A pluralist supports the protection of multiple key actors as opposed to supporting an individual nation. ... This pluralist perspective is: An image of world politics that emphasizes that multiplicity of international actors-states, international organizations, and transnational organizations-challenging the realist preoccupation with the state. Pluralist do not view the state as a unitary, rational actor, but rather as a battleground for conflicting bureaucratic and other interests, subject to the pressures of both domestic and transnational interest groups (Viotti and Kauppi 508). ... ...

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Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny," (Shakespeare Prologue Lines 1-3) These are the opening words of William Shakespeare's ageless tale Romeo and Juliet. Over the years many people have proved the timeless ...

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He directed the movie Mephisto in 1981, a movie about the life of a German actor during Nazi's rule pre-World War II. ... He is willing to sacrifice everything including his ideals in return for a successful career as an actor. ... He was tired of being a small, nameless actor who acted in insignificant, provincial theater in Hamburg. ... He was no more than an actor who lived at his mercy. ... Hoefgen was also a very talented actor desperate to craft his name out there. ...

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One of the many possible definitions Heschel gives us is that "religion is the answer to man's ultimate questions." ... Heschel states that when we are oblivious to ultimate questions, when we cease to think about the meaning of our lives, religion becomes meaningless. ... Heschel warns us that "ultimate ideas can never be expressed." ... We must attempt to prove this path of thinking to be false as we stake our lives on the certainty of ultimate meaning in every judgement we make. ... "Only those who have experienced ultimate not-knowing . . . total muteness, are able to enter the ...

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Comparative political scientists have always worked to develop methods to examine why countries develop and act in the way they do. These methods often times are similar to previous methods, but often times are different in their approach and reasoning. The trick is to develop a new and different approach to study. The grand theories of comparative politics are structural functionalism, modernization, dependency, and the NIC theory. These grand theories are causal arguments - they make specific arguments about what exactly is needed in order for a country to develop and progress. ...

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Transformations Understand HOW texts are valued HOW they are re-circulated Language forms and features Quotes, symbols etc. Ideas, values, issues in relation to context LOOK AT HOW HAMLET WAS VALUED FOR ITS TIME, THE WAY IT WAS STUDIED IT"S VALUES, SYMBOLISM etc. Then COMPARE with Ros + Guil, a...

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Whether Brecht intended the distancing effect to refer to the audience or to the actor or to both audience and actor is still controversial among teachers and scholars of "Epic Acting" and Brechtian theatre. ...

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However, when considering the fact that he died for the sake of gaining knowledge, pushing the limits of what is possible in spite of obvious limitations and, eventually, paying the ultimate penalty, he could be considered a Renaissance martyr. ... As the play draws to its climax, Faustus begins to realize what he has done and that death, which he once thought didn't exist, is indeed his ultimate destiny. ...

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Michael Hinden suggests a link to Mary as well, "the fog suggests the ultimate void, but even more painfully, it describes for him the death-in-life of his mother's condition. (30)" To this, Tyrone is "impressed and at the same time revolted. (2059)" He states, "You have a poet in you but it's a damned morbid one! ...

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Kung Fu (Warner Bros, ABC, 1972-1975), starring David Carradine as Kwai-Chang Caine, featured a white American actor as a bi-racial Shaolin priest in the Old West. Originally conceived as a vehicle for martial arts adept Bruce Lee, the series went to an actor with little physical ability, but with a knack for embodying a Hippie pacifism along with a reluctant, but devastating aggression On the lam from the law, Caine picked up where The Fugitive (1963-67) left off and added a topical resonance with the televised resistance to the war in Vietnam by living like a pacifist, draft-dodger as w...

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In the play "Othello," Shakespeare presents us with another male dominated society where women are inferior. Desdemona, Emilia, and Bianca are rejected by their partners, but love them completely and unselfishly. All three women are in unbalanced relationships, feeling more for their self-centered m...

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For actors, figures of speech usually help to determine the most prominent traits of characters. ... This line of the play that tells about the dragons, which are creatures of massive power that come from Teutonic mythology, spells doom for those who come into contact with Faustus, thus indicating him as an ultimate villain in the play. ...

