Thursday, April 22, 2010
Fiddler on the Roof
Tevye is an old man with a wife and four daughters. He is a poor Jew who works very hard and relies on his wife and daughters to help him work the farm. In this village, there are certain, well-known people: the beggar, matchmaker, and rabbi are some examples. This place is divided into Jews and Christians. There are more Christians than Jews but Tevye says they don't bother the Christians and the Christians don't bother them. Yente, the matchmaker, is suppose to choose the spouses for each person. The daughters are nervous about who will be chosen for them because they will be with them forever. The family does not have enough money to use the matchmaker. Tevye sings If I Were a Rich Man, wondering what it would be like if he had just a small fortune. Mottle, a poor tailor, is now staying with Tevye's family. Mottle and the daughter have always had a thing, and they're trying to find a way so they can get married, but he chickens out when trying to ask her father. Everyone is standing around the table and singing, celebrating the Sabbath. Tevye is now at the butcher's house and is talking to him about buying cows. The butcher is an old man who does not look suitable for the young girl. While they are speaking, the butcher thinks they are talking about the marriage, so the conversation is getting very weird. The butcher confesses that he likes the daughter and Tevye agrees to let his daughter marry the butcher. Tevye and the butcher go to a bar to celebrate the soon wedding. Tevye thanks God for sending his daughter a husband. Tevye tells his daughter that she is marrying the butcher. Her mother is very satisfied and thankful, but the daughter is disappointed because she was expecting to marry the tailor. The tailor says that the only reason to pick a man for her to marry should not be for the money, he is very disappointed. The daughter tell Tevye she doesn't want to marry the butcher and she can't. Tevye says she has to because he said so and they made an agreement. The daughter says she'll do anything to get the money he needed, and begins crying and begging not to marry him. Tevye says she won't force her. The tailor comes and says he has to talk to Tevye, but Tevye says not now. He keeps trying to convince him to listen and tells him he has the perfect match for her; himself. Tevye says he's crazy for trying to arrange his own marriage, but then the sailor accidently tells him they made a pledge to marry over a year ago. Tevye gets very mad and says that marriages must be arranged, no other way. The tailor argues that, "even a tailor is entitled to a little happiness." Tevye is contemplating whether to allow them to marry or not, even though the man is poor. He finally agrees to the marriage and both the tailor and daughter are very thankful. Now Tevye has to figure out a way to get out of the promise of marriage he made to the butcher.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Nonverbal Communication
Part One;
By Mr. Bean's actions, he is a very bad driver. He is in a class room, and is copying everything the man who sits beside him does. Mr. Bean is trying to out-do the man he's sitting by, by having more items on his table. He seems very confused by the test and acts like he won't be able to do it. He's very nervous and can't answer any of the questions, so he tries to cheat off the guy next to him. After he cheats, the man decides he did all the answers wrong, so he wads the paper up and throws it away. Mr. Bean's answers are now also wrong. He tries copying the man's second try. The man catches on that he is trying to cheat, so he turns his paper over. Mr. Bean lays down and blows on the paper so he can see the answers. The man catches on again, and puts his paper on the opposite side of the desk. Mr. Beans crawls under the table to the other side, acting like he dropped his pencil, to once again try to copy. He begins to cry when he realizes there is no way for him to copy. He realizes he was taking the wrong test when there are two minutes left, he does not finish. Mr. Bean leaves the classroom and he is now at the beach. He was going to change into his swimming suit because he didn't see anyone but then he realized there was a many watching. He's now trying to figure out a way to change so he can swim. He puts his swimsuit over his pants and tries to take his pants off under it. He is really struggling, but is making some progress. He finally gets his pants out from under his swimsuit. Then, he finds out the man is blind.
Part two:
He is now at church. He sits in the front row, and doesn't understand anything to preacher is saying. He gets bored and begins looking around at the church. The man catches him not paying attention. He makes a big scene when he sneezes, and can't find a Kleenex. He uses the inside pocket of his suit jacket to blow his nose. He tries to start paying attention again and begins falling asleep, but has a bad dream that makes him jump and wake up. He falls asleep again and begins laying on the man's lap and then going towards the floor. He is now laying on his knees and head, but wakes up again and jumps. His hand got stuck in his pocket while putting away a mint wrapper, and while he was trying to pull it out, he punched the guy in the chest. The church begins singing again and the only word he knows is Hallelujah, so he sings that word very loud. He begins dancing to try to pick up the mint he lost on the floor, then accidentally puts it in his pocket he sneezed in.
