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  2. The Lesson (short story) - Wikipedia

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    The Lesson” is a first-person narrative told by a young, black girl named Sylvia who is growing up in Brooklyn. The story is about a trip initiated by a well-educated woman named Miss Moore who has taken it upon herself to expose the unappreciative children of the neighborhood to the world outside of their oppressed community.

  3. The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? - Wikipedia

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    The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? is a full-length play written in 2000 by Edward Albee which opened on Broadway in 2002. It won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Play , the 2002 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play , and was a finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama .

  4. Sylvia (play) - Wikipedia

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    Greg meets a strange character at the dog run, who gives Greg tips on how to manage Sylvia and his predicament involving Kate. Greg has Sylvia spayed. Sylvia is angry and in pain, but she still loves him completely. Kate's friend pays a visit and is repulsed by Greg and Sylvia. Greg, Kate, and Sylvia sing "Every Time We Say Goodbye".

  5. Up the Down Staircase - Wikipedia

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    Sylvia Barrett, an idealistic English teacher at an inner city high school, hopes to nurture her students' interest in classic literature (especially Chaucer and writing). She quickly becomes discouraged during her first year of teaching, frustrated by bureaucracy, the indifference of her students, and the incompetence of many of her colleagues.

  6. The Lesson (2023 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Lesson is a 2023 British psychological thriller film written by Alex MacKeith, directed by Alice Troughton and starring Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy and Daryl McCormack. In the way that the movie is structured, it is similar to a play: there are only five key characters and almost the entire story takes place in one location.

  7. Sylvia (2003 film) - Wikipedia

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    Sylvia is a 2003 British biographical drama film directed by Christine Jeffs and starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Jared Harris, and Michael Gambon. It tells a story based on the real-life romance between prominent poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. The film begins with their meeting at Cambridge in 1956 and ends with Sylvia Plath's ...

  8. The Lesson - Wikipedia

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    The Lesson (French: La Leçon) is a one-act play by French-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco. It was first performed in 1951 in a production directed by Marcel Cuvelier (who also played the Professor). [1] Since 1957 it has been in permanent showing at Paris' Théâtre de la Huchette, on an Ionesco double-bill with The Bald Soprano. [2]

  9. Who Is Sylvia? (play) - Wikipedia

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    Who Is Sylvia? is a 1950 comedy play by the British writer Terence Rattigan about a man obsessed with the image of a woman he met as a seventeen year old and his ...