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A Great Big Guide To 2014s Must-Read Books from Indie Presses Im calling this the ICYMI List: It stands for indie contributions you must ingest! I love supporting independent publishers, and I love lists, so Im so excited to have the opportunity to bring two of my favorite things together, and tell you about really amazing books at the same time! Feast your eyes on  some of 2014s best books from indie publishers. Heres hoping you  find a hidden gem  for a friend, a loved one, or yourself. (I compiled it myself, and having read most of these books, can attest to their brilliance!) And please, tell us in the comments about which of these youve read, or other indie books you loved, or books you loved in general, or other awesome indie publishers, or just leave us your social security number. Wait, no, our lawyer is telling me I cant say  that last one. Erase it from your minds. Akashic Books  You Have to F**king Eat  by Adam Mansbach  Follow-up to the best-selling Go the F**k to Sleep.  Primus, Over the Electric Grapevine: Insight into Primus and the World of Les Claypool  by Primus and Greg Prato  Tales of adventure and music  with the seminal rock band.  Prison Noir  edited by  Joyce Carol Oates  One of the newest  contributions to Akashics successful noir series. Archipelago Books My Struggle: Book Three by Karl Ove Knausgaard  The third in a painstakingly detailed six-book series about a family of four in Norway.  The Expedition to the Baobab Tree by Wilma Stockenstrom  A former slave in South Africa seeks shelter in a hollow baobab tree. (Translated by  J.M. Coetzee!) Artistically Declined Press Roller Girls Love Bobby Knight by Michael Wayne Hampton  A young woman living in Kentucky with her strong-minded sister learns  tries to figure out her life. My Next Bad Decision by Nathan Graziano Poetry about the transition from young adult to parent. Biblioasis  Alphabet by Kathy Page  A young man sentenced to life in prison  attempts to turn his life around.  The Freedom in American Songs: Stories by Kathleen Winter  Short stories from the author of the award-winning novel Annabel. Black Balloon Publishing  Come Here Often?: 53 Writers Raise a Glass to Their Favorite Bar edited by Sean Manning Great tales of bars around the world.  Fat Man and Little Boy by Mike Meginnis Novel  adding a human dimension to the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan. Civil Coping Mechanisms Black Cloud by Juliet Escorisa  Brutally honest and dark short stories. Matt Meets Vik by Timothy Willis Sanders  A novel about a blossoming romance and the complications humans make for themselves. Winterswim by Ryan W. Bradley Drugs, sex, and murder set against the frozen backdrop of blue-collar Alaska. Cleis Press The Big Book of Orgasms: 69 Sexy Stories edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel The title says it all. Blackmail, My Love: A Murder Mystery by Katie Gilmartin An illustrated murder mystery deeply steeped in San Franciscos queer history Coffee House Press A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride Debut novel about a young womans relationship with her brother and the shadow cast by his illness. Winner of a kitten-ton of  awards! Prelude to Bruise by Saeed Jones Debut book of poetry by the  Buzzfeed LGBT editor, full of lyrical power and grace. Sidewalks by Valeria Luiselli Essays about being a tourist in your own life and human landsacpes, by one of this years National Book Award 5 Under 35 honorees. How a Mother Weaned Her Girl from Fairy Tales and Other Stories by Kate Bernheimer  New spins on old stories from the queen of the modern fairy tale. Curbside Splendor Publishing Crazy Horse’s Girlfriend by Erika T. Wurth Novel about  a sharp-tongued, drug-dealing, sixteen-year-old Native American floundering in a Colorado town crippled by poverty, unemployment, and drug abuse. After the People Lights Have Gone Off by Stephen Graham Jones Fabulous stories that will leave you frightened of things you had never considered scary until now. The New Black: A Neo-Noir Anthology edited by Richard Thomas Stories that are  horror, crime, fantasy, science fiction, magical realism, and the grotesque all with a literary bent. Echo Lake by Letitia Trent A woman moves into her dead aunts house, where she confronts her familys past and feels the pull of Echo Lake. Dalkey Archive Press Metamorphosis by Nicholas Mosley A  humanitarian worker and a journalist in a vast refugee camp in East Africa come across a newborn child they feel might be the key to scientific advancement. Ballerina, Ballerina by Marko Sosic Fifteen chapters in the life of  Ballerina, a fifteen-year-old with the cognitive faculties of a child. Translated from Slovenian. Dorothy, a publishing project  The Wallcreeper by Nell Zink A woman and her bird-loving husband move to Europe for his job and become involved  in eco-terrorism.  