Part three:
Mr. Bean is walking on the street and sees a man playing the saxophone, he wants to donate money to him, but can't find any. All he finds is a white towel, so he begins dancing by it until someone gives him money. A woman gives him money so he gives it to the man. Mr. Bean is going shopping and is showing off his credit card to the people in the cosmetics department. He begins coughing loudly and falling to the ground because the smell of the perfumes is so strong. He warns a lady walking into that department not to go. While shopping, he sees a toothbrush and remembers he needed to brush his teeth so he takes it out, uses it, then puts it back. When he gets to the towel area, he begins trying on the towels and looking at himself in the mirror to make sure the towel suits his right. Now, he is in the kitchen utensils area. He uses one of the knives to cut a potato, to test it out. He begins using items to test 0ut each item he's buying to make sure it works right. While at the phones, he can't find one to work, so he takes the one the store is using because it has a dial tone. He is trying to return the man in front of him credit card and ends up getting his hand stuck in the pocket. Now, he has followed the man all the way to the bathroom and stall and is stuck with him. He is now eating in a restaurant and writes a card to himself, but later finds the card and thinks someone sent it to him. He begins playing Happy Birthday to himself with the knife and glasses at his table. When he gets his meal, the hamburger is not cooked at all and does not taste good to him. He is trying to find places to hide the hamburger meat so he doesn't have to eat it. He moves tables and now the violinist is playing Happy Birthday to him. He is served a new hamburger because the waiter spilled his plate. Mr. Bean is now at some type of formal, and is practicing the way he will shake and also checking his breathe. He realizes his breath smells awful and tries to take care of it by using breath spray and brushing his teeth with his finger. He takes a string out of the lady's apron standing next to him to use as floss, but gets it caught in his teeth. He begins practicing how to greet again. The man beside him and all the other men have cloth in their suit pocket so he's trying to figure out a way to make him one. He finds a piece of paper in his pocket and makes it into the same shapes as the cloth. While trying to file his fingernail on his zipper, he can't get his zipper up by the time the queen is there to greet him. His hand is now stuck in his pants and when trying to bow to greet her, he buts her in the head and knocks her down. Mr. Bean is now at the pool and got stuck in the kids slide and also got yelled at by the lifeguard. He sees the highdive and decides to climb to the very top one. When he gets to the top, he gets scared and can't manage to get off, back to the ground. He is now kneeling and is crawling off the edge trying to get off and into the pool. Two kids behind him are waiting and making fun of him. After he comes up out of the water, he realizes his swim trunks came off and a little girls has taken them with her. After everyone's suppose to be gone, he gets out and then sees a group of a girls swim team then runs away. While leaving, he cannot pay the charge, so he leaves his car in the lot and walks out of the lot. His plan is to raise the bar by entering, then while the bar is still raised, drive his car through. During his plan, another car enters so he has to back out. He sees another car entering and makes them backup so he can get out for free. He is now at the park and sits by a man on the bench eating a sandwich. Mr. Bean gets his own loaf of bread out and cuts it with scissors to make his own sandwich. He gets all the other supplies out to put on his sandwich. After his sandwich is all made, he sneezes and it flies everywhere. The man sitting beside him offers the other half of his sandwich. Mr. Bean is now at the movies and is messing with the lady sitting beside him. In the movie, he gets very scared and is screaming and jumping a lot. He tries to leave the movie early, but a man gets mad when he walks in front of him. He tries plugging his ears with the popcorn and puts the popcorn bag over his head so he doesn't have to watch the rest of the movie.
By Mr. Bean's actions, he is a very bad driver. He is in a class room, and is copying everything the man who sits beside him does. Mr. Bean is trying to out-do the man he's sitting by, by having more items on his table. He seems very confused by the test and acts like he won't be able to do it. He's very nervous and can't answer any of the questions, so he tries to cheat off the guy next to him. After he cheats, the man decides he did all the answers wrong, so he wads the paper up and throws it away. Mr. Bean's answers are now also wrong. He tries copying the man's second try. The man catches on that he is trying to cheat, so he turns his paper over. Mr. Bean lays down and blows on the paper so he can see the answers. The man catches on again, and puts his paper on the opposite side of the desk. Mr. Beans crawls under the table to the other side, acting like he dropped his pencil, to once again try to copy. He begins to cry when he realizes there is no way for him to copy. He realizes he was taking the wrong test when there are two minutes left, he does not finish. Mr. Bean leaves the classroom and he is now at the beach. He was going to change into his swimming suit because he didn't see anyone but then he realized there was a many watching. He's now trying to figure out a way to change so he can swim. He puts his swimsuit over his pants and tries to take his pants off under it. He is really struggling, but is making some progress. He finally gets his pants out from under his swimsuit. Then, he finds out the man is blind.
