Claire Littleton

Imagine surviving a plane crash only to be marooned on an island with forty-seven strangers. Because of this, you are forced to work and live together in order to secure survival and potentially be rescued. Although this more than likely will not happen to any given person, it is easy to envision how crucial and challenging it would be to collaborate with so many different personalities. However, this is the exact dilemma in the television series Lost. Lost demonstrates many concepts of communication

Major events have crafted the United States and other nations into what they are today. Going from world wars in the 1940’s, to civil rights movements in the 1960’s, to extravagant national debt today, have all played a part in shaping our nation. Being from rural Mississippi, world news being made here is uncommon. We see all of our major news from televisions or newspapers, and this “news” is all happening elsewhere, far from here. Whether it is a good thing that we do not make the big news or

as it has changed the view of a material that has been used for over 4000 years. Harvey Littleton was the founder of this movement and he also contributed too many artists who have worked with the studio glass movement throughout the years especially at the start. He taught hot glass in a garage on the grounds of the Toledo Museum of Art. At an American Crafts Council conference in 1959 they challenged Littleton to prove that hot glass was a medium that could be worked on by individual artists in their

by Victor Nebrida and PHGLA All rights reserved The Philippine-American War started on February 4, 1899 and was officially proclaimed by President Roosevelt to have ended on July 4, 1902. Although General Aguinaldo was captured on March 25, 1901, there followed no mass surrender of other Filipino revolutionary generals. Fighting went on in Batangas, Pampanga, Tarlac, the Ilocos, and the Visayas. In Samar, General Lukban 's control had been set and was holding firm. Kill everyone over ten

eclipse. Without hesitation, they replied, received their glasses, and gave her the biggest hug their short arms could muster. Moments later, I was greeted by Stephen St. Claire, An artist from Asheville, North Carolina whom with a warm welcome, invited my daughters and myself to join himself and his wife Joy St. Claire, under the trees where everyone else was, and not alone. Understanding immediately the potential and power in this, I agreed, gathered my things and shuffled my daughters in their

Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is one of the most well-known stories of all time and perhaps the most famous play ever. As one might expect, the play has been made into a movie many times. The 1968 version directed by Franco Zeffirelli and the 1996 version directed by Baz Luhrmann are two of the most popular films. The older version attempts to create an authentic representation of the play, while the 1996 version places a modern twist on the story. At first glance, the movies are

Im Shakespeare tragedy , Romeo and Juliet have fallen for each other.They are faced with many challenges throughout their love which eventually lead to their death. They´re two different versions of this play;one is by Baz Luhrmann which is more modern and has really nothing to do with the play then there is the one by Franco Zeffirelli which has more things in common with the actual play. In Act V Scene iii ¨The Death Scene¨ both directors have different ways of showing how the ¨two star-crossed

In the Baz Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet he modernised many scenes such as the balcony scene (pool scene), fight scenes and tomb scene. The scenes aren't the only thing that is modernised the costumes and props are also modernised. The pool scene which is known as the balcony scene in the play has been modernised by adding an elevator in which Juliet came down and meet Romeo. this is done so the audiences can relate to the scene. During the movie there are about 4-5 fight scenes in which

William Shakespeare’s famous ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was reinvented in 1996 as “Romeo + Juliet” and was directed by Baz Luhrmann. Luhrmann’s interpretation has turned Shakespeare’s traditional tale of a tragic love story into a modern and urbanised 20th century version. Luhrmann’s adaptation keeps the classic story of Romeo and Juliet true. This is seen by still having the constant feud between the Montague and Capulet family and the countless tragedies, yet Luhrmann adds a 20th century twist by using

The 1996 film, Romeo and Juliet, is Baz Luhrmann’s interpretation of William Shakespeare’s play by the same name. This film is part of Baz Luhrmann’s Red Curtain Trilogy where Luhrmann uses a theatre motif in each, with poetry and language being the motif used in Romeo and Juliet. This play was originally written by William Shakespeare who was an English poet, playwright, actor and a man who is considered one of the greatest contributors to English literature as he invented over 1700 now common words