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monotony and is
For what it seeks is to disturb monotony of type, slavery of custom, tyranny of habit, and the reduction of man to the level of a machine.
For what it seeks is to disturb monotony of type, slavery of custom, tyranny of habit, and the reduction of man to the level of a machine.
The monotony is even repeated as the façade turns the corner from the east to the south fronts.
The narrator in the story must do as her husband, who is also her doctor, demands, although the treatment he prescribes contrasts directly with what she truly needs — mental stimulation and the freedom to escape the monotony of the room to which she is confined.
It has been suggested that the PTC build an interchange at New Baltimore as a compromise, since it is around the halfway point of a 36-mile stretch between the Somerset and Bedford interchanges and would help break the monotony between interchanges, however the PTC has no plans for an interchange in the area.
Working is seen as sacrificing valuable time to " take orders from someone else, stress, boredom, monotony, and in many cases risks to physical and psychological well-being ".
While camping is still possible in this game, much more experience and rewards can be had by performing quests, allowing the player to focus on something other than what some consider to be the monotony of camping.
Job Rotation is also believed to have the ability to decrease the amount of boredom and monotony experienced by employees who work the same position for extended periods of time.
Helen Lightner writes, " This sentimental ballad is folk-like in character with its repetitious but lovely melody and its basic harmonic accompaniment … The quiet and calm of this mood is portrayed by the monotony of the arpeggiated accompaniment, by the repetitiveness of the melodic pattern, and by the strophic form itself.
Vincent Canby of The New York Times described it as " a movie that is, in effect, a feature-length, two-reel comedy — something very special and eccentric and funny ", even though toward the end " a certain monotony sets in " with Allen's comedy rhythm.
Mayzie is lazing about in Palm Beach, where she admits she tires of the monotony of sunbathing (" Mayzie in Palm Beach ").
Nothing is more characteristic of their harangues and public speeches, than the vehement yet broken and continued strain of utterance, which would be subject to the charge of monotony, were it not varied by the extraordinary compass in the stress of voice, broken by the repetition of high and low accent, and often terminated with an exclamatory vigor, which is sometimes startling.
Vincent Canby of the New York Times observed, " Except for an inevitable monotony that comes from the use of so many close-ups in a confined space, Friedkin's direction is clean and direct, and, under the circumstances, effective.
The monotony of thick smog-shrouded London is broken by a sudden visit from Holmes ’ s brother Mycroft.
His style, although occasionally diffuse, is dignified in tone ; his metre is clearly influenced by Gottfried's tendency to relieve the monotony of the epic-metre with ingenious variations, but it is always correct ; his narratives -- if we except Die halbe Birn, of which the authorship is doubtful -- are free from coarseness, to which the popular poets at this time were prone, and, although mysticism and allegory bulk largely in his works, they were not allowed, as in so many of his contemporaries, to usurp the place of poetry.
His principal defect is monotony: his own self is his solitary theme, and he seldom attempts any other form of composition than the sonnet.
Walter Ulbricht, father of the socialist German Democratic Republic, referenced the song in a famous speech about copying culture from the western world using the term " monotony of the yeah yeah yeah and whatever it is called ".

monotony and through
The near-plotless story weaves a vividly raw image intensive journey through the daily monotony of drug-induced hallucinations, vicious acts of violence, overdoses, suicide, and group sex.

monotony and workplace
Münsterberg also explored under what psychological conditions that an employer can secure the most and highest quality output of work from every employee by looking at the effects the effects of changing the work space environment, what can possibly effect workers production, problems of monotony in factory and other vocations that involve tedious repeated tasks and how to avoid these situation, studied attention and fatigue in the workplace, and the Physical and social influences on the working power.

