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In the story The Kugelmass Episode, Woody Allen takes the reader on an exciting journey through time and literature that keeps you begging for more. Professor Kugelmass is a middle-aged teacher at City College in New York City. He seems to be unfulfilled and bored with his life as a whole. The real world is…

Overview             During the early 1900s, J. Bruce Ismay, who was the President of the White Star Line, and Lord Pirrie, Chairman of Harland & Wolff Shipbuilders, longed to build luxury ocean liners as the company’s means of competing in the transatlantic passenger market. White Star Line had three ships lined-up for construction—the Olympic, Titanic,…

Paul Klee, a renowned Surrealist painter, was considered a degenerate artist by the Nazis. He was born on December 18, 1879, in Munchenbuchsee near Bern, Switzerland. At the age of 21, Klee gets accepted into the prestigious Munich Academy, the most esteemed art school in Germany. He subsequently moves to Munich and explores various European…

This poem by Derek Mahon is about Bruce Ismay’s troubled life after he survived the sinking of the Titanic. The poem shows that Bruce Ismay may have survived in a physical sense. But he became mentally and emotionally unwell and died a broken man as a result. The inquiry that followed the sinking of the…

 “Sweet Charity” is originally a “Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, opened on 1966 at the Palace Theatre” in midtown Manhattan (Furia and Lasser 287). Just like most of the classical theatrical plays, Sweet Charity is later adapted or translated to the screen. To make an adaptation from theater to film is somehow…

“Hula is the language that speaks to the heart and resonates within the Hawaiian people,” declared King David Kalakaua, emphasizing its significance. Among the three themes – revolution, reaction, and reform – the revival of hula garnered the most response. During this resurgence, it became evident how the missionaries reacted to the preexisting Hawaiian customs…

The brand of Disney displays many forms of creativity in their everyday business processes. Disney displays their success in creativity and teamwork everyday through theme parks and resorts, media and entertainment, and merchandise. Before achievements are made, there is a creative process to be explored. Creativity and teamwork are strongly correlated in business and in…

“My role in society, or any artist’s or poet’s role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all” (John Lennon Quotes). John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England on October 9, 1940….

Over the past term I read Mario Puzo’sThe Godfather. The book itself is an action packed offense novel that revolves around the Corleone offense household. The chief character in this book is Michael Corleone. the Godfather’s boy. Michael was introduced in the novel as a immature adult male in his mid-twentiess who did non desire…

The poem Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy dramatizes the conflict between stereotyping and perfection within society. The title accentuates the theme of the poem; the doll symbolizes society’s interpretation of beauty and reflects how a girl’s ideas of this beauty shape her self-worth. According to Steven Ratiner, author of Giving Their World: Conversations with Contemporary…