At the time, Russia lagged economically behind European countries as a direct result of World War I from 1914-1918 and the Russian Civil War from 1917-1922. ... This experimental work aims at creating a truly international language of cinema based on its absolute separation from the language of theatre and literature. ... The film's "mission was not to create pictures for fiction and old literature but to surpass the limitations of the human eye" (Vertov). ... This film was trying to merge machines and people together so the Russians would start working like machines and without...

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THE ARTS IN CONTEXT HISTORY OF The Arts covers a wide verity of professions from Theatre, Music to Literature and the of it goes as far back to the cave men in preastoric times to modern day and even now new ways are being thought of and old ideas have been changed. ... However, the Hollywood that emerged from the studios' smoking ruins was perhaps an even more streamlined movie-making machine. ... At this point, poetry began to assume its modern form as the gold mine in which previously unimagined forms of expression are brought for the first time to the light. ... In the twentie...

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During the time the novel was being written those issues implemented in the theme of the novel were widely pressed in the United States. ... During the time the Kesey had been taking the drug, he was a part of the Hippie movement. ... Bromden also had many hallucinations about hidden machines that controlled the mental patients. ... Bromden fantasizes that the patients are implanted with tiny machines that record and control their movements from the inside like robots. ... In conclusion to how Kesey's life and experiences influenced a timeless pieces of literature is that the entire reaso...

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The most noticeable genres of literature describe in Shelly's novel are the Gothic term and the Science Fiction term. ... They reaches the height of their considerable fashion in the 1790`s and the early years of the 19th century- (Oxford Companion to English Literature, p. 405-06). ... The Gothic goal was to rebelliously assail the secrets of Heaven, whereas, in Shelley, Nature is being penetrated in a wanton act of assumption and pride. 2 On the other hand we notice the Science Fiction:- the current name for a class of prose narrative which assumes an imaginary technological or sci...

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Ellul's ideas of technology where that technology was a category independent to human action that was autonomous, "self-determinative" and undirected in its growth and reducing human life to finding meaning in machines (Ellul,13). Thus Postman, elaborating on Ellul, saw technology (primarily, but not exclusively, in the shape of computer) striving for world domination and that technology has been for a long time the god of humans. ... Postman, in short, crosses field to make his point drawing on literature, folklore, myths, theology, anthropology, sociology, computer science (e.g. ... Wh...

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Over time, management professionals have derived these principles through in-depth analysis and observation of events that businesses face in actual practices. ... To assist inform research related to management principles especially, a review on literature is integral. This literature review will primarily focus the postulation that Taylorism as a fundamental system premeditated to make best use of management control over employees. ... George Ritzer (2008) postulates that most McDonaldized institutions emphasizes on financial costs and time. ...

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DesCartes and many of the people with whom he shared correspondence were the leading epistemologists of the time, and are still respected as some of the greatest philosophic minds of all time. ... He understands that life depends upon physiochemical reaction, but he states that animals and plants are nothing more than very complicated biochemical machines, and only humans have the capacity for rational thought. ... "Human nature is not as a machine to be built after a model, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but as a tree, which requires to grow and develop itself on all sides,...

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He makes the argument that today's families should take more time in preparing the meal than actually enjoying it. ... Four specific causes found by him are first, time spent in front of the television means less time that children are out being physical. Several studies have found that the more screen time, the less physical activity is done. ... Obesity has reached an all-time high all across the United States. ... He talks about how the government is already starting new anti-obesity restrictions on junk food in school vending machines, asking for more labels on food, and that there s...

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Shakespeare once said "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them"- truly I believe he himself is greatness for his simple devotion and love for art and literature. ... In 1592, at the start of Shakespeare's career, a well-known writer at the time named Robert Green insulted Shakespeare by naming him an "upstart crow". ... Shakespeare had a massive role in schools in India -by this time, the British empire still existed and Shakespeare was slowly becoming known globally which encouraged his prominence- In 1853, a law was passe...

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These boys would slowly rise through different ranks while learning literature, farming, and basic administrative and military skills (Ringrose, 2001) As a result, the sultans created a system that recruited trained officials who relied on the government leader for their salaries, prestige, and status. ... They used resources and taxes from their conquests to help fuel their military machine. ... (Stearns et al., 2004) They expanded their empire while at the same time established new trade routes. ...

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In this endeavor to answer the proposed question, this literature will examine the sovereignty of the longest continuously operating organized crime group in the United States, Cosa Nostra, or Italian-American Crime Families. ... As time passed, new laws were enacted to address conspiracies in restraint of trade and other economic offenses. Yet by the time the last wave of Sicilian immigrants reached America, the names of these great robber barons were connected with great universities, foundations, and charitable institutions. ... Howard Abadinsky explains what happened, "Prohibition acted ...

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Spending two days at some CrossFit seminar is simply not enough time to teach complex lifts like the power clean. ... A review of the current scientific literature, however, shows no published studies about CrossFit in top-rated peer-reviewed strength and conditioning or exercise physiology research journals. ... Subjecting your muscles to those movements continuously for time or for reps sets you up for injury." The human body is just not meant to carry out Olympic lifts for long periods of time because they require focus, perfect technique, and plenty of rest. ... Uncle Rhabdo is a repr...

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In 1858 his Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems was published, and although it attracted almost no attention at the time, it has since become regarded as a minor classic of Victorian poetry. Except for these literary endeavors, Morris devoted most of his time to architecture and painting. ... His youthful passions for art, literature, and travel were encouraged by his father, a wealthy merchant. ... While Morris and his followers attacked the sterility and ugliness of machine-made products, his firm promoted hand-made textiles, books, wallpaper, and furniture. ...

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And the automatic woman who is meticulous and machine-like. ... Time becomes meaningless as he has no reference points, except light and dark, and yesterday and tomorrow. ... To conclude, Meursault is a man who lives his life retorting nothing but the truth, to me that makes him one of the most admirable characters in literature. ...

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The rich literature, scientific discoveries, space exploration, and geological exploration are just some of the most distinguished human endeavors that have been undertaken over time. ... A computer can be used with a grade one student to help that child learn new English vocabulary and the same machine can be used by a university student to write a sophisticated micro-chip program to control a robotic arm. ... Over time, various academic institutions in the United States incorporated computer courses in to their academic curriculums to emphasize the need for developing the technology for f...

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