Playwriting Master Class is a book about the process of playwriting for the active playwright, the evolution of the play as the playwright engages with it and the choices the playwright makes in creating the play. Through the use of a number of case studies of playwrights engaged in writing and rewriting plays, Michael Wright focuses on different individual approaches to their work, fostering their own unique visions and voices as a means of helping the working playwright find her or his own voice. From the various forms of inspiration, overcoming writing blocks, revising a manuscript, etc., this book provides the playwright with models to follow, new techniques to explore, or even mere confirmation in the many ways that playwrights tackle the tasks of creating a play.
Through a series of systematic explorations across a wide range of scenarios, "Sensory Writing for Stage and Screen" offers script writers exercises for attending to their own sensory experiences as a means to exploring the sensory experiences and worlds of the characters they create."
Cuando la Fuerza A rea de los Estados Unidos manda al teniente Mark Warner, meteor logo militar, para prestar servicio en la Rep blica de Panam , llega con la desilusi n de una relaci n fracasada con su novia, Irene. Pero, como una brisa suave de dos mares acaricia continuamente el istmo de Panam , el teniente Mark Warner y la Se orita Elena Victoria de la Vega est n destinados a convertirse en amantes de dos culturas muy distintas para crear su para so personal de pasi n en Panam . Durante los dos a os antes de la invasi n de los Estados Unidos para quitar del poder al general Manuel Noriega, dictador paname o, el amor entre Mark y Elena crece cada vez m s intenso e ntimo. Pero la brisa suave de su dulce amor est destinada a hacer frente a los vientos violentos de guerra entre los dos pa ses. La guerra cruelmente los separa. Ser la fuerza de su amor suficiente para trascender la tragedia tempestuosa de la guerra y restaurarlos a su para so perdido?
Teresa and her family face two bad options: One, endure poverty and cruel gang violence in Honduras. Or two, ride the Mexican freight train, known as the beast, to find a better life in the United States. The Mara Salvatrucha gang tortures and kills Teresa's father and boyfriend and threatens her and her brother. Her mother, Susana, now a widow, chooses the beast as the best of their bad options for Teresa and her brothers. Teresa travels through Guatemala and Mexico with her teenage brother, Jos , and her six-year-old brother, Pepe. When Jos falls from the beast to his death, Teresa abandons the beast, only to fall victim to a rapist. Her fate changes when a Christian missionary in Mexico helps her overcome the devastation and trauma from the rape and restores her faith in God. Teresa makes it to the United States as an undocumented immigrant and falls in love with Matthew, a soccer star. But just when she sees some hope for happiness in her life, Matthew's sister, Cynthia, betrays Teresa, and deportation tears them apart.
Adeelah El-Sayed meets Martin Webster, a Christian firefighter--a dangerous liaison for a Muslim woman which leads to a private war. The first battle comes from within. Adeelah knows this attraction to a non-Muslim man is unacceptable in her Islamic world. But she loses this battle. She cannot overcome the forbidden love that invades her soul, and she hopelessly surrenders. Together Martin and Adeelah face more attacks from mosque, church, and their two families, all because they dare to love each other. Then two more unexpected attacks: A kidnapping attempt to force Adeelah into a marriage with a Muslim man and a white supremacist attack. Martin and Adeelah pray together and find there is no significant difference in the way they live their lives of faith in submission to God. In meetings with the pastor of Martin's church and the imam at the mosque where Adeelah goes to pray, Martin makes the case for the extensive common ground which exists between their two unsympathetic religions. Their challenge in this tangled Romeo and Juliet rivalry is for Adeelah and Martin to win their struggle to be together.
Teresa y su familia enfrentan dos malas opciones: una, soportar la pobreza y la cruel violencia de las pandillas en Honduras. O dos, viajar en el tren de carga en M xico, conocido como la bestia, para encontrar una vida mejor en los Estados Unidos. La pandilla Mara Salvatrucha tortura y mata al padre y al novio de Teresa y amenaza a ella y a su hermano. Su madre, Susana, ahora viuda, elige la bestia como la mejor de sus malas opciones para Teresa y sus hermanos. Teresa viaja por Guatemala y M xico con su hermano adolescente, Jos , y su hermano de seis a os, Pepe. Cuando Jos cae de la bestia a su muerte, Teresa abandona la bestia, y llega a ser v ctima de la violaci n sexual. Su destino cambia cuando un misionero cristiano en M xico la ayuda a superar la devastaci n y el trauma de la violaci n para restaurar su fe en Dios. Teresa llega a los Estados Unidos como inmigrante indocumentada y se enamora de Matthew, una estrella del f tbol. Pero justo cuando ve alguna esperanza de felicidad en su vida, la hermana de Matthew, Cynthia, traiciona a Teresa y la deportaci n los separa.
