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The Mistreatment of Mexicans in America as Portrayed in Theatre, 2001.
This paper presents an exploratory journey through three plays, Luis Valdez?s "Actos", "Simply Maria" and "Real Women have Curves" both by Josefina Lopez and discusses a common theme among them.
1,230 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This essay looks at how the three plays depict the mistreatment of Mexicans in America. In addition, it portrays the treatment of Mexican women by their own society as mirroring the very discrimination and disrespect that they are treated with as a race.
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"It is interesting to compare the plays and discover the very treatment they try and change they subject their women to. When one initially reads the plays: "Simply Maria" by Josefina Lopez, "Actos" by Luis Valdez, and "Real Women have Curves" also by Josefina Lopez, one could easily mistake the plays as simple entertainment about several people and their lives. However once one peels off the top coat and examines the underpinnings of the works one easily sees the undertone that is woven throughout the stories and their character. Each of the examined plays reveals much more than a look at the daily life of those in the work. The plays also show the reader how down trodden we have forced the Mexican immigrant to become. We have forced them into situations in which they find themselves grateful to be treated almost as well as we treat pet dogs in this country(Valdez, Actos).
"In Simply Maria the reader is given a foundational understanding of the way Mexican women are often viewed and treated even by their own race. The play opens with an understanding of what it takes for a family to immigrate to America. Often times the father has to travel ahead and it may be years before he can send for his family(Lopez, Simply). Once they arrive they are expected to live as if they are still in Mexico and all the traditions that go with it. This leaves a mixed message for young ladies who grow up in a country, which embraces female independence, yet parents who feel it is sinful and wrong are raising them."
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Italian Renaissance Theatre, 2002.
A discussion of the Commedia Del Arte Theatre and contributions of Italian Renaissance theatre to Western theater.
1,453 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper is in two parts. The first part discusses the Commedia Del Arte or drama that employs comedy and has a happy ending, which began during the Italian Renaissance. It examines its origins and its popularity as well as its methods of acting. It evaluates its effect on modern comedy such as the concept of slapstick, timing in the repartee and romantic comedy. The second part outlines the other contributions of Italian Renaissance theatre to Western theater such as the introduction of the profession of acting and theatre and set design.
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"Commedia Del Arte made many contributions to modern comedy. First, timing was important in the repartee and has been in comedy ever since. Second, slapstick comedy, such as that practiced by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd is a direct descendent of Commedia Del Arte. Third, modern romantic comedy had it origins in the plots and characters of Commedia Del Arte. Finally, both situation comedy and animated cartoons employ elements of Commedia Del Arte (Suzuki; Commedia Dell?Arte)."
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The Manitoba Theatre Centre, 2004.
A study of Canada's first regional theatre and its goal to achieve the establishment of a uniquely Canadian art and culture scene through experimental theatre.
2,392 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 73.95
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This paper considers the state of theatre in Canada and Winnipeg prior to the creation of the Manitoba Theatre Centre in 1958, looking at the goals of the Massey Commission in promoting the development of a Canadian culture. It also looks at the intentions of Theatre 77 and the Winnipeg Little Theatre in their merger to become the Manitoba Theatre Centre. The main body of the analysis is concerned with the mandate of the Manitoba Theatre Centre. Finally, consideration is also given to an additional fourth goal introduced later in the Centre's history that was concerned with encouraging the production of Canadian plays.
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Introduction
Setting the Scene: The State of Theatre in Canada and Winnipeg and the Establishment of the Manitoba Theatre Centre
Goal A
Goal B
Goal C
Goal D
The Legacy and Prospects for the Centre as it Entered the 1980s
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"Canadian theatre, in the 1950s, consisted mostly of amateur societies, with professional theatre only really finding a niche in Toronto. The Massey Commission Report of 1951 was concerned with the state of Canadian culture and its tendency to import art from other cultural centres, such as New York and London. The Massey Commission's Report outlined steps to create a government body that would grant funds to art programmes to promote a national culture. Such a concern had been similarly expressed by other major figures in Canadian theatre, some of whom had suggested that if the state of the theatre were to improve, it would require a national theatre that would tour the country with several permanent provincial theatre buildings to house professional productions (Massey 55). "
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Roman Theatre, 2006.
This paper discusses Roman theatre and its history.
1,461 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper discusses Roman theatre and explains that it was vastly influenced by the Greek theatre although they have many differences. The paper provides an outline of the general history of Roman theatre and discusses how the Roman theatre gives us an insight on the Romans and their culture. The paper relates that it has played an important part in the beginning and evolution of the European theatre.
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"The Roman theatre faced some problems in the beginning due to the fact that the audience was distracted by other events. The first performance of Hecyra was a ruin because the audience was distracted by the boxers and the rope dancer. The second performance was again a disaster as people heard of a rumor that a "gladiatorial display was about to take place" (W. Beare, p.165). The stage was a wooden one and some people hold the view that at a time the Romans had created a revolving stage. This is not considered as an authentic historical record of the history of Roman theatre. The actors and their dressing rooms were located behind the stage."
