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    Bernadette Peters was born on Febuary 28, 1948. She is a American actor and singer. She was in many different musicals. Over a course of five years she has been in many different types of interesting musicals. She is one of the most famous broadway performers. She has been nominated for seven tony rewards. Out of all seven tony rewards she won two. She has beem in many different stephan songhiem productions/works. Bernadette Peters performed in musicals when she was a child. She became a atctress

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    — whose purposeful movements, controlled emotional state, and crafted image work together to create a deliberate impassioned performance. Despite sharing similarities with Craig’s uber-marionettes and embodying some aspects of his philosophy, the Muppets ultimately differ in the respect that they retain and emphasize a human element from humans acting with and through a puppet. As mentioned above, Craig holds the notion that these puppets or uber-marionettes will bring about a revival in modern theatre

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    Jim Henson Television has become an inseparable part of American culture; it has become a way to share cultural experiences across the world. Among the billions affected by television was Jim Henson. One of the main creative geniuses’ behind the Muppets, Jim Henson helped fascinate and educate people across the world. Being able to turn a piece of material with ping pong balls for eyes into something that seemed to have a mind of its own was something Jim excelled at. While he is known for his imaginative

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    split via facebook yesterday. Both muppets released their respective statements on the matter, similarly asking their fans for understanding and respecting their privacy. However, there was one startling difference. Kermit’s statement reads: “After careful thought, thoughtful consideration and considerable squabbling, Miss Piggy and I made the difficult decision to terminate our romantic relationship. We will continue to work together on television (“The Muppets”/Tuesdays 8pm this fall on ABC) and

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    Halloween dance on Bryn Mawr's campus. Two Haverford male students attended the Hallween party at Rhoads dressed as "two specific female Black popstars. They had painted themselves brown and attached prosthetic breasts and buttocks to their bodies." (The Muppets abstract, pg. 1) The case abstract is incredibly detailed in documenting all parties' statements and reactions. After the Halloween party where they wore their costumes the entire night the two males felt necessary to write an explanation to the

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    Charles Dickens was the most famous author of the 19th century. His most well known work, A Christmas Carol has been adapted many times in the last 150 years. Two modern interpretations include the 1992 “The Muppet Christmas Carol“ and the 2009 “A Christmas Carol”. To start off with, Charles Dickens novel does a fine job of setting the tone of the scene because it displays a “dismal, wretched, and ruinous churchyard”. This description tells the reader that the church yard is old and in ruins. Also

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    “Consider, for example, the scene in Labyrinth where Sarah thinks she is waking up from her horrible dream and opens the door of her bedroom. Anything could be outside that door.” He also believes the Muppet idea works better when humans visit the Muppet world as in the Muppet Movies rather than when Muppets appear the human world. He states another problem with the film is its length. Ebert argues that without a strong plot to carry us through the movie, movies like this are endanger of becoming just

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    a story of its own. The first item Lauren pulled out of her bag was her Muppet propaganda, the Kermit amiibo. From my past experiences with her love for Pepe and other repulsive memes, I figured it was meant to represent her obsession with frog like monstrosities, but was fortunately disproven. She provided me with a brief explanation of how she, like many American children, grew up watching the Muppets. Her love for the character built upon years worth of childhood memories as she got

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    the African-American Muppet as he portrayed negative stereotype due to numerous detentions and other misbehaviors. Also, in the 2000s, the producers included more female characters in the show. The change was made after complaining on gender inequality among characters in the show. The show also focused on the contemporary issues. For example, in 2005, the program started educating children about healthy eating by introducing fruit and vegetable breakfast. Innovating new Muppet every time the program

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    When it comes to escapism and excitement, you simply can’t beat a good movie, which is why the Hollywood movie industry is currently worth billions upon billions. Each and every single day, millions of people from all corners of the globe, settle down in front of their TVs, or movie screens, to enjoy their favourite movies. As far as popular genres go however, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more popular and lucrative genre than movies aimed at children. If you’ve got a little would-be film critic

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