For over thirty years, Michael Wright has travelled the world, to study under the greatest martial artists on the planet. A former Special Forces Combatives Instructor, Government Operative and elite Bodyguard, he has put his skills to the test on the frontline. Michael’s system of Unarmed Tactics has been taught to elite Military Units, specialist Police teams and Government agencies. For the first time ever, he tells the story of his combative journey and shares the secrets of his unique training.
Landscaping is a critical element in improving both the function and appearance of rainwater recycling and stormwater management practices. Designing landscaped areas to soak up rainfall runoff from building and paved areas helps protect water quality in local creeks and waterways. These landscape designs reduce polluted runoff and help prevent creek erosion. As the runoff flows over vegetation and soil in the landscaped area, the water percolates into the ground and pollutants are filtered out or broken down by the soil and plants. As Mike Breedlove, landscape architect and head of Breedlove Land Planning in Conyers, GA, likes to say, "The role of the landscape architect is to successfully marry mankind to nature." His statement is even more succinct than the description used by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), which highlights how landscape architects use a comprehensive working knowledge of architecture, civil engineering, and urban planning to "design aesthetic and practical relationships with the land." This integrative function of landscape architecture makes the profession seem a natural spawning ground for the innovation needed to successfully meet the considerable challenges posed by stormwater-related pollution and erosion. Fencing or hiding stormwater facilities out of view not only loses the opportunity to create an aesthetically pleasing site design, but also sends the message that stormwater is an attractive nuisance. Furthermore, constructing rain parks is becoming an essential part for urban landscape planning.
In der Studie wurden die impliziten Marktpreise f r die Umweltattribute s dafrikanischer Wildreservate und Safari-Lodges ermittelt, die in der Fototourismusbranche konkurrieren. Die Hedonische Preismethode wurde verwendet, um Werte f r diese Attribute abzuleiten, die keinen direkten Marktpreis haben. Es wurde eine Methode entwickelt, bei der der Preis pro Person als Proxy f r den Marktpreis verwendet wurde. Diese abh ngige Variable wurde gegen zwanzig erkl rende Umweltvariablen f r 351 Camps in S dafrika regressiert. Als bevorzugtes Modell wurde das Double-Log-Modell entwickelt. Die Ergebnisse des Modells wurden er rtert, um seine Relevanz f r die derzeitige Wildreservatbranche zu bestimmen. Das Modell gibt den Eigent mern und Managern von Wildreservaten Hinweise darauf, dass den sechs genannten erkl renden Variablen die gr te Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt werden sollte, um die Kundenzufriedenheit und das Qualit tsniveau zu verbessern. Es gibt den Betreibern von Wildreservaten auch Aufschluss dar ber, welche Variablen bei Entscheidungsprozessen nicht zu ernst genommen werden sollten.
L' tude a permis de d terminer les prix implicites du march pour les caract ristiques environnementales des r serves de chasse et des safaris lodges sud-africains qui sont en concurrence dans le secteur du photo-tourisme. La m thode des prix h donistes a t utilis e pour d duire les valeurs de ces attributs, qui n'ont pas de prix de march direct. Une m thodologie a t mise au point, qui utilise le tarif par personne en partage comme indicateur du prix du march . Cette variable d pendante a fait l'objet d'une r gression par rapport vingt variables explicatives environnementales pour 351 camps en Afrique du Sud. Le mod le double logarithme a t d velopp comme mod le de pr f rence. Les r sultats du mod le ont t discut s afin de d terminer sa pertinence dans le secteur actuel des r serves de chasse. Le mod le informe les propri taires et les gestionnaires de r serves de chasse que les six variables explicatives mentionn es devraient faire l'objet de la plus grande attention afin d'am liorer la satisfaction des consommateurs et d'augmenter les niveaux de qualit . Il indique galement aux exploitants de r serves quelles sont les variables qui ne doivent pas tre prises trop au s rieux dans les processus de prise de d cision.
