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    Fences first premiered at the Yale Repertory Theatre in 1985 and in 1987 won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. The first Broadway production stared James Earl Jones, Courtney B. Vance, Mary Alice, Frankie Faison, and Ray Arahna; it was directed by Lloyd Richards at the 46th Street Theatre and ran from May 1987 till June 1988. The original Broadway run won Tony Awards for Best Play, Best Performance of a Lead Actor in a Play (Jones), Best Performance by a Featured Actress

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    New Labour was not a distinctive political phenomenon. New Labour was the re-organization of a party in order to win elections. The Labour Party had many identity issues and had lost four elections before the re-branding. It will be shown that New Labour was only a rebranding in order to address these issues. The major issues that led to Labour needing the rebranding are the identity crisis and actions taken against the working class. Throughout the span of the Labour party in the 1900’s a dual identity

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    "Disoriented", the one word Rick Grimes uses to describe the moments he has been through before reuniting with his family. In a world driven into a apocalypse, filled with the undead and anarchy, everyone's will and faith are tested. One will either be changed for worst or for the better. This essay will analyze the actions of Rick Grimes, present my ideas if I were in Ricks position, and to answer for the actions of one more character. Both Rick Grimes and his actions are moral and unselfish. Rather

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    CASE 10: Zappos—They Do It with Humor When Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh was the featured guest on The Colbert Report, host Stephen Colbert grilled him about the company's success and customer loyalty. Hsieh replied that it's Zappos's goal to deliver WOW" in every shoe or clothing box. The company is consistently ranked highly as one of Fortune's "Best Companies to Work For Amazon's Jelieoris liked Zappos so much he bought the company. Customers First Zappos's relentless pursuit of the ultimate customer

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    Advanced English - Essay Explore How 'The Queen' & Two Other Related Texts Of Your Own Choosing Represent History & Memory In Unique & Evocative Ways History consists of what is known, remembered and recorded about the past in as objective a way as possible. Memory can be a fragmented yet still valid perspective on the past which enables History to fill in the gaps. The concepts of History & Memory are featured in the texts, 'The Queen', a film directed by Stephen Frears, 'Kurt Cobain's Suicide

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    Voting Behavior Long term factors that may influence voting behavior over a long period of time include: Social class Gender Age Religion Ethnicity Social Class “Class is the basis of British party politics: all else is embellishment and detail” (Pulzer) Social class is one of the fundamental divisions that define post war British electoral politics. Some would suggest that the social class of a person might explain their voting behavior. Social groups will vote for political

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    ‘Voting behaviour at UK elections is determined more by issues of personality and image than on the basis of policies or performance in office’. Discuss. In recent times it may be argued that personality and image has played a huge part in the voting behaviour of the electorate in the UK. The personality and image may refer to the personality of the party leader and how they present themselves in their campaign. This is a short-term factor and in a time where long-term factors are not said to play

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    Evaluate the factors that influenced the result of the 2010 UK general Election. For the purpose of this essay, I will be evaluating the factors that influenced the result of the 2010 UK general election. The general election was held on Thursday 6th May 2010 and was the first election since 1974 to result in a hung parliament, as no party achieved the 326 seats needed to for an overall majority. The three main parties were the Conservatives, whose party leader was and still is David Cameron

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    Mini-Ramp Skating is a very misinterpreted sport revolving around disrespect to authority with a rebellious attitude. But it is much more than that. Skateboarding is an outlet for creativity, a stress reliever, and teaches you perseverance. It is a great and productive way to relieve stress, instead of sitting at home playing video games; it is a good break from everyday life. Skateboarding teaches you perseverance and how to take a fall. “You keep getting back up and pushing yourself, even after

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    Both Tony Kushner and Athol Fugard demonstrate the effects societal standards have on individuality. Kushner’s Angels in America focused on homosexuality and the AIDS crisis during the Reagan Era, whereas Fugard’s “Master Harold”…and the Boys concentrated on the issue of racism taking place during the South African apartheid. Whether striving for a new identity or being limited by one according to societal standards, all of the characters featured in these plays struggle to come to terms with their

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