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Spring Awakening was Frank Wedekind’s first play. He had it published at his own expense in 1891, but it was not performed until Wedekind started his own repertory company in 1906. The first production in the United States took place in 1912, but since the play was in German it failed to attract audiences in…

The legendary Arthur Miller b.1915 has inspired and touched many with his famous writing pieces such as The Crucible (1953). Before venturing into the playwright profession, Miller majored in journalism in the University of Michigan in 1938, showing skills as a reporter and night editor for his school newspaper. Although Miller is mostly associated with…

Sir, suffer me to recall to your mind that time, in which the arms and tyranny of the British crown were exerted, with every powerful effort, in order to reduce you to a state of servitude: look back, I entreat you, on the variety of dangers to which you were expose; reflect on that time,…

When Bill Cosby returned to television in the mid 1980’s, many were skeptical in regards to the show being successful. Cosby’s previous television show in the 1970’s bombed and the comedian was relegated to (lucrative) TV commercials for years. Could Cosby carry a program? History shows the answer was yes and, in addition to being…

I. Introductiona.i. Eddie lives an undistinguished life as a care adult male for the drives at the Ruby Pier amusement park. One twenty-four hours a mechanical failure causes a fatal accident. Eddie rescues a immature miss from her decease but in the attempt. he is killed. This is when the escapade begins. Eddie enters heaven…

Although Mary Mallon was the first healthy carrier identified, she was not the only healthy carrier to spread typhoid fever to others. It is estimated that about three percent of those who had typhoid became carriers, meaning 90-135 new carriers were created each year. Neither was Mary Mallon even the deadliest healthy carrier. Mary made…

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger narrates the journey of Holden Caulfield, an adolescent boy grappling with his sense of self. Although Holden yearns for adulthood, he also secretly clings to his youth and innocence. This is demonstrated when he pays for a prostitute but chooses not to engage in any sexual…

 William Butler Yeats’ poem Second Coming is a short two stanza poem that is political in nature and uses Biblical and mythological allusions to explain the author’s message. This paper would be a personal interpretation of the poem. The first noticeable thing about the poem is the capitalization of the first word of the first…

Include- His art dualities, conflicting tensions, desires, appearance, living purposes Question: Through its portrayal of human experience, Years poetry reinforces the significance of desire” To what extent does your interpretation of Years poetry support this view? Yeats pursuit to retain permanence for age and love, and the cultural impacts of the Irish revolution around him…

There are many dangers of young, rushed love such as not fully knowing your partner, or feelings of regret after you do finally get to know your partner and realize what you have committed to. In the play “Romeo and Julie written by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet meet and think that they are instantly…