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    Part 1 Cleopatra Carefully read the following extract several times. How does this passage characterise the relationship between Antony and Cleopatra and how does this compare to its portrayal in other Roman Sources in Book 1‚ Chapter 1? In this extract Antony is portrayed as being besotted with Cleopatra even after she had betrayed him. The extract also indicates Antony cannot live without Cleopatra ‘Why delay any longer‚ Antony? Fate has taken away the one excuse which could still make you desire

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    Critical Ethnographic Film Review Zapatista Zapatista‚ a film by Benjamin Eichert‚ Rick Rowley‚ and Staale Sandberg is based in the most southern state in Mexico‚ Chiapas. This films depicts indigenous people in Chiapas fighting for visibility and recognition against their country and government. When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was signed in to law‚ on January first 1994‚ the Zapatista National Liberation Movement (EZLN) rose up and seized several cities in Chiapas to fight

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    Attention‚ Attention Attention! He loves beautiful views; but everywhere he goes is just too pricey‚ or his family have to wait so long to book a trip. Wait no more! Visualize yourself going on a hike in some of the most luscious places in Europe. Europe? Yes Europe! The Pyrenees is a magnificent place to visit‚ it has many options to explore. Its one of the greenest places in the world‚ always magnificent weather‚ and is a place where you can do fun adventures‚ but also the little ones can explore

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    To find variations in twenty sweetbay magnolia leaf sizes‚ I first‚ found the measurements for the length‚ width‚ and surface area (in centimeters) of the individual leaves. Then‚ I graphed and arranged the data in a table. The leaves are in relatively the same range and size. Most of these leaves are oval-shaped and green in color. The leaves are not flat‚ and curve outward from one direction. The leaves measured two and a half to six centimeters in their width‚ nine to nineteen and two-tenths

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    For my ethnographic study I chose to examine the life at Moe’s restaurant located one block from my home and where I used to work. The main focus of my study is to compare the norms of the employees when the manager is there and when he is gone. As defined in Sociology: A Brief Introduction‚ by John J Macionis‚ a norm is “an established standard of behavior maintained by a society”. How does the employees’ behavior change when the manager is there watching them compared to when she leaves someone

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    An Ethnographic Study Macy’s Employees Social Performances In my ethnographic study‚ I apply theoretical concepts developed by Erving Goffman in The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life to the behavior of employees in the retail department store‚ Macy’s. Goffman (1959) argues that social interactions in everyday life can be understood as presentations between performers and audiences. Within social establishments‚ he suggests four analytical frameworks may govern how performers stage their “characters”

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    connection. Judith Wright’s poem “The Surfer” presents an individual who puts himself up against the waves everyday‚ and thrives on the feeling he gets when he conquers them. Luhrman’s film “Strictly Ballroom” is focused around the standards of ballroom dancing by which an individual must abide in order to be accepted; the protagonist‚ Scott Hastings‚ finds in Spanish dance‚ a passion that allows him to successfully act against these norms. Both “The Surfer” and “Strictly Ballroom” notably exemplify

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    so hard? Is it s lack of confidence‚ a desire to fit in‚ just to let loose‚ or one of the other many possibilities? In this essay I reflect upon a few of the many parties I attended this past semester and studied the party goers so i could perhaps understand the drive to get so out of hand. During the course of composing my field notes‚ which I have blended into my essay‚ I gathered experiences as both an insider and an outsider to the environment to search for the answer to some of my questions

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    Daniel Holder‚ 16 April 2006 Page 1 Ethnographic Study of the Effects of Facebook.com on Interpersonal Relationships By: Daniel S. Holder University of Chicago Abstract: This paper attempts to assess the effects of Facebook.com‚ a social networking website‚ on interpersonal relationships via the unique “birthday” feature on the site. The study finds that this technology augments existing relationships and social obligations. The study also suggests the network becomes part of the user’s “trans-active

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    Essay drawing on ethnographic studies on drug use‚ critically discuss the propositions for drug policy outlined by the global commission on drug policy. Introduction. All around the world there has been a marked increase in drug production‚ trafficking and usage. The war on drugs initialised in 1971 by Richard Nixon had a primary objective to stop drug use altogether. Weatherburn‚ D. (2001). Reports the war on drugs has been a failure in its own rights. People still use drugs. The global commission

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