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    In my opinion, it is more pertinent to speak of the social issues that Parks is addressing than the political ones. Therefore, although it is interesting (and even ironic) that "history repeats itself" in the idea of Booth shooting Lincoln once again, and the presidency always has to do with politics, your question can best be answered by focusing on two social issues: the despair of poverty and the frustration of the impoverished. Both Lincoln (topdog) and Booth (underdog), as brothers, are burdened

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    Carson Abraham Mrs. Moore English 5 Period 7 October 24 2016 John Proctor The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, it’s main theme being the effect mass hysteria has on a society, especially during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, in which all members of society were overly religious, thus further worsening the hysteria. The Crucible focuses on the lives of those living in Salem and how the first witchcraft accusation, by Abigail, leads into multiple accusations of the innocent and resulting in the

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    In an effort to capture the effects of paranoia of the Red Scare in 1950s America, The Manchurian Candidate is filmed with the intentional techniques of character-following shots, plays on lighting, and mise-en-scene. These film techniques are utilized to make the argument that paranoia can be used to control others with the use of force as one tries to make sense of the chaos around themselves. Throughout the film, audiences fall into a sort of confusion when trying to determine the characters on

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    James Baldwin’s “Sonny's Blues” is based on choices and battles with addictions as during some time in the 1930s. Sonny’s older brother who is the narrator tells the story of Sonny’s life in both his and sonny’s perspective. This can give the readers the insight to the mind of both brothers. Which allows the reader to see the connection between the narrator and sunny. Sonny’s older brother is an algebra school teacher with a wife and two kids. Sonny’s brother has strong values and he is the voice

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    Doubt. An affair. Secrets. When one does things one regrets it ends up coming back to that person in the future hurting the people that care the most. In the play, Death Of A Salesman, Arthur Miller addresses the topic of Abandonment and Betrayal. He implies that the Loman family is suffering from Willy Loman’s fantasies. Biff Loman, Willy’s son, suffers the most from Willy’s phantasm. The false fraudulence that he gave Biff, led to the discouragement that Biff had for him. To begin, Willy contradicts

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    Film Scene: American Beauty- Lester’s Performance: 1. The Scene shows the conversation between Lester (employee) and Brad (manager of the company). Towards the start of the scene, Lester is frustrated with his life. His wife is so worldly and they hardly determine each other, and his young offspring cannot determine both of them. He is working as a writer in the media magazine, he is caught for a difficult and futile occupation. 2. Brad, the newly hired organization expertise, is doing investigation

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    The story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by Francis Scott Fitzgerald shows society's refusal of accepting anyone out of the ordinary. The story is about a man named Benjamin Button who is born as a 60 year old man. As he ages from the day he is born his body and brain grows younger and younger until he eventually forgets everything he has achieved in life, has the brain of a newborn and then fades into nothingness. In the face of a remarkable occurrence the only thing that Button’s community

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    In the story Flowers for Algernon Keyes is arguing the importance of friendship and companionship on a person's life more than the concept of superior intelligence. Charlie had a social life and friends before the operation which made him smart. From the operation, Charlie's primary goal was to have friends which he thought if he gained intelligence he could finally have friends. Keyes foreshadowed Charlie's struggle with friends and loneliness with Miss Kinnian giving him the book Robinson Crusoe

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    My wife and I attended Stupid Fucking Bird presented by the Theatre Department of OSU at Drake Performance Center. We were present for opening night. The title may indicate that I didn't like the show. While I did admire the acting efforts of all the players, I did feel that the show itself was not entertaining to my specific taste. An analysis of Dev, played by Danny Turek, is submitted. Turek's goal as Dev is clear. He desires a happy life with Mash, who wants a relationship with his friend, an

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    Author Miller was an American play wright and really rose up to the top in the years following World War Two. The way Millers life was deeply impacted the way he would write. Miller was also a very well known playwright and his work was greatly appreciated. He portrays problems with family, life, society and himself in death. Miller writes clever and original messages to the readers. Miller pours out so much emotion into his books and stories, therefore it all reflects onto all of his writing skills

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