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Abstract Presently, the internet is considered the ultimate bastion of freedom throughout the world. The ability to participate in social media and write/say anything one feels is almost exclusive to the internet. Anybody can be anything they choose within the laws of their nation with m...

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This is the ultimate act of love in this argument: repairing a flawed relationship between the conquered and God.6 Now that we have established the origins of the theory, we must define what is meant by war. ...

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Plato views art as an ultimate threat to society not only because it attempts to shape a character and take away society's role, but also because he believes that artists have the ability to evoke emotions through art and eventually creates action. ... Between the wall and the fire is a group of actors holding stick puppets. ...

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EDGAR ALLAN POE Many authors' literary works are often influenced by their own personal life experiences. Among these authors is Edgar Allan Poe, one of the most inventive writers of prose and poetry in the nineteenth century. The juxtaposition of Poe's life and work is most evident in the mo...

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It is the practice of recording a physical performance data of the actor and then applies the coordination data on the 3D model to form the basis of CG character's performance in 3D space (McClean 2007). ... However, the most famous applicant of computer-generated performance is the Lord of the Rings series where the motion capture data of actor Andrew Serkis to generate the realistic fiction Gollum character. ...

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Politics, art, and utopia in French anarchism and Italian futurism 1890-1920 In Paroles d'un revolte, Peter Kropotkin outlined a new vision for the arts as part of his anarchist philosophy, asserting that "the arts have a mission to accomplish for the achievement of the future society... Depict for us in your vivid style or in your fervent paintings the titanic struggle of the people against their oppressors; inflame young hearts with the beautiful breath of revolution which inspired our anarchism"1. This sentiment marks the beginning of a struggle commenced by the anarchists and brou...

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History The first European explorer to encounter Costa Rica was the Great Navigator himself, Christopher Columbus. The day was September 18, 1502, and Columbus was making his fourth and final voyage to the New World. As he was setting anchor off shore, a crowd of local Carib Indians paddled out in canoes and greeted his crew warmly. Later, the golden bands that the region's inhabitants wore in their noses and ears would inspire the Spaniard Gil Gonzalez Davila to name the country Costa Rica, or Rich Coast. Many people give the credit of naming Costa Rica to Christopher Columbus because ...

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As Barro and Gordon (1983) stated "the time inconsistency arguments were combined with rational expectations to show that discretionary monetary policy was ineffective for raising real output, as private actors factored inflation into their expectations creating an inflationary bias in society". ...

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Bud enters an office occupied by a woman he did not see when he first entered the room8. 5) Transferring the power of attorney for Gecko's protection to cover situations that might implicate him was the ultimate in "shady"9. ... Each one understood that a wrong had occurred but the outcome adjustment ensured that more than just one person would benefit.28 REFERENCE SECTION question 2 An X indicates the actor referred to in the corresponding scene. ...

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A suburbanite's nightmare. This was the Bronx. Adversity can lead to futility, or spawn creativity. As history has always shown, society's oppressed adapt, and make the best out of the worst situations. MCing, Grafitti, D-Jaying, and B-boying, were all created in the Bronx. All of these art forms wo...

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How C.S. Lewis uses love and enchantment to communicate the major Christian theme of good and evil In a writer's world, it is important to discern the audience and write in detail to pay attention to the surrounding culture and community around us. C.S. Lewis, an acclaimed author of fiction and the ...

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In order to understand a social paradigm, we must further examine the history of said paradigm to fully comprehend why the pattern was initially created and still persists. Laker fans have dubbed themselves "Laker Nation" and it's all encompassing; whether you were born in Los Angeles or you're a "bandwagon fan" from Minnesota. Being that Lakers are one of the most successful franchises in the history of the NBA, people tend to view Laker Nation through a microscope with squinted eyes. The traditional perceptions of the paradigm from outsiders consist of entitlements, bandw...

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1. Introduction Nowadays, literature as well as new media offers a wide range of mysterious, supernatural and occult stories dealing with vampires, demons and other forces of darkness. Even though they are all dealing with different issues, almost all of the stories have something in common – alte...

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