Can theatre enable people to tackle the oppressions to which they are subject? Compare and contrast the work and approach of two applied theatre practitioners and companies in order to explore this question. According to Oxford Dictionary Online‚ oppression is defined as ‘prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority’ (2014). Within theatre‚ oppression is a powerful subject to tackle. Not only it is used as the subject of many productions‚ it is also a key part of many rehearsal exercises
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Dementia is mean‚ mind stealing disease that affects many elderly patients in different ways. It begins with forgetting small things like where you put your car keys‚ and escalates into forgetting yourself and your family. Many can function well with dementia for a period of time‚ but then generally have to transition into receiving help from family caregivers and/or nursing facilities such as nursing homes or assisted living. Dementia can turn a normal thinking person into an irrational person who
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Cultural differences A comparison of Russia and Japan Kristina Aksakova Exchange student Virrat‚ 2011 [pic][pic] Table of contents General information about Russia and Japan 4 Japan 4 Background 4 Tsunami Devastates Japan 5 History 6 Geographical facts 8 Demographical facts 9 Economic facts 11 FOREIGN RELATIONS 13 Governmental facts 15 Infrastructural facts 16 Russia 18 Background 18 History 18 Geographical facts
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petition launch on 29th April 1957. Their goal was to collect 100 000 signatures‚ but eventually they and their supports collected around one million signatures. In 1958‚ a similar petition campaign was run by the FCAA which was signed by 25 000 people in three months. However‚ both failed. Petitions like these were commonly launched over the next few years‚ but in March 1967‚ then-Prime Minister Harold Holt announced the news. The referendum would be held that year‚ to repeal the offending
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couple of decades‚ the internet has quickly changed the way the world has communicated. From discussion boards found all over the internet to the new wave of VoIP (voice over internet protocol); we have seen a substantial change in the modern way people interact. Communicating over the internet has made it possible to affordably communicate worldwide with the same quality you would expect from your standard phone lines. The internet holds the most of its information in searchable discussion logs
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The benefits and drawbacks of employing both young and old workers Work development is influenced by several factors such as experiences‚ incentives and work environment. Today‚ ageism is very common in workplace which implies treating employees in a different and unequal manner because of their age. Some companies nowadays effectively seek elderly employees for their experiences‚ while others believe that bring new blood is essential to the progress of work. This essay will discuss the benefits
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explain the trends and shifts in public health as it tries to address a more modern and relevant set of determinates of health. The determinates of health are the circumstances under which people live that can contribute to their health or ill health and can cause drastic inequity between communities and people. As public health strives to shift towards this more holistic view of health among the public‚ we see focus on prevention‚ education‚ accessibility‚ promotion and policy‚ thus contributing
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Non-preventable and Non-reversible: Lewy Body Dementia On April 10th 2010‚ my dad informed me that my grandmother had passed away. She was 90-years-old‚ and although she may have lived a long life‚ the last eight or so years of her life were very rough. The official reason she passed away was because of Lewy Body Dementia. This degenerative disease‚ meaning it is not reversible‚ is thought to have sprouted from an infection she had in her kidneys in 2002. She lived at home for a while after her
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The stories we read in class were both titled ‘The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World’‚ and ‘A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings’. Both stories seem to correspond with each other‚ and have both major similarities‚ as well as major differences. The stories fit together just like that‚ almost feeling like you’re reading the same story again‚ though having enough differences to separate the stories from each other. These similarities and differences tend to range from either small and subtle‚ to extreme
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As dementia progresses communication can be affected. Communication can be verbal‚ non-verbal including facial expressions or body language. Dementia affects the brain in different ways‚ causing disruption to the individual’s ability to communicate‚ each person is affected differently by dementia although the signs and symptoms of the disease are apparent. In the early stages of dementia it may be that the individual cannot think of the words they are wanting to use‚ losing their train of thought
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