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- 4511: Ancient Greek Theatre Architec
- ... by wings that curved or angled forward, replaced the wooden seats (Norwich 56). At the same time, the interest in theatre was in full swing. Athens at the time was the cultural Mecca of the world (Brockett 4ed 41). As a result, they had to keep increasing the size of the theatre. The lower part of the theatre in Athens had 34 rows while the upper part had 21 bringing the ... as the audience of ancient Greece became more sophisticated, so did the design of the sets become more sophisticated. The theatres themselves are a testimonial to this. With Athens becoming the cultural Mecca of the world, the physical size of the structure had to be enlarged. In the words of T. S. Eliot, Behind the dialogue of Greek drama we are always conscious of a concrete visual actuality. Ancient Greek theatre ... Brockett, Oscar G., History of the Theatre. 2nd edition, Boston, Allyn and Bacon, 1974 Brockett, Oscar G., History of the Theatre. 4th edition, Boston, Allyn and Bacon, 1983 Dukore, Bernard F. Dramatic Theory and Criticism. New York, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc. 1974 Foundation of the Hellenic World, the Theater, 1997, 10/19/1999, Norwich, John Julius, Great Architecture of the World. New York, Bonanza Books, 1982 Leacroft, Richard and ...
- 4512: Gatsbys Dream
- What is the American Dream? In the Webster's New World Dictionary, dream is defined as: "a fanciful vision of the conscious mind; a fond hope or aspiration; anything lovely, etc." In F. Scott Fitzerald's novel The Great Gatsby, the lead character Jay Gatsby defines ... Gatsby's idealistic dream. "No-Gatsby turned out all right in the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dream ."(6) Gatsby lives in a fantasy world that he has created base on his dream, and his dream has elicited several qualities in Gatsby. Such dream and qualities make Gatsby appear to be the "knight in the shining armor." However, such ...
- 4513: The Importance Of Learning Spa
- ... and reach an understanding of, and appreciation for, the cultures of the other peoples who share the planet with us. As cultural beings, we are raised with an certain way of giving order to the world around us. Very soon, these "cultural filters," which allow us to make sense of reality and shape it, become fixed, invisible and unconscious; they are part of our worldview which - as unique as we might ... never put into question until it is brought to our awareness by the clash with another system, different from our own. Language, which is the bearer of culture par excellence, opens the door to the world of the other and gives us the means to apprehend other ways of viewing our common world and our common humanity. Why study Spanish? Beyond the argument just made for the truly cosmopolitan view, there are, for the US citizen, compelling internal and external reasons. First, one has to consider the ...
- 4514: Aeronautics: Aviation Powerplants
- ... possible without powerplant development, refinement and modification. Aviation powerplants originated with the Wright flyer and its small 2 cylinder inline engines of a mere 45 horsepower. This style engine dominated aviation well into the First World War. They were generally placed in pushing positions (rear-facing) and produced a relatively low number of revolutions per minute (2500 RPM redline). There was little need for new engine development at this time because aircraft design progressed slowly. Rotary engines became popular around 1910 and powered many fighters and bombers in The First World War. These engines are placed in a radial pattern around the crankshaft. These produced respectable horsepower numbers in the category of up to 185+. They were used in such famous aircraft as the Sopwith ...
- 4515: Austrailian Aborigines
- ... and spiritual ideas. It is very important to understand the land of Australia, and the development of the government, which as change the way of life for these people. Australia is the smallest of the world's seven continents and the only one that is comprised of a single political unit. (See Map) The population of Australia is 1,8031,000 with an area of 2,971,081 square miles, (4,753,730 square kilometers), it ranks as the sixth largest country in the world (Oceania, 1995). Australia is divided into seven territories; New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory. The city of Sydney, in New South Wales, is the largest city with a population of 3,500,000. The natural vegetation of ...
