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    The Mayan Realm

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    THE MAYAN REALM The Mayans created a great civilisation in parts of what are now Mexico and Honduras and in Guatamala. The ancestors of the Mayans were hunters but about 2‚500 BC they adopted farming as a way of life. In the years from 300 BC to 250 AD organised Mayan kingdoms emerged. Then from 250 AD to 600 AD an advanced civilisation emerged. The Mayans invented writing and they made great advances in astronomy and mathematics. MAYAN LIFE Mayan Society In the centre of each Mayan city was

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    Science‚ chemical and big name companies had done hazardous experiments with the consumers food without the world’s communities approval and it still continues today. Genetically modified organisms‚ also known as “Proposition 37‚” had contaminated the food supply. “A GMO (genetically modified organism) is the result of a laboratory process where genes from the DNA of one species are extracted and artificially forced in the genes of an unrelated plant or animal” (Seeds of Deception). The results had

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    English Tragedy Script

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    Something said between love and regret Cast: Charles Ashley Jimenez as Nicholas Gomez Mary Catherine Zoleta as Eddielaine Mae Gomez Alessandra Camilo as Meredith Rivera Denise Dee De Jesus as Veronica De Leon Sigfreed Angeles as Darren Salvador Jay Lemuel Buenviaje as Officer Gordon Ramirez Samantha Bernal as Dra. Fiona Agura Patricia Abiog as Inday Badiday Tasks: Patricia Abiog as the scriptwriter/director/playwright/ Clothing and Wardrobe Alessandra Camilo and Mary Catherine Zoleta as props manager

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    Problem Statement: Jose’s Mexican restaurant is a small yet popular spot. Lately they have been losing customers and profits due to service issues. In order to improve the restaurant‚ Jose’s Mexican Restaurant must provide service that is top-notch‚ in other words fast‚ efficient‚ great testing‚ convenient and heartwarming. What must the restaurant do in order to improve service? Areas for consideration: Quality at Jose’s restaurant should be defined by service‚ value‚ reliability of the

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    security (Isakson‚ 2014‚ p. 348). When the food market crashes Guatemalans take a huge hit because they are so invested in it (Replogle‚ 2004‚ p. 2057). When the production of wheat and yellow corn went down in the United States due to bad weather‚ tortilla and bread prices went up in Guatemala (Walter‚ 2011‚ p. 99). This made a huge impact on Guatemalans because they are so reliant on imports (Walter‚ 2011‚ p. 100). They were forced to change their diets because it was no longer feasible to eat those

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    Tabernacle's Sacred Nature

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    instructions of the utmost specificity for the construction of the Tabernacle. Every aspect of the building process is accounted for‚ from the exact amount of wooden boards to be used‚ to the number of loops in the carefully chosen fabric of the curtains. For G-d to give such precise instructions‚ down to each individual facet of the Tabernacle‚ conveys the concept of “sacred space”. To give further analysis‚ G-d tells Moses to make the

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    Evita-Musical Production

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    highlights throughout the show. I specifically enjoyed when the white curtain became the train of Evita’s dress and was used as a projection screen while it was attached to her. I have seen many shows where images/videos have been projected against curtains or hard surfaces‚ but I had never seen images/videos projected upon an actor or actresses costume who is on the move. I think this was a brilliant choice and the fact that the curtain

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    Wong Kar-Wai’s visually stunning‚"In the Mood for Love" is a film set in Hong Kong 1962‚ and made in the year 2000. The two protagonists‚ Chow Mo-Wan‚ and Su Li-Zhen‚ become neighbors where they discover that their marital partners have cheated on them. Through their mutual betrayal‚ they begin to develop an intimate bond‚ but the fear of becoming similar to their spouses causes them to avoid expressing it fully. The aesthetic elements play a strong role in broadening the viewer’s understanding of

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    black walls & blue carpet. It also has a low ceiling that is made of refrigerated aluminum panels that help create an even temperature. (END SLIDE) The theatre is equipped with a flying system & two revolving concrete stages. The stage curtain is known as the Curtain of the Moon because it is woven in dark colors. The seating in the theatre is designed to create amazing sights & sounds from all angles. There have been many performances in this theatre including Bell Shakespeare & the Sydney Theatre

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    seemed to lie everywhere upon this room decked and furnished as for a bridal: upon the valance curtains of faded rose color‚ upon the rose-shaded lights‚ upon the dressing table‚ (...) Upon a chair hung the suit‚ carefully folded; beneath it the two mute shoes and the discarded socks.” (Faulkner 7). Explanation: This quote describes Ms. Emily’s room “rose color‚ upon the rose-shaded lights” her valance curtain was rose and her room “acrid pall as of the tomb seemed to lie everywhere” meaning that her

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