... years old, and 45 years old for musicals. The previous SPPA, conducted by the NEA in 2002, found that the median age of attendees for both non-musical and musical plays was 44. In 1992, the SPPA reported a median age of 42 for both plays and musicals, and in 1982 the median age for both was 39. This constitutes a steady median age incline between 1982 ... productively. Both in the digital and creative domains, theatre in America is currently making progress towards generational diversity in its audiences. The current landscape of American theatre is clearly promoting greater attendance ...

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... it to. The author of The Hound of Baskervilles was the famous Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle who has also wrote a large amount of other Sherlock Holmes stories. This book took place in Baskervilles, which I'm guessing is over in London due to how the people talk and act. And was circa 1889 was when it was published which makes since because of how Arthur described the people in the book as in the way they dress ... and talk. From this book I learned a lot of things for example that when trying to ... figure complicated problems or scenarios out the best way to look at the situation is to thin...

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... their selflessness and resolve" (Samuels, 39). Instead of looting and stealing, these people worked together and supported one another, doing whatever they could to help others in their communities. People's lives were put on hold to help search for survivors, provide aid to those in need, and to share in the suffering together. Samuels mentions in his book that the editors of Nihon Keizai Shimbun stated that ... these actions would result in "an entire national regeneration" (39). Indeed, the solidarity that the people of Tohoku showed serves as a model by which all communities would w...

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... higher significance against other subjects. Additionally, Shakespeare not only has a consequential role in the English language and literature curriculum but he has had an influence on both the youth of today and adults of the 21st century, because I think it is Shakespeare's capability to summarize our feelings in simple yet rich words is probably the true reason for his high status. Moreover, Shakespeare's plays have offered us ... developed for making paper from cheap "plentiful esparto grass" causing one hundred times as much paper was being produced and the machine presses develope...

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In the literature we have read this year, aristocracy has been criticized as being cruel, unequal, and corrupt. Aristocracy created social classes; it put people in different groups based on education, ability, wealth, and social prestige. It meant that the social rank of your family would tell where you stood in society, either at the top or at the bottom. People at the top were considered an "elite" group ... Inquisitor is ordered to ward off any more earthquakes. Voltaire's view of the aristocrats was worse than his perception of the Church. He continually attacked many members of the bou...

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... of America. People for the American Way headquarters are in Washington, D.C. Some of the Board members of this group include the Chair Lara Bergthold and the founding Chair Norman Lear. Other board members include civic, political, religious and entertainment personalities. Seth MacFarlane, Michael Keegan, David Altschul, Hon Mary Frances Berry, Rev Timothy McDonald and Dr. Arthur J. Bellinzoni just to ... mention a few (People for the American Way ... campaign they argued that by appointing judges the "far-right" government was overstepping its mandate. They failed miserably as the Pr...

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... Arab and Jew: Wounded Sprits in a Promised Land, wrote his book in 1986 after serving as the bureau chief of The New York Times in Jerusalem from 1979-84. The biggest and most important them of the book reflected the struggle between the Jews and Palestinian people in their search for their own homeland. The author references the Law of Physics, saying that "two objects may not occupy the same space"; this is ... the literature, education, history, language and social sense of normalcy in the area's culture. The both create and are created by the conflict. The author concludes with a mo...

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... (including logos, labels, and announcements) in a single day" (Day 6). If the average American sleeps eight hours in a day, that leaves them with 16 hours in which to witness these messages. That is one thousand every hour, and around sixteen per minute. Surprisingly, this is not unusual considering that almost every shirt, almost every book, and almost every shoe is branded. ... On top of this already staggering number, "the average American receives thirty-four pounds of advertising messages by mail each year" (6). The purpose of these ads is simply to promote their products, to portr...

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... drugs, to create a population that respects and believes in the government fully. In Oceania and Brave New World, history and true information is stripped from the general public in order to create loyal, and robotic beings. The governments also take away language and literature in order to limit society's ability to express themselves, resulting in like minded people. The less people know, the less their individuality can shine through because they ... thoughts and emotions, something that can potentially result in the government's downfall. The less people can experience different emo...

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... ambition Macbeth had to become king and rise to power how he did. Macbeth the most ambitious character in the play, is a ruthless king who has people killed so he can stay in power, this ambition represents violence in all ways. You look back to the beginning of the play at Macbeth was the kind of person who would never kill anyone for power. After his wife convinces ... , "our country sinks beneath the yoke, it weeps, it bleeds, and each day a gash is added to her wounds. "(4.3.39-41) all that ambition Macbeth had was his kryptonite because it gave him the big ego and ruthless attitude ...

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... . Prior to the time the poem was written, The Scandinavians, German and French experienced a large-scale conversion to Christianity at the end of the sixth century. The original story was largely Scandinavian, even using some of the actual names of Swedish and Danish royal family members. Beowulf is a transitional literature that connects Christianity with the medieval literature and some aspect of British literature in general. Most of the part play in the poem was similar ... to the word of Christian religious believes. God love was ... ...

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... released this statement, "An accident has taken place at the Chernobyl power station, and one of the reactors was damaged. Measures are being taken to eliminate the consequences of the accident. Those affected by it are being given assistance. A government commission has been set up" (Greenwald 39). It has been said that if the Soviet Government had acted earlier many lives would have been ... 20 seconds to apply the brakes, that is, well after the bus has slammed into the wall or gone off into the ravine." Obviously the design of the plant played an important role in the failure of the...