Dan by Joanna Rucco Melba Zuzzo, erstwhile innocent of the male-heavy hamlet of Dan, a town located in the foothills of . . . somewhere? . . . finds herself in a rut. Dzanc Books  A Different Bed Every Time by Jac Jemc Stories in which characters stumble through joy and murder and confusion, only to survive and wait for the next catastrophe to arrive.  By Light We Knew Our Names  by Anne Valente  From ghosts to pink dolphins to a fight club of young women who practice beneath Alaskas aurora borealisthis collection explores the thin border between magic and grief.  Between Wrecks by George Singleton Short stories with keen observations about rural life in America. The Feminist Press  What Flowers Say: And Other Stories by George Sand and Molly Crabapple Magical short stories Sand wrote for her grandchildren, with illustrations by Crabapple.  Into the Go-Slow by Bridgett M. Davis Twenty-one-year-old Angie travels to Nigeria to retrace the steps of her sister, who died tragically four years earlier. Future Tense Books Pity the Animal by Chelsea Hodson Chapbook essay exploring the different concepts of human submission and variations of ways to  sell yourself. Excavation by Wendy Ortiz Memoir exploring the authors relationship with one of her teachers and how it has affected her. Darkmouth Strikes Again by Jay Ponteri An essay about metaphors, the self, family, death, language, and art. Graywolf Press  Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine Stunning 2014 National Book Award poetry finalist.  On Immunity: An Inoculation by Eula Biss Essays exploring the history of immunity throughout the world in history and art, as well as her choices as a mother regarding inoculations. One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2014.  The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison Essays exploring empathy and basic human nature. Winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize. If the Tabloids Are True, What Are You by Matthea Harvey  A brilliant combination of poetry and visual artwork.  Song of the Shank by Jeffrey Renard Allen Novel about  Thomas Greene Wiggins, a nineteenth-century slave and improbable musical genius who performed under the name Blind Tom. Lazy Fascist Press The Last Horror Novel in the History of the World by  Brian Allen Carr Short novel set in Scrape, Texas, a nowhere town on the border of Mexico. (Carr is also the author of Motherfucking Sharks, one of my personal favorites.) The Fun We’ve Had by Michael Seidlinger  Two lovers are adrift in a coffin on an endless sea. Who are they? They are him and her. They are you and me. They are rowing to salvage what remains of themselves American Monster by J. S. Breukelaar   Norma, a network operation requiring minimal access, is sent out to bring back the horn of the perfect male. But the longer she stays away, the less she remembers. Melville House The Biographical Dictionary of Literary Failure by C. D. Rose Exactly like the title says.  A Highly Unlikely Scenario, or a Neetsa Pizza Employees Guide to Saving the World by Rachel Cantor Neetsa Pizza complaints hotline operator Leonard may be the key to saving the world.  The Weirdness by Jeremy Bushnell Billy Ridgeway  must decide if he will help a stranger save the world. Complicating matters is the fact that the stranger is Satan. Red or Dead by David Peace I will let Preeti tell you about this one, because its pretty much all shes talked about since she read it.  Adas Algorithm: How Lord Byrons Daughter Ada Lovelace Launched the Digital Age by James Essinger Another one where the title says it all. Badass tech ladies rule. Milkweed Editions  The Sins of Our Fathers by Shawn Lawrence Otto Wonderful debut novel about a blackmailed banker who must decide if he will spy on his neighbor or stand up to his boss.  Bone Map by Sara Eliza Johnson Stark A searing debut poetry collection. New Directions Books  The End of Days by Jenny Erpenbeck  Five “books,” each leading to a different death of an unnamed woman protagonist. Winner of the Hans Fallada prize.  The Trace by Forrest Grander  A Mexican road novel of love, hate, drugs, and the Mexican Revolution.  A Little Lumpen Novelita by Roberto Bolaño One of the first novels  Bolaño ever published, about a young writers fierce ambitions. The New Press  A Theory of the Drone by Grégoire Chamayou Nonfiction exploring the ethical and constitutional questions regarding drone warfare.  Noontide Toll by Romesh Gunesekera A driver for hire learns of the problems of his country as he takes his fares to their destinations. Other Press  The Goddess of Small Victories by Yannick Grannec An unambitious librarian at Princeton in 1980 is tasked with finding files for  one of the more important jobs of her career.  