...documented cases started appearing, stories and music were used to overcome and surpass dark times in cultures throughout the world. In more recent historical examples, during the great depression, the largest break through for the entertainment industry began to show by way of movies, musicals, radio and early television. Movies really began to dawn as a way to escape the realities of everyday life and live vicariously in a world of wonder and enchantment, or love and drama, for those who had more serious worries in the real world. With the progression of technology, movies have become a literal escape, with millions of followers across the globe. The movie industry has made such dramatic leaps in technology that the demand for movies and theaters has grown largely over the past 20 years. At Regal Cinemas, being one of the largest franchises across the globe, business has been remarkable. “Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) operates the largest and most geographically diverse theatre circuit in the United States, consisting of 6,862 screens in 538 theatres in 38 states and the District of Columbia as of February 21, 2013, with over 211 million attendees for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2011 ("fiscal 2012")” ("Reg Movies", 2013). Our geographically diverse circuit includes theatres in 43 of the top 50 U.S. designated market areas. We operate multi-screen theatres and have an average of 12.6 screens per location, which is well above the North American motion picture exhibition...
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...Abstract Conducting, comparing and contrasting surveys are a very important part of research. This assignment will review three various types of surveys and evaluate the information that was derived from them. This paper will also include a simple survey to provide a demonstration of the understanding of a sample size determination and the use of a sample size calculator. Survey Sample Size Introduction: This assignment will compare and contrast three different surveys that relate to three separate venues and determine which one would be the most accurate. Part 1 Entertainment Survey: This article was written about the travel and tourisms importance in some major cities as a source of economical gain. The cities that were polled included 1,110, but only 463 of the cities participated. This survey showed that 54% of the city leaders realized the direct affect that tourism and travel had on their own city’s economies (Poole, 2000). This type of survey can show a media group or a supporting company that more investments should be put into a city to make that particular city travel friendly and provide more entertainment for tourists. By reading this type of survey a company can determine the best areas in which to initiate projects that could attract more tourists as this can increase the company’s revenues. Political Survey: A great example of a political survey is the one that was conducted by The Project for Excellence in Journalism’s News Coverage Index. This...
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...GS1140 Unit 1: Research Paper 1: Paradigm Shift Introduction: In this research paper I will be talking about cell phone technology and how I think it might change the way we live in 20 years. I will be talking about how cell phones will be used in the medical field by doctors, how we will use them for entertainment purposes, and how we will use them for connecting to our family in everyday life. I will also talk about what might prevent this technology from advancing and become obsolete. Cell phones have come a long way since the first call was made April 3, 1973 by Martin Cooper. The first cell phones were big and bulky, so big that they weighed a little more than 2lbs. They were so big that some were carried in small brief cases, and others looked like a brick with an antenna. The first cell phones were something that the very elite or very wealthy had, because they were very expensive going for about $2500-$3000. The first cell phones only had about 30-45 minutes of talk time and took about 10-12 hours to charge the battery. The old cells phones did one thing and that was to make phone calls very expensive call. They didn’t even store any number/contacts in them. Today it seems that everybody has a cell phone. Today there are more than 5 billion cell phones in use today. The phones today come in just about every GS1140 color and in a bunch of different styles. They are nowhere as expensive as they once were. Today’s cell phones have more memory, computing...
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...Annotated Bibliography Topic: War Related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Sub Topics: Chronic PTSD in Vietnam Veterans PTSD in Iraq War Veterans SOURCE 1: What is PTSD? Retrieved on 13 Nov. 2011 http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/what-is-ptsd.asp UNDERSTANDING PTSD Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur after you have been through a traumatic event. A traumatic event is something horrible and scary that you see or that happens to you. During this type of event, you think that your life or others' lives are in danger. You may feel afraid or feel that you have no control over what is happening. Anyone who has gone through a life-threatening event can develop PTSD. These events can include: * Combat or military exposure * Child sexual or physical abuse * Terrorist attacks * Sexual or physical assault * Serious accidents, such as a car wreck. * Natural disasters, such as a fire, tornado, hurricane, flood, or earthquake. After the event, you may feel scared, confused, or angry. If these feelings don't go away or they get worse, you may have PTSD. These symptoms may disrupt your life, making it hard to continue with your daily activities. How does PTSD develop? All people with PTSD have lived through a traumatic event that caused them to fear for their lives, see horrible things, and feel helpless. Strong emotions caused by the event create changes in the brain that may result in PTSD...
