instances‚ death has been used as a form of entertainment for adults in ways children would never find entertaining. A good example of this would be in ancient Rome in the days of the gladiators‚ where thousands of people would flock to the stadium for a show that would include the death of at least one gladiator. Another example is in the short story "Shooting an Elephant". "[The whole population of the quarter] had seen the rifle and were all shouting excitedly that I was going to shoot the elephant
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hydrogen in fuel cell‚ and the flow of fluid over any solid surface. Thus flow of air over the ground and flow in any pipe‚ tube‚ or duct that is completely filled with flowing fluid‚ all display similar characteristics. (Elger. DF‚ Williams. CB‚ Crowe. CT‚ Roberson‚ 10th Edition) Sometimes it is hard to put a finger on exactly the type of flow a fluid is moving in‚ this begs for an expression that numerically describes the flow. The results can be best understood by expressing the flow characteristic
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Concussions in The NFL Concussions in the NFL have become much more prevalent‚ and the effects of these concussions appear to have become more severe‚ as this is a direct result of the development of player training systems. Over the past decade there has been vast improvements made in the training equipment and techniques used to train NFL players. This has inevitably resulted in players getting much stronger‚ faster‚ and bigger. Over the same period of time concussions have also systematically
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University of Phoenix Material How Films Communicate Complete Part I in your first week of class. In Week Two‚ complete Parts II and III after viewing a film of your own selection from the How Films Communicate Film List located under your Week One materials. Submit Parts I‚ II‚ and III in Week Two. Part I: Beginning to Analyze Film To compete Part I‚ choose a movie you have viewed in the past (this does not have to be from the How Films Communicate Film List ). In the following table‚ enter
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The idea of enacting brutal acts of violence for the “pleasure of the audience” has been prevalent in human history since the time of the Romans‚ the only “advancement” that has been made since then is that instead of having gladiators fight to death‚ the subjects of torture are now animals. It is surprising that anybody gets pleasure from watching cockfights and dogfights‚ for the common man finds these acts atrocious and immoral and they have a sense that these acts are not only brutal‚ but they
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Before amphitheaters were built‚ gladiator combats were held at cemeteries. “Indeed‚ it was the custom to kill captives at the graves of powerful men; because this‚ in later days‚ seemed cruel‚ it was decided to have gladiators fight before the grave‚ gladiators who were called “Bustiari” for the tombs (busti).” (Servius‚ On the Aenied 10.519) However‚ over time‚ shows were not held exclusively in
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on canvas A National Cultural Treasure by Juan Luna surprise us upon entering the hall. The super- sized painting depicts dark hollow beneath the Roman arena referred as the Spoliarium where the bodies of slain gladiators are being dragged away for disposal. For Luna‚ the lifeless gladiators represent the Filipinos during the Spanish period. Across the Spoliarium is the stunning painting by Hildalgo of The Assassination of General Bustamante and His Son. The painting depicts the murder of the governor
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getting shot at to start a career as a spy. Though many townspeople of Cumberland in Geoffrey Treases Cue for Treason think Peter Brownrigg is the best of the best‚ it is clear that not many people inherit the qualities to become a good spy. Katherine Russel is an exception. Kit is courageous and secretive‚ and therefor is the best spy in Cumberland. To begin‚ courage is one Kits most striking characteristics. Although it is shown throughout the book on many occasions‚ by a couple characters‚ it tells
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What is the best evidenced-based nursing practice related to patient adherence to the treatment of eczema. Atopic eczema (AE) also known as‚ atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common long term skin condition‚ which affects up to 17.5% of children worldwide (Mitchell & Fraser‚ 2014). Eczema treatment can be time consuming when it comes to applying the topical treatments‚ largely impacted by child resistance (Santer‚ 2014). It is crucial for parents to effectively manage symptoms and flare ups of AD‚ using
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by the poet Ted Hughes. Ted Hughes wants us to understand his view of nature by describing it as an arena‚ "the flies furious arena"‚ which makes me think of an ancient Roman arena‚ where gladiators fought to the death of their opponents. In Ted Hughes’ mind‚ the flies are no different from the gladiators. It paints a much darker picture than the impression given by the title. The flies fight their prey to the death‚ not for entertainment but for survival. Ted Hughes however portrays this as entertainment
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