The Life of Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is a famous American author "known for works blending satire‚ black comedy‚ and science fiction" (Kurt Vonnegut). Although Kurt Vonnegut is most widely known as a science fiction writer‚ what if his readers knew that he didn ’t consider himself that at all? He once said he "learned from the reviewer" that he was a science fiction writer. Regardless of what Kurt Vonnegut considers himself‚ he is one of the most sought-after science fiction writers
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A LOOK AT CHARLES LUDLAM AND THE RIDICULOUS THEATRICAL COMPANY Charles Ludlam was a playwright‚ a director‚ and an actor. He was the star of his own revival troupe‚ The Ridiculous Theatrical Company. During a twenty year career. (cut short as he lost his life to AIDS at age 47)‚ he was awarded six Obie Awards ‚ he wrote twenty nine plays and was reviewed by many as a brilliant actor. He studied theatre at Hofsta University and studied and perfected the techniques of the Stanislavsky
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Four Feminist Novels by Margaret Atwood Helge Normann Nilsen University of Trondheim Most of Margaret Atwood’s early novels express a clearly feminist message.1 They fall under the category of fiction of protest‚ though this only rarely diminishes their artistic value. But‚ like other feminist writers‚ Atwood is very much concerned to demonstrate that women are oppressed in Western society and their options severely restricted. There are four novels which deal with this theme successfully:
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Cedar Point‚ known to many as a coveted day trip to ride some of the biggest roller coasters America has to offer; But what many do not know is its fascinating past and the interesting events that took place that make it as we know it today. Located in the Sandusky Bay‚ Cedar Point has become one of the prize possessions of Ohio. With a history dating back to the 1870‚ the classic amusement park on the shore of Lake Erie has seen its share of rides‚ roller coaster‚ people and history. From a deserted
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Men Who Kill: Serial Killers Gwen Morse University of the Rockies Abstract Previous research results regarding the characteristics of male serial killers has long been inadequate and unstable at best. Although there has been little agreement amongst researchers‚ limited recognition has been given to the Hickey Trauma-Controlled Method (2002) as it pertains the sexual motivations of serial killers. As a result‚ in 2004‚ Dr. William Amdt‚ Dr. Tammy Hiepas‚ and Dr. Juhu Kim conducted a quantitative
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theatre. In addition‚ about 400 performers and stage actors were jammed in the basement‚ backstage and dressing rooms to witness what was surely an exciting show. The audience was full of anticipation in readiness to watch a musical comedy‚ Mr. Bluebeard. Five weeks prior to the staging of the music comedy‚ the 1‚700 capacity Iroquois theater had just been opened with much excitement from the public and the press (Marshall 1904). The Chicago Tribune one of the most reputable dailies in the city
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FOLKLORE AND LITERATURE The studies of the British culture and therefore understanding of the national character of the English cannot stand apart from the research of its important product – folklore. The folklore and folk customs of England developed over a long chain of centuries. Some ancient customs were passed from Celtic to Germanic generations and further. Invaders and settlers brought with them their own beliefs‚ which mixed with older traditions. The main reason to uniqueness of British
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To what extent do you agree with the assertion that ‘One of the basic features of gothic fiction is the critical portrayal of religion’1 in Christabel and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter‚ and Dracula by Bram Stoker? The Christian attachment to Gothic emerged from its connection to Gothic and Gothic Revivalist architecture‚ though from the nineteenth century the Romantics gave an appraisal of Christianity that differed from its previous
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------------------------------------------------- Context Daphne Du Maurier was born in England in 1907‚ the daughter of a wealthy father who was one of the country’s most famous actor-managers. Indulged as a girl‚ she had her first novel published when she was in her early twenties‚ and married a soldier-nobleman‚ Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Browning. For most of her life she and her husband lived on the coast of Cornwall in a picturesque mansion called Menabilly--a place that would be the
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www.the-criterion.com The Criterion: An International Journal in English ISSN 0976-8165 Rabindranath Tagore: A Reappraisal of His Universality and Relevance Prakash Bhadury Lecturer (English) Department of Humanities & Social Sciences National Institute of Technology‚ Hamirpur‚ H.P‚ India- 177005 Abstract: Rabindranath Tagore stands as a millennium in himself reflecting the ancient Indian wisdom through the raptures of his lyrics and mystic vision. His metaphysical bent of mind
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