I’ll Be Right There by Kyung-sook Shin  Set in 1980s South Korea amid the tremors of political revolution, a young woman  recounts her tragic personal history as well as those of her three intimate college friends.  The Cold Song by Linn Ullmann A novel about the disintegration of a family on vacation in an idyllic town in Norway, following the disappearance of their daughter. The Overlook Press  Invisible Streets by Toby Ball The third thriller in the City trilogy, a novel of crime and corruption  concerning missing explosives and a radical group. OR Books Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times in Today’s New York edited by John Freeman  A mix of fiction and reportage to convey the indignities and heartbreak, the callousness and solidarities, of living side-by-side with people who have a stupefyingly different income. Blood Splatters Quickly: The Collected Stories by Edward Wood, Jr. Short stories by the iconic  Plan 9 from Outer Space director. Pegasus Books  Fatal Harbor by Brendan DuBois The eighth Lewis Cole mystery, this time centering around an anti-nuclear demonstration. Pin Action: Small-Time Gangsters, High-Stakes Gambling, and the Teenage Hustler Who Became a Bowling Champion by Gianmarc Manzione True story of a former small town crook turned championship bowler.  The Art of the English Murder: From Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock by Lucy Worsley The history of our fascination with the sinister subject of English murder.  In the Company of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon edited by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger You can deduce the contents of this one on your own. Publishing Genius Press How to Catch a Coyote by Christy Crutchfield The Walkers must piece together the incident that exiled a daughter, separated parents, and left a son to choose sides. Sprezzatura by Mike Young Poems about love and fear and money, about your own devices and stupid contemporary immune systems, about how we know what we know in a confusing era of fleeting information. Sarabande Books  Thrown by Kerry Howley Authors account of the several years she spent studying the brutal world of competitive mixed martial arts fighting.  Praying Drunk by Kyle Minor From Kentucky to Florida to Haiti, these stories enact the struggle to remain physically and spiritually alive throughout an untamable, turbulent world. Short Flight/Long Drive Books Women by Chloe Caldwell A novella about mothers, daughters, sexual identity, heartbreak and hope. Small Beer Press  Young Woman in a Garden: Stories by Delia Sherman Shermans first collection, featuring stories of the fantastical.  Prophecies, Libels, and Dreams: Stories  by Ysabeau S. Wilce Interconnected stories in the  quasi-historical world of Republic of Califa.  Sherwood Nation by Benjamin Parzybok  In drought-stricken Portland, Oregon, a Robin Hood-esque water thief is caught on camera redistributing an illegal truckload of water to those in need. Soho Press  Rainey Royal by Dylan Landis A young teenager tries to navigate her own way in 1970s Greenwich Village.  Last Winter, We Parted by Fuminori Nakamura A did he or didnt he mystery involving a photographer awaiting trial for murder.  The Final Silence by Stuart Neville A young woman makes a horrifying discovery in the house she inherited from her uncle.  Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas (Being a Jane Austen Mystery) by Stephanie Barron Jane Austen. Christmas murder mystery. Bring it. Solid Objects So I Began by Lisa Lubasch    Lean, expansive, wonderful poems, language is a long nervous filament feeling along thoughtBeckett or Woolf gone maximally internal and grand.   Catherine Wagner A Princess Magic Presto Spell by Lisa Jarnot Lovely poems about small animals and nature, the moon and her dreams. A Strange Object Our Secret Life in the Movies by Michael McGriff and J.M. Tyree Fantastic stories composed by each author following screenings of classic movies. Misadventure by Nicholas Grider  In this debut collection, men search for themselves, for each other, for the sources of sanity and sickness, power and grief. These stories speak frankly about desire and how we are boundâ€"literally and figurativelyâ€"to each other. Subterranean Press  The End of the Sentence by Kat Howard and Maria Dahvana Headley A  fairytale of ghosts and guilt, literary horror blended with the visuals of Jean Cocteau, failed executions, shapeshifting goblins, and magical blacksmithery.  