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Japanese Noh Theater and the Traditional Western Theater, 2000.
A comparison of the evolution and development of two distinctive forms of theater.
1,965 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 6 sources, $ 62.95
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The Noh Theater of Japan is an extremely ritualized tradition, and traces of the Noh Theater are found in Western theater. This paper explores many of the distinctive elements of the Noh Theater, such as the use of masks, the themes presented within plays, and the evolution from the old Noh Theater to a more modern presentation of Noh techniques. While the focus of this paper is on the Noh Theater, comparisons are drawn between the Noh Theater and traditional Western theater. There is also a discussion of the more dialogue-driven kyogen style of Japanese theater in respect to the more ritualized Noh Theater.
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"The impact on the Noh Theater on the Western theater can be seen to have occurred in a very diverse way. It appears that the Western theaters managed to assimilate various components from the Noh Theater, such as the use of the hitamen in performances to convey a blank countenance. However, the greatest aspect of the Noh Theater on the West is found within the development of more exacting performance techniques, where rather than a single production being subject to incongruities and shoddy acting, the standards of acting were promoted to a higher level overall."
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"Theatre of the Absurd", 2002.
A study of four works by "Theatre of the Absurd" playwrights.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss Absurdist (Existential) theatre and four works by ?Theatre of the Absurd? playwrights. The works used are "Victoria Station" by Harold Pinter, "The Zoo Story" by Edward Albee, "The Philadelphia" by David Ives and "Sure Thing," by David Ives. Specifically, it discusses hopelessness and meaningless as a base plot for the ?Theatre of the Absurd? and how these two concepts reveal themselves in the works.
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"All four of these plays are by authors considered to write for the "Theatre of the Absurd" movement, which began in the late 50s. It is a movement concerned with the absurdity and absolute pointlessness of life. Many playwrights participated, including Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Eugene Ionesco, Jean Genet, and Edward Albee. "The 20th century's most popular non-realistic genre is absurdism. The root 'absurd,' connotes something that does not follow the roots of logic. In the Absurdist school of drama, this holds true. Existence is fragmented, pointless. There is no truth so the search for truth is abandoned in Absurdist works. Language is reduced to a bantering game where words obfuscate rather elucidate the truth. Action moves outside of the realm of causality to chaos. Absurdists minimalize the sense of place. Characters are forced to move in an incomprehensible, void-like realm" (Sosnowski)."
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The Globe Theatre, 2005.
A look at the history of the physical and sociological development of the modern theater, focusing on the Globe theater and the involvement of William Shakespeare.
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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The origins of theater in the ancient world were centered around religion and the gods and the Globe theater continued that tradition in Elizabethan England with the help of contributions from Shakespeare. The paper examines how the design of the open-air theaters in Athens may have inspired the architecture of theaters, such as the Globe, that were built in England many years later. It also discusses how William Shakespeare was one of the partners from among the actors and how his own money, as well as artistic work, went into the theater.
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"In the 1570s, a man named James Burbage obtained for himself a theatrical license, which allowed him to actually lease a piece of land to be used exclusively by a theater. It was a long-term lease which gave him a great deal of control over the land and the freedom to construct or deconstruct buildings on it as he pleased. This was a landmark event all around, for this was the first theatrical license granted in England; The Globe Theatre was a part of many landmark events in English theater. The location was on the north shore of the Thames River, and it sat just outside of London. The location was actually a strategic move for Burbage, for within the city limits of London he would have faced far more scrutiny and protest for building a theater, which was not considered to be an upright establishment, and ranked in many people's minds right along brothels so far as morality is concerned."
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American Stereotypes of Mexicans, 2001.
Examines how and why American stereotypes of Mexicans arose.
1,276 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 2 sources, $ 43.95
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In this essay, the author uses the supporting evidence of Mark Reisler and his book, and lectures from Professor Gutierrez?s to explain what kinds of perceptions of Mexicans were formed during the 1920's and why. The author explains why most Americans formed negative opinions of Mexicans, and offers an explanation of what effects these negative opinions have on social relations.
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The Royal National Theatre, 2002.
This paper discusses the Royal National Theatre as a cultural institution.
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The Royal National Theatre needs to be cherished as a place where new voices and old stories come together to remind the nation of where it has been, and to illuminate the path to take in the future. England is the birthplace of the world's greatest playwright, and some lesser lights (comparatively speaking) such as Jonson, Marlowe, Webster, Sheridan, Shaw, Pinter, Stoppard. The last few years has seen a resurgence in new playwrighting which is vital, funny, edgy and intelligent. That is a culture worth protecting and developing and the Royal National Theatre seems the ideal institution in which to do it.
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Musical Theatre History, 2004.
An analysis of the history of musical theatre in the United States.
1,158 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper briefly looks at the history of American musical theater traced back to the 18th century. It looks at various types of musical theatre pieces, such as rock musicals, revivals, classics, and others.
