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    Peter Quince is a carpenter by day. His name sounds like quoins, the wooden wedges used by carpenters. Snug is a joiner. He is never given a first name throughout the play. His name refers to the snug joints used to build furniture. His name is selected for comedic

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    was when Bottom tried to control Peter Quince . The reason why it was ineffective was because Bottom wanted to play all the parts in the play, but Peter Quince as the director told Bottom he wasn't allowed to play all the roles . By proving Peter Quince that Bottom is a good actor , Bottom  shouts “I may hide my face, let me play Thisbe too. I’ll speak in a monstrous little voice )1.2.49-50)”. As a result Bottom does not succeed in controlling Peter Quince because Bottom only ends up getting one

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    jON (as Quince) Flute, you must take Thisby on you...the lady that Pyramus must love. KeLLI (as Bottom) Let me play Thisby too, I'll Speak in a monstrous little voice. 'Thisne,Thisne;' 'Ah, Pyramus, lover dear! thy Thisby dear,And lady dear!' grACE Wow! You and Jon a certainly related. kELLI And you think you can do better? gRACE Sure. Let me give it a go. joN (As Quince) Snug, the joiner; you, the lion's part: and, I Hope, here is a play

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    yourself to your family” (49). This shows the expectations young women are addressed in Latin American families. At every quince there are a set of rituals before finalizing the entrance of woman. Besides the party a mass is conducted before hand. They're “promising God that you’re not going to have sex till you’re back at the altar, getting married” (Priscilla 52). A quince is a celebration constructed through society but built on conservative religious values. Unfortunately, this is not one hundred

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    Quinceañera Traditions

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    fourteen people plus the quince. The fourteen court members represent the past fourteen years of the quince’s

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    fostering her admittance into college. Leslie is interested in attending college and seeks knowledge about various occupations to begin considering majors and colleges to attend. Literature Review Parris, Owens, Johnson, Grbevski, and Holbert-Quince (2010) identifies the importance of

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    only thought of as the 'rude mechanicals', they are also thought of as sweet and gentle folk who have had no promoting purpose in their lives until now. ================================================================== Peter Quince play as

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    Quinces & Sweet Sixteens, Celebration and Importance Sweet Sixteens, Quinces. However you call it, or whatever your name for it is, we can all agree that turning 15 or 16 is a very important step in the life of any girl, in any culture, background, religion or place. So in this newspaper issue I took upon myself to interview some of my peers at Highland, so I can share how they will celebrate or celebrated their Quinces or Sweet Sixteens, as well as the importance of those events to them. I interviewed

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    Tom Nguyen Heaney, Period 2 English 3-4 Honors 13 April 2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream | Act I Study Questions Scene One 1. Theseus wants to plan out his wedding with Hippolyta. 2. Thesus says that Hippolyta will experience a joyful wedding. 3. Egeus wants to complain to Theseus about his daughter Hermia. Egeus wants her to marry Demetrius but she is in love with Lysander. He wants her to choose either Demetrius or death. 4. Hermia will die if she does not follow her dad’s instructions. 5. She

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    Quinceanera Summary

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    interviews Sanchez, Vanessa’s mother: “‘Really for us, it’s a tradition,’ … ‘It means that you’ve started a new phase of your life.’” This briefly shows exactly what a quince means to her, without the interference of a misinterpretation from the author if it were not a direct quote. Additionally, a segment from Tornoe shows what the hosting of quince might mean in terms of class and wealth to an outsider of the culture: “If you are from humble beginnings, to a certain degree, it’s a status sign to be able

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