monotony and .
In the jungle, birds were mute, while insects preserved only the monotony of living.
Also, he was weary of plantation drudgery and monotony.
They were aware that soldiers went to town, in more ways than one, because of the monotony of camp life, to find the only release available in the absence of movies, reading rooms, and playing fields with adequate athletic equipment.
To break the monotony it may be necessary to invent tasks that will keep the family busy.
As the knack gradually comes back to him, his rhythm becomes steadier, with the rigid monotony of an unskilled reader.
These affairs temporarily relieved the monotony of school or work activities containing no anticipation of achievement and joy of craftsmanship, no sense of dignity derived from a job well done.
Called Perennian, to indicate its lasting, good today and tomorrow quality, the collection truly avoids the monotony of identical pieces.
The monotony between battles, the constant threat of artillery fire and bombardments, the struggle to find food, the lack of training of young recruits ( meaning lower chances of survival ), and the overarching role of random chance in the lives and deaths of the soldiers are described in detail.
Some have read dark overtones into The Radiant City: from the " astonishingly beautiful assemblage of buildings " that was Stockholm, for example, Le Corbusier saw only “ frightening chaos and saddening monotony .” He dreamed of " cleaning and purging " the city, bringing " a calm and powerful architecture "— referring to steel, plate glass, and reinforced concrete.
Due to its size, Russia displays both monotony and diversity.
The clerk work was not in accordance with Burrough's wishes, for he had a natural love and talent for mechanics and the boredom and monotony of clerical life weighed heavily upon him.
So, he invented a " calculating machine " designed to ease the monotony of clerical work.
Partridge particularly needed the medication to cope with the grinding monotony of concert touring, which he had always hated, but had endured for the good of the band.
Although Williams, then 21, hated the monotony of the blue-collar world, the job " forced him out of the pretentious gentility " of his upbringing, which had, according to Hale, " tinged him with mother's snobbery and detachment from reality.
Bosley Crowther of The New York Times called it a " tender, meticulous and explicitly narrative film " that " inclines to monotony " because of its length and devotion to " genial details.
Nearly all action takes place on a backwater cargo ship, the USS Reluctant that sails, as written in the play, " from apathy to tedium with occasional side trips to monotony and ennui.
The war frees the Rowans from the dismal monotony of their pinched white-collar lives.
The boy varied the monotony of his studies by pranks which revealed his unbalanced character, including an attempt to raise spirits with the aid of Dr Faust's Höllenzwang.
George Călinescu objected to its " monotony ", and, noting that it featured a set of " intelligent observations ", criticized the " banality of its ideological conversations.

Lester's and existence
Some of the songs were written during Wicked Lester's brief existence, while " Firehouse " was written by Paul Stanley while he was attending Music and Art High School in NYC.

Lester's and is
Lester's closing narration describes meaningful experiences during his life ; he says that despite his death he is happy, as there's so much beauty in the world.
It cannot be summarized with either Lester's or Ricky's philosophical statements about what life is or how one should live ..." He argues that the problem of interpreting the film is tied with that of finding its center — a controlling voice who " all of the choices ".
Lester's reflection in the monitor is intended to resemble a man in a jail cell, evoking the director's intended theme of imprisonment and escape from imprisonment.
The academic and author Jody W. Pennington argues that Lester's journey is the story's center.
Mendes said that Ricky's staring into Lester's dead eyes is " the culmination of the theme " of the film: that beauty is found where it is least expected.
According to Patti Bellantoni, colors are used symbolically throughout the film, none more so than red, which is an important thematic signature that drives the story and " Lester's arc ".
Lester's epiphany at the end of the film is expressed via rain and the use of red, building to a crescendo that is a deliberate contrast to the release Lester feels.
Lester's attempts to relive his youth are a direct result of his lust for Angela, and the state of his relationship with Carolyn is in part shown through their lack of sexual contact.
By the end of the film, Angela's hold on Jane has weakened until the only power she has over her friend is Lester's attraction to her.
Hausmann concludes that Lester's behavior toward Angela is " a misguided but nearly necessary step toward his becoming a father again ".
" The film implies two unfulfilled incestuous desires: Lester's pursuit of Angela is a manifestation of his lust for his own daughter, while Col. Fitts ' repression is exhibited through the almost sexualized discipline with which he controls Ricky.
Each image is broadly similar, with minor differences in object placement and body language that reflect the changed dynamic brought on by Lester's new-found assertiveness.
Lester's fixation on Angela is given life by the non-diegetic score, which creates and maintains the narrative stasis of his fantasy.
Lester's fantasies are emphasized by slow motion and repetitive motion shots ; Mendes uses double-and-triple cut backs in several sequences, and the score alters to make the audience aware that it is entering a fantasy.
One example is the gymnasium scene — Lester's first encounter with Angela.
The Great Lester, used only one figure, Frank Byron, Jr., and it is believed that it was Lester's success that started the ventriloquist-with-one-figure routine that is ubiquitous today although this is doubtful as
Leicester's nephew, Philip Sidney, sent letters home by way of a man he called " Will, my Lord of Lester's jesting player " and it is now generally accepted this was Kempe.

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