DEATH OF A SALESMAN Study Guide for Teachers World-Class Theatre in the Heart of Vermont 703 Main Stre e t , W eston, V T 05161 www.westonplayhouse.o rg The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company The 2010 WPTC Teacher’s Workshop and the School Matinee and Touring Production is made possible in part by grants from: The Bay and Paul Foundations Mountain Room Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Shubert Foundation The Vermont Country Store and The Orton Family Vermont Humanities Council
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Wal-Mart! At the age of 18, a person can legally buy a long gun, and at the age of 21, a person can buy a handgun. As of today, Americans own between 262 million and 310 million firearms as reported by Hill, Edward. The Gallup Organization estimated that 44 percent of American households own at least one gun. The large amounts of guns and people who own them have caused many tragedies and violence. It is impossible to pick up a newspaper or listen to the news and not learn about a mass shooting or an accidental
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Reaction Paper – “Death of A Salesman” by Arthur Miller Marcos Leiva ENG/125 April 6, 2015 Mr. Ozichi Alimole Reaction Paper – “Death of A Salesman” by Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman is a tragedy about the struggles of a middle class family living in Brooklyn, New York during the 1940’s. The play is a scathing critique of an American society that places emphasis on hollow materialistic values. Arthur Miller personifies the struggle between what society believes to
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On the evening of June 17th, 2015, tragedy struck the United States once more. As a reoccurring event in our country, it appears there are people in this world out for the greater evil in their actions. This was the case on the infamous night last June, when the concept of race drove one man to unimaginable lengths. At approximately 9:00 that night, the Charleston Police Department in South Carolina began receiving a plethora of phone calls reporting that there was a shooting at Emanuel African Methodist
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remnants of sundown exile, the systematic expulsion of African Americans once it was dark; deemed as dangerous, they were once forced to leave the boxed quarters of $110,000 median income every night… official or not, this sundown policy was in place less than thirty years ago, and its racist crumbs remain. The town, named Lake Oswego, was nicknamed Lake No Negro—fitting considering the town is 90% white and only 0.7% African American—and while sundown no longer means expulsion, there is still, to
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most would think that the owners would treat their weapons with respect; however, the national average of gun-related deaths in 2009 was 10.2 deaths per 100,000 people (“Gun Control Issues, Public Health, and Safety”). Seeming like a small number to most, if the numbers are calculated using the countries prior population in 2009 of 308 million people, there would be about 31,416 deaths each year. Slowly swelling over the years,
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modern day Black Lives Matter movement, racism towards African Americans throughout American history is displayed in a variety of ways. One such example of the social terror that African Americans experienced was that of the race riots of the late 19th and 20th centuries. This essay will explore one of the most prominent examples of race riots: the Tulsa Race Massacre, its details, and the social and historical context that led to the tragedy. The Tulsa Race Massacre took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma between
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In 1492 the Colonialism tragedy began. That is also around the time that slavery start to get really big in Europe. They even started to sale these slaves in America. The slave trade is how the Haiti’s people ended up in other countries and eventually shared what they believed in and their myths. This country had as much as 750,000 people on this small island, but by 1550 they had less the 500 due to death. Just like any other kinds of slaves this person has been
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subject has been at the top of several political debates in recent times. This is mostly because of several school tragedies involving innocent children, which have taken place over the last two and a half decades. Some individuals believe that more crime will be prevented, if more law-abiding citizens were armed. Others believe that stronger gun laws are needed. The thesis is, Americans are losing their Second Amendment rights because of criminals with illegally obtained firearms. Has the nation forgotten
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Monica Siah Heidi Bauer Expository Essay Final Draft “Gun Control” 03/25/13 Safe, Not Sorry Freedom seems to be defined differently between Americans these days because some relate freedom to owning a gun through The Second Amendment of the United States. The Second Amendment states: "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, has the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." Presently, part of our society is attempting to legislate
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