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A Review of the Life and Works of Arthur Miller (514 words, 1 pages)

Arthur Asher Miller was born on October 17, 1915, in Harlem, New York City. In the Wall Street Crash of 1929, his family lost almost everything and moved to Gravesend, Brooklyn. At the University of Michigan Arthur Miller wrote his first piece No Villain. He won the Avery Hopwood Award ... Read More

A Review of the Life and Works of Allen Ginsberg (1617 words, 3 pages)

Allen Ginsberg was born on June 3, 1927. While in high school, he discovered and fell in love with the poetry of Walt Whitman. But despite his interest in poetry his father wanted him to become a lawyer. So Ginsberg studied law at Columbia University, where he met many of ... Read More

A Review of the Life and Rule of Alexander the Great (1397 words, 4 pages)

According to Plutarch, Alexander was born on the sixth of Hecatombaeon(July) in the year 356 B.C. He was the son of Philip, king of Macedon,andOlympias. Supposedly on the day he was born the temple of Artemis burnt down,signifying his future glory. Not much is known of the youth of Alexander. ... Read More

A Review of the Political Career of Alexander Hamilton (463 words, 1 pages)

I support the fact that was a brilliant Secretary of Treasury, but a failure as a politician. He was brilliant as a Treasurer basically because he was a great strategist that was very skilled and had a great intellect in economics. Hamilton's plan for centralizing and reinvigorating the national economy ... Read More

A Review of the Life and Works of Aldous Huxley (947 words, 2 pages)

Many talented twentieth century writers have been overshadowed by classical writers such as Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare. Novels dealing with classical topics are often more recognized than works that tackle controversial topics. defies this stereotype, for his controversial works gained great fame while influencing many people. Huxley was not ... Read More

A Review of the Excellent and Effective Administration of Abraham Lincoln During the Civil War (731 words, 3 pages)

Abraham Lincoln was assuredly one of the greatest presidents inAmerican history. This is demonstrated by his effective administrationduring the Civil War, the creation of policies that benefited everyone inthe United States and the efforts that kept the United States fromsplintering during the Civil War and from its aftermath. Lincoln made ... Read More

A Review of Velocity D.C Dance Festival (1079 words, 2 pages)

Velocity D.C Dance Festival Dance ReviewThe Velocity D.C Dance Festival program that I attended took place on October 7th 2010 at 8 P.M in Sidney Harman Hall. The show is a three day performance that offers different performances over the three days. Program A, which is the program that I ... Read More

A Review of the Character of Olivia in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (530 words, 2 pages)

Olivia, in Twelfth Night, is the character who unifies the play byher involvement in each of the three plots. Olivia is loved by Orsino, butshe loves Cesario. Olivia plays a vital role in the plot to gull Malvolio,although she is unaware of it. Olivia also has an active role in ... Read More

A Review of the Tragedy of Oedipus Rex by William Shakespeare (576 words, 2 pages)

The Greek drama Oedipus Rex is clearly a tragedy. It definitely meets thefive main criteria for a tragedy a tragic hero of noble birth, a tragic flaw,a fall from grace, a moment of remorse, and catharsis.Oedipus Rex clearly meets the first of these five criteria. Oedipus is theson of Laius, ... Read More

A Review of the Character of Richard in The Tragedy of King Richard III by William Shakespeare (1015 words, 2 pages)

The character Richard, in the Shakespearean play The Tragedy of King Richard III, progressively isolates himself as he separates from the other characters and breaks the bond between man and God through his efforts to gain power. As he hates "the idle pleasures of these days" (I, i, 31) and ... Read More

A Review of Act II, Scene II of Hamlet by William Shakespeare (1807 words, 6 pages)

"Your noble son is mad Mad' call I it, for to define true madness,What is't but to be nothing else but mad?"(Wells and Taylor, 665)In Act two, scene two of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Poloniususes these words to inform Hamlet's parents of their son's insanity. He thencontinues on, telling Gertrude ... Read More

A Review of Antigone by Sophocles (442 words, 1 pages)

Sophocles Antigone concerns the struggle of a young woman battling for justice at all costs. The idea of fate is a staple throughout Greek Literature, and Sophocles uses the concept of fate to dictate the actions of a character. Antigones destiny is one of predestination, a mission of the gods ... Read More

A Review of the Play, The Odd Couple by Neil Simmon (833 words, 3 pages)

On the evening of November the eighth, I saw the play The OddCouple, by Neil Simmon. The performance started at approximately 730 inthe Centennial High School auditorium. The Centennial High School DramaDepartment performed this two and a half hour play. The level ofperformance for this play was amateur and the ... Read More

A Review of the Death and Drama in Sophocles’ Antigone (1027 words, 3 pages)

After reading Antigone, one might feel that there is lacking a dialoguebetween Antigone and Haimon before their deaths. Sophocles does not include anydirect communication between the two lovers during this drama. The reader mightassume that such a conversation could have taken place but was not included bySophocles however, it is ... Read More

A Review of the Character of Alceste in the Play, The Misanthrope by Moliere (469 words, 1 pages)

Moliere created a variety of characters in his play, Misanthrope. Alceste, because of his brutal honesty evokes empathy within me. The other character of course, would be Celimene because she would be known as a player in today's society. Oronte, another character, has his feelings hurt because of Alceste's brutal ... Read More

