...A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. In recent years, the 10-minute play known as "flash drama" has emerged as a popular sub-genre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play byEuripides, is an early example. The One-Act Play, very popular in the 20th century, is regarded by many as a modern product. But this is far from the truth. One-Act Plays were written and staged throughout the 18th and the 19th centuries, as “The Curtain Raisers” or “The After Pieces”. They were chiefly farcial and served to amuse the audience before the commencement of the actual drama or were staged for their amusement, just after it had come to an end. The famous One-Act Play “Monkey’s Paw” was first staged as a “Curtain Raiser” and it proved to be more entertaining than the main drama. It may be said to mark the beginning of the modern One-Act Play. It was great Norwegian dramatist Ibsen that gave to the One-Act Play its modern touch. It was he, who, for the first time, introduced the minute stage-directions into the One-Act Play. Before him one act plays were written in poetry, but he made prose the medium of his one act plays. In short he made the drama, simple and real, and brought it nearer to everyday life. He made the modern One-Act Play what it is and...
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...does each one deal with? Give examples. * Metaphysics * Ontology deals with questions about the nature of things * Teleology deals with questions about the purpose of things * Axiology * Ethics deals with questions about right and wrong * Aesthetics deals with questions about beauty * Epistemology * deals with questions concerning what we can know, and how we can know it 2) What do sport philosophers strive to do? What traits and skills are important for them to possess? * Define & clarify what sport is and what its purpose is. * Understand the value and meaning sport has for human beings * Systematically determine which actions are morally right or wrong within & in relation to sporting contests * Understand what we can know about sport & what sport can teach us. Traits * Awareness * Curiosity * Desire for Truth * Openmindedness * Fairness * Courage * Practicality * Sport Knowledge Skills * Organization * Communication * Observation * Reflection * Imagination * Critical Thinking * Analysis * Synthesis 3) How do philosophers develop and use definitions? What elements do strong definitions possess? * Distinguish between types of acts and recognize if it can be more than one * Elements- necessary and sufficient conditions that define whether it is a certain act ...
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... or contradict the definitions of entrepreneur and entrepreneurship in the academic literature. ENSI101 Submitted by: Marvin Johnson (33936056) 1/18/2016 Word Count: 1,074 Title – MICHAELMAS TERM ESSAY 2015-16 There are countless discrete views on how entrepreneurs and the concept of entrepreneurship can be identified. This is largely due to the immense opinionated culture of the concept. We can see from Gartner’s (1988) perspective that an entrepreneur is simply identified by their ability to create an organization. This definition was further developed by Shane and Venkataraman (2000), who took into account businesses which were already established and defined entrepreneurs as individual who found an opportunity and exploited them effectively. However, this was largely criticised as many argue that an entrepreneur is set apart from non-entrepreneurs by their distinct traits and characteristics, which thereby has an influence on an entrepreneur’s success (Pokrajcic, 2004). Despite, these contradicting definitions they all play a significant role in identifying whether or not certain people can be classified as so-called entrepreneurs. This essay will build up on the different types of definitions for entrepreneurs and...
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...Is there a single definition of personality? If so, what is it? If not, why? There is no single correct definition of personality because there are contradicting theories of personality. For example one theorist might believe that personality is innate and that people are born with certain personalities. Another theorist might believe that personality is shaped based on the environment an individual is raised in or other social factors. For this reason theorists have not been able to come up with a single definition. Why is it important to understand personality? It is important to understand personality because it is important to know why people behave and react in certain ways and why people act the way they do toward other people. For example, in a work environment it would be important to understand personality because lets say you work in an environment where every one differs with their personalities. Most people at work would not get anything done and there would be constant arguments. What factors affect an individual’s personality development? Which factor has the biggest effect? Why? Some of the factors that play a role in a person’s development of personality are biological, environmental, and experiences. Biological factors include our genes and what we basically received from our parents. Certain traits may be from the mother and other might be from the father. Both the genetic makeup and the physical traits are tendencies that are innate that...
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...How does my perception compare to the definitions in the readings? And what characteristics do I think are associated with organized criminal behavior? I have had a very close working knowledge of organized criminal elements in my former job as a law enforcement officer. There are some elements of these organizations that I lost touch with not doing that job anymore but I was always aware of the fact that there is little to no political mileage being sought by these individuals who are more about making money than anything else. Without looking at textbook definition I would look at both words. Organized in my own word would be seen as a structured way of doing something while crime in my own word is that act that violates a particular law or several laws. It therefore means that in my own words, Organized Crime would be seen as a structured criminal activity. According to (Lyman & Potter p3 2007), “Organized crime is composed of numerous ethnic and transnational groups operating together or apart and in conjunction with legitimate businesses and political entities”. Giving a lay man definition of that quote from the text, organized crime simply put would be a group of people who attempt to make profit (money) or gain power from illegal activities. My perception and that of the definition provided in the text from which the above mentioned definition was taken, are very much the same in many respects. Not only does the definition is in keeping with my personal belief...
