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Okay. Well, good morning, everybody. Today, were going to discuss the jazz age. At least im going to discuss it, and your part of the discussion will be at the end. Please write down any thoughts you have, questions, responses. That would be good. The jazz age, the period from 1919 to 1929 reminds me of the opening lines of the tale of two cities by charles dickens. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Well it wasnt exactly the best of times, but for many people, it was certainly...

Class. On thursday, you guys are going to look at tbone and weasel. I really hope you all read that and prepare to do that. Im going to give you your very quick pop quiz. The pop quiz for fences should be easy, as we will be done discussing it, but were going to take it so that you guys can get a grade for it, and you will also have the pop quiz for tbone and weasel. Lets start with August Wilson. August wilson was born Frederick August kittel on april 27th of 1945. His mothers name was daisy wi...

Ray proctor teaches a class about contributions to the africanamerican theater and the Pulitzer Prize winning play fences. Today were going to look at August Wilsons fences. Well begin with a very brief discussion about who and what August Wilson was, his goal as a playwrig playwright. Im going to repeat some stuff youve heard before from our inclass conversation but theres going to be some stuff im going to talk about in a little bit more depth than we talked about last class. On thursday you g...

Before. But there is going to be some stuff im going to talk about in a little bit more depth than we talked about last class on thursday you guys are going to read the next and im going to give you a pop quiz we will take a see you guys can get a great for it. And you have a pop quiz for tbone and weasel lets start with August Wilson. August wilson was born frederik patel. In 1945 his mothers name was daisy wilson shows a cleaning lady his father was a german baker. Race matters in a specific w...

Ever. Our month of mindleness continues this morning. Were tackling ainge side in the middle of coronavirus pandemic. How to reduce your stress and put your mind at ease. Everything you need to get your mind back on track yum yum yum its national pi day. In our epic bakeoff two allstars facing off a ma mathel matheletes judging results. And look at them now. Selena gomez and madison from the bachelor having a girls night the same day she and peter called quits all that and more as we say good mo...

A way to hide identities from surveillance cameras now its illegal for protesters to cover their faces. Their protests have become increasingly violent and initial peaceful rallies the largest ever seen here calling for the withdrawal of a proposed extradition law had escalated into running battles in vandalism. Their demands became more of a broad push back against what protestors see as growing control from beijing chief executive kerry lamb has turned to a British Colonial era emergency law n...

House now following the call there were efforts by u. S. Diplomats to continue pressuring ukraine not only to agree to open an investigation into the bidens but to say so on camera or in a published statement and in fact volcker the former special envoy to ukraine even suggested language that the ukrainians themselves should use when announcing this investigation specifically that they should investigate the company that joe bidens son once sat on in Ukraine Ukraine never put forward the stateme...

Subway stations and businesses the protesters view unsympathetic to their movement. As routine now riot police came in to push the protesters out most left but small numbers faded into the smaller streets and with the announcement of more protests planned for this weekend its a routine that will probably be repeated its got hardly aljazeera hong kong that well u. S. President donald trump says he wont cooperate with an impeachment inquiry until the house of representatives has voted to approve t...

Cooperates but of course we know this track record is that he tends to stonewall and he tries to delay the 3 House Committee chairman have said that they sent a subpoena to the white house they want full details of the call with ukraine and the white house are going to object to that this is likely to end up in the Supreme Court this is happened before and its likely to be where pins this time round as well quite simply the house is frustrated with the stonewalling with the delays with. The fail...

Connections the upper middle classes those whove got good educations are more isolated from that but i think it does permeate all of society and people know youre just one connection away or youre already losing power from you or at least your kids being able to get jobs. That said no ones happy with what the mahdi the Prime Minister is putting out there i think his speech was a tone deaf and and didnt give very much but its not clear that the people would have reacted any better had he proposed...