A Review of John Ford’s Film, The Grapes of Wrath (934 words, 2 pages)

In John Ford's film , the audience travels along with an Oklahoma family that has set out to find wealth and privileges in California during the Great Depression. The film was taken from John Steinbeck's classic novel . The filmakers intentions in putting this novel to screen was to show ... Read More

A Review of the Play, King Lear by William Shakespeare (858 words, 3 pages)

William Shakespeare's play King Lear tells the tale of the maincharacter who divides his kingdom between his older daughters, Goeneril andRegan, and disinherits his youngest daughter, Cordelia. The action leads tocivil strife, his insanity, and his ultimate death. King Lear can be viewedas a great illustration about the struggle between ... Read More

A Review of the Dynamic Rounded Character of Reverend John Hale (434 words, 2 pages)

In literature, there are different types of characters. There are thetypes of characters that change during the story and some that don't, dynamicand static. There is also how the character is described in the story. Theymight be flat, meaning the character is stereotyped, or he might be rounded,being the author ... Read More

A Review of the Characters in The Crucible by Arthur Miller (1512 words, 4 pages)

The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller that was first produced in 1953,is based on the true story of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Miller wrote theplay to parallel the situations in the mid-twentieth century of Alger Hiss,Owen Latimore, Julius and Ethel Rosenburg, and Senator McCarthy, if onlysuggestively. (Warshow ... Read More

A Review of the Characters in the Play, Working (618 words, 1 pages)

On Thursday, November 4, 1999, I went to see the play Working at Theatre Jacksonville on San Marco Drive. This play was based on Stud Terkels book Working which was published in 1974. In the play Working, the characters play as real life worker such as the ordinary housewife, waitress, ... Read More

A Review of the Movie, Star Wars (665 words, 2 pages)

"Star Wars" is the highest grossing movie of all time. It is also one ofmy favorites. It was released in May 1977 and re-released in a restored andenhanced Special Edition just last month. There are many different criteria thatcan be used to describe Star Wars' appeal. Gary Arnold and Edward ... Read More

A Review of the Character of Hamlet by William Shakespeare (1470 words, 5 pages)

Nicolas HutchisonHamlet is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and hardest toperform. The reason it is so hard to perform is because of the maincharacter Hamlet. Hamlet is an easily liked character that must revenge hisfather's death. He is forced to act insane in order to find out the truthof ... Read More

A Review of the Play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (656 words, 2 pages)

We just finished reading the play Romeo and Juliet by WilliamShakespeare. In this play we are introduced to the tragic story of theirforbidden "love" which ultimately leads to their deaths. Although Romeo andJuliet is considered to be a timeless love story, I find Romeo to be tooimmature for this to ... Read More

A Review of the Show, Home Time (549 words, 2 pages)

The show Home Time is about people that show other people how tofix things. The things that are be shown how to be fix or built are thingsthat many people hire others to do. This can add up to a lot of money.The show, shows them how to do it ... Read More

A Review of the Show, Ballet Gran Folklorico de Mexico at Owensboro River Parks Center of Arts (349 words, 1 pages)

In November 1997 at Owensboro River Parks Center of Arts performeda show sponsored by the Mexican government called the "Ballet GranFolklorico De Mexico." This show featured talented singers, dancers,musicians, and actors. This performance tradition was based on the historyof Mexico. Arts taken from ancient Aztec and Inca rituals to modernMariachi.At ... Read More

A Review on the Good and Bad Points of a Film (327 words, 1 pages)

My "reaction" to this film is this Although I found the film to be very informative, it was also very boring. But, I have to say the man in the film brought up very good points about the media.My personal opinion is that the media is what the viewer makes ... Read More

A Review of Paul Bernardo’s Lustful and Diverted Sexual Desires (781 words, 3 pages)

The urge shot through the mans body, uncontrollable, like sharks in afeeding frenzy. He could only quench his feverish desires by carrying outunspeakable devilish acts. The victim didn't matter, no thought was given toany implications of the satanic rituals. Several times Bernardo resorted todefecating of human beings in order to ... Read More

An In-depth Review of the National Geographic Film, Mysteries Underground (553 words, 2 pages)

The video I reviewed was a National Geographic film called MysteriesUnderground. This video was about extraordinary sites there are to see inunderground caves. You traveled along with cave explorers and got to see allthe beautiful untouched natural formations such as gypsum chandeliers, gnarledcalcite columns, and jewel-like lakes. It showed and ... Read More

A Review of William Shakespeare’s Play “Much Ado About Nothing” (1505 words, 3 pages)

Kenneth Branagh's decision to set his film at the Villa Vignamaggio in the hills of Tuscany, rather than in a city, sets the tone of his interpretation of Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing. Rather than the formal society overly concerned with outward appearances, which the play intimates, Branagh presents ... Read More

A Review of the Movie “The Mission” (536 words, 2 pages)

The movie, "The Mission," is about how the Spanish in cooperation withPourtugal try to get the Jesuits off land negotiated by the two countries. TheSpanish Church sends people into Asuncion, Paraguay to persuade the Jesuits toget off the land. The film includes spiritual and political activities the arereflected through the ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013