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...CHRONOLOGY OF ARTHUR MILLER'S LIFE AND WORKS [This chronology has been compiled and crosschecked against a number of sources, however, a special acknowledgement should be made to the thorough "Literary Chronology" and appendices printed in The Theater Essays of Arthur Miller, eds. Robert A. Martin and Steven R. Centola.] 1915 Arthur Aster Miller was born on October 17th in New York City; family lives at 45 West 110th Street. 1920-28 Attends Public School #24 in Harlem. 1923 Sees first play--a melodrama at the Schubert Theater. 1928 Bar-mitzvah at the Avenue M temple. Father's business struggling and family move to Brooklyn. Attends James Madison HIgh School. 1930 Reassigned to the newly built Abraham Lincoln High School. Plays on football team. 1931 Delivery boy for local bakery before school, and works for father's business over summer vacation. 1933 Graduates from Abraham Lincoln High School. Registers for night school at City College, but quits after two weeks. 1933-34 Clerked in an auto-parts warehouse, where he was the only Jew employed and had his first real, personal experiences of American anti-semitism. 1934 Enters University of Michigan in the Fall to study journalism. Reporter and night editor on student paper, The Michigan Daily. 1936 Writes No Villain in six days and receives Hopwood Award in Drama. Transfers to an English major. 1937 Takes playwrighting class with Professor Kenneth T. Rowe. Rewrite of No Villain, titled, They Too Arise, receives...
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...Josephine Baker was an African American dancer, actress, pop music and jazz singer who was known for by multiple nicknames such as the “Bronze Venus”, “Black Pearl”, “Jazz Cleopatra”, and the “Creole Goddess”. Baker was a thrilling entertainer. More than that, she was the 20th Century’s first international black female sex symbol. The resume of Ms. Baker does not end after being known as an enticing erotic performer, she was also known for becoming an activist in the Civil Rights Movement. After reading this research paper, we will hold a better understanding of how Ms. Josephine Baker impacted American society against racism while being a sex symbol. Freda Josephine McDonald was born on June 3, 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri. Growing...
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...stuck trying to sell cups of hot, frothy milk for three bucks a pop. The masses were usually not the first to experience exotic forms of popular culture, but they were exposed to them over time. The mixture of popular elements of different cultures was also one of the factors that began to blur the lines between popular and fine arts. While Kabuki Theater was accessible to all classes of Japanese people, Europe's aristocrats initially regarded it as high art. The Age of Industrialization: Relax, Enjoy In the case of popular arts especially (theater, dance, music and more recently movies and television), the masses must have sufficient time and resources to enjoy these arts. Technology is the catalyst that made this possible. Even though many 19th-century industrial laborers worked long hours, they did not generally work the dawn-to-dusk, seven-day-a-week schedules of agrarian toilers—cows need milking even on the Sabbath—and industrial laborers had more money in their pockets. This enabled them to enjoy entertainment venues and engage in hobbies, crafts and recreation outside their work lives. Life became more than survival, family and religion. The concentration of people in urban areas, attracted by jobs in the factories, also gave rise to more and different kinds of popular art forms by concentrating potential audiences. Technology and Pop Culture The sewing machine provided new fashions for everyone. Currier and Ives, Library of Congress. Technology also created new...
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...In January 2013, in Frederick, Maryland, Robert Ethan Saylor, a cognitively disabled young man went to the movie theater, and became involved in a confrontation with three police officers that ended with his death. His family and the disabled community have questioned the training on the part of the police officers to manage the behavior of a person with Down syndrome (National Down Syndrome Society, 2013). One year later in January 2014, Medric Mills, who lived directly across the street from a fire station in Washington, DC died when the personnel at the station refused to come to his rescue, mistakenly believing they would be breaking the rules to help without being dispatched by their 911 call center (Hermann, 2014). The final outcome of...
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...active citizenship among Filipino youth A Research Paper presented by: Marie Angelie Resurreccion Philippines in partial fulfillment of the requirements for obtaining the degree of MASTERS OF ARTS IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Specialization: Children and Youth Studies (CYS) Members of the examining committee: Dr. Linda Herrera [Supervisor] Prof. Dr. Ben White [Reader] The Hague, The Netherlands November, 2009 Disclaimer: This document represents part of the author’s study programme while at the Institute of Social Studies. The views stated therein are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Institute. Research papers are not made available for circulation outside of the Institute. Inquiries: Postal address: Institute of Social Studies P.O. Box 29776 2502 LT The Hague The Netherlands Kortenaerkade 12 2518 AX The Hague The Netherlands +31 70 426 0460 +31 70 426 0799 Location: Telephone: Fax: ii Contents Acknowledgments List of Figures List of Acronyms Abstract Key Words Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Filipino Youth and Media in Recent Philippine History The Marcos Regime: Youth in the Streets The 1986 People Power: The Culmination of Protests The Post-1986 Youth: Disengaged or Disillusioned? People Power II: The Rise of GenTxt Postscript 2001: ‘People Power Fatigue?’ Media and Technology: Expanding Youth Spaces 1.2 Research Objectives and Questions 1.3 Case Studies Philippine Educational Theater Organization (PETA) Dakila RockEd Philippines...
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...education and resources for the health needs of the community. Community health determines the health issues of the community and the best ways to prevent or manage those health issues. When the community becomes the client, the nurse is no longer focusing on an individual and their personal health needs. Instead, the focus is on the health needs of the entire community. Nursing is slowly shifting back to community health care. The public health nurse is able to assist the community in improving their health when they partner together. The “community partnership is a basic focus of such population-centered approaches as Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships” (Stanhope and Lancaster, 2012, p. 402). The participating family lives at the end of a cul-de-sac with the woods directly behind them. A pond is behind the neighbor’s houses across the street. There are ducks that waddle around and squirrels playing in the yards and trees. Some of the little kids ride their bicycles in the cul-de-sac in the evening. The adult congregate at the edge of the drive and visit while the children play. It is a very peaceful area. The walking trails are spacious and maintained well...
