Abstract
In this article, the writer looks at Andrew Lloyd Webber's beginnings and discusses how he began his successful career in musicals. Love him or hate him, the writer points out that no critic can deny that he has composed some of the most memorable music of the latter half of the 20th century. The writer notes that his influence continues to be felt today. Further, the writer points out that Lloyd Webber continues to write, compose, and run the Really Useful Theater Company, and his songs and productions are still heard and seen around the world. The writer concludes that for Webber, star quality and staying power mean staying true to your initial vision and Webber's prime motivations have always been populism and the unabashed pursuit of profits.

From the Paper
"For all of his extravagant visions for the theater, Andrew Lloyd Webber was born to humble beginnings on March 22, 1948. His parents lived in South Kensington, England. His father, William Southcombe Lloyd Webber, was a professor of music theory at Royal College of Music in England. His mother, Jean, was a singer and violinist. Unsurprisingly, with these beginnings, young Andrew showed an early love and aptitude for music. Andrew was an undoubted musical prodigy. At only three years old, he played violin and at six he composed his first songs."
"These were not simply the jottings of an amateur, however. At the tender age of nine he had his first piece of music published. But it was Andrew's aunt who first ignited the young boy's interest in stage musicals."

Tags:musicals, composer, Phantom, Cats

Abstract
This paper intertwines a biographical description of Andrew Lloyd Webber's life along with a description of his influences and works. First, the paper traces Lloyd Webber's early life and the impact of the musical home in which he lived as a child. It then shows how his innate talent attracted partners with whom he could create productions. The paper also tells of productions that didn't succeed. Details about Lloyd Webber's personal life, such as marriages and divorces, are also included. The paper concludes by stating that Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the greatest composers and musical theater developers of our time.

From the Paper
"Andrew showed an early interest and talent for music and began playing the violin when he was only three and at six was already composing and by nine he had published a composition in the periodical, Music Teacher. The rest of his family was also bound in the music world as his aunt Vi exposed him to theater and he showed an extra love for musical theater going with his aunt to see several big named musicals including My Fair Lady and also musical films like Gigi and South Pacific. In the same period Andrew built a small theater in his home and began composing music for productions there. When Andrew was a teen he began to look around for a school to attend and fully committed himself to writing music."

Abstract
The paper offers a biography and a discussion of the person generally considered the world's greatest contemporary composer of musical theatre, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. This paper discusses his shows and also includes a brief section that has a personal response to Webber.

From the Paper
"Andrew Lloyd Webber within musical theatre: Five of the most successful shows of all time are Jesus Christ, Superstar, Cats, Evita, The Phantom of the Opera and Sunset Boulevard. What is even more remarkable than the enormous success and quality of these theatre musicals is that all were composed by one individual, Andrew Lloyd Webber."

Tags:Cats, Phantom of the Opera, London, West End, movies, music, lyricist, Sara Brightman, art collection, advocacy, public funding for music provision

Abstract
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway musical, "Cats", has consistently intrigued audiences. This essay examines the specifics of the brilliant use of the entire theater for the experience and concludes that this is the factor that contributed to the show's worldwide success.

Abstract
The paper compares how Eva Peron's motives in her role as the First Lady of Argentina differ in the 1978 musical "Evita", by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and in her book "Evita: In My Own Words", first published in English in 1996. These two sources are then evaluated for their origins, purposes, values and limitations. An analysis of Eva's background, personal character and contributions as First Lady, as well as an evaluation and comparison of the sources, indicates how and why these sources differ on what Eva's motives were. The paper, however, neither attempts to conclude what Eva's real motives were in becoming First Lady nor to solve the controversies surrounding Eva's life.

Outline:
Plan of Investigation
Summary of Evidence
Evaluation of Sources
Analysis
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Upon her return from her European tour, Eva committed herself to improving social welfare. The Eva Peron Foundation built schools and hospitals and distributed aid to the poor. Through Eva, Argentine women also gained the right to vote. However, she had to reject the vice-presidency her people clamoured for because of her failing health. Nevertheless, Eva represents a turning point in Argentine history: her political power, as well as her encouragement of female involvement in politics, was a significant difference in a society traditionally ruled by men."

Tags:social, stigma, fanatic, characteristic, extremism, presidential, campaign

Abstract
An observation of Frank Lloyd Wright's uniquely designed Guggenheim Museum.

From the Paper
"Though the museum did not officially open until six months after his death, The Guggenheim in New York City's Upper East Side remains Frank Lloyd Wright's crowning achievement. Not universally admired but undoubtedly appreciated by the millions that have passed through its doors since October ...st, Wright's design pioneered concepts of space, the way that people experience a museum and the way that the museum itself lives and breathes. Without this groundbreaking design, museums today would be very different places. During his seventy-two-year..."

Tags:Frank Lloyd Wright, Guggenheim, Art, Art History, Modernism, Architecture, Museums

Abstract
This paper examines how America moved closer to a true democracy during Andrew Jackson's term of office as President - 1824-1840. The writer shows how during Jackson's presidency the two main factors increasing the democratic nature of American politics were-- active participation of the common man in politics and growth in the two-party political system.

From the Paper
"The period of time in from 1824 until 1840 is known as the Jacksonian Era. This was a time of many political reforms that affected American democracy. During the Jacksonian Era, nominating conventions, the spoils system, and public campaigning for office promoted a more democratic process by strengthening the two-party system of government and promoting the active participation of the common man in politics."

Tags:american, andrew, campaigning, democracy, history, jackson, jefferson, public, spoils, system, thomas

Abstract
This paper presents a detailed examination of the life of Frank Lloyd Wright, who is presented as one of the most influential architects in history. The writer explores Wright's childhood and its influences, his works and his life as they relate to the contribution he made to the world. The paper shows photos of some of his more famous works.

From the Paper
"Wright was born in Wisconsin in a town called Richland Center. His childhood was filled with happiness and warmth surrounded by the love of a mother and other family members who knew he would succeed as soon as he found his passion.
That passion turned out to be architecture. He spent several semesters studying at the school of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin before he decided in 1887 to go to Chicago and pursue his dreams(The Early Years http://www.delmars.com/wright/flw1.htm).
An uncle who was a minister in a church in the area got Wright an apprentice position where is first work was a Silsbee commission. In this project he designed a Hillside Homeschool for his aunt(The Early Years http://www.delmars.com/wright/flw1.htm)."

Tags:Fallingwater, picturesque, contribution, design

Abstract
This paper discusses Frank Lloyd Wright, an American architect who is widely-regarded as one of the most influential figures on 20th century design. It looks at how his 70-year career ushered in several important social and cultural dimensions to the field of architecture. It examines the design philosophy, influences and major achievements of one of the towering and most controversial figures of American architecture.

Outline
Biography
Influences and Principles
Major Design Styles
Innovations and Contributions

From the Paper
"Like his professional life, Wright's personal life was also fraught with conflict and controversy. Wright married his first wife Catherine in 1889, and they eventually had six children. However, echoing his father's actions, Wright left his family in 1909 for Mamah Cheney, a wife of one of his clients. Although still married to Catherine, he returned with Cheney to Wisconsin in 1911, where the couple built a home and took up residence. In 1914, however, a servant murdered Cheney, her two children and four other people before setting the house on fire (Constantino 12)."

Tags:prairie, houses, usonian

Abstract
This ten-page paper presents a detailed look at the life of famed architecture guru Frank Lloyd Wright. The writer takes the reader on a tour of Wright's life as well as many of his works and outlines why he is considered one of the top architects in the world. There were six sources used to complete this paper.