the failure of the 1960’s avant-garde. Second, he examines the resistant strategies performers of the 1980’s employed to deconstruct presence and mount political critique. He focuses mainly on performers Laurie Anderson, Spalding Gray, and The Wooster Group, and secondarily on comedians Andy Kauffman and Sandra Bernhard to illustrate his points. Part I will summarize Auslander’s argument, and Part II will use his insights to discuss Michael Goulish’s book, 39 Microlectures in Proximity of Performance
WOOSTER — When not in a cruiser, Matt Cruise likes to, well, cruise. The veteran Wooster police officer likes to head south for vacations, and he eyes two destinations: St. Augustine, Fla., and the Caribbean. Cruise and his wife, Tammy, went on their first cruise about eight years ago. Their neighbors were looking for something to do on vacation and decided to go on a cruise. So, a small group went to the western Caribbean out of Port Canaveral, Fla., and “We just loved it. We kept booking (cruises)
WOOSTER — The importance and the impact of the annual Al Van Wie/Wooster Rotary Classic food drive was on display Monday, as people involved shared how the event is helping families and changing lives. Darrell Lee of First-Knox National Bank said it was easy to serve as chairman of the event. Even though this was first year at the helm, all of the Rotary volunteers and the principals, teachers, staff and students at the participating schools made it easy. Each year, ahead of the basketball tournament
WOOSTER — For their outstanding commitment to the Wooster Post and the public it serves, recently Justin Ross was named Trooper of the Year and Heather Carr was named Dispatcher of the Year. Ross' selection came by way of a resounding vote from his peers, said Post Commander Lt. Stephanie Norman. And, although he's only been with the patrol for five years, she said, “When you say 'Justin Ross,' a lot of people know who he is. I haven't heard a bad thing said about him. “He has a great working relationship
harassment in schools. It made sure that, "A high school student who was alleged ly subjected to sexual harassment and abuse by her coach-teacher could seek monetary damages against a school district under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972" (Wooster, "Sexual Harassment of Students under Title IX," p.
3, 1859. Utilizing these editorials, Buenger provides the cultural and ideological identity associated with four political factions, two associated with the secessionist and two with the Unionist. The radical separatists (secessionist), a small group, wanting to secede immediately, shared the Lower South culture and ideology of defending Southern rights. They believe the responsibility of the nation centers on protecting “the rights and property of the individuals.” Moderate secessionists shared
society in many ways. It will give majority groups a better understanding of minority groups and enhance, even further, the black person's right to freedom of speech which was oppressed for so long. They also believe that it will further all Americans' right to freedom of expression and that it s hould give everyone more history to learn about. The opposition believe that minority groups already have a pathway established to give the majority groups an understanding of minority individuality
of ideas’ (2009, p24). It is within this sentiment in which our group formed its key intentions for our piece. As a company, our objective was to focus on children’s emotional response to a story based performance of T.I.E. Due to the educational aspect of T.I.E we decided upon the historical story of Pocahontas, allowing the group to retell and alter the well-known animated Disney film with an additional historical feature. The group designed and collaborated the performance to concentrate on the
P. G Wodehouse, author of “Jeeves Takes Charge” wrote a series of fiction short stories. “”Jeeves Takes Charge” is part of one of his most famous series “Jeeves and Wooster”. The short story was published in 1925, the 20th century in England. The story made up of different eras happening in England like the Edwardian Era and Women in England trying to get political power and social reform in the 20th century. Wodehouse characters are based on the actions that take place in England, he admires the
Ethics of Outsourcing In this paper, I will discuss the ethics of outsourcing manufacturing from my local community to a developing country. I will view this debate through three different frameworks: Utilitarianism, Pragmatism, and White’s biblical principles. I will also conclude my final view on outsourcing and the benefits of using a framework for making ethical decisions. Utilitarianism Outsourcing has been viewed as a strategic decision rather than as an ethical dilemma. Robertson, Lamin
