The evolution of sound in cinema Jay Beck General histories of the relationship between sound and image in cinema tend to perpetuate an ocular-centricity (emphasizing vision over the other senses) that dates back to the very earliest experiments in “moving pictures”—a term which itself serves to confuse historians. The vast majority of cinema histories tend to relegate the subject of sound in cinema to a subordinate position by studying the transition to the sound period in the late 1920s and
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Intercultural Negotiations: Based On Intercultural Communications Competence Abstract Improving as intercultural communicators and increasing your intercultural competence is the foundation to becoming good at intercultural negotiations. To gain effectiveness in intercultural negotiations you must first develop a good understanding of negotiations and then adjust that basic knowledge to particular cultural contexts. Specifically‚ this means after mastering
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Philippine Nursing ethics & Jurisprudence NURSING ETHICS Main Concept: • Nursing Ethics is concerned with the principles and right conduct as they apply to the nursing profession. It reinforces the nurses’ ideals and motives in order to maximize the affectivity of their service. • Nursing Jurisprudence is that department of law which comprises all the legal rules and principles affecting the practice of nursing. It also includes the interpretation of all these rules and principles and
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The Trojan War pitted a loose alliance of independent Greek kings against the city of *Troy (in what today is northwest Turkey) and her allies in Asia Minor. It is said to have begun with an insult to the goddess Eris ("Strife" or "Discord"). When the Greek hero *Peleus married the minor sea-goddess *Thetis‚ all of the gods were invited to the wedding except Eris. Angry at this‚ she placed on the banquet table a golden apple inscribed with the words: "For the fairest." Immediately strife broke out
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utilitarianism Negative utilitarianism animal welfare Abolitionism (bioethics) Hedonism Enlightened self-interest Predecessors[show] Epicurus David Hume William Godwin Key concepts[show] Pain Suffering Pleasure Utility Happiness Eudaimonia Consequentialism Felicific calculus Problems[show] Mere addition paradox Paradox of hedonism Utility monster See Also[show] Rational choice theory Game theory Social choice Economics Portal:Politics Utilitarianism is the
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Homer’s The Odyssey PLOT SUMMARIES AND STUDY QUESTIONS BOOK I: WHAT WENT ON IN THE HOUSE OF ODYSSEUS Athena appeals to Zeus for permission to help Odysseus reach home. Odysseus’s home in Ithaca is overrun with suitors who are trying to win Penelopeia’s hand. With the help of Athena disguised as Mentes‚ Telemachos finds the courage to confront the suitors. 1. Where is Odysseus? Odysseus is on the remote island Ogygia with the goddess Calypso. 2. What or whom is Athena disguised as? Athena
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PURPOSE OF LIFE INTRODUCTION The meaning of life is a philosophical question concerning the significance of life or existence in general. It can also be expressed in different forms‚ such as "Why are we here?"‚ "What is life all about?"‚ and "What is the purpose of existence?" It has been the subject of much philosophical‚scientific‚ and theological speculation throughout history. There have been a large number of proposed answers to these questions from many different cultural and ideologicalbackgrounds
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Happiness This page intentionally left blank Happiness the science behind your smile Daniel Nettle 1 3 Great Clarendon Street‚ Oxford ox2 6dp Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research‚ scholarship‚ and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto
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have a commitatus‚ or group of noble followers with whom he grew up)‚ he undertakes a task that no one else dare attempt. 6.Whatever virtues his race most prizes‚ these‚ the epic hero as a cultural exemplar‚ possesses in abundance. 7.The concept of arête (Greek for "bringing virtue to perfection") is crucial to understanding the epic protagonist. 8.The hero gains little honor by slaying a lesser mortal‚ but only by challenging heroes like himself or adversaries of superhuman power.
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Ms. Roberts English II – 10th Grade Cross-Curriculum Vocabulary Math‚ Science‚ Social Studies‚ English *Instructor suggests studying 3-5 words per night in preparation for our weekly tests. 1. Sidle – move sideways‚ especially in a shy or sneaky manner 2. Rifle – search thoroughly or in a rough manner; rifling 3. Doctrine – principle teaching; belief 4. Apprehension – dread; fear of future event 5. Ineffably – indescribably‚ inexpressively 6. Furtive – act as if trying not to be seen 7. Cowering
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