many people at the theater that night‚ most of whom were going to watch Phantom of the Opera‚ dressed in a variety of ways. They were wearing everything from suits and ties to shorts and tee shirts. I was escorted by an usher into a room with a thrust stage in the middle with bleachers in front and tables and chairs on the sides. At first there were only about fifty people‚ but by the time that the small orchestra stopped warming up by playing some jazz music and the lights went down to begin the
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is the Message” The medium is the message is a phrase that challenges the idea behind the artwork‚ which was coined by Marshall McLuhan. McLuhan warns us that we are often distracted by the content of a medium. The true value of a medium is how can it be used to enhance our collective experience and understanding within society. It can discuss the meaning that the form of a medium embeds itself in the message‚ creating a symbiotic relationship by which the medium influences how the message is perceived
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Preparing Your First Speech Since this is a public speaking class‚ it means that you will indeed have to present speeches! Since many people become nervous at this prospect‚ I like to get the first one done early in the semester. It’s like ripping off a band-aid: rip it off fast to feel less pain. Your Introductory Speech is your first baby step into this field. This assignment is meant to be easy. It’s meant to be a way to get you up in front of the group and doing something for 2-4
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My Critique of The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux‚ a treat for lovers of dark‚ mysterious fiction‚ see’s the life of someone who will do almost anything for love (especially when there is lack of it in their life) from the lives of Erik‚ The Opera Ghost (’O.G.’ for short)‚ and Raoul‚ Vicomte de Chagny. Both men are in love with the same woman‚ Christine Daee. Christine is a Swedish soprano at the Paris Opera House who has been singing with her father ever since
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the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every event I have attended at the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. They seem to always do an excellent job. I come from a small town in eastern Iowa‚ so it is incredible to have such amazing resources to enjoy from such a short drive away. To see a symphony like this from my hometown‚ I would have to drive over an hour‚ and the symphony still would not be as high quality as the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. I think more Briar Cliff
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job of the manager to use motivation to drive its employees to accomplish acts which they normally would not have done. The study of motivation helps managers understand what prompts people to initiate action‚ what influences their choice of action‚ and why they persist in their action over time (Daft and Marcic 444). Over the years many theorist have studied the human condition of motivation‚ and learned various techniques to help managers figure out what makes employees seek to attain higher
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A Message to Garcia Elbert Hubbard 1899 In all this Cuban business there is one man stands out on the horizon of my memory like Mars at perihelion. When war broke out between Spain and the United States‚ it was very necessary to communicate quickly with the leader of the Insurgents. Garcia was somewhere in the mountain fastnesses of Cuba - no one knew where. No mail or telegraph could reach him. The President must secure his co-operation‚ and quickly. What to do! Someone said to the President
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Discuss the relationship between words and music in the operas of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Words and music have been playing an important role in the human culture‚ people express themselves and communicate with each other through words and music. Different styles and techniques in music and the link between words and music are found in operas. Opera was born in Italy around the year 1600‚ and Italian opera has continued to play a dominant role in music history until
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Upon first reading A Message to Garcia‚ written by Elbert Hubbarb‚ you will become aware of the fact that the goal of the author is to outline the core values of being a good employee. These values include taking initiative‚ accomplishing tasks with little instruction‚ and simply acting promptly without complaining. A Message to Garcia discusses these points and encourages readers to become the messenger and not the typical unwanted employee. In becoming the messenger you will not only be the
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chemicals into smaller containers. Small spills during the decanting procedures are cleaned up with rags‚ which are disposed of at the end of the day into the general waste dumpster in the rear yard of the premises. The dumpster is collected by a waste contractor on a weekly basis. The ABC chemicals building was constructed in 2000 and has been fitted with limited emergency equipment. None of the staff has received any training in safe handling of chemicals or how to cope with emergencies and there is
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