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...Personal Perception of Organized Crime Heather Kyzer CJA 384: Criminal Organizations April 23, 2013 Wm. Nelson Barnes Personal Perception of Organized Crime It estimated that by the FBI organized crimes contribute to more than one trillion United States Dollars annually in profit. Organized crimes come from all corners of the globe. The FBI work to disable these national and transnational syndicates with all capability possible by means of undercover investigations, confidential sources, surveillance, intelligence analysis, and sharing, other agency investigations, forensic accounting, and the power of racketeering statutes that help take down entire enterprises (Organized Crime, 2012). According to the FBI, “organized crime is defined as any group having some manner of a formalized structure and whose primary objective is to obtain money through illegal activities.” Organized crime groups maintain their structure through the use of violence, corrupt political officials, graft, extortion, and generally have a significant impact on the people with their location (Organized Crime, 2012). Personal perception of organized crime: When thinking about organized crime the envision that arises is that of a group of people, either one ethnic group or different races, which runs or control the neighborhood or even the entire city. The envision of drug selling, and other goods arises as well as individuals being murdered that interfere with these social structured individuals...
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...Head: CREATIVITY AND SCHOOL MATHEMATICS Mathematical Creativity Among School Children Gulsun KUGU Creativity Literature Review As a broad meaning, the concept of creativity has been expressed in not only social sciences such as literature, art and music, and but also physical sciences such as mathematics, computer sciences, biology and chemistry. Creativity catches scholars` attention so that they certainly define the notion of creativity and there are a variety of interpretations. Because of differences of definitions and characteristics of creativity, it is challenge to define creativity. According to Poincaré, creative acts occurred not in the process of doing unless combinations but in the period of useful combinations and small minority (Sriraman, 2004). Creativity also plays vital roles in mathematics. Lack of the definition of mathematical creativity has encouraged many of scholars in order to define it. To identify creative acts and creative potential is a challenge (Mann, 2009). Most of researches on the identification of creativity in mathematics focalize to make the development measuring creativity and to create instruments for such measurements. Current instruments made the measurement and exploring relationship between mathematical creativity and mathematical achievement, attitude towards mathematics, self-perception of creative ability, gender, and teacher perception of mathematical talent and creative ability. Because of that many possible responses...
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...of Richard III, Richard proclaims one of the most famous lines of the play: “I am determined to prove a villain” (Shakespeare, 11). Because of this direct address of Richard’s intentions, the audience is never left questioning why he commits the atrocities he does throughout the course of the play. Although Richard is undoubtedly evil, each viewer’s criteria for what constitutes this characteristic differs, so Shakespeare attempts to make Richard a universally evil character by giving him multiple unforgivable attributes. According to Shakespeare evil is defined by actions that benefit the perpetrator and cause harm to others, specifically in instances that would impact familial and English societal order. Losing a family member is akin to losing part of oneself....
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...Personality Paper Patricia Poling Psychology 405 Febuary 13, 2012 Karen Wilson Personality Paper The meaning of personalities differs among psychologist. Most do agree the word personality derives from Latin persona. Persona refers to the mask an actor wears in their theatrical performances in Greek and Roman dramas (Fiest & Feist, 2006). This does not apply the complete meaning of personality. There are many others. This is one definition of personality. This does not apply to the definition altogether. A psychologist the term personality is referring to more than the role or part one plays. Traits refer to an individual and the different types of behavior. These behaviors are at times consistent, others these may be erratic. These may be modeled after the behaviors of environment. The characteristics of an individual implies the often to the physique, temperament, and intelligence (Feist & Feist). Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Personality In studying the personality scientist, use a set of logical deductive assumptions. Next, a theory is a set of related assumptions. A theory has more than a single assumption. The next key is to define the assumption. The theory is made up of examples that are not proven facts. Although these may not be facts, they are considered to be. The result will establish and continue to build on the original theory. Logical deductive reasoning is used in formatting a hypothesis. Assumption of a basic human nature, perspectives...
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...Paper The Tragic Hero Othello “Othello” is one of the four Shakespeare’s famous tragedies. It is also the name of the leading character. Shakespeare makes this character vivid through depicting what he says and does, and impresses audiences with his extremely tragic ending. There is no doubt that Othello is a tragic hero. At the beginning of the play, he was a brilliant military commander who beat a large number of enemies. He even married Desdemona, a beautiful white woman. He was a respected war hero and a loving husband. He was so successful. However, at the end of the play, due to his tragic flaws, he became an irrational murderer full of jealousy and killed his wife and himself. In the paper, I mainly analyze how Othello became a tragic hero thanks to his internal imperfections and how he conformed to Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero. According to Aristotle’s definition, a tragic hero must occupy a high position and a noble stature. Othello met this part well. At the beginning of the play, Othello was a military general, a high status in the Venetian society. What’s more, many details of the play indicate that Othello was respected by most characters. For example, the Duke of Venice referred Othello as “Valiant Othello”. Montano called Othello as “brave Othello”. Even a herald praiseed Othello and said “our noble and valiant general”. Venetians relied on Othello because of his excellent military capabilities. In Act I, Scene 3, Duke of Venice said “…and though...