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In the play "The Crucible," by Arthur Miller, the language is used to intensify the struggle between individual morality and social law. Set in the puritanical 'black and white' society of Salem, Massachusetts during the witch trials in the1600s, there is the idea that there is a serious danger in handing over too much power to a society with a mob-mentality. Miller utilizes powerful color imagery to emphasize the struggle to conform to a society. The ... , and we will burn, we will burn together!" Proctor is suggesting that all present within the town as those present in the court are gu...

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... can, and that is where GM foods should come onto stage. A large and growing body of literature has illustrated that the adoption of GE crops has increased yields, particularly in the backward and developing countries. A review of the results of global farmer surveys found that the average yield increases for developing countries range from 16% for insect-resistant corn to 30% for ... for humans as well as the environment. After people ingest these chemicals that are used to kill living organisms, the chemicals will reach the colon and slowly poison our body. What's worse is that they can...

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... began, most of the people in the working class have suffered unemployment, a cut in pay, or a reduction in hours. Also, it brought the increase in poverty and homelessness, which are natural consequences of the recession. According to William Frey, who is a demographer at the Brookings Institution, the number of the poor children younger than 18 reached its highest level since 1962. Blacks had the highest child poverty rate at 39%, and Latino children ... accounted for more than half of the overall increase in poor children last year. However, the CEOs are not suffering from the effect ...

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... waste water-treatment plants, which resulted in the releasing of sewage into the Passaic River and the Raritan River. Passaic Valley Sewage Authority and Middlesex County Utility Authority were forced to do this to prevent sewage from backing up into houses. Hurricane Sandy also damaged a couple of storage tanks in Sewaren spilling 378,000 gallons of diesel oil into Arthur Kill, which is a major channel of ... the Port of New York and New Jersey. Several weeks after the storm, millions of gallons of raw sewage from crippled water-treatment plants have flowed into waterways, exposing fla...

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... issue of death and immortality, because in Islam they believe that death is the inevitable fate for all living creatures. However; immortality exists in another way in Islamic culture for what is waiting for believers after death in heaven, as what is mentioned in the Holy Quran. The principle of punishment and reward is the source of thinking of afterlife in the Islamic culture. Literature as a way of representing humans thoughts and ... facts , it becomes people's interest ; they tend to read novels , short stories , and fictions .in accordance to this research topic "Immortality" , S...

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... in the Constitution, is a federal republic that it is democratic and representative. As it is proclaimed in the article 39 of the Constitution; it says that the national sovereignty it belongs to the people and that all public power comes from the people with the purpose that will benefit the people of Mexico. Hence to this, we understand that we the Mexicans are subject to the decisions that will come from the will of the ... people and also from the power of the state. Mexico has been ... ...

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... she wanted it and believed it was of absolute value. Towards the beginning of the book, Orlean even admitted that she did have "one embarrassing passion- [she wanted] to know what it felt like to care about something passionately" (41). She saw that the orchid enthusiast "sincerely loved something, trusted in the perfectibility of some living thing, lived for a myth about themselves ... and the idea of adventure, were convinced that certain things were really ... way or another do strive for something exceptional, something to pursue, even at their, rather than abide in ordinary life"...

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... as rulers approved by Buddha, or being of relation to him, thus giving them divine power over all. Shortly after the introduction of Buddhism in Goguryeo it began to spread along the southern peninsula in the kingdom of Paekche. Located on the peninsula, Paekche had well established trade networks with China and other powers such as India and Japan. Communication through these networks ... rulers would send officials on pilgrimages back to China and the founding nation of India in hopes of bringing back new scriptures and practices. This historical philosophical movement caused a vast d...

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In the book Code of the Streets, Anderson moves to an urban part of Philadelphia where the African American neighborhoods are filled with people selling drugs, crime rates are high, and people are living in poverty. Anderson becomes a part of the society there and examines elements such as respect, honor, loyalty, and unspoken rules of the streets known as the "code of the streets". It is not ... just these communities that live by street codes, its many other urban cities. Anderson points out that other cities are also facing problems such as teen pregnancy, strive for respect, drugs, and pe...

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... further hurt, distress and objectification. In its book on resolving conflict and bringing peace, the Arbinger Institute (xx) reports that "home and workplace casualties are everywhere". The book points out, "bitterness, envy, indifference, resentment-these are the hallmarks of the hot and cold wars that fester in the hearts of family, neighbors, colleagues, and former friends the world over," (Arbinger Institute ... xx). These conflicts are already an issue in clients with addictions, and the method at which I communicate with such clients ... that person are comprised of. This approach...

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... PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH (17) One of the famous dictatorships in the history of World War II that has threatened so many people's lives in the Holocaust as well as known for his Nazi Party of Germany is Adolf Hitler. In his 1925 book Mein Kampf, Hitler also discusses the idea of influence of the massive nation will fall under control and people will eventually come ... to their senses of believing that is the truth regardless of whether they have to tell ... the big lie or even using any violence languages to enforce it. Nazi ... ...

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... important for entertainment. I totally agree with this statement, people turn to the TV or even the internet to check up on their sources of entertainment and news. Actually, people rarely read a book or the newspaper, as they can flick a channel to get their source of information. In addition, whatever information people gather up, being truthful or not, it shapes our image of culture ... , religion and basic views on life. I believe that television is directed towards younger generations who turn to television first as their source for everything becoming in the most ill-informed ... ...

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... lead some to believe that robots will take over the world in the near future, and it could be asked, "Is humanity willing to share its place as the dominant species with machines or robots?" Supporters wonder, "Will Artificial Intelligence ever become super intelligent?" According to Kurzweil in his book, The Singularity is Near, directly stated that Artificial Intelligence is ... mankind's friend, and that the measures to develop more sophisticated machines and robots is to make the world a better place to live (Kurzweil). If it comes as far as some hope, people can ... act on its own,...

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