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| Name: |
August Wilson | | Variant Name: |
Frederick August Kittell | | Birth Date: |
1945 | | Nationality: |
American | | Ethnicity: |
African American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
playwright |
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 Biography of August Wilson
9340 words, approx. 31.1 pages
 August Wilson is one of the leading American playwrights of the late twentieth century. He has been phenomenally successful, having won two Pulitzers, five New York Drama Critics Circle awards, and several Tonys in a long list of prestigious awards, gran... summary from source:
 Biography of August Wilson
1742 words, approx. 5.8 pages
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright August Wilson (Frederick August Kittell; born 1945) embarked upon a mission to write a cycle of ten plays addressing central issues that have impacted African Americans in each decade of the 20th centur...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Fences Summary
3,985 words, approx. 13 pagesFences by August Wilson August Wilson was born in Pittsburgh's Hill district in 1945 to a black mother and a white father. The boy grew up in poverty in Pittsburgh, receiving a positive racial identity from his mother, a strong-willed woman who knew how...
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 Today's Woman Fencing
03/01/2004: 362 words, approx. 1 pages It was 1964. Lou Felty, 26, was looking for a form of exercise to help her get back into shape after the birth of her fourth child. She went to the YMCA and took an aerobics class. Totally bored by it, she tried fencing.... summary from source:
Albuquerque Journal Fenced In
07/28/2005: 462 words, approx. 2 pages Barelas group installs wrought-iron gates for free A Barelas community group is giving away free wrought-iron fences - - an offer sounding so good that some neighborhood residents were reluctant to sign up without checking with the Mayor's Office. Al Valdez, director... summary from source:
 Investor's Business Daily Pelosi Fenced In
9/28/2007: 570 words, approx. 2 pages Homeland Security: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi worries about a border fence "splitting" communities. With news that radioactive material can easily be smuggled into the U.S., it's splitting atoms she should think about.The House's top Democrat, attending a Hispanic conference in the Rio Grande Valley Thursday,... summary from source:
AP News Pelosi criticizes border fence
9/28/2007: 266 words, approx. 1 pagesHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a plan to build fencing along parts of the Mexico border a "terrible idea" that overlooks local communities.Pelosi made the comments during her trip to the Rio Grande Valley for the annual Hispanic Engineering, Science & Technology Week conference at...
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 88%Fences
656 words, approx. 2 pages
This essay is about the play "Fences." It analyzes the main character, Troys, relatinships with the other characters in the play. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 88%Theme Analysis of "Fences"
463 words, approx. 2 pages
The main theme of August Wilson's play "Fences" is restraint, as symbolized by the picket fence that Troy builds at Rose's requests to surround their house. The fence is intended to keep the family together and keep intruders out; but the fence's function eventually shifts from family protector to family divider, as Troy's lack of commitment to Rose's fence is analogous to his lack of commitment in their marriage. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 83%Fences: Troy's Uncontrollable Problems
728 words, approx. 2 pages
In Fences, by August Wilson, protagonist Troy cannot control his life and those around him. Examples cited and discussed include his baseball career, his family life, and racial issues such as prejudice and segregation.
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