Black Hat Jack by Joe R. Lansdale The true story of Deadwood Dick, disguised in dime-store novels as a white champion of justice and adventure, but in reality a black cowboy, buffalo soldier, Indian fighter, and general hell raiser. Taychon Publications  We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory Survivors of supernatural horrors and terrifying events form a support group.  The Cutting Room: Dark Reflections on the Silver Screen edited by Ellen Datlow Twenty-three terrifying tales revolving around cinema. Tin House  Us Conductors by Sean Michaels Imagined story of the life of Lev Sergeyvich Termen, inventor of the theremin. Winner of the 2014 Giller Prize.  Loitering: New and Collected Essays by Charles D’Ambrosio No matter his subject Native American whaling, a Pentecostal ?hell house, Mary Kay Letourneau, the work of J. D. Salinger, or, most often, his own family D’Ambrosio approaches each piece with a singular voice and point of view  Sister Golden Hair by Darcy Steinke Girlhood has never been more fraught than in Jesse’s telling, its expectations threatening to turn at any point into delicious risk, or real danger.  The Wilds: Stories by Julia Elliott Without abandoning the tenets of classic storytelling, Elliott revels in lush lyricism, dark humor, and experimental play. Tiny Hardcore Press Dog Men by Alana Noel Voth The coming-of-age stories in Dog Men  cling to you like only the  most personal and upsetting dreams can. Beside Myself by Ashley Farmer Stories about car accidents, cornfields, disappearing siblings, advice-giving river water, disastrous make-up counter jobs and more. Two Dollar Radio  Made to Break by D. Foy A group of friends are forced to confront their past transgressions when a storm leaves them trapped in a cabin.  Crystal Eaters by Shane Jones An allegory, fable, touching family saga, and poetic sci-fi adventure about a young girl who sets out to help her ailing mother.  Ancient Oceans of Central Kentucky by David Connerley Nahm A man shows up claiming to be Leahs long-lost brother, who went missing many years before, forcing her to confront the past. The Absolution of Roberto Acestes Laing by Nicholas Rombes  A journalist tracks down  a rare-film librarian who mysteriously burned his entire stockpile of film canisters and disappeared. Tyrant Books  Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish An unsentimental love story set in New York City between an illegal immigrant and an unstable Iraqi war veteran. Tyrus Books  Of Sea and Cloud by Jon Keller Brothers Bill and Jonah must decide if they want to continue the family legacy of lobstermen after their father is lost at sea.  City of Brick and Shadow by Tim Wirkus Two Mormon missionaries stationed in a dangerous Latin American neighborhood decide to investigate the disappearance of one of the citys citizens. Ugly Ducking Presse Sugar Break by Mager Zaher A  series of poems, accompanied by emails to a nameless lover (or lovers), in which the poet contemplates the possibilities for expressing love and desire within a heavily mediated and constrained language. Blood Makes Me Faint But I Go For It by Natalie Lyalin Natalie Lyalins second book of poems concerns itself with the process of geographic and familial dislocation. Unbridled Books  Toughs by Ed Falco The story of Loretto Jones as he finds his life intertwined with the fate of Vince Coll, a 23-year-old Irish gangster who for a brief moment rose to the level of a national celebrity during his war with Dutch Schultz, Owen Madden, and Lucky Luciano.  Mercy 6 by David Bajo In Bajo’s new medical thriller, four people collapse dead in the same instant within a newly renovated Los Angeles hospital. Dr. Mendenhall, the woman who is head of the emergency room, isnt convinced the cause of death is a contagion. Wave Books Trances of the Blast by Mary Ruefle The poems deliver her imaginative take on the worlds riftsâ€"its paradoxes, failures, and lossâ€"and help us to better appreciate its redeeming strangeness. Red Juice: Poems 1998-2008 by Hoa Nguyen  This collection of early poems by Vietnamese American poet Hoa Nguyen showcases her feminist ecopoetics and unique style, all lyrical in the post-modern tradition. Zest Books  Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis by Alexis Coe True story of a young woman who murdered the woman she loved, and the shock  that swept the nation not over the grisly crime, but over the idea of same-sex love.  Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir by Liz Prince A  graphic novel about refusing gender boundaries, yet unwittingly embracing gender stereotypes at the same time, and realizing later in life that you can be just as much of a girl in jeans and a T-shirt as you can in a pink tutu. ____________________ Expand your literary horizons with New Books!, a weekly newsletter spotlighting 3-5 exciting new releases, hand-picked by our very own Liberty Hardy. Sign up now!  

