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    Drama and Play

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    ------------------------------------------------- DRAMA Origin of Greek tragedy and comedy Drama‚ in the western world‚ begins with ancient Greece‚ where the two major forms of drama ……….. tragedy and comedy ………..were an aspect of religious ritual. Greek tragedy is believed to have begun in the sixth century B.C. with Thespis who introduced the first actor on the stage. The first dramatic dialogue lies in the conversation of this actor with leader of the satiric chorus. The dramatic element was subsequently added by

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    Whale Rider

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    Religious Themes Through The Whale Rider Within the movie Whale Rider‚ a mythic and sacred story is represented through a girl’s struggle in becoming a leader by breaking tradition. Within this contemporary-fairy tale‚ Whale Rider also entails a spiritual bond that the main character‚ Paikea‚ has with a quasi-mystical creature‚ represented as a whale. The movie Whale Rider fits in the group of mythological film because it “explains a tale full of life mysteries to make them bearable” (Greene 8). Mythology

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    EASC 2112 Earth System The lively Earth: important features make the Earth unique Name: Leung Ho Nam‚ Banson UID: 2011712579 Introduction: The Earth is one of the eight planets in the solar system. The planet Earth is emphasized as “the rare Earth” in numerous literatures because of its unique physical conditions and the complicated interactions among all biotic and abiotic systems. Isotope dating indicates the earth was formed approximately from 4.53 to 4.568 Ga‚ according to isotope

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    Types of Drama

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    1. Types of Drama a. Comedy  When we talk about comedy‚ we usually refer to plays that are light in tone‚ and that typically have happy endings. The intent of a comedic play is to make the audience laugh. In modern theater‚ there are many different styles of comedy‚ ranging from realistic stories‚ where the humor is derived from real-life situations‚ to outrageous slapstick humor.  Is designed to be entertaining and humorous where misfortune ends in triumph or happiness. It presents characters

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    WHAT IS QUALITY EDUCATION ? THESIS STATEMENT : A quality education leads to an excellent student education it plays a major role in the student education. Quality is doing the right things right and Quality education leads to an excellent student education. The future of the country depends on a quality education being provided in every school and it plays a major role in the student education. Education quality is from school inputs and the ability of the student admitted. It doesn’t

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    Philippine Drama

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    Philippine Drama What is Drama? • Drama comes from Greek words meaning “to do” or “to act.“ • Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. • According to Oxford Dictionary‚ drama is a composition in prose or in verse; adapted to be acted and is represented with accompanying gesture‚ costume‚ and scenery‚ as in real life. • It is essentially social and involves contact‚ communication and the negotiation of meaning. • Drama needs an individual or a group of people who use themselves

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    Drama Translation

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    intended the text.” (Newmark 1988‚ p.5) However‚ the mission of a translator of a dramatic work is slightly different from any other literary piece. A dramatic text is written in order to be performed on stage. The translator of such a text has therefore to bear in mind that the readers (i.e. the audience in this case) shall not only follow the written form of the script but also and primarily its spoken version. This fact influences the work of a translator to a great extent. He has to

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    Drama

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    king; that was‚ to this‚ Hyperion to a satyr; so loving to my mother‚ That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly. Heaven and earth! Must I remember? Why‚ she would hang on him As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on: and yet‚ within a month‚ —  Let me not think on’t‚ — Frailty‚ thy name is woman! —  A little month; or ere those shoes were old With which she followed my poor father’s body Like Niobe‚ all tears; — why she‚ even she‚ —  O God! a beast

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    to the reader the themes which are addressed in the book. In chapter four of Slaughterhouse-Five‚ satire is used through the comic depiction of a war film depicting the process of dropping bombs‚ all the way from mining the materials needed to make the bombs‚ to dropping them‚ to the planes landing back where they came from (74-75). This film‚ though‚ is described as it played backwards‚ as if somebody is rewinding a VHS cassette. Comic relief is the inclusion of something humorous often to heighten

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    The Whale Rider

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    Eight-year-old Kahu‚ a member of the Maori tribe of Whangara‚ New Zealand‚ fights to prove her love‚ her leadership‚ and her destiny. Her people claim descent from Kahutia Te Rangi‚ the legendary "whale rider." In every generation since Kahutia‚ a male heir has inherited the title of chief. But now there is no male heir‚ and the aging chief is desperate to find a successor. Kahu is his only great-grandchild--and Maori tradition has no use for a girl. But when hundreds of whales beach themselves

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