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Nov 25, 2024

Who was america’s first great playwright?

Who is considered America's first great playwright, and what contributions did they make to the world of theater?

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Dec 29, 2024

A. Athletes who overcame incredible obstacles to excel in sports. Explanation:As seen in the given passages, both passages talk about the way both Jackie Robinson and Wilma Rudolph came to be sports greats. The passages contain details about how both of them overcame the many and hard obstacles to get to where they are now.Passage 1 provides details of the great baseball legend Jackie Robinson and his way to becoming one of the greats in the game and also the very first black man to play in the Major Leagues in the 20th century. His journey was filled with "malicious catcalls and racial slurs shouted from the stands and even anonymous death threats", even at times enduring "rival players [who] threw pitches at Robinson’s head, spat on him when he slid into a base and attempted to injure him with the spikes on their shoes".Passage 2 reveals the journey of Wilma Rudolph who had to overcome "pneumonia, polio, and scarlet fever" that left her unable to walk properly. But despite all odds, she came to be "one of America’s first great track and field athletes".Thus, both passages provide information about these two athletes who overcame incredible obstacles to be what they are now, excelling in their own fields.
favoritei'm unsure whether this sentence is active or passive voice.     i want to be there when the final match is played at wimbledon.when we marked it, the teacher said that it was passive voice, but isn't the subject ("i") doing the action, which makes it active? can someone explain? passive-voiceshareimprove this questionasked jun 13 '17 at 13: 39ambermigrated from english.stackexchange.com jun 15 '17 at 6: 46this question came from our site for linguists, etymologists, and serious english language enthusiasts.     2     it's not the matrix clause that is passive, but just the subordinate clause functioning as complement of "when", i.e. the final match is played at wimbledon. it's a 'short passive' in that there is no internalised complement (by phrase). the subject of the subordinate passive clause is "the final match". "i" is subject of the matrix clause. – billj jun 13 '17 at 15: 29add a comment
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Jan 15, 2025

Eugene O'Neil was America's first great playwright. His full name was Eugene Gladstone O'Neil. He was born on 16th of October in the year 1888 and died on 27th of November in the year 1953. Eugene O'Neil  was also a Noble Laureate in Literature. His plays were the first that included speeches.
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Feb 12, 2025

1. America's first great playwright - Eugene O'Neill Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953) was a playwright that became the first U.S. playwright to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature and is regarded as America's first great playwright. His plays were highly estimated for including characters marginalized by society like prostitutes in the theater for the first time and eal psychological and social issues, and for using American vernacular.2. Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher Stowe was an American author best known for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin, an anti-slavery novel that is said to have influenced the abolitionist movement in the 1850s and to have been one of the elements that ignited the Civil War.3. a re-enactment of a Bible story - mystery playA mystery play, also called a miracle play, was a type of play mostly developed in medieval Europe which represents or re-enacts Bible stories in churches, such as the Creation, the Last Judgement and the Murder of Abel.4. the main character of a play - protagonistThe protagonist is the main character and fundamental piece of a play or narrative; it is usually the one who faces the most difficult challenges and keeps the story going. An example of a protagonist is Uncle Tom in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.5. turning point of a play - climaxThe Climax stage is that which comes right after the Rising Action (where the central conflict unfolds) and which is the turning point in the conflict of a play or a story, where the main characters must make a decision or take an action that determines the direction of the story for better or for worse.6. the people involved in the action of a play - charactersCharacters refer to anyone that participates in the action of a play. There are several types of characters, for example, some changes gradually during the course of the story (Dynamic character), others are complex in nature, with multiple aspects to their personality (Round character), others are predictable with only one or two dominant traits (Flat character), and others are more interesting although they do not develop much, or nothing at all, during the play (Static character).  7. guide and narrator for Our Town - the stage managerThe State Manager is the person who narrates, comments, addresses, and guides the audience and even participates as the main character in Our Town, which is a play consisting of three acts, first produced in 1938 and written by American Thornton Wilder. 8. a morality play of the Middle Ages - EverymanEveryman, in full The Somonyng of Everyman, is a morality play of the Middle Ages, whose author is unknown, and which deals with issues like death, moral, Christian salvation and what men must do to attain it. 9. Act III of Our Town - the cemetery sceneThis act begins nine years later, with a local cemetery scene, and the state manager speaking about death, eternity and people who have died since George and Emily’s wedding, two of the main characters of the play.10. the setting of Our Town - Grover's Corner, New HampshireThe play takes place in 1938, in an American fictional small town called Grover's Corner, located in New Hampshire.
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Jan 26, 2025

1. America's first great playwright - Eugene O'Neill2. Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe3. a re-enactment of a Bible story - mystery play4. the main character of a play - protagonist5. turning point of a play - climax6. the people involved in the action of a play - characters7. guide and narrator for Our Town - the stage manager8. a morality play of the Middle Ages - Everyman9. Act III of Our Town - the cemetery scene10. the setting of Our Town - Grover's Corner, New Hampshire

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