia, Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, 6th ed. New York, NY 1995), the playwright focuses on a man named Oedipus, the king of Thebes, who is trying to discover the truth about his past. When he was born, his parents learned from an oracle ... to Thebes, but on the journey he becomes engaged in a quarrel. He kills King Laios and Laios' men not realizing that the king is his biological father. Af ter reaching Thebes he becomes the new king by solving a riddle and lifting a plaque from the city. Oedipus quickly marries a woman named Iocaste, the queen, and together they have four children. In Thebes the murder of the old King Laios remains unknown, a plaque is again placed upon the city by the gods. Oedipus, being the new leader of Thebes, pledges to discover the identity of the murderer so he can end the disaster. In his searching, Oedipus discovers that he is the murderer of the king and eventually discovers that ...
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