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Although government sector organizations are not having main aim of earning profit, they are required to record transactions in an appropriate manner and required to ascertain whether the money is applied in appropriate manner. In accordance with Libby and et al. (2015), the same cannot be accomplished without the assistance of accounting. Thus, accounting is a necessary requirement for both governments as well as private sector. The foremost objective of costing system is ascertainment of the selling price of a product and makes efforts to reduce the cost of the product. Determinations of cost assist manager in ascertaining the amount that is required to be charged from buyers. Further costing system assesses the manner in which resources is applied by each department so that if any case of misuse of available resources exists that same can be improved. It plays major role in developing financial system as the details provided by costing system in eventually applied by accountants Manufacturing overhead allocation rate = Total manufacturing overhead / total machine hours = $ 598080/7000 = $85.44 / machine hour. Administrative overhead allocation rate = Total administrative overhead / total direct labour hours =$695520 / 14000 = $85.44 / machine hour Price = (Total material + Overhead + Labour)/100*140 = ($19000+$66060+$34176) / 100*140 = $166930 The main reason for which allocation of overhead while quoting jobs or determining price is that expenses work as a base for determination of price and other activities such as purchase of raw material is not provided in direct material and direct labour thus the same is reflected in allocation of overhead (Abernethy, Bouwens and Lent, 2013). The main reason behind the application of predetermined overhead allocation overhead rather than actual rate is that actual rates are not available every time. Moreover, predetermined rates are more reasonable as actual rates vary in accordance with dependable external circumstances (DRURY, 2013). References Abernethy, M.A., Bouwens, J. and Lent, L. 2013. The role of performance measures in the intertemporal decisions of business unit managers. Contemporary accounting research,30(3), Pp.925-961. DRURY, C. M. 2013.Management and cost accounting. Springer. Libby, R., Rennekamp, K.M. and Seybert, N., 2015. Regulation and the interdependent roles of managers, auditors, and directors in earnings management and accounting choice.Accounting, Organizations and Society,47. Pp.25-42. Otley, D., 2015. Management Control.Critical Perspectives in Management Control. P.27. Tukhvatullin, R. S., Pratchenko, O. V. 2014. Budgeting system in construction organizations in conditions of a process-oriented normative model of cost accounting. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(24), 56.

The concluding scene of Blood Brothers Essay Example For Students

The concluding scene of Blood Brothers Essay Another disadvantage would be that the actors would only be able to enter from the left and right hand sides of the stage. There are, however some advantages of a proscenium stage such as, the actors not having to turn their backs on the audience this would contrast to the event of blocking in the round. Another advantage of this type of stage, is that the set can easily be changed which, contrasts to an in the round stage, where the characters would have to change the set during the production. In the concluding scene of Blood Brothers, I am going to have stage props such as a podium and a few chairs facing it, I have chosen to do this because the stage directions state we see Edward, standing behind a table, on a platform. The fact that Edward is raised, gives the impression that he has more status in society and is more important than the others who will be positioned on the stage. The podium will be lowered from the roof of the stage, allowing it to be easily removed from the set. We will write a custom essay on The concluding scene of Blood Brothers specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now Two other councillors will accompany Edward, however they will not be on any kind of raised platform, as this will still allow Edward to look superior. When Edward has been shot I will remove the podium and chairs. Instantly after Mickey is blown away he will fall next to Edward, this will depict they now both have the same status in society: neither is better that the other, death really is the leveller. Minor stage props will be brought on stage by the actors and actresses; however the characters will not stop or pause during the process of this, all props shall be brought on stage during the enactment to keep flow of the play by casually and simply moving around them. The simplicity of the scenery and props will be capitalised on, in a way that it will serve to emphasise the quality of the acting, as there will be nothing fancy to distract the audiences attention. The audience will be entirely focused on the central issue of the relationship of the two brothers and the tragic irony of their contrasting lives. There is the additional dramatic irony that only the audience knows the full story. (The main characters die not knowing that story. I will also use stage props so it is not hard to distinguish where the characters are. For example, in the final scene, Edward is delivering a speech at work the props shall be set up to look like his place of work. At the beginning of the final scene, I will use normal lighting as Edward is delivering his speech. At this time, Mickey bursts in unsteadily and is unsure of himself; in the process of this the lights will be dimmed. This is to create a form of tension in the audience; I have also chosen this because I want to create an effect, which will encourage the audience to focus on the two main characters, Mickey and Edward. At this point Mickey shouts