Abstract
This report presents an analytically critical paper regarding the trends of the entertainment industry, with a main focus on the drama and theater industry. The paper addresses the topic decisively, attempting to find reasons and supporting arguments for why the loss of media like the theater industry reflects on human nature. The paper also tries to show that the basic premise of the theater industry is in dire straits, and that position should become a common concern for society. Furthermore, this report attempts to develop sound reasoning in support of the conclusion that the overall change or shifts in the mode of entertainment in the last 20 years make it difficult for the drama and theater industry to maintain its standing in the entertainment community. Finally, the report tries to show what society wants and why, suggesting that, as today?s younger generation continues to be driven the Internet, cell phones, and satellite television, a lack of human contact and the development of the computer age have been too strong an influence and that people have a combination of more interesting, yet at the same time, more stressful lives.

Drama and Attendance
Audience and Fan Base
9/11 -- New York
Introducing Children to the Theatre
Alternatives to Theatre and Violence
Today's News

From the Paper
"The theater has outgrown its role as a palace for vaudeville performances. This report is an attempt to show what society wants and why it the theatre industry is not capable of meeting those needs and expectations. As today's younger generation continues to be driven by reality TV shows, Microsoft messenger chat capability, cell phones that take pictures and satellite TV with over a thousand channels of nothing, this report proposes that a lack of human contact and the development of the computer age continue to strangle our ability to interact with one another. The medium of live theatre no longer meets the needs of a population that have a combination of a more interesting yet at the same time more stressful life."

Tags:competition, performing, arts, visual, media, video, games, artists, broadway, plays

Abstract
This paper is a case study of AT&T as the company goes through its third breakup in twenty years, announcing in 2000 that it would affect a breakup of its business into different units. The paper explains that this restructuring would create separate wireless, broadband, business long distance and consumer long distance companies. The paper shows how this restructuring mirrored the breakup of the Bell telephone company that produced AT&T and several other companies in the first place.

From the Paper
"AT&T announced in 2000 a breakup of its business into different units, a restructuring that would create separate wireless, broadband, business long distance, and consumer long distance companies. This restructuring mirrored the breakup of the Bell telephone company that produced AT&T and several other companies in the first place. This would be the third time in two decades that the company had been forced to split into separate entities. The company was also prepared to sell off its non-strategic assets. The intent was to emerge a learner company with a clearer core business mission. Technological innovation was clearly a goal for AT&T during most of its history and the company developed a large number of new products for use in homes, offices and other sites to give the consumer access to the latest in telephonic capabilities."

Tags:at&t, case, study

From the Paper
"George Bush has been in Washington for more than 20 years, and his popularity has changed many times over those years. In his time as president he became one of the most popular presidents because of the Gulf War and then became one of the least popular presidents as he ran for reelection. The people seem to dislike George Bush, and there are good reasons for this. The man has had the opportunity to do a lot of good, and instead he has done very little. He does not seem to understand that the president is in an office that has to do something about foreign affairs and domestic affairs both. Instead, George Bush handles foreign affairs because he is comfortable doing that, but he is then ignoring the people who elected him and who need his help.


Borger (1989) said that President Bush was being president by-the-numbers, which meant that he was doing the job as if it...

Tags:POLITICAL SCIENCE: U.S.

Abstract
This paper compares and contrasts Ethel Wilson's "Swamp Angel" to Leon McKay Jr.'s "Twenty-Six." Both are dramatic novels written by Canadian authors and set within Canadian borders. Despite these superficial similarities they are, however, very similar books in their themes of compassion, familial relationships, time, drama, pain, and the necessity of moving forward.

From the Paper
"In Swamp Angel, Ethel Wilson's characters are representative of the writer's ability to explore characters of a wide moral spectrum (Comeau). In Wilson's main character Maggie, the reader feels a broad range of emotion through the eyes of a woman running from a failing second marriage..."

Tags:swamp, angel, twenty, six

Abstract
This essay concerns Leo MacKay Jr.'s novel entitled 'Twenty Six', and it evaluates a review of the same novel. In this case, the review was taken from Quill and Quire magazine. The essay concludes, that the review does not really do the novel justice or present it adequately, as is also the case with other reviews of this novel. The writer points out that the central conflict is poorly represented.

