The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov ’s last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play as a comedy and it does contain some elements of farce; however‚ Stanislavski insisted on directing the play as a tragedy. Since this initial production‚ directors have had to contend with the dual nature of this play. The play concerns an aristocratic Russian woman and her family as they return
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to more productive‚ creative‚ and ultimately fulfilling lives. Part One: A New Operating System In Chapter 1 of Drive‚ author Daniel Pink questions the traditional view of human motivation that rewards pushing people to perform better and work harder. Pink explains that societies people have operating systems--the first operating system‚ Motivation 1.0‚ is the biological drive to survive‚ and the second system‚ Motivation 2.0 (M2)‚ is driven by extrinsic motivators. Pink then describes organizations’
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Government TH 9:30 Mr. Scott Covey March 11‚ 2010 [pic] The Case of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Robert P. Casey [pic] [pic] Planned Parenthood v. Casey I. Introduction and Thesis Statement A. Statement of Case- Planned Parenthood v. Casey is a Supreme Court case in which the constitutionality of several Pennsylvania state regulations regarding abortion were challenged. B. Thesis Statement- the Supreme Court’s plurality
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In the film Drive directed by Nicolas Winding Refn a sudden act of violence by protagonist‚ Driver‚ is an interesting surprise. The build-up‚ kiss‚ bashing and exit involved in the scene of the incident help us to understand the character of Driver. The visual and oral features of camera shots‚ dialogue and lighting are used to create a surrealist incident. The Driver’s romantic love affair with Irene and his care for her young child sets the film as a romance and a drama‚ as the love he experiences
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The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov is very much a play about the past. However‚ it is more specifically about breaking free from the past through change and acceptance. The consistent theme of memory in terms of both forgetting and remembering are evident throughout the play. The quote at the end of the play where Firs is forgotten and the cherry orchard is cut down is an important symbol of the past dying away and the characters moving on. Firs ends the play and he represents the past in both
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Mallory Simpson Psych 101: Myers-Briggs Paper Professor Baker 8/13/12 After taking the Myers-Briggs test‚ I am not at all surprised by the results I was given. 67% introvert is what I was distinctively ranked for personality type and I couldn’t agree more. Next on the list was 44% judging. This particular one leaves me wondering what type of judging? Is it being a judgmental person‚ or rather judging between the pros and cons of something‚ or maybe judging based on intuition or discernment
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Mandy Sanguigni – HIS 210-01 Assignment for Wednesday‚ Aug 31 Pennsylvania: History of Commonwealth By Randall M. Miller and William Pencak 1) Read sections indicated‚ write answers‚ and upload to D2L before 8 a.m. on Wednesday. a. Foreword-Which one of the 10 places mentioned is most important to you and why? The Liberty Bell‚ would be one of the most important places in Pennsylvania to me. As described in the book Pennsylvania: History of Commonwealth‚ it signifies the birth of our nation
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acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets‚ liabilities and contingent liabilities” (Elliott and Elliott 2007‚ p.450). However‚ goodwill can only be recognised when an entity has acquired another entity‚ as goodwill cannot be purchased or sold as a separate item (Dagwell et al. 2006). Goodwill could be seen as a grey area of the financial statements‚ and will thereby lead to differences of opinion. Some do not think goodwill meet the requirements of an asset because of worries
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the welfare of their society. However‚ they did not treat sufferers of mental illnesses tenderly. They housed patients in the basement of the Pennsylvania Hospital which had a meager patient capacity. The few patients that were treated there were often shackled to walls. Pennsylvania Hospital eventually expanded to become its own facility‚ the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane. Although the Quakers administered cruel treatment‚ their work was a crucial step in the founding of more mental health
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Drive Clean Drive electric Your grandchildren will likely find it incredible - or even sinful - that you burned up a gallon of gasoline to fetch a pack of cigarettes! Dr. Paul Mac Cready ‚ Jr. The future of transportation is here‚ and it’s knocking at your door! Our day-to-day means of transportation is changing and the more municipalities‚ business leaders‚ utilities and end-users know about Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs)‚ the more prepared they will be to embrace the “vehicles of tomorrow”
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