aggressively, just get out of here, mister, now! (Directed, at a councillor) which shows the seriousness of the situation. The remaining councillors hurry off stage from all exits, to create havoc and panic, to contrast with the coming silence. The lights are now turned off completely. Two white spotlights will then appear, one over Mickey and the other over Edward. When the guns are fired and both fall to the ground the lights will fade from a white glow to a blood red to emphasise their death. At this point Linda and Miss Johnstone huddle around the Blood Brothers, mourning. The characters all freeze as a soft glow of light falls over the narrator, which captures the audiences attention. The narrator slowly walks around the edge of the stage inspecting the freeze frame whilst reading, and do we blame suspicion In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Britain was experiencing an economic decline and hardship, which mainly affected working class people. .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930 , .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930 .postImageUrl , .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930 .centered-text-area { min-height: 80px; position: relative; } .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930 , .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930:hover , .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930:visited , .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930:active { border:0!important; } .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930 .clearfix:after { content: ""; display: table; clear: both; } .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930 { display: block; transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; background-color: #95A5A6; } .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930:active , .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; background-color: #2C3E50; } .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930 .centered-text-area { width: 100%; position: relative ; } .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930 .ctaText { border-bottom: 0 solid #fff; color: #2980B9; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-decoration: underline; } .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930 .postTitle { color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%; } .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930 .ctaButton { background-color: #7F8C8D!important; color: #2980B9; border: none; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 26px; moz-border-radius: 3px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: none; width: 80px; min-height: 80px; background: url(https://artscolumbia.org/wp-content/plugins/intelly-related-posts/assets/images/simple-arrow.png)no-repeat; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; } .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930:hover .ctaButton { background-color: #34495E!important; } .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930 .centered-text { display: table; height: 80px; padding-left : 18px; top: 0; } .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930 .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930-content { display: table-cell; margin: 0; padding: 0; padding-right: 108px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; } .u1f0ea12fc6a80cfdf30b9d4558488930:after { content: ""; display: block; clear: both; } READ: How does Shakespeare make the audience feel about Juliet and her parent in Act 3 Scene 5 EssayThe main reasons for this were: the governments reaction to the coal miners demands, (they tried to turn the nation against the miners by imposing the three day week). Power cuts resulted from a lack of coal to fuel power stations and this lack of electricity caused a domino effect in industry. Many other workers were on short time or laid off. The price of oil worldwide was raised which affected the price of all commodities, making life difficult for people not able to earn much money. At the same time, more working people especially adults, such as Willy Russell benefited from the extension of educational opportunities. Having learned to think, they found they had plenty to think about in Britain. During the 1970s, many of them formed strong political views, often very sympathetic to workers. There are many organisations such as the Socialist Workers Party, which were popular amongst many young people. The mass recession of the 70s caused many problems regarding social class. Most people of working class were forced to have their houses repossessed due to the three-day week regulation. At the time of the recession, people rebelled against most of the governments decisions. A clear example of this would be they way people portrayed their views via fashion. The working class people had a propensity to dress as punks they dressed like this as a way of expressing their opinions and anger. In the enactment, Russell successfully portrays this via the character Miss Johnstone. She is from a working class background and struggles economically during this era. Her son Mickey is also at a disadvantage because of this. His endures a poor education and is suspended from school due to behavioural problems. Mickey was unaffected by this because he assumed he was not going to get a job if he continued learning, due to the circumstances. He was later imprisoned, and became economically depressed. The Lyons, depicted in the play, are a very prosperous family and live a contented life during the three day week. Mr Lyons has a well-paid job, which enables the family to weather the economic crisis. Their son Edward is highly educated which provided him with the opportunity to follow in his fathers footsteps. In comparison the two families lead very contrasting lives, which clearly depicts the economic circumstances in the mass recession.