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"In the 1790?s, theaters in New York City offered much more musical entertainments than mainstream theater drama. During this time, musical performances were flourishing in many other cities and commonly took place in the theater. This gave way to a the beginnings of a variety of entertainment including puppet shows, ballad operas, circuses, dances, all of which had some type of musical involvement."
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Mexicans in America, 2004.
A discussion of racial discrimination towards Mexicans living in America.
1,950 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper begins with a general overview of racial discrimination in American history, including racism against blacks, Jews, and Indians. The paper then looks at the contribution of Mexicans to American history and society and how they fit into society. The writer then discusses the current state of Mexican life in America, including education, culture, and general acceptance.
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"In the past, immigrants to the United States almost always started out on the bottom of the job ladder, often needing two or three generations to move into society's mainstream. However, although increased competition and globalization has pushed wages somewhat higher for second and third generation Mexican-Americans, they have not advanced into better jobs. (Althaus). This is due in large part because of inferior education. In fact, despite gains made in recent decades, Mexicans remain the most poorly educated ethnic group in America. Almost half of Mexican-American students do not finish high school and less than 10 percent earn college degrees."
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Poem: Gary Soto's "Mexicans Begin Jogging", 2004.
This paper analyzes Gary Soto's 1981 freedom poem "Mexicans Begin Jogging".
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, $ 31.95
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This paper argues that Gary Soto's 1981 poem "Mexicans Begin Jogging" illuminates the general immigrant experience. The author points out that the poem reflects the unique experiences of Latinos.
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"Gary Soto's poem "Mexicans Begin Jogging" is both technically and emotionally skillful a story that applies both at some level to all Americans and one that is in other ways unique to the Latino experience. Speaking as it does of freedom and the desire of all ..."
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Mistreatment Of Teachers, 2008.
A discussion on research done on the mistreatment of teachers by school principals.
1,523 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 50.95
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The paper is a review of research work done on the mistreatment of school teachers by school principals. The paper states that in order to examine this topic, it reviewed research articles of a peer-reviewed nature and research studies, conducted in this area of study. The paper highlights that teacher retention has been a focus of much research in recent years but has failed to delve deeply into the perceptions of the treatment of the teachers by the school principals in relation to teacher retention. Instead it has focused on the self-efficacy as well as education and training of teachers.
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Research Interest
Research Questions
Review Of Literature
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"According to the work of Joseph and Jo Blase entitled: "Art and Science of Instructional Leadership" over the past few years various school districts have to some degree "decentralized operations to implement forms of school-based shared decision making in their efforts to restructure schools. Hand in hand with such efforts has been a nascent move to empower and professionalize teachers, notably, in the areas of instructional supervision and staff development." (2006) In a National Study of the Mistreated Teacher entitled: "NAPTA: Survey Report" it is reported that the purposes of the study were identification of American school teachers' perceptions of "the major sources and intensity of the experience of mistreatment by a principal; to identify the effects of such mistreatment; to determine if the perceptions of mistreatment vary by demographic variables; to identify teachers' coping skills, and to describe teachers' perceptions of contributing factors." (Blase, Blase, and Fenging, 2006) The method of study was a "descriptive study, self-administered, on-line questionnaire of 219 items at the website of the National Association for the Prevention of Teacher Abuse (http:endteacherabuse.org) 172 US elementary, middle, and high school teachers indicating they had experienced mistreatment by a principal (database currently 333) original questionnaire, The Principal Mistreatment/Abuse Inventory (PMAI): (a) a section on mistreatment, (including frequency, intensity, and duration of 38 mistreatment behaviors); a section on effects (i.e., 72 physical, psychological, emotional, behavioral items); (c) a section on victims' coping; (d) questions addressing factors that potentially contribute to mistreatment (respondents' perceptions about why they were mistreated); and (e) a section on demographic (i.e., personal and institutional) questions." (Blase, Blase, and Fenging, 2006) Results of the study report that approximately one-half of the participants: "...reported principal's mistreatment caused serious or extensive harm to themselves and their work, and about one-third reported that such mistreatment caused extensive or serious harm to their families." (Blase, Blase, and Fenging, 2006) Stated as well is that 51.2% of the 172 participants in the study, or approximately one out of two participants stated that: "...being at school was so harmful at time that they could not cope." (Blase, Blase, and Fenging, 2006)."
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"Mexicans Begin Jogging", 2002.
This paper discisses the poetic voice in "Mexicans Begin Jogging".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper analyzes the tone, use of irony, and ambiguity in Gary Soot's poem "Mexicans Begin Jogging."
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Human Conscience and Dramatic Theatre, 2002.
A look at the evolution of human conscience and the history of dramatic theatre through a review of three different tragic plays.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 106.95
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This essay examines three kinds of tragedy in the history of dramatic theatre. Greek, Shakespearean, and Modern tragedies are discussed here, and analyzed in relation to exemplary tragic plays. Antigone, Hamlet, and A Raisin in the Sun are considered in relation to the tragedy that describes their composition. The differences and similarities are discussed, and the social evolution of theatrical literature is explored in the conclusion.
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