Although the designers may not have been consciously aware of the fact, their incorporation of mystical symbolism into the stage resonated with millennia-old themes in the history of theatrical platforms. From at least the time of ancient Athens, performance spaces have been intertwined with ritual ...
“Battle Cry of Freedom; The Civil War Era id a work of such vast scope necessarily emphasizes synthesis at the expense of theme. If there is a unifying idea in the book, it is McPherson 's acknowledged emphasis on “the multiple meanings of ...
With the Orwellian slogan “Freedom is not possible without slavery” ringing in their ears, they went to war against the Yankees alongside their slave-owning neighbors to “perpetuate and diffuse the very liberty for which Washington bled, and which the heroes of the Revolution achieved.” [37]...
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and he needs to help out even if citizens are critical of the Ultraman saving. One day he does battle with the Gigantron, and comes across a newly hatched baby Gigantron in the process. Ultraman saves the baby before the militarized Kaiju Defense Force can kill it, putting him on the un...
which bound him personally by oath to serve Antigonus in return for his freedom. The ever-wily Greek cleverly amended the oath, to one where his allegiance was given Antigonus only as general in service to the kings. Meaning, only so long as Antigonus was loyal to the kings, which practica...
She fears the child’s freedom and resents how happy she can be. When she hears Eva chatting and playing with Numa, the doll her grandfather had given Nell suspects that it is a child from the neighborhood. Eva warns that if Nell takes Numa away, Eva will have to trade places with ...
Homebodies1974 directed by Larry Yust (Trick Baby 1972) features a marvelous ensemble of beloved character actors, Ruth McDevitt ( The Birds 1963, Miss Emily in the 1970s series-Kolchak: The Night Stalker, and a slew of made-for-television movies and popular tv series), Peter Brocco (One...
In short, writes Charles Haynes of the Freedom Forum Institute, “the whole ‘In God We Trust’ thing is much more layered than it first looks” (Jarvik 2007, p. E1). In this essay, “In God We Trust” is discussed as an illustration of the contested character of American civil ...
But it is based on the exploits of a number of courageous men who were and still are risking their lives daily to aid those unfortunate people of many nationalities who are being persecuted and exterminated by the Nazis. To these champions of freedom this story is dedicated.”...