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Greek Architecture
... the Greeks are famous for are their great
theaters, where they held many plays. Some of these plays were building blocks
for moderm drama.
The greek theater was incredible. The greeks spent years of time and effort to
perfect their theater design. In their theater there were four things that most
theaters had. The orchestra, paraskenia, theatron, and skene.
The orchestra was the stage, located in the center of the theater. unlike many
modern stages, which are raised above the seatsthe orchestra was located below
the seats. There were sometimes, but not usually, seats located behind the
orchestra.
The theatron was the audiences seating. THe theatron was r ...
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Grand Slam Record!
... Aug. 23, 1985, when Pedro Guerrero and Mariano Duncan did it against Montreal. The Brooklyn Dodgers also had two slams in a game in 1901 in Cincinnati.
"It is exciting to be a part of history," Green said. "Especially with the Dodgers and their illustrious past."
Beltre hit his first career slam in the fifth inning off Jesus Sanchez in Los Angeles' 12-3 win over the Florida Marlins.
Green capped the Dodgers' grand day with a bases-loaded shot in a seven-run ninth inning off Antonio Alfonseca.
Slams were part of an even bigger inning in Milwaukee, when Snow capped an 11-run sixth inning with his shot off Valerio De Los Santos. The Giants beat the Brewers 16- ...
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Quit Smoking
... coasts your lung like soot in chimney and causes cancer. A 20 a day smoker breathes in up to a full cup (210 g) of tar in a year changing to low tar cigarettes doesn’t help because smoker usually take deeper puffs and hold the smoke in for longer, dragging the tar deeper in their lungs.
Carbon mono oxide robs your muscles, brain, and body tissue of oxygen, making your whole body specially your heart work harder, over time; your airways swell up and less air into your lungs.
There is enough reason why you should quit smoking. It causes disease like Emphysema (rots lungs, vulnerable to get repeated bronchitis and heart and lung failure), Lung cancers, hear ...
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Wal-mart And Its Market Struct
... about 15% cheaper than other retailers, then this would make them a powerful force in the retail business.
This business ecosystem may be similar to what other retailers may use, such as Kmart, but Wal-Mart did not follow the norm by opening stores in the suburbs where the money was. Wal-Mart decided that it was in their best interest to stay put in rural and small-town markets. They felt that the people from the suburbs would come to them, which is exactly what ended up happening. Their simple strategy worked; one store would cater to several different towns.
In less than three decades of existence, Wal-Mart grew from a single small discount store in Rogers, A ...
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Canada Broadcast Industry
... "technological determinism", technology is an autonomous and relentless force, over which society has little or no control over it. It has great influences on our economy, culture, and the society. Already, in the face of advances and rapid changes of technologies, the communications environment begins to put more emphasis on the carrier rather than the content. Several initiatives, proposed by CRTC, are typical examples of it. Society has little control over it. Once it was out, you must adapt it for better utilization. Competitive broadcasting environment was also established with the introduction of satellite broadcasting system. Canadian programming services su ...
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Cults
... cult that is
accepted by sociologists and psychologist or religion many types of activities will
take cult like structures, an example would be any popular trend like physical
exercise this is called the physical fitness cult. Famous athletes are a big figure
when it comes to cults, many times Movie stars, professional athletes will endorse a
product and a trend will start, making it turn into a cult. Also people who generate
beliefs of something like flying saucer, aliens or any unknown figures can be cult.
In religion when people call a church they are referring to a sacred organization
having a highly structured or formalized dogma and hierarchy, but also ...
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The Widsom Of Teams
... The Wisdom of Teams authors have roots at McKinsey. A consulting firm based out of Dallas Texas. The authors have spent considerable time working with teams, studying them and are now using their books to impart that knowledge to those seeking to form, develop and facilitate successful teams in their organizations. However, the two books take very different approaches.
Teams are one of the catchwords of the 90's. And with them has come an explosion of literature telling us what teams are and what they are not; how to create them, measure them, use them and empower them. A new vocabulary has emerged that distinguishes work groups from work teams, and self-direct ...
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Fake Love In The Truman Show
... with him lies to him on a daily basis. Her fake love is most clear when she crosses that line between actress and a real person. When she is acting she is trying her best to portray a woman whom truly loves him, but after seeing her act for so long even Truman can see her real personality underneath. He spots a person whom in real life cannot even stand him, but she puts a vale on to cover that. She probably really would like to love him but she cannot change the person she is any more than Truman can. Truman’s best friend has the same fake love traits as his wife. Even though they were friends from children they always had a secret between them. He had the ill ...
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Gender
... identities familiarized with the males are their independence and sometimes exaggerated aggressiveness. Males also tend to be more focused on tasks and connections when with larger groups. The women, on the other hand, tend to be more interdependent, less aggressive, more sharing, more imitation of relationship and intimate discussion, more charitable, more empathetic, more likely to smile, more sensitive, and more skilled at expressing emotions non-verbally. Let’s face it males, women are the super humans. One of the positive key advantages of a male is their assertiveness and high self-esteem. The women on the other hand are more extroverted and tender minded ...
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The Baswate Tribe
... because the religion tells that anyone who dies being sacrificed to the tribe will flourish in another life.
The religion of the Baswate also tells of how the tribe has to offer much of their food to the gods; they burn the food and the smoke going up is supposed to reach the heavens. This shows of how frightened they are of the gods, that they are willing to offer food although it may mean going hungry for a long stretch of time. The Baswate, though, take the ash of the burned food and mix it in with the water, supposidly blessing it, to help the hunger “pass.”
The Baswate have no formal education or political rule, showing that not much attention is put into ...
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