Population Biology Basics

Population Biology Basics Populations are groups of individuals belonging to the same species that live in the same region at the same time. Populations, like individual organisms, have unique attributes such as growth rate, age structure, sex ratio, and mortality rate Populations change over time due to births, deaths, and the dispersal of individuals between separate populations. When resources are plentiful and environmental conditions appropriate, populations can increase rapidly. A populations ability to increase at its maximum rate under optimal conditions is called its biotic potential. Biotic potential is represented by the letter r when used in mathematical equations. Keeping the Population in Check In most instances, resources are not unlimited and environmental conditions are not optimal. Climate, food, habitat, water availability, and other factors keep population growth in check due to environmental resistance. The environment can only support a limited number of individuals in a population before some resource runs out or limits the survival of those individuals. The number of individuals that a particular habitat or environment can support is referred to as the carrying capacity. Carrying capacity is represented by the letter K when used in mathematical equations. Growth Characteristics Populations can sometimes be categorized by their growth characteristics. Species whose populations increase until they reach the carrying capacity of their environment and then level off are referred to as K-selected species. Species whose populations increase rapidly, often exponentially, quickly filling available environments, are referred to as r-selected species. Characteristics of K-selected species include: Late maturationFewer, larger youngLonger life spansMore parental careIntense competition for resources Characteristics of r-selected species include: Early maturationNumerous, smaller youngShorter lifespansLess parental careA little competition for resources Population Density Some environmental and biological factors can influence a population differently depending on its density. If population density is high, such factors become increasingly limiting on the success of the population. For example, if individuals are cramped in a small area, the disease may spread faster than it would if population density were low. Factors that are affected by population density are referred to as density-dependent factors. There are also densitys of density-independent factors might include a change in temperature such as an extraordinarily cold or dry winter. Intra-Specific Competition Another limiting factor on populations is intra-specific competition which occurs when individuals within a population compete with one another to obtain the same resources. Sometimes intra-specific competition is direct, for example when two individuals vie for the same food, or indirect, when one individuals action alters and possibly harms the environment of another individual. Populations of animals interact with each other and their environment in a variety of ways. One of the primary interactions a population has with its environment and other populations is due to feeding behavior. Types of Herbivores The consumption of plants as a food source is referred to as herbivory and the animals that do this consuming are called herbivores. There are different types of herbivores. Those that feed on grasses are referred to as grazers. Animals that eat leaves and other portions of woody plants are called browsers, while those that consume fruits, seeds, sap, and pollen are called frugivores. Predators and Prey Populations of carnivorous animals that feed on other organisms are called predators. The populations on which predators feed are called prey. Often, predator and prey populations cycle in a complex interaction. When prey resources are abundant, predator numbers increase until the prey resources wane. When prey numbers drop, predator numbers dwindle as well. If the environment provides adequate refuge and resources for prey, their numbers may again increase and the cycle begins again. Competing Species The concept of competitive exclusion suggests that two species that require identical resources cannot coexist in the same location. The reasoning behind this concept is that one of those two species will be better adapted to that environment and be more successful, to the point of excluding the lesser species from the environment. Yet we find that many species with similar requirements do coexist. Because the environment is varied, competing species can use resources in different ways when competition is intense, thus allowing space for one another. When two interacting species, for example, predator and prey, evolve together, they can influence the evolution of the other. This is referred to as coevolution. Sometimes coevolution results in two species that influence (both positively or negatively) from each other, in a relationship referred to as symbiosis. The various types of symbiosis include: Parasitism: One species (parasite) benefits more than the other species (host).Commensalism: One species benefits while a second species is neither helped nor injured.Mutualism: Both species benefit from the interaction.