Essays on Erika

The main purpose of the current paper is to provide a brief response to the article written and further published by Erika Fischer-Lichte under the title “Theatre and the Civilizing Process: An Approach to the History of Acting”. Prior to discussing the details of the article, it is worth defining that the overall narration and language of the article appears to be more journalistic rather than scientific, which seems to be rather strange taken into consideration the fact that the author of the discussed article aimed to prove that there is an undeniable and undoubtful connection between the history ...

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Ms. Ana Mari Cauce President Jones, Jones & Jones 123 International Lane

Boston, Massachusetts 01234

Dear Ms. Jones: I believe that Halloween should be a holiday which promotes diversity and does not offend members of the minorities. Therefore, cultural appropriation is not acceptable because it diminishes the values of a certain group of people. The misrepresentation fosters stereotypes that are related to one particular culture and people are entitled to have diversity within that culture at the same time. It is best not to dress up as a member of a different cultural group than one’s own because it ...

Discrimination at workplace

Abstract A number of citizens have fallen victims of discriminatory practices at their work places. The effects of discrimination in the workplace may be so severe, some causing serious traumas and emotional problems. Discrimination at work place occurs when an employer takes an adverse action against an employee or even a prospective employee due to protected attribute. Such discrimination leads to inequality and unfairness in the workplace where some employees are denied basic rights compared to others. This paper presents a proposal on how to end discrimination at work place. The paper argues that ending discrimination in the workplace ...

Introduction

The economic power in current global ecosystem has assumed more significance compared to conventional use of military power. The world has become increasingly flat and hence economic influence is becoming more impactful. On an upside, economic influence can be used to promote bilateral and/or multilateral economic relations between nations. On a downside, economic influence can be used to promote specific political, social and, of course, military goals. This is called, for current purposes, economic terrorism. By coercing nations into specific actions – or, for that matter, intimidating nations to backtrack from specific actions – coercive powers (state actors, non-state actors or ...

An ideal image of a person is a combination of self-perception and the perspective of others who know him. Self-perception is not an objective process. It’s often distorted by the result of motivated cognition. This omission results in blind spots. Self-perception is biased by “motives such as the desire to maintain a positive self-concept; the desire to confirm one’s existing self-views, and the desire to enhance oneself” . Accuracy in self-knowledge is a topic of research for psychologists. The narrative psychologist believe that objective self-knowledge is not possible . Narrative Psychologists argue that people attach meanings to objects and ...

The article “The microbial environment and its influence on asthma prevention in early life” by Erika von Mutius presents and develops the current perspective that contextual factors are key in the development, or inhibition, of this respiratory affection. A microbiome with great diversity leads to a better immune system maturation, counterbalancing the different occasions for the development of this condition. Having a rich mibrobiome may also lead to less allergy-related problems, as both of these respiratory diseases may be fought off against better when there is a diversity of microbes and pathogens in the air, leading to better skin, ...

The problem of abortion has long been widely discussed in the literature in many parts of the world. This paper is dedicated to analysis of two articles dedicated to this issue – “How abortion hurts women: The hard proof” by Erika Bachiochi. The second – “Pro-Choice as an act of love” by Megan Padilla. It is no secret that the number of the strongest opponents of abortion is increasing day by day. Their arguments are not only extremely powerful, but also very strong. However, no matter how sad it may sound, abortion remains the key to solving many and varied problems. ...

Ancient Greek Vessels

The ancient Greek applied bronze, stone, glass, ivory, silver, terracotta, and other materials to design fabrics and vases. To the people of Ancient Greek, bronze was the material of choice due to its inexpensive nature, strength, resilience, and lightweight. The Greek people fashioned weapons, tools, ornaments such as horse decorations and clothing from bronze. Greeks designed vessels and vases to enable meet their daily needs. The Greek manages to make various qualities of materials by use of precious metals they largely apply vanish due to melting and reuse. The vessels of antiquity are cheaper unlike the ones established with ...

The Spanish language uses masculine and feminine determiner articles. The masculine article is el. It would be found before masculine words such as cielo. Meanwhile, the feminine article is la. It is utilized before feminine words such as cara. It should be noticed that nouns ending in o are partnered with el while nouns ending in a use the article la. However, this is not always the case, especially with words that end in neither o nor a. The words mano, radio, and moto are 0three of the exceptions among nouns. One would think the article to use with these ...

Introduction

Food has always been associated with feelings of happiness and comfort such that people eat not only for sustenance, but also for occasions to celebrate. A birthday is a good reason for binging on food, much as reunions or casual meetings among friends. However, people also turn to food when they feel down and discouraged as well as when one has a low self-esteem. That is the reason why there is such a thing called "comfort food" – the one food that helps in raising and building one's confidence during moments of weaknesses. What happens then when food becomes the source of one's ...

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analysis (GC-MS) is a technique that incorporates chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques in separating and identifying constituents in a sample. According to Erika, Josefina and Maria (2011), the major goal of the technique is in quantifying an amount of a sample, which is done by comparing the relative concentrations among the atomic masses in the produced spectrum. The sample that needs to be quantified is organic and volatile, or semi volatile. The GC part is used to separate is essential in carrying out separation techniques where mixtures are isolated from their constituents using a temperature-controlled capillary column. Smaller molecules in ...

Book Review

“This Face Behind I Hide” is a historical novel set in 1956 Hungary at the time of the Hungarian Revolution. For twelve days in October 1956, the hope of freedom blossomed in Hungary, only then crushed by Soviet tanks. As the tanks rolled through the streets of Budapest thousands of Hungarians fled, by the end of that short rebellion over two hundred thousand Hungarians had escaped to neighboring Austria. The author, Arpad Gergely and his wife Ilona were two of these Hungarian freedom fighters. The story is about Erika Molnar, a fictional character, not someone who lived at the time, but ...

The presence of someone or a particular kind of service in a place can influence the number and types of people visiting a given premise. The author stopped visiting Starbucks in 2003 once his most favorite attendant left the premise. “…I stopped going because Erika was no longer behind the counter… Once Erika disappeared from Starbucks, so did I…” (Line 2)He could not continue visiting the place as he had liked Erika and Erika already knew him and his set of orders. This made him like the services being offered as Erika had already mastered his orders. He got served very ...