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Tulane University’s production of Storm Still, written in 2015 by Gabrielle Reisman, ran from Wednesday, November 9th through Sunday, November 13th. Directed by Jessica Podewell, the play offered a glimpse into the lives of three young women as they manage their father’s estate after his death. As the women sort through their father’s belongings, they remember that as children, they often acted out Shakespeare’s King Lear, and they decide to revisit the game. While the play is mainly a moment in the life of the women, there are details offered about their personal lives: Regan’s girlfriend has recently left her and moved out of their house and Regan apparently has a smoking habit (though this is only mentioned once in passing and is never…

Although there is the slightest feeling of catharsis for Lear is Olivier’s film, it is not as evident as in J.E. Jones’ version. Similarly, catharsis also arises in Kurosawa’s “Ran”, because the bloodshed that occurs at the end of the story seems to be at the hands of Hidetora and Lear, subsequently it was in their decision to trust those who wished to hurt them, and banish who wished to respect them. Along with this, Hidetora was also a warrior, and he turns to violence when people disrespect…

Minutes ago, the teacher had instructed for us to begin the problems, and my heart pounded from the pressure and adrenaline. I ran down the list of problems, checking if I had made a careless error on any of the problems. As the time slipped away, the test was collected, and I pondered continuously about how well I did on the test. My love for math started from these competitions, testing my knowledge in an exciting, reward-based way. Math has always been a large part of my academic life,…

chance to compete in Orlando for the Music In the Parks festival, and that if we were interested, we should sign up. My sister and I both signed up, and within a couple weeks, six people from the Eureka group met up with a few people from the Mackinaw group, and a few from the Tremont group, and right away we started learning some new routines. There were ten of us in all, with ages ranging from six to seventeen, and we all had completely different heights and vocal abilities, so choreography…

If Aristotle Ran General Motors by Tom Morris explores four profound but simple foundations that are universally accessible, pervasively applicable and incredibly effective. Morris draws from philosophers of the centuries, from Plato to Aristotle to the present day, for insight that is applicable to both business and personal life. Foundations While, this paper will focus on Chapter 7 The Moral Dimension at Work and Chapter 8 The Challenge of Ethical Action, which relate to the topic of…

In his book, If Aristotle Ran General Motors, author Tom Morris applies ancient wisdom to modern day business problems. He explains that all people are seeking eudaimonia, a state of happiness through actively living fulfilling lives. In order to reach this state of personal fulfillment, Morris suggests that people need to recognize and utilize the four foundations, truth, beauty, goodness and unity. He goes on to suggest that incorporating these four virtues into our work lives and business…

“In the end, I ran. I ran because I was a coward” (Hosseini 77). These words perfectly describe why Amir ran away when faced with the choice to help his friend Hassan when he was being assaulted or run away. Amir ran away because of the fear of Assef’s violence being turned against himself. Hassan has always had to stand up or take the blame for Amir in addition to that Amir can’t defend his beliefs and finally, Amir’s choice to run away when Hassan was being assaulted. One reason for Amir’s…

Treatment of Death in The Qu’ran and Inferno The belief in life after death is a subject that has been addressed and debated over for centuries; therefore it is inevitably discussed in many literary works throughout history. In many cultures and religions, a person’s belief or disbelief in an afterlife alone is of major importance. One example of this is in Islamic religion, which bases its’ beliefs off of the Qu’Ran. They believe the Qu’Ran is the last revealed Word of Allah. In Qu’Ran 34:3-5…

Aaron kissed Ryan’s wife or his own? 2.4 Discourse Ambiguity: When the meaning of any sentence depends upon the information given in the sentence just before it or right after it. 2.5 Anaphoric Ambiguity: When entities that were previously introduced are miss interpreted. Consider the example, the goat ran up the mountain. It was very steep. It soon got tired. The reference of “it” in the two situations is ambiguous. Steep is applied to a surface so “it” can be the mountain. [1]. 2.6 Pragmatic…

미란(MI-RAN) The first character introduced and interviewed is Mi-ran. She is introduced as a young teen that has a love interest in another boy named Jun-Sang. It starts out as an innocent love that is shared between the characters but there was a problem. Mi-Ran was born from a poor miner that was a former South Korean, the enemy. As she matures she finds out that she is treated lesser than Jun-Sang as he is from a higher class. Her family is of the lowest class with the father working in the…