Essays on Anton

Introduction

The nature of "The Cherry Orchard", in terms of the genre has always been controversial. Often the play is defined as a "tragicomedy", or an "an ironic tragicomedy." However, it is vital to understand what genre the play is as it defines the code of reading the play and the characters. What does it mean to see elements of tragedy in the play? This would mean to a certain extent agree with the characters’ originality, their sincere and true suffering. However, it is impossible to see any strong trait in characters that are "weak-willed", "aching", "whining", and have "lost ...

Abstract

The separation processes in industry are a common practice especially in the developed countries as well as in the developing world. As a result, it is a good step to improve the separation techniques to ensure a better process for the production of the finished commodities. The classification of the distillation columns and the packed bed columns together with an analysis of their ability to perform efficiently in the industry is vital. Therefore, the paper entails an analysis of each group of distillation columns, taking into account their ability to carry out their duties, as well as the reason ...

Statistics show that a large number of workers employed in office settings resort to taking time off work some time in their career owing to their schedules which tend to have damaging effects on their physique. A number of studies have highlighted the negative impacts of jobs which limit movement and also reduce the chance of exercise leading to a number of skeletal and muscular symptoms in office workers. Studies show that with furniture that has been designed to impart a higher level of comfort and also through programs that guide employees to have correct posture, muscular and skeletal ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

Despite the hundreds of years and thousands of miles that distance their reigns, Egypt’s Cleopatra and China’s Wu Zetian offer unique insights into leadership and legacy that are worth further investigation. Iconoclasts alone for having ascended the highest seats of political power as women, these two rulers exercised statecraft to serve their people domestically, negotiate affairs abroad, as well as establish cultural memory in their honor. This paper explores the manners in which the two women rulers navigated their own styles of leadership via cultural knowledge and religion to reinforce their legitimacy and thus power, as well ...

The evolution of man can be traced back in a time ranging ten million years ago. The development started from a common ancestor, who existed back around five to eight million years ago, who shared the same characteristics with the Orrorin genesis, and the Sahelanthropustchadensis. The development from the Australopithecus to the modern Homo sapiens shows a significant drift in their brain size, increase in body size, a shift in the diet as well as the growth in food expenditure and intakes (Anton & Snodgrass, p 2). The early man was characterized by a continuous increase in brain size, which ...

In simple terms, Gattaca, a 1997 movie, can be described as a sci-fi adventure that is combined with a crime narrative. The viewer is treated to a relentless action throughout the movie as the police engage in a search for a murder. As the story unfolds, the viewer’s attention is turned to a young lad known as Vincent, also named ‘Jerome’ by his workmates. Vincent is trying to overcome his biological challenges that he was born with in his quest to become an elite astronaut in a space program run by Gattaca Corporation. As the two stories unfold ...

People can be blind to love, truth, or reality in general. The reason can be strong emotions or an intention to escape a traumatizing situation. At the same time, the outcomes of such blindness are usually tragic. Euripides was a master of creating dramatic plays that encapsulated the strongest emotions of a person by engaging them into the traumatizing actions and experiences. Particularly, the topic of blindness is particularly vividly represented in Euripides’s “Medea” (Euripides 17). She is overwhelmed with her frustration and anger on Jason’s betrayal and humiliation. In the swirl of a blind rage Medea ...

Anton Chekov’s seminal play The Cherry Orchard, among its many other themes, explores the theme of time passing. Lopakhin the businessman, for instance, remarks that “Time does go,” a simple statement that is nonetheless indicative of a larger sense of the significance of time in the lives of the characters (1). The play as viewed through the time-sensitive character Lopakhin operates on a ticking clock, as he is perpetually anxious about saving the titular cherry orchard in time, and gives the audience the impression of Lopakhin as a hurried, efficient character, representative of a more modern desire to ...

The movie Gattaca is set up in the fictional not-too-distant future. The not-too-distant future is a society in which eugenics are the dictating ideology and genetic discrimination is real. The use of biometric based on the genetic database registry has helped create two categories of people; the ‘valids’ and the ‘invalids’. The ‘valids’ are those individual who are created based on the choices of the biometrics and are seen as actually being superior that the invalids who have been conceived by tradition la means and are regarded as having a higher likelihood of developing genetic disorders. Genetype profiling is ...

There are so many businesses emerging, with an aim of paving through the current markets in a better way than others. As businesses develop, competition becomes inescapable, with the newly established trying to emulate the already established businesses. New business may like to copy ideas from other companies, hence calling for the need for the intellectual property. Coca-Cola Company was invented in 1886, and has been producing world’s all-time number one soft drinks, but no one knows the formula they use to make their products. Their patent is well protected from outsiders who may want to emulate their ...

Seawater Desalination

Availability of adequate clean and fresh is a primary aspect that determines the establishment of any human settlement. With the access to clean water, a population is likely to lead a healthy life, and such a community is highly productive. Climatic changes and other various factors have prompted water shortages in many areas. It is more worrying that the situation is likely to become worse in the future. This highlights the need of finding alternative and efficient strategies for addressing this life threating issue. Failing to adopt such strategies is tantamount to preparing for a disaster that will be ...

1.0 Introduction There is a sense in which nature is depicted in literal work to resonate with the normal human course of life. In this regard, authors and artists seek to use psychological and philosophical aspects on nature to make this impact (Bruin,Murray, and Boom 43). Such depictions are very essential because they make sure that the reader connects with different components of the play because it enhances a sense of familiarity. In this light, therefore, this paper will analyze the various ways in which natural world is significant to two different plays. The plays include “Our Town” ...

In the contemporary world, the need for enhanced performance in regard to environmental conservation has increased (Zamagni 2012). This has necessitated the use of life cycle assessment (LCA) to identify the effect of corporate processes on the environment. Essentially, LCA refers to the method used to analyze the impact that the production process and the product have on the environment (Diaz & Anton, 2014). According to Epstein & Buhovac (2014), corporates must ensure environmental diligence not only because there are government regulations, but also because it is part of the companies' moral obligations. In this light, therefore, Wal-Mart is among the ...