Japanese army during World War II in the winter of 1937. This event is portrayed in three perspectives: through the eyes of the ruthless Japanese military, the terror-stricken Chinese tortured and slaughtered in the once peaceful city of Nanking, and the group of Europeans and Americans who stayed behind to create the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone which saved almost 300,000 lives. The second part of the book discusses the Japanese government's refusal to admit its war crimes against
accomplishing my goals. “If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.” This is an old Chinese idiom that encourages people to achieve their goals despite difficulties. When I first came to the U.S., I went to a high school in Wooster, Ohio. Changing from speaking Chinese to English, I felt difficult to understand the language and adjust to the differences between the two education systems. That idiom gave me strength to talk to many people. With help from my teachers and classmates
Faith Willi Jones known as Faith Ringgold is an artist that was born on October 8, 1930, and is currently the age of eighty-seven years old. She was born in Harlem, New York City where she was the youngest of three children from her parents, Louis Jones and Willie Posey Jones. Faith was revealed to creativity at an early age due to her mother being a fashion designer and her father as an avid storyteller. During her childhood, Faith had figures such as Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, and Sonny Rollins
When I was first assigned the issue of gerrymandering, I anticipated that the research process would be rather difficult. Admittedly, I did not know a lot about the issue of gerrymandering other than that it was a way for politicians to redraw and manipulate the Congressional Districts to favor their parties and personal interests. My research has shown that gerrymandering is a very serious problem that many Americans are unaware of. For so long, politicians have been able to control our elections
Personally, I think this has been one of the best books I have read and seen regarding the young life of Billy the Kid and provides excellent sources and pictures to prove as evidence to Utley’s writings. Robert Wooster of Corpus Christi State University wrote in regards to Utley’s book, “The analysis of legends, the footnotes, and the notes on sources justify the author’s interpretations and express his refreshing intellectual honesty.” Despite all the great evidence
him. At 19, he had fluffy red hair at the time, a big menacing goatee, and a 6 string bass to show that he meant business. Donny was a very talented drummer, but he was also a cynical prick. Even though he took pleasure in being the jerk of the group, I can't remember all the times we wouldn't have had fun without him. He was in the same grade as Joe and 16 as well. I, on the other hand, primarily tried to be the laid back type. I was what you would call a normal looking person, if there is
In A Conservationist Manifesto, Scott Russell Sanders discusses his beliefs on how one can live a more satisfying and enjoyable life. More specifically, Sanders explains how this lifestyle is a more beneficial way of living by improving America’s problems of consuming, building a sense of community, helping the environment and appreciating nature. He argues that settling roots in a community and becoming involved are essential to living a pleasurable life. The best way to live out your days in Sander’s
Sports played and continue to play a pivotal role in American history and culture. Baseball provided an escape from the stress and frustration of WWII, a beacon of light during hard times and later helped influence integration. Athletes became symbols of what being a true American meant and many sports enhanced American culture. One of the most prolific changes sports brought to our society was the beginning of racial equality on the field. It encouraged and aided the fledgling equal rights movement
for audiences. As mentioned in chapter 1, Technology is a huge part of our culture today and has found its way within the world of theatre, This can been seen within many performances by different theatre companies around the world such as, The Wooster group and Kneehigh theatre Company. One of the more recent uses to incorporate technology into theatre is by broadcasting live performances to cinemas, one of the benefits for this collaboration is making theatre more accessible to a wider audience.
In 1945, Sam Walton opened his first variety store and in 1962, he opened his first Wal-Mart Discount City in Rogers, Arkansas. Now, Wal-Mart is expected to exceed “$200 billion a year in sales by 2002 (with current figures of) more than 100 million shoppers a week…(and as of 1999) it became the first (private-sector) company in the world to have more than one million employees.” Why? One reason is that Wal-Mart has continued “to lead the way in adopting cutting-edge technology to track how people