Essays on Time Periods

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 ...

Abstract

The birth of art had served humanity in a variety of purposes. And this purpose has changed throughout the course of human history. Humans use art to showcase their religious belief, to express emotions, to depict the beauty of an individual or a particular landscape, to record a significant event and for propaganda. Moreover, the way humans perceive art are constantly changing. Cultural art arises from the need to express emotions and the different aspects of cultures. On the other hand, modern-day contemporary art is inclined to make use of various objects and to combine genres which make the ...

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If an individual were to compare and analyze the film “Othello” written by Allen Parker with the film “O” which was directed by Tim Blake Nelson, they would find a variety of similarities and differences amongst the two pieces of works. Though both the film “O” and the film “Othello” is based off of the original play done by William Shakespeare, there are distinct differences between the two films in context and basic thematic elements. There is also an array of similarities correlating to social context that are prominent throughout both films. Whereas; most viewers will notice right away ...

Works of art can communicate critical information on the times in which they were created. Different time periods and different cultural backgrounds provide the stylistic and media elements of a work of art. There may be no specific intent to portray the times, but that is what happens when the artist creates a work of art in a particular artistic period. Examples of art works from two distinctly different times and cultures will demonstrate how the art in the Medieval period of European history and Pop Art from the late mid-20th century differ. The Medieval period in art history ...

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The modern bureaucratic system replaced the previous patriarchal system which had some flaws that slowed down the further development of the society. The administrative bodies make decisions and realize them, resorting to enforcement matters when it’s needed, within their authority. The bureaucracy tries to satisfy the needs of those people that it administrates, while those people are taking care of other things: production of material and spiritual goods, bringing up the new generation, health care, and their own professional and personal development. The bureaucracy acts in behalf of those people who empowered it to manage the public affairs. ...

Introduction

In this assignment, we will discuss and describe the application of statistics and probability theory to a real world problem. Our task is to evaluate and summarize the performance of a given stock (y). This report consists of the four parts. The first part is descriptive statistics of the given data between the two time periods and between the given stock and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index. Next, a hypothesis test will be performed in order to examine the performance of stock (y). The third part of the report includes Capital Asset Pricing Model estimation by the mean ...

Post-Classical History

Some of the terminologies that explain the post-classical world include the post-ancient era, the pre-modern era or the post-antiquity era. The post-classical is the immediate period after the classical world and the period preceding the modern history. The classical period happened in two time periods depending on the different continents in the world. The time periods include the years between 200-500 and the year’s between1200-1500. In this era, Han, Rome, and Gupta experienced the spread of the major religions of the world. It is during this period that Buddhism and Christianity spread while the Islam religion emerged. Religions ...

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Introduction In the United Kingdom, the Youth Justice Board is responsible for overseeing the youth justice system in the country. According to the law, children and adolescents (10-17 years of age) are subjected to custody if found involved in criminal activities. Violence and theft are the most common crimes for which juvenile offenders are convicted. As far as the major purpose of the youth justice system in UK is concerned, it is to make sure that the young offenders are managed properly. It needs to be mentioned here that the UK youth justice system stresses on ...

Introduction

The paper will examine Germany’s culture and include various different aspects of the overall countries circumstances. One of the economically most successful European countries will be presented through the aspects of political makeup and background of the political system, the most important holidays and celebrations, their religion, art and architecture, the country’s customs and practices and their cultural contributions to a global society. One of the most successful countries in the world has a specific culture, customs and practices in which the diverse art and architectural designs can be found from different periods in history.

Political system in Germany

The Federal ...

Briefly describe how STR obtains raw property data.

STR obtains raw property data by directly receiving it from the hotel companies’ systems. The monthly or daily data can also be entered by hotel representative directly on the STR website (Smith Travel Research, 2013).

Identify the various metrics used by the hotel industry, both the raw values, the KPIs, and the Percent Changes.

The hotel industry uses different metrics. The basic kind of metrics is raw values. There are three main types of raw data: supply (which means the number of rooms available), demand (meaning the number of rooms sold) and revenue (total revenue amount, which is generated via rooms selling). As for key performance indicators (KPIs), the hotels use three main metrics: occupancy (shows, which part ...