Part two:
He is now at church. He sits in the front row, and doesn't understand anything to preacher is saying. He gets bored and begins looking around at the church. The man catches him not paying attention. He makes a big scene when he sneezes, and can't find a Kleenex. He uses the inside pocket of his suit jacket to blow his nose. He tries to start paying attention again and begins falling asleep, but has a bad dream that makes him jump and wake up. He falls asleep again and begins laying on the man's lap and then going towards the floor. He is now laying on his knees and head, but wakes up again and jumps. His hand got stuck in his pocket while putting away a mint wrapper, and while he was trying to pull it out, he punched the guy in the chest. The church begins singing again and the only word he knows is Hallelujah, so he sings that word very loud. He begins dancing to try to pick up the mint he lost on the floor, then accidentally puts it in his pocket he sneezed in.
Part three:
Mr. Bean is walking on the street and sees a man playing the saxophone, he wants to donate money to him, but can't find any. All he finds is a white towel, so he begins dancing by it until someone gives him money. A woman gives him money so he gives it to the man. Mr. Bean is going shopping and is showing off his credit card to the people in the cosmetics department. He begins coughing loudly and falling to the ground because the smell of the perfumes is so strong. He warns a lady walking into that department not to go. While shopping, he sees a toothbrush and remembers he needed to brush his teeth so he takes it out, uses it, then puts it back. When he gets to the towel area, he begins trying on the towels and looking at himself in the mirror to make sure the towel suits his right. Now, he is in the kitchen utensils area. He uses one of the knives to cut a potato, to test it out. He begins using items to test 0ut each item he's buying to make sure it works right. While at the phones, he can't find one to work, so he takes the one the store is using because it has a dial tone. He is trying to return the man in front of him credit card and ends up getting his hand stuck in the pocket. Now, he has followed the man all the way to the bathroom and stall and is stuck with him. He is now eating in a restaurant and writes a card to himself, but later finds the card and thinks someone sent it to him. He begins playing Happy Birthday to himself with the knife and glasses at his table. When he gets his meal, the hamburger is not cooked at all and does not taste good to him. He is trying to find places to hide the hamburger meat so he doesn't have to eat it. He moves tables and now the violinist is playing Happy Birthday to him. He is served a new hamburger because the waiter spilled his plate. Mr. Bean is now at some type of formal, and is practicing the way he will shake and also checking his breathe. He realizes his breath smells awful and tries to take care of it by using breath spray and brushing his teeth with his finger. He takes a string out of the lady's apron standing next to him to use as floss, but gets it caught in his teeth. He begins practicing how to greet again. The man beside him and all the other men have cloth in their suit pocket so he's trying to figure out a way to make him one. He finds a piece of paper in his pocket and makes it into the same shapes as the cloth. While trying to file his fingernail on his zipper, he can't get his zipper up by the time the queen is there to greet him. His hand is now stuck in his pants and when trying to bow to greet her, he buts her in the head and knocks her down. Mr. Bean is now at the pool and got stuck in the kids slide and also got yelled at by the lifeguard. He sees the highdive and decides to climb to the very top one. When he gets to the top, he gets scared and can't manage to get off, back to the ground. He is now kneeling and is crawling off the edge trying to get off and into the pool. Two kids behind him are waiting and making fun of him. After he comes up out of the water, he realizes his swim trunks came off and a little girls has taken them with her. After everyone's suppose to be gone, he gets out and then sees a group of a girls swim team then runs away. While leaving, he cannot pay the charge, so he leaves his car in the lot and walks out of the lot. His plan is to raise the bar by entering, then while the bar is still raised, drive his car through. During his plan, another car enters so he has to back out. He sees another car entering and makes them backup so he can get out for free. He is now at the park and sits by a man on the bench eating a sandwich. Mr. Bean gets his own loaf of bread out and cuts it with scissors to make his own sandwich. He gets all the other supplies out to put on his sandwich. After his sandwich is all made, he sneezes and it flies everywhere. The man sitting beside him offers the other half of his sandwich. Mr. Bean is now at the movies and is messing with the lady sitting beside him. In the movie, he gets very scared and is screaming and jumping a lot. He tries to leave the movie early, but a man gets mad when he walks in front of him. He tries plugging his ears with the popcorn and puts the popcorn bag over his head so he doesn't have to watch the rest of the movie.
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