This article deals with the legendary figure of Eugenio Barba as a paradigmatic case to demonstrate difference between other theatre and other. Its main objective is discuss juxtaposition performativity (re)presenting, showing, self-awareness by narrating myth Barba. The argument presented through six interconnected caveats: legend its myth; Moon rises from Ganges: story inside critique western...

The article presents the main content of US National Security Strategy 2022. Particular attention is paid to conceptual difference this concept, chronology its development and modern use. analyzed in relation future (degradation) mankind on basis introduced values Western civilization. A comparative characteristic civilizational Russian civilization given. coercive inversion system society stat...

T he problem of fairly dividing a divisible good, such as cake or land, between two people probably goes back to the dawn of civilization. The first mention we know of in Western literature of the well-known procedure, “I cut, you choose,” occurs in the Hebrew Bible, wherein Abraham and Lot divide the land that lies before them, with Abraham obtaining Canaan and Lot obtaining Jordan (Genesis 13...

The Holy Bible, as the root of Western civilization, has imposed great influence in the fields far beyond religion. In this thesis, the author intended to reveal the medical implication in the Holy Bible and its relevance to the modern medical science by exploring the biblical medical information and comparing it with the current medical theory and practice. The conclusion of the exploration is...

The territory of Nigeria (Fig. I) is about four times the size of Britain and is composed of two large areas of pre-Cambrian granite separated by marine sediments in the Niger and Benue valleys. It is inhabited by many races that differ considerably in their social customs and reaction to western civilization. In the south, the eastern and western regions include the Ibo and Yoruba peoples, man...

The visit of two Tibetan physicians provided a unique opportunity to gain insight into a practice of medicine very different from that of Western civilization. Initial discussions indicated that the practice of medicine and mysticism were inextricably interwoven in the Tibetan culture. Accordingly, the focus of the study was directed to goiter, which is both common in the Himalayas and easy to ...

A SUBSTANCE, LIKE A PERSON, MAY HAVE DISTINCT AND EVEN contradictory aspects to its personality. Today ethyl alcohol, the drinkable species of alcohol, is a multifaceted entity; it may be social lubricant, sophisticated dining companion, cardiovascular health benefactor or agent of de struction. Throughout most of Western civilization’s history, however, alcohol had a far different role. For mo...

The insulin/insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) pathway drives an evolutionarily conserved network that regulates lifespan and longevity. Individuals with Laron syndrome who carry mutations in the growth hormone receptor (GHR) gene that lead to severe congenital IGF-1 deficiency with decreased insulin/IGF-1 signaling (IIS) exhibit reduced prevalence rates of acne, diabetes and cancer. Western ...

On March 11, 2011, a large earthquake struck Japan and was followed by a series of devastating tsunamis. One of these tsunamis triggered an explosion at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. March 11 was a natural catastrophe (that civilization failed to prevent) on one hand, and a manmade catastrophe (that civilization created and made worse) on the other. The catastrophe was said to be unpre...