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Plautus: Miles Gloriosus
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This 6 page paper considers Plautus's play, and how it follows the typical structure of returning everything to normal; it also considers why the slave is so important to the plot. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVGlorio.rtf

Play Review (Actors)
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A 2 page evaluative essay that discusses acting ability (i.e., voice, eye control etc.;) in the off-Broadway play "Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." No Bib.
Filename: Actplay.wps

Playmaking
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This five page paper discusses the book by Daniel Sklar and explores the method he uses to teach kids about theater, and then analyzes the value of drama to inner city children. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVSklar.rtf

Plays of Comedy which Overcome Obstacles of Death and Dark Themes
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This is a 5 page paper discussing two plays which manage to overcome the obstacle of death. David Ives’ “All in the Timing” and Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” are two plays which manage to overcome death and dark themes by skilful timing and framing of dark elements within lighter and farcical works. In both plays death is so close yet comical elements keep the characters at an unreal distance from it thereby not making it a powerful obstacle to overcome. In “All in the Timing” which contains six one act plays, Ives frames the last 36 hours of Trotsky’s death by the one act play proceeding it “The Universal Language” and the one act play which follows it “Philadelphia” which both included elements of the ridiculous while the Trotsky play itself manages to overcome its dark content by Trotsky’s fear of ice picks all the while having a mountaineer’s axe wedged in his head. “Noises Off” on the other hand is a three act play which shows the onstage production of a farcical and bad play called “Nothing On” in acts one and three while the dark and conniving backstage life of the actors and actresses are shown in act two. Surrounded by the unreal and comical acts of one and three does an adequate job of lightening the content of act two, but act two itself contains a large amount of slap stick and physical comedy which lightens the elements of death and successfully continues in its comic frame. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TJdeath1.rtf

Plays of the Past
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A 3 page paper which examines how plays from the past can often appear more relevant and more open to interpretation than modern plays. The plays discussed are Aprha Behn’s “The Rover” and Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAplypst.rtf

Pleasantville and The Giver
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A 4 page paper which compares and contrasts the film Pleasantville and the novel The Giver b y Lois Lowry. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAplell.rtf

PLEASANTVILLE: COLOR AND PERSEPCTIVE
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This 8 page paper discusses the utilization of black and white and color in the movie Pleasantville, by Gary Ross. Examples given from the movie. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MBplsnt.rtf

Poems and Music
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A 5 page research paper that offers lines from four poems and then describes the features of music that might be composed to express the poetry with each section of the paper representing a different era in music history. Eras included are the Baroque, the Classical, the Romantic and the Modern. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khpommus.rtf

Polarized Characters in “Flawless”
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A 4 page paper which examines the radical polarization of the two primary characters in the film “Flawless.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAflaw.rtf

Police Drama: Social Control Through Visions of an Orderly Society
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A 9 page paper which examines several police drama films, illustrating how they all address the need for social control through their own particular visions of an orderly society. The films discussed are “Seven,” “Shaft,” “Training Day,” and “The Untouchables.” Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: RAshaft.rtf