Nighttime Play Satire

People say change is a common thing. In most cases, you only change in small ways. For the victims of the Holocaust, they went in and came out as a different person. The ending result for Elie Wiesel would change his life forever. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, the main character, Elie, was transformed throughout the book because of his experience in Auschwitz.

Individuality is the supreme catalyst that guides people to feel self-worth and become emboldened in their pursuits. It is the mentality that gives humans clarity and uniqueness that make the world interesting. It is what allows each person to be respected in his/her own way. In the stories Night and Persepolis, the motif of individuality is emphatically expressed. It is portrayed as essential to the hope of the masses. When individuality is suppressed people lose virtues/self respect/humanity, motivation/will to live and faith. In essence, they give up the idea of anything else except their suffering. As thousands die, the protagonists (of Night and Persepolis)

“Night” by Elie Wiesel explains how dehumanization occurred during a weak point in human history.

While reading the books, Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza, and Night by Elie Wiesel, the similarity in person was very prominent. Noticing how closely related these two authors were in their time of struggle and how they conquered their struggles to become survivors. Family, personality, religion, and lifestyle all played separate parts in the story which were told. Though these authors share many similarities, there are still a few ways they differ in the events they were exposed to.

Laughter is a crucial thing in our everyday lives and is something you will inevitably do when you are reading Shel Silverstein's poems. Have you ever wondered what would happen if Uncle Ben found a mouse in the house or what a woman in a mink coat fought for? In all of his poems Shel Silverstein uses humor to make a connection with the reader. Shel Silverstein was a jack of all trades, not only was he a fantastic author, but he was also a musician! Although in Shel Silverstein's work he does not have a deeper meaning or connection to his life, often times his poems have a moral. In all of Shel Silverstein’s poems, you can see his creative and humorous sides.

these people with their lives and the lives of their loved ones, the Jews were “persuaded”

Wide, sunny beaches, yellow sand and clear water paints the picture perfect Sydney. Cut to Mount Druitt, a town filled with graffiti, garbage, and government housing, where the controversial new documentary Struggle Street is set. This borderline ‘mockumentary’ aims to show a side of Sydney that is rarely seen, but unless the producer – David Galloway - set out to do this in the most depreciating manner possible, the documentary has missed the mark. Although the audience duly tries to feel sympathy for the shocking stories “uncovered”, the mocking undertones undermine all seriousness, removing almost all chances for the audience to feel legitimate, heartfelt compassion.

Zombies have become one of the most used themes for movies, TV shows and video games, they are horrifying and deadly but people love to watch them for entertainment. The Walking Dead is a TV show on AMC that is based off the comic book series “The Walking Dead”. This show has been nominated for over 20 awards and has won a Golden Reel Award, People's Choice Award and Primetime Emmy Award. It is one of the most watched shows nationwide and many people personally consider it their favorite show because it has tons of adventure, thrills and cliff hangers. The Walking Dead, a thrilling visual story that allows its viewer to see both personal and scenic development through its major change of characters, settings and major events in seasons 1 and 2.

I hope your second week of WR 121 is going well. I also found the kidnapping scenario interesting because it helped me put in perspective how genre affects our writing. The example you used in your third paragraph is quite interesting as well, i never thought about how everything can be a genre. I wonder if genre is so complex, is their limits to what can’t be considered a genre?

The viewpoint of the political cartoon is that no one takes Al Gore seriously. The word serious is in the cartoon and AL Gore is dressed as a penguin, which is funny. The cartoon is horatian because Al Gore dressed in a penguin suit is humorous. The content creator used sarcasm and caricature in the cartoon. The sarcastic part of the cartoon is Obama asking us to take global warming seriously. Caricature is used by Al Gore dressed as a penguin.

Warm up your vocal cords because you’re going to want to sing along to this youth theatre company’s musical revue. The performance showcases a wide range of music – from energetic group numbers to stirring ballads that will have you weeping in your hanky. Whether you enjoy new smash hits like Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen or classics like A Chorus Line and Hairspray, there’s something sure to please everyone.

THE MARGIN OF PRIDE nicely combines comedy with drama. There are solid themes about pride and making the right life choices. The protagonist is faced with some strong moral dilemmas. There’s no doubt that the highlight of this script is the protagonist Violetta. She’s a breath of fresh air, original, quirky, flawed, and amoral.

Alan Paton once said, “There is only one way in which one can endure man’s inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one’s own life, to exemplify man’s inhumanity to man.” By stating these words, Paton means that the only way one can stop the mistreatment of humans is to completely abolish inhumanity and strive for more humanity. Throughout the novels Tuesdays with Morrie and Night, both inhumanity and humanity are displayed. Inhumanity is the extremely cruel behavior bestowed upon humans and humanity is the exact opposite. The authors of the two novels, Mitch Albom and Elie Weisel, write about good and bad times in the main characters lives that are being told about in their books. Inhumanity and humanity play as major themes all throughout

Many critics consider Arthur Koestler's novel, Darkness At Noon, to be one of the most insightful literary works regarding the qualitative attributes and characteristics of a totalitarian regime. Because of Koestler's personal experience as a Fascists prisoner under Franco, one can understand and appreciate the deep connecting parallels between Nicholas Rubashov, the protagonist, and Arthur Koestler, the author. At the time when this novel was published, few books existed that could accurately describe the inner workings of a totalitarian government, and the ideology that directed its course of action. It is easy to identify Koestler's personal

This is only the amount of people that have watched The Walking Dead through AMC, the channel that it airs on, but Netflix users are able to see every episode a year after their TV release, with more than 16 million users that watch the show through Netflix. The Walking Dead is also available for purchase per-episode or per-season in Amazon.com, Google Play, and other subscription-based services like Hulu. In IMDB, the Internet Movie Database, The Walking Dead has a score of 8.7 stars out of 10, and we have to take into account that critics at IMDB pay more attention to the bad, rather than the good. Ever season has been critically acclaimed. Based on 25 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the first season of The Walking Dead received an average 92% overall "Certified Fresh" approval rating; the website's consensus states, "Blood-spattered, emotionally resonant, and white-knuckle intense, The Walking Dead puts an intelligent spin on the overcrowded zombie subgenre." The Walking Dead has won 22 different awards, and nominated for 68 awards for their quality in sound editing, graphic design, acting, best show as a whole, and many others. Robert Kirkman, the writer of The Walking Dead, has mentioned that he does not like endings and believes a story never ends, and it must always affect history