- 4516: Should We Legalize
- ... Drug Prohibition, rather goals of it, whether it was understood or not. The United States' image in Latin America has been precarious nearly from its birth. The image of the American intent on dominating the New World plays in the minds of our neighbors. Recently, though, the situation is interesting since the countries involved are growing less and less complacent to deal with the losses of sovereignty that they are incurring. Drug ... our obedience and taxes in return for protection of our rights. The United Nations classifies these rights in three "generations": civil, socioeconomic, and solidarity rights (Peterson). Shielding our people from the dangers of a threatening world, therefore, seems to be an appropriate use of the state's power under socioeconomic rights. The danger in thinking in this manner is that it overlooks the individual's contributions to the nation. These ...
- 4517: Eva Peron
- ... the very wealthy families who controlled Argentina. Eva would recall her childhood in her book "La Razon de MI Vida : * I remember I was very sad for many days when I discovered that in the world there were poor people and rich people and the strange thing was that the existence of the poor did not cause me as much pain as the knowledge that at the same time there mere people who were rich . This was maybe one of the first time s that Eva felt the injustice of the world, that she felt that there had something to be done for those who did not have enough to eat. In 1930 Juana Ibarguen decide to leave Los Toldos and left to Junin with all her ... and many people were not very fond of it. Eva convinced Peron to help the working class and the government did not like this at all. On October 9, something happened that would start a new change in the course of there lives, the president asked Peron to resign, Peron did. And Eva had been fired from the Belgrano radio. This was a moment when Eva would speak for their ...
- 4518: Terrorism in the US
- ... to the Unabomber and the Oklahoma City Federal Building; terrorism is rapidly growing in America and something must be done to prevent it from engulfing the basic carefree lifestyle of the American. Terrorism is not new to the United States, in fact it's been around for quite some time. Ever since the first war in America broke out terrorism has been a constant threat. One of the earliest terrorist acts ... least. The Congressional Research Service warns that terrorists are not those acting on behalf of established governments or militant organizations, but are motivated by religious zeal or greed (Stanglin 1). Kroll and Associates is a New York based, security consulting firm which is currently debating whether foreign or domestic terrorism poses the greater threat (Morganthau 1). With the recent horror stories reflecting the victims of the Unabomber and the bombing of ... chemical and biological agents, even nuclear weapons. In April of 1993 a fifty-four year old man was stopped at the Canadian border by customs officials who found packages of ricin, known in the chemistry world as one of the most deadly chemical agents. The man possessed enough to kill over 32,000 people. Another man was able to mail order two vials of bubonic plague which were delivered to ...
- 4519: Transformation Power of Love
- Transformation Power of Love In the world today the word LOVE has become corrupted, sentimentalized, cheapened, almost exhausted because it is used so randomly and without thought, so much so that when it is used with power and integrity it is often ... into an affair. Then, when the vacation is over, they return to their homes and unhappy marriages. Love that started between them changed their lives forever. They returned to their homes as different persons, with new aspirations, attitudes, hopes and goals. In the story the person who undergoes the major change is Dmitri Gurov. When Dmitri first saw Anna, all he wanted was to have fun. His first thought was If ... who no one could believe could have a sincere and honest relationship with the women into the sensitive and understanding person. At the end he is completely changed man who seemed to have given a new lease on life. He understands what difficulties are lying in front of their love, but believes that he can overcome them. Anna went through a huge transformation as well. Dmitri and Anna have similarities ...
- 4520: The Importance of Gender Conflicts Literature to Society Past and Present
- ... society itself. At one time in American society, women were not permitted to own property, were discouraged from seeking higher education and were relegated to home and hearth. Men were hunter and women were gatherers. World War II and the subsequent Industrial Revolution put women into the American workforce, not only in large numbers, but also for the first time in American history, in jobs that were traditionally male dominated positions ... work that men encounter the same types of social stigmas when they attempt to cross the gender line as well. William Faulkner was born Sept 25, 1897 to Murry C and Maud Butler Faulkner in New Albany Mississippi. He was the oldest of four sons. His education was speractic and he did not graduate from high school. Having already determined that he wanted to become a writer he could be said ... with the Royal Air Force in Canada, worked as a clerk at a Lord and Taylor's book shop and in 1921 he returned to Oxford Mississippi and became a postmaster. Faulkner stayed briefly in New Orleans and traveled the literary circle of that community. He returned to Oxford at the end of 1925. On June 20, 1929 he married Estelle Oldham. In 1950 Faulkner received the Nobel Prize for ...
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