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...specific challenges for educators sworn to provide an equal effective educational opportunity for all they must have a plan of action to teach all students in their classroom. With more and more classes becoming inclusive educators are more likely than not to have at least one student who suffers from Emotional Behavioral Disorder or EBD. What is EBD? According to the Individual with Disabilities Education Improvement Act EBD is defined as a” condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree that adversely affects a student’s educational experience.” (IDEA ADMENDMENT 1997) 1. Inability to learn that cannot be explained. 2. Hyperactivity 3. Fighting and acting out 4. Socially awkward; Excessive fear 5. Learning difficulties, inappropriate behavior. To define EBD is a difficult task the government definition has been accused of being flawed. Several noted professionals like Steven Forbes and June Knitzer joined together with The National Mental Health Institute and Special Education Coalition and over thirty others national organizations to try and come up with a universal definition unable to agree they stated that all the definitions contain common elements like extreme emotional or behavioral distress.” www.education.com “ In other words EBD students are essentially those with challenging behavior, emotional instability with a resistance...
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...seemingly established that Antigone is, for her suffering fate and her will to do what is right in the face of grave consequences. However, upon considering the details of the story, and the definition of a “tragic hero” as defined by Aristotle, it seems that, while Antigone may be considered the hero or martyr of the story, Creon is the true Tragic Hero. Creon represents the characteristics of a morally sound man who is nonetheless subject to error. His fate is evidently greater than the error committed, and in spite of his pride, he comes to the realization that the curse of his fate was brought by his actions. These defining traits establish Creon’s significance as the tragic hero of “Antigone”. One of the most compelling factors to prove that Creon is a tragic hero as opposed to Antigone is his depiction as a noble, or “good” person, in the context of his fate. As described in Poetics, “Concerning "character" there are four points to aim at. The first and most important is that the character should be good. The play will show character if… the...
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...PSY 405 May 21, 2012 Karen Lundstrom Introduction to Personality Personality seems like such a straight forward concept. Any one asked could most likely tell you what they perceive personality to be. Simply stated, personality is what makes a person individual. It is the behaviors and attitudes put forth that one can define a person by in regards to what kind of person they are. What is it exactly that defines personality and how is that definition determined? Many different viewpoints and theories exist but all concede that personality is unique to each individual and no two are ever the same. Defining personality The term personality is thought to have derived from the Latin word persona which was a theatrical mask worn by Roman actors during Greek dramas (Feist & Feist, 2009, p. 3). This simple definition of the word does not hold much weight in comparison to the detail of definition personality has in the field of psychology. Personality is an intricate pattern of traits and characteristics that make up one’s overall behavior (Feist & Feist, 2009). Traits are more inherent, consistent and stable qualities as opposed to characteristics which can grow or change with time and influence such as one’s intelligence and temperament (Feist & Feist, 2009). Personality is the unique and individual way one thinks, feels, acts and deals with life. Theoretical approaches to study personality There are various approaches and theories when it comes to...
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...Conceptual Foundations of Social Psychology Conceptual Foundations of Social Psychology Often one hears the question, what is wrong with the people in the world today? This question could be asked after watching a news story about a mother murdering her children, gangs terrorizing neighborhoods, terroristic acts committed against large community locations, and riots after a soccer game, or even hate crimes committed due to discrimination. Each of these subjects always brings up questions about why acts such as these occur. Social Psychology can attempt to answer some of these questions. In effect, social psychology seeks to answer many questions. Social Psychology is very different in that this field tries to understand all characteristics of social behavior and the significance on the individual both positive and negative. Some research would suggest that anyone might act in a similar fashion as the person who commits a terrorist act, or the mother who murders her children if he or she were in the same situation and that the behavior has little to do with the character of that person. This concept is situationism and while it does appear extreme, situationism plays a role in social psychology. In the following pages, what situationism is and how it pertains to social psychology is addressed. In addition, a definition of what social psychology is as well as the main characteristics of it. Last, an explanation of the five core social motives is offered and how they too affect...
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...Furthermore, it discusses Freud and the idea of learning personality as opposed to it being an inhernet part of our genetics. Other aspects of the chapter include the discussion of various agents of socialization and the various ages in which we are suscpetible to changes in personality. Part 2: Divide the chapter into three sections by content as it is organized in the book and write a summary of each. Section 1 – Social Upbringing This section discusses the effect of where and how one is raised. It is all about how society influences our personality and uses examples such as feral children to demonstrate this point. However, this chpater also demonstrates the effect of children that are raised in isolation and institutions. Language, for example, is not an innate part of the human mind; this conclusion is reached by studies of isolated children that have no natural language nor ability to speak. Key Definition(s): Nature: The characteristics that we are born with. Nurture: The characteristics and behaviors that are learned. Key Word(s): Common sense, natural language, socialization. My Take-Away: The section on feral and isolated children really surprised me. I always understood that society would affect us, however, such drastic examples really came as a shock to me. Section 2 – Socialization Theories This section explores a few...
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