The lighting used for “The Arabian Nights by Mary Zimmerman is based on providing a very minimalist approach to the acting and text of the actors on the stage. The director of the play‚ Jennifer Tuttle‚ chose to use simple overhead lighting for this production‚ which made a special focus on Zimmerman’s adaption of classic Middle Eastern literature. The lighting would sometimes accentuate the actors on the stage by permitting them to have spotlight on certain important solo narratives‚ yet the use
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compilation of stories about people‚ which deals with their history‚ origin‚ ancestors‚ god‚ and heroes. However‚ when an individual thinks about Arabian mythology many ideas come to mind. Everyone thinks of Aladdin‚ magic carpets‚ and genies popping out of bottles. Ancient Gods Hubal‚ The Supreme God. Previous to the religions of Islam and Christianity‚ Arabian mythology revolved around a supreme God Hubal. Similar to Allah‚ Hubal was chief of the gods. Out of more than 350 gods and idols‚ Hubal was
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individual by a malevolent supernatural being‚ such as Satan or a demon‚ which takes over the physical and mental capabilities of a victim. This victim could be an object‚ animal‚ or human being. The being acts through the victim without the victim’s consent. A demon is considered to be an “unclean spirit” which may cause demonic possession calling for an exorcism. Entities of darkness thrive on anger‚ violence‚ depression‚ and negativity. A demon does not act alone when possessing an individual; they work
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I have read an excerpt called A Thousand and One Arabian Nights‚ which is a Persian work written by multiple anonymous Arab storytellers. The excerpt recounts the story of a character named Sinbad’s first merchant voyage‚ out of the seven total voyages he took. The story was written in a time where trade was booming and merchants in Iraq were especially fortunate being able to trade from the Indian Ocean and South China Sea. The story starts out with Sinbad talking about how he began the voyage
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Introduction The term "demons" was not always understood to have the absolutely negative connotation that it does today. Homer used the terms "demons" and "gods" more or less interchangeably. Another opinion was that demons were intermediaries between men and gods‚ and that demons had once been men. Plutarch speaks of "human souls as commencing‚ first heroes‚ then demons‚ and afterward as advancing to a more sublime degree." Philo of Byblus seems to draw on this same tradition when he states
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The stories in the Arabian Nights have gripped the world’s imagination now for more than 1000 years. From at least the 9th century part of the repertoire of storytellers in India‚ China‚ Iran‚ Turkey and the Arab world that is why this paper aims not only to give a suffice background of one of the most celebrated tales of the millennia but also explore the cultural treasury it has brought world that serves a fertile material ready to discover—The Arabian Nights. It delves in most cultural elements
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Sex‚ Lies‚ and Open Sesame In Richard Burton’s translation of Arabian Nights‚ several stories revolve around three ideas; sex‚ lies‚ and violence. It seems that one idea hinges on another and the stories use one to justify the other. This paper will explore the use of sex‚ lies‚ and violence and their interdependence on one another throughout three stories. These stories are “The Story of King Shahryar and His Brother‚” “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves‚” and
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Arabian Camels Arabian camels have been domesticated for approximately 3‚500 years and have been long valued as pack animals. Throughout history‚ humans have in fact assured the survival of camels for thousands of years and quite literally led them to success as a species that they probably would never have had on their own. Furthermore‚ the camel has played such an important role in Arab culture and have served the needs of humans‚ and have benefited from that service as a species. In fact
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1. Executive Summary The following research paper focuses on the brand awareness of Arabian Oud‚ a perfume retailer from Saudi Arabia to help them identify and define marketing strategies to penetrate the United Kingdom perfume market. It primarily tries to understand and evaluate various parameters of decision making like importance of brand attributes‚ reasons to try new perfumes‚ occasions on which perfumes highly preferred and the role of age‚ income and ethnicity group whilst purchasing a perfume
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Global Projects Service GPS and Be Consult profile 1. Introduction: GPS Holding established in 2006 as Capital Investment Company acquiring shares in large successful companies; in 2008 the company has gone through a complete restructure in ownership and thus the strategy shifted to not only acquiring companies but rather operating profitable businesses. The Company operations spans internationally across several industrial sectors that can be summarized into five main business divisions:
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