Lo studio ha determinato i prezzi di mercato impliciti per gli attributi ambientali delle riserve di caccia sudafricane e dei safari lodge che competono nel settore del turismo fotografico. Il metodo dei prezzi edonici stato utilizzato per dedurre i valori di questi attributi, che non hanno un prezzo di mercato diretto. stata ideata una metodologia che ha utilizzato la tariffa per persona in condivisione come proxy del prezzo di mercato. Questa variabile dipendente stata regredita rispetto a venti variabili esplicative ambientali per 351 campi in Sudafrica. Il modello a doppio log stato sviluppato come modello di preferenza. I risultati del modello sono stati discussi per determinarne la rilevanza nell'attuale settore delle riserve di caccia. Il modello informa i proprietari e i gestori delle riserve di caccia che le sei variabili esplicative menzionate dovrebbero essere oggetto della massima attenzione per migliorare la soddisfazione dei consumatori e aumentare i livelli di qualit . Inoltre, informa i gestori delle riserve su quali variabili non dovrebbero essere considerate troppo seriamente nei processi decisionali.
O estudo determinou os pre os de mercado impl citos para os atributos ambientais das reservas de ca a e dos alojamentos de safari sul-africanos que competem na ind stria do turismo fotogr fico. O m todo de pre os hed nicos foi utilizado para inferir valores para estes atributos, que n o tinham um pre o de mercado direto. Foi concebida uma metodologia que utilizou a tarifa por pessoa partilhada como indicador do pre o de mercado. Esta vari vel dependente foi regredida contra vinte vari veis explicativas ambientais para 351 campos na frica do Sul. O modelo de log duplo foi desenvolvido como modelo de prefer ncia. Os resultados do modelo foram discutidos para determinar a sua relev ncia na atual ind stria de reservas de ca a. O modelo informa os propriet rios e gestores de reservas de ca a de que as seis vari veis explicativas mencionadas devem ser objeto da maior aten o para melhorar a satisfa o do consumidor e aumentar os n veis de qualidade. Informa tamb m os operadores das reservas sobre as vari veis que n o devem ser consideradas com demasiada seriedade nos processos de tomada de decis o.
Boken tar for seg forskjellige aspekter ved digital fotografering: Utstyr, objektiver og fokusering, lys, komposisjon, grunnleggende og avansert bildebehandling, samt utskift og deling av bilder. Har ordliste og register.
"Make Money Now" by Touch the Sky Publishing is your ultimate guide to breaking free from the daily grind of your 9 to 5. This empowering book is a treasure trove of ideas, side hustles, and business opportunities designed to help readers embark on their journey toward financial independence and escape the matrix. In "Make Money Now," you'll discover a comprehensive roadmap to explore various avenues of generating income. From innovative side hustles and online businesses to investment strategies and passive income streams, this book presents a wide array of options that can help you take control of your financial destiny. Filled with practical advice, success stories, and expert tips, "Make Money Now" offers actionable steps to transition from the confines of the corporate world into a life where you're the boss.
800 million people live in Africa, a continent which covers 22% of the world's surface and encompasses some 50 countries. Conflict, poverty, endemic diseases, and lack of clean water pose serious challenges for the population, made worse by a rampaging AIDS pandemic. Huge loss of life has impacted dramatically on both health systems and social and family structures. As the attention of the world focused increasingly on Africa, the International Observatory on End of Life Care was commissioned to conduct a timely review of hospice and palliative care development across the continent. The Observatory undertook this review using an approach specially designed for resource poor settings. Information was collected against an agreed template to allow comparisons between countries and regions. As a result, an insight is given into the challenges, opportunities and successes faced by hospice and palliative care workers, country by country, throughout the 26 countries in Africa where a palliative care initiative is underway. Strategies and models of care are explored, and the development of palliative care is viewed from various standpoints including ethnographic, historical, ethnic, demographic and epidemiological perspectives. This is the first comprehensive reference focusing exclusively on palliative care and hospice development in Africa, and makes fascinating reading.
Since the turn of the century, there has been worldwide growth in the effort to improve the quality of end of life care. Alongside these initiatives, growing interest in the international development of hospice and palliative care has created the need for an informed, in depth overview of the state of development in different world regions. A follow-up to the successful Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa: a review of developments and challenges (Wright and Clark, OUP 2006), this book provides a detailed evidence-base of the palliative care provision in Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines, identifies barriers to development and how these may be overcome. The book aims to stimulate a more informed debate around these issues, to improve policy-making among intergovernmental and governmental organisations on end of life care in these regions, and to encourage further research and improved practice. Hospice and Palliative Care in Southeast Asia: a review of developments and challenges in Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines includes in-depth country reports that analyse the current state of hospice and palliative care. The book is written using a template that allows effective comparison between countries and regions. Data has been gathered from multiple sources, field visits, and interviews with key activists made possible by close working relations with hospice-palliative care colleagues across the region and in particular through links with the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN) and the national associations of each country. This book will be of relevance to anyone interested in international palliative care, including practitioners, researchers, policy-makers, social scientist, and medical historians.
