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January 6th Hearings Report

January 6th Hearings Report

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The 6 committee hearings are purposed to accomplish the goal of protecting democracy and the democratic rights of the American citizens. Following the unrest which was caused by the Trump supporters to overturn the election results in 2020, evidences and witnesses have presented to the panel to ensure that the criminals are persecuted accordingly. From the 6 committee hearings, several aspects have been learnt. The aspect is that Donald Trump was strongly involved in the campaigns to overturn the election. Strong evidence proves that Trump was emotionally invested in winning the election and was responsible for destroying the democratic norms. According to Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony, on the 6th of January 2020, Trump had a physical argument with his top security official when he refused to drive him to Capitol, and as a show of intense anger, he even threw a plate of food against the wall in the State House (Oxford Analytica, 2022).

More evidence that relates Trump to the campaigns is that he placed and joined calls to the Republican party officials and state legislatures to convince them to manipulate the election results in his favor. According to Russell Rusty Bowers, Arizona speaker, he received multiple calls from Trump after the election, in which the then president asked him to use his stature in the statehouse to invalidate Joe Biden’s win. Additionally, Ronna McDaniel, a Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman has recorded a testimony that implies the former president’s participation in the fake-voters scheme (Oxford Analytica, 2022).

Trumps criminal actions were out of his own intention. After the election, his close aides and appointees told him that he had lost in free and fair elections. According to Attorney General William Barr’s testimony, he had 3 discussions with Trump in which he informed the former president that the elections were free and fair, and they had not been stollen. The three discussions were held in between late November to early December 2020 (Oxford Analytica, 2022). Also, Jason Miller, a senior official in Trump’s two campaigns, recorded a testimony stating that Matt Oczkowski, one of the lead data experts bluntly informed the former president that he was bound for defeat according to the election figures. Bill Stepien, Trump’s campaign manager also noted about the same post-election conversation, stating that Trump had been informed about his chances of winning being minimal. Despite being informed that no fraudulent activities had been made to prevent his success in the elections, Trump showed a clear disinterest in the reports and still planned for the post-election campaigns to reject Biden’s win.

The hearings also established concrete evidence which show that Republican members of the congress participated in the election-reversal plot. Several congresspeople sought pardon from the president weeks before January 6 to participate in reversing Biden’s win. Some of the House Republicans who sought the president’s pardon include Matt Gaetz, Mo Brooks, and Marjorie Taylor-Greene (Oxford Analytica, 2022). Trump reportedly issued the congressmen pardons as well as those who voted to oppose the election results on January 6. Cassidy Hutchins’ recorded testimony states that Meadows and Giuliani also sought the president’s pardon to participate in the objection of election results.

Threats from Trump and his associates were imposed against election officials and their families. Fake election claims by Trump and his supporters caused the former election officials to undergo thorough investigations which exposed them to intense abuse and fear. The attacks were mainly focused on targeting top Republican officials who refused to participate in the election-reversal scheme and instead supported the integrity of the poll elections. Al Schmidt, former Republican city commissioner of Philadelphia reported that threats against him and his family raised after Trump mentioned his name on tweeter. Republicans who acknowledged the election’s integrity were referred to as Republican-in-name-only (RINO) which made them viewed as the party’s traitors (Oxford Analytica, 2022). Civil servants who participated in the democratic elections were also negatively affected. For instance, Shaye Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, who faced false information against their roles which led them to face threats leading them into hiding. Moss stated that the threats and situation almost led her to not resume her service due to the bullying that she faced.

Elected officials of the Republican party who opposed Trump’s actions issued explanations why they did not support the campaign to reject Biden’s elections. The officials reported that they were committed to abide by the democratic laws than to commit to the desires of a single man. They chose to save the country than impress their political party. The committee hearings are meant to prevent the occurrence of a similar situation which would risk the lives of the American citizens in the future (Berry, 2022). Election opposers who intend to mislead future votes and bound to prosecution and imprisonment. The panel officials have noted that the hearings will not only help to solve the past, but also serve as a warning in the future (Berry, 2022).

