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    To examine the evolution of stage management, we must first examine how the term came about, and other terms for the stage managers predecessors. Then we can begin to look into how the role has evolved over time into the present craft students are being taught on technical production courses in theatre in different locations around the world. To begin, we must investigate the term of ‘stage management’. As we look back into history, we can see that people who were what we know today as stage managers, did not have that title, however they performed a similar function in the theatre. In the 1800s we can see that stage management would have been two roles; actor-manager, someone who was usually an actor, but also managed the company and props…

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    A discretionary trust is where the trustee is given the discretion to select, from amongst a specified class of beneficiaries, who will benefit under the trust and often to what extent . Comparably, a fiduciary mere power enables trustees to act as they choose to do so, imposing no obligation or discretion, to distribute property . In Re Gulbenkian , Lord Upjohn stated to ratify a fiduciary mere power the “is or is not” test would apply. Likewise, Lord Wilberforce in McPhail v Doulton…

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    LAW317 Research Essay Introduction Australian jurisdictions have been cautious on expanding the equitable principles of fiduciary obligations to the doctor-patient relationship. In this light, it can be agreed that equity’s principles have been refrained from expansion and development in Australia. Justice Michael Kirby’s metaphor of equity being a ‘time capsule ’ however does not reflect the treatment of equitable principles in fiduciary law, as equity’s principles in this context have not…

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    This is intended to be an express trust so three certainties will apply here. Wigston Football Club is an unincorporated association similar to the Horley Town Football Club . There is certainty of intention to create a trust, as the words are imperative leaving no room for doubts. The subject matter happens to be £25,000 and a separate £10,000, each to be used by the club for different purposes. The issue arises with the certainty of objects. Non-charitable trusts are likely to be void unless…

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    The difference between an employer taking punitive actions versus non-punitive action, is one acts more as a punishment, while the other is more of a corrective training for the employee. Punitive Punitive disciplinary actions are a punishment given to the employee for whatever action the employee committed. Whether it being consistently late to the job, actions taken toward another employee or a violation of a workplace policy. Punishing employees due to certain behavior or performance…

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    Bleak House is written by Charles Dickens in 1852. Written over a two-year period in twenty instilments. Dickens uses Bleak House to describe his dislike of the Court of Chancery and the effects on characters from different backgrounds. In his first installment Dickens introduce two narrators to describe the Jarndyce and Jarndyce court case. Dickens views the Chancery Court as a pointless part of the legal system. Looking at point of view, dictions styles, imagery and symbolism Dickens…

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    The six examples that need to be written to be enforced would be MY LEGS which means Marriage, contracts for more than one Year, Land,Executor (or Estate), Goods ($500 or more), Surety. The reason why we need these contracts needs to be enforced by writing would be from the fact that these contracts has serious effect on that person's life which affects that person mentally and financially an example would be marriage for a marriage to be legally both male and female must sign the contract and…

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    Elizabethan Justice System

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    The Fairness of the Elizabethan Court and Justice System: an Analysis Based on the Level of Bias, Cruelty, and Superstition Hannah Bryan ENG2D Mrs. Walker June 6, 2018 The Fairness of the Elizabethan Court and Justice System: an Analysis Based on the Level of Bias, Cruelty, and Superstition The Elizabethan era is known by many to have been a severe and in some ways appalling time period, especially in regard to the court and justice system. It was a time where everything that…

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    Process Of Acting Essay

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    process is an extensive one but doing a show and looking out to the audience is a bigger reward than anything else. Acting is all about feeling and psychological abilities, acting does take it’s toll, if you don’t know how to differentiate from the character and yourself. I am going to be focusing on a specific actor in this paper and that…

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    Actors perform roles for an audience in different ways. They may use speech, body movement, and hand gestures. They can perform in a variety of genres, such as dramas, comedies, or thrillers. They may appear in films, on television, or live on stage. Acting can be a fun and rewarding job, but it is very competitive. Most actors go to many auditions, even though they will not get a lot of those roles. To prepare for auditions, actors are required to memorize scripts and get into character. After…

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