From the Paper
"A review of a book, movie, play or other art form has to straddle a delicate balance- on the one hand, an accurate and objective view of the work must be presented, but on the other hand, the author of the review also has to make his or her own unique point. He has to really be saying something original about the book in order to make the review worthwhile. A common difficulty, therefore, is when reviewers seem to struggle for things to say that are unique and original, and the review itself ends up being either an overly negative criticism or a retelling or summarizing of the plot of the story."

Tags:mackay, twenty, six, review

Abstract
This paper examines the history of drama and its steady and sometimes spectacular evolution over time. The paper reviews the contributions of the ancient Greeks to western dramaturgy and then proceeds to look at the innovations of the early moderns. The paper then examines the modern age and considers the peculiar development of what can best be described as non-realistic or some might say nihilistic drama.

From the Paper
"The following paper will explore the history and evolution of drama over time while noting the constancy of tragedy, comedy and farce despite the steady parade of changes which have transformed western dramaturgy in fundamental ways. It will begin first by examining the development of "western" drama in the age of the Greeks and it will proceed from there to discuss the innovations of the early modern period (as especially typified by Shakespeare). Not content to end simply with Shakespeare, the paper will look at the modern age and the arrival of non-realistic (some might argue nihilistic) drama and its most fundamental features."

Tags:greek, shakespeare, drama

Abstract
In this paper, the writer discusses the aspects of religion and romance that appear in various works of English drama. Among other examples, the writer points out that 'All for Love' presents the complex and dangerous relationship that existed between the Egyptian queen Cleopatra and the Roman leader Antony. The writer also looks at the concept of morals and seduction in the play "The Country Wife" by William Wycherley.

From the Paper
""The Country Wife" by William Wycherley exudes with the idea of the Rake Hero, as a man that is clearly against the highly moral strictness of the day, and seems bent on demoralizing everyone that he meets. Mr. Pinchwife, (the central character in the play) is a Rake Hero in many aspects, as he is constantly trying to stop his wife from behaving morally, but instead, this actually puts ideas into her about seduction, as he is very clever in his cunning. Margery, in essence, ends up cheating on him with another man, and they become fully immersed in immoral behavior in the play."

Tags:drama, dryden, robertson

Abstract
This creative writing piece is set in London, about a guy named Raheem and his trials in meeting his fiancee, Sheri's parents and family in Senegal.The author describes Raheem's fears and anxiety on meeting Sheri's family for the first time, as Raheem was abandoned as a kid by his parents. Everything went well in the beginning but then there's a twist of fate and the wedding is nearly called off because of something that happened twenty years ago. In the end love triumphs and Raheem gets to marry Sheri.

From the Paper
"Dusk barely broke. Raheem smoked the last cigarette in his pack and did not care about where the next one would come from. He was going to Dakar tomorrow to meet Sheri's parents. Nothing else mattered now. Sheri still slept. She always slept well. Raheem did not; ever since he was a little boy his sleep was restless and full of dreams. Usually the dreams meant nothing but sometimes the same people would appear. He imagined that the man and woman in them were his parents but not having ever met them Raheem could only hope that they chose his nighttime visions to say hello. The people in his dreams looked nothing like the people in the photo he carried in his wallet."

Tags:family, drama, love, marriage

Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between Red and Andy in "The Shawshank Redemption" which is a drama about the experience of being in prison. "Red" is an inmate who has been in prison for thirty years and develops a relationship with the protagonist, Andy Dufresne, a New England banker who is wrongly convicted and given two life sentences for the murder of his wife and her lover. The paper shows how during his incarceration, Andy is assaulted, carves a chess set from stone, procures the funds and builds a prison library, assists other inmates achieve their high school equivalency diploma, launders money for the corrupt prison warden and after twenty years, escapes to Mexico and exposes the warden.

From the Paper
"Andy's central conflict is his view of himself. "My wife used to say I'm a hard man to know - like a closed book. Complained about it all the time. She was beautiful. God, I loved her. I just didn't know how to show it, that's all. I killed her, Red. I didn't pull the trigger, but I drove her away. And that's why she died, because of me, the way I am." Andy becomes introspective and analyzes his own behavior in the past and finds it lacking. The history and culture in which Andy originates is that of education, success, and professional dedication. Twenty years of prison has had a profound effect on Andy. Prison where the culture is comprised of each man having to look out for himself and do whatever is necessary to survive, but the need is still there for help and support."

Tags:prison, conflict