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    Edith Mpumwire Dr. Sarah McCurry English 1B 13 November 2016 A play of struggle and Misery In this play called the “Fences”, one sees an African American man named Troy who can be described as a hard worker, a lousy husband, a harsh father, and a disappointing friend. The play “Fence” explores a time of period when African American were treated, and looked at different. It shows a time when African American were still victims of racism, still afraid, and full of hatred. This is a story about Troy

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    Lydia Play Summary

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    For Play assignment #1 I was fortunate enough to experience a play by the name of “Lydia”, by Octavio Solis at the Blkbox Theater on June 16th 2016. This play portrays a plethora of themes throughout its performance. Perhaps, the most important theme shown throughout this play is family relationships and secrets and it is shown multiple times throughout this play. Other themes like homophobia, sex and the “Perfect American Family” were all seen throughout this play as well. However, they all had

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    The Kitchen, unlike most plays, doesn’t have a particular storyline to follow and no direct narrative, however, the play includes individual character stories, overlapping with other characters. It is clear to see from the text that the serious aspects of the play are contrasted with the predictable. For example, abortion is a strong theme in the play, and we are made aware by Cynthia after Winnie collapses, that four or more of the waitress have taken the pills to assist in a termination – ‘she

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    Anon Play Summary

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    Building the Wall by Robert Schenkkan, a play about a dystopian future that takes place after Donald Trump takes office (UT Austin, 2018). Their next play, Anon(ymous) written by Naomi Iizuka, was their season feature. This play is based off of Homer’s The Odyssey and tells the story of a young refugee traveling across America in order to find his family, and his home (UT Austin, 2018). Following Anon(ymous), UT Austin put on The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the play that we will be closely examining later

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    Tarzan Play Review

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    Last Thursday evening, I was able to attend a play at the Hale Center Theater. Tarzan, a play produced by David & Corrin Dietlein in accordance to Music Theater International, showcased music and lyrics by Phil Collins. This two hour play was presented on a black box theater. With only three ways to enter the arena, I prepared myself not to leave my seat and interrupt the play. In the beginning of the show, the stage was set to take place in the late 1800’s deep within the juggles of Africa. Telling

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    Tender Offer Play

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    In the short play, “Tender Offer” by Wendy Wasserstein, is a drama play about a father and daughter’s relationship. Paul is a 35-year-old businessman, who puts work before anyone and isn’t around much for his daughter Lisa. Lisa is a nine-year-old girl who is all alone in the dance studio after her father missed her dance recital. Lisa and Paul don’t spend enough family time together since he is always too busy with work. This leads to Lisa not wanting to spend time with him since she feels as though

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    Creative Play Benefits

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    develope a imagination and create new ways that a single object or toy can be used. A child may use a cooking pot as a hat or helmet. Children also are able to simulate real life experiences through creative play such as playing cops and robbers or as most would consider playing tag. Creative play allows children to have fun without worries or any goals that need to be met. However, orgainized activities allow children to learn to work as team, set goals and accomplish those goals. Orgainized activities

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    The Play By F. Priestley

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    The play is set in 1912 just two years before the war. This was a very hard and difficult time for England a period when they were many strikes, food shortages and political tension. In contrast to this the play was written in 1945, which was after world war two when the country was in great disorder. Priestly deliberately set his play in 1912 because the date represented an era when all was very different from the time he was writing, rigid class and gender boundaries seemed to ensure that nothing

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    Reasons To Play A Sport

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    My first reason is,she is non-stop yelling at people who don’t know how to play. Some people don’t know how to play the sports you do, many people don’t do sports they may not like sports. Therefor one way is to calm down is to take a deep breath,count to ten,and help them tranquil. As a result, when you get really mad at someone.She always going on and on about duds and never does what the coaches tell her to do. Some people say to stop yelling it just a game, she sometimes hollers at the coach

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    Essay On Play Therapy

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    Play therapy is appropriate for children between 3-12 years old. Aspects that counselors must consider include whether the child has the capacity to learn, obtain insight, and the ability to develop a relationship with an adult. The purpose of play therapy relates to exploring and expressing feelings, gain knowledge about self and others, strengthen problem-solving and decision-making skills, in addition to increasing the child’s sense of competence and self-efficacy. When counselor’s setup space

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