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...Overview of Quantitative vs Qualitative Articles NURS 4000/NURS 4001: Research and Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice March 17, 2015 Overview of Quantitative vs. Qualitative Articles Using two research studies selected from the list of articles provided. I choose A Bundle Strategy Including Patient Hand Hygiene to Decrease Clostridium difficile Infections (2014) and Impact of a Smoking Cessation Educational Program on Nurses' Interventions (2014). The purpose of this paper is to do an overview of both a quantitative and qualitative article. Review each selected article on learning about study design, by identifying information from each component of the study. Then evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each study. Overview of Quantitative Article Research Question According to the article, A Bundle Strategy Including Patient Hand Hygiene to Decrease Clostridium difficile Infections (2014), the research question is, does patient hand hygiene included in the bundle strategy help decrease Clostridium difficile infections? According to information found in Chapter 3 (Adams, 2012), using the abstract of problem-solving, nursing process and research process, the information found in this study was impertinent to the outcome. Determining that hand washing does help decrease c-diff infections. Study Design The article, A Bundle Strategy Including Patient Hand Hygiene to Decrease Clostridium difficile Infections (2014), is a quantitative study, and...
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...Chapter I Introduction Being in college is the most difficult phase of education. College students have to finish a specific number of units in order to graduate. These units are based from the subjects of the student’s chosen program. A college student does not only have academics to deal with. There are lots of other aspects in life such as co- and extra-curricular activities, social life, family gatherings and personal interests and hobbies. A college student: may be an officer or a member of one or many organizations; may have many engagements outside school like events, workshops, lessons, parties, gatherings and other involvements or can have preoccupations being alone. A college student also has errands and minor tasks to do and he or she may also experience problems along the way or experience sudden turn of events and eventually, time is unexpectedly consumed and it is up to the student how he or she will handle his or her duties, responsibilities and keep up with maintaining his or her academic performance. Going through college requires maximum effort and time for it will reflect in their academic performance. Therefore, they should always be in the middle of managing their time and being conscientious in doing their tasks. Performing Arts or Theatre Arts students always have rehearsals for upcoming performances. Their major subjects usually include basic acting, advanced acting, movement, choreography, drama, directing, scriptwriting, improvisation, music, voice...
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...Assignment 1.2: Industrialization after the Civil War Final Paper Belinda Scott History 105: Spring 2014 Prof. Michael Smith Industrialization after the Civil War After the Civil War the United States became a much more industrialized society. Between 1865 in 1920 industrialization and proved American life in many ways. However industrialization also created problems for American society. This paper will introduce my previously crafted thesis statement where I stated my opinion on how industrialization after the Civil War influenced US society, economy, and politics. This paper will also identify three major aspect of the industrialization during 1865 in 1920 that influenced United States society, economy, and politics while considering issues such as; geography, entrepreneurship, and legislative representation. This paper will also identify three specific groups that were affected by industrialization and provide two examples of each group describing how the group was affected while considering issues such as race, ethnicity, gender, and child labor. Finally this paper will summarize how industrialization affected the life of the average working American during this period. After the Civil War the United States became a much more industrialized society. Between 1865 in 1920 industrialization improved American life in many ways. However industrialization...
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...people polled had been over 45 years of age they would have chosen the cell phone. These are three pieces of technology that I use every day. I have had a cell phone for the last sixteen years and I do not know what I did before I had one. I could not imagine letting my daughter out of the house without hers. What did parents do before cell phones? As for the television technology, I like the convenience of not having to be home to watch my favorite program. I can record it on my digital video recorder and watch it when I have time, commercial free. Without the World Wide Web, I would not be able to take college classes online. It would be harder for me, a working adult and single mother to attend college. I could not image writing a college paper without using the internet to help me do the...
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...Center take to find out who Hana Brady is—all from a suitcase the Center received with Hana’s name, birth date, and the word waisenkind (orphan) written on it. The children at the Center are captivated by this suitcase, and the girl who once owned it, and they begin flooding Fumiko Ishioka, the Center’s Director, with question after question about Hana. Fumiko recognizes the importance of uncovering Hana’s story for her students. This tragic event cannot be summed up in numbers or facts— it affected individuals, young and old, who each had a story, families, and hopes and dreams. As Fumiko slowly but determinedly reveals Hana’s story, she discovers that Hana was sent to live in Theresienstadt, a Jewish ghetto, and eventually died at Auschwitz. However, as devastating as this is for Fumiko and the children at the Center to find out, they also learn that Hana had an older brother who survived the Holocaust and was now living with his family in Canada. Fumiko and the children write to George Brady, asking him to share...
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