References

Oxford Analytica. (2022). US Capitol hearings may raise expectations too high. Emerald Expert Briefings, (oxan-db). https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/OXAN-DB270152/full/htmlBerry, T. A. (2022). Simple Reforms Could Prevent Election Chaos. https://policycommons.net/artifacts/2474648/simple-reforms-could-prevent-election-chaos/3496704/

Jane Jacobs’s

Jane Jacobs’s “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” talks about city planning. In her work, the author highlights the activities that occur on Hudson Street, where she lives. She effectively demonstrates the day-to-day activities in that street. Therefore, this book is quite applicable to the author. The book describes Jacobs’ daily activities in the street she lives in and the problems that she has encountered there due to a lack of space. In addition, she suggests how various government authorities can do their jobs efficiently by viewing buildings not as pieces of architecture but as useful elements that are employed in a way to solve problems within the city and also how these buildings can be used to solve social ills. In other words, buildings are used as an “urban laboratory”.

The author uses imagery and vivid description to demonstrate the daily activities that occur in the street where she lives in. For example, “In late afternoons, the children who live on Hudson Street are to be seen everywhere. They fill the sidewalks and spill into the street, playing ball and running errands for their mothers”. She also gives vivid descriptions of some of the people who are residents of Hudson Street:

The author says “Two new entrances are being made from the wings: well-dressed and even elegant women and men with brief cases emerge from doorways and side streets.” She describes the improvements being done on the street (Litscher, 2017). She says that “Construction is always underway. Both sides of the street are being repaved, the whole street is being relined with sewers, a whole new electrical and phone system is being installed”. The author speaks about the improvement of Hudson Street. Also, she says “But it (Hudson Street) also has a great potential for becoming as fine an urban neighborhood as any in the country”. Jacobs describes how various buildings on Hudson Street can be used to solve social ills such as isolation, fearfulness, and architectural ugliness. For example, “Isolation is certainly one of the factors which produce fearfulness and makes cities uninhabitable by normal people”.

Reference

Litscher, M. (2017). Jane Jacobs: The Death and Life of Great American Cities. In Schlüsselwerke der Stadtforschung (pp. 367-394). Springer VS, Wiesbaden.

Jane Eyre NATIONAL THEATRE

Jane Eyre directed by Sally Cookson – National Theatre ACT 01

???? Link: https://vimeo.com/661241250/77d0a9dad7

PART 1: DRAMATIC SITUATION (50 pts)

Choose one dramatic situation from the play, mention the Act, Starting and Ending minutes from the videos.

Dramatic Situation Grades

Act: 1 _______ / 5

From: 0:30 Minute To: 9:20 Minute Describe the plot of the chosen Dramatic Situation from the play:

Plot Answers Grades

Beginning The characters enter the stage with haste, creating tension and suspense. The howling sounds of a new born creates an aura on anticipation in readiness for the play. _______ / 5

Turning point In 4:30, the young woman’s journey truly begins when she is left under the care of a cruel aunt. She is mistreated and segregated, growing alone in a family where she is openly treated with contempt. _______ / 5

Ending The now grown child is fed up with the harassment and mistreatment from the people close to her. She snaps in a moment of rage and attacks her cousin who had just scolded her for using his book. This is a second turning point. _______ / 5

Find the SIX STAGES of the Plot Structure for the chosen Dramatic Situation from the play:

Plot Structure Answers Grades

Initial incident Birth and complications from the same

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Pre-event Loss of mother and father leading to living with relatives _______ / 5

Rising action Mistreatment, solitude, and betrayal. _______ / 5

Climax Feeling of being fed up and understanding the need to defend herself.

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Falling action A fit of rage leading to a violent attack _______ / 5

Conclusion Every person has their breaking point _______ / 5

PART 2: ACTING STYLE (50 pts)

What is the ACTING STYLE applied in the performance? (Mention the acting type and provide its short description)

Acting Style

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Acting Type Classical Acting

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Description In this style, the actors have carefully analyzed the entire script and explored their characterization in depth. They have found a way to connect theory personal self to the character they portray and use the link to provide a very engaging performance. For example, Jane is very engaging from the way she begins her journey as an infant crying all the way to when she discovers herself and stands up against her bully cousin.

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Mention 3 Features of the Acting style that is applied in the performance:

Features

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Feature 1

Careful analysis of script _______ / 5

Feature 2

In depth exploration of the character to be played _______ / 5

Feature 3

Finding personal connection to the character and the actor _______ / 5

Propose another acting style that can be used to perform this play:

Acting Style

Answers Grades

Acting Type Spolin style of acting _______ / 5

Description The style would require the incorporation of the audience into the performance to create a unique experience.

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Mention 3 Features of the Acting style that you have proposed to perform this play:

Features

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Feature 1

Engaging the audience as part of the performance _______ / 5

Feature 2

Improvisation strategies in response to audience participation _______ / 5

Feature 3

Creating a unique performance that is constantly changing based on audience reactions _______ / 5