Taking a Look at the Britannia Panopticon

In June 1744, the Iroquois and representatives from Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania met in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to resolve conflicts and negotiate on agreements. These meetings were called the Covenant Chain.

The Panopticon was designed to be a circular building with a tower in the very center. The tower had big windows in order for the guard to be able to see everything that the inmates were doing. The cells were similar to a dungeon. They were very small and isolated. There was no communication between each other nor could the inmates see or communicate with the guard. As Foucault asserted,” Bentham laid down the principle that power should be visible and

Colonized people across the globe were the ones responsible for their own destiny as they pushed for their independence from controlling empires. In the 1850’s to the 1900’s, there were many powerful countries, particularly in Europe, Asia and Africa that ruled through their colonial empires. This control was important as mother countries benefitted from their colony’s raw materials and labor. It didn’t take long for populations in these colonies to feel used as they started to realize that they had no control in the land where they lived. Groups started to develope, lead by the elite and upper class, looking for change.

Throughout the seventeenth and most of the eighteenth centuries, British colonies in North America and the West Indies were part of a transatlantic trade system. The British government utilized an economic approach that created policy and legislature to increase national wealth, a strategy also known as mercantilism. Mercantilist practices of the British towards the colonies were put in place to promote the British economy.

The reason why the British and the Colonist had such different stories because each side wanted to look inoccent. The more the each side look like each wasn’t doing anything, each side thought it look like the other side it more guilty. Instead of making each side look more gulity, all it did was make them look more guilty to themselves. For example, the colonist said it all started with playing snowballs but the real story was throwing oysters and ice just like the British said. The british weren’t as innocent but that was just a fair example because it would risk the British being hanged so that became a big party.

Theatre today as in ancient Greek times is a popular form of entertainment. Today’s theatres share many similarities with the Greek predecessors however they are also very different. There are in fact many differences for example; layout, special effects, seating arrangement, the importance of drama and religion, setting, location and architectural features.

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1754, 7 colonies planned for defense against French and formed the Albany Plan of Union

Orpheum Movie Theater- a single screen theater with a triangle marquee above its front door. The entrance is recessed and has a ticket window built into the right wall and empty poster cases on the left. Inside the doors there is a small lobby with faded red patterned carpet on the floor and the remnants of flocked wallpaper on the walls. A counter with popcorn popper is on the left, bathrooms are on the right, and the door to the theater itself is in the center. The theater retains little of its former splendor. It’s a small theater set up for movies but with a workable stage. The seats have all been taken out, the draperies are mildewed and sagging, the screen is ripped, and the chandelier is missing. Everything is dusty and the only available light comes from an “exit” sign over the door to the left of the screen. There is no projector in the projection room, but there are signs that squatters have used it as a kitchen (scorch marks on the wall, burn marks on the linoleum) and a bathroom. Currently there are no squatters evident. The ceiling is very dirty, but there is some evidence that at one time it was elaborately

This theater was elegant, it had marble stair cases, beautiful draperies, just anything that could make it become the best. The architect of the theater Benjamin Marshal had stated that he had studied every theater fire in history to avoid any possibility of this theater being the next fire. In the fall the construction of this theater was behind and was not expected to open on time. This meant a lot of corners were cut and inspectors were paid off to make sure the theater could open on time. When the theater finally opened there was absolutely no fire proofing, there were no alarms, sprinkler systems, nothing that was required. Over the stage there was nothing but wood trim, backstage was cluttered with fire fuel-wooden stage props and oily rags. With all of these fire fueling issues not having any fire protection topped it off. To make it even better the theaters loading capacity was 1,600 seats but they sold over 2,000 tickets that day which lead to people sitting in the isle ways and on top of each other. Many of the doors were then bolted shut to keep out gate crashers, as well as putting up gates to keep out lower class from sneaking to the balconies during the show. With all of these factors coming into play as soon as that

Ancient theaters in Athens were set up a lot like how today’s modern theaters are set up. They included an orchestra, a main floor that the actor’s presented themselves on and the theatron which was the building that the play’s were held on.iv However the spectator’s were not inside a building like today’s are, they viewed from the outside. The building that the actors were sometimes under was just  covering themselves. However it is thought that the stage was often rebuilt for different plays. This is because the remains of ancient Greek theaters are hard to come by because they were not made to last due to

Since mankind is entirely unaware of the impending invasion they have no time to prepare to protect themselves against their invaders much like the victims of previous British imperialism. The British are no strangers to imperialism, they had colonized all over the world. When the Martians attack and it becomes obvious that they do not mean well, many are caught off guard. However, the narrator confesses that “the intellectual side of man already admits that life is an incessant struggle for existence” (Wells 11), meaning that deep down all mankind would willing do whatever it takes to further his or her existence. Even things that include surprising a race of people with a sudden, violent attack. The British have existed as the strongest power

Assess the significance of the role of individuals in bringing about the expansion and dismantling of the British Empire in Africa in the period c1870-c1981.

Principles of the Panopticon can appear just about everywhere in our everyday life. The Panopticon itself is a simple system of centralized visualization. The basis of the original Panopticon was a circular prison system with a tower sitting in the middle that had a full, unobstructed view of all the prison cells. I can apply this idea to many situations in my life varying from computer use to my college classrooms. An instance, which stands out the most in my mind as being a panoptic environment, is my experiences in gaming casinos.

Imagine if it only cost you one penny to get tickets to a Broadway production. It would almost seem too good to be true! Well, back in the 1600s, in London, you could buy your way into a theater for as little as one penny. This price made it easy for anyone of any class to be able to partake in the festivities. Hence, the reason the theaters became so popular from 1562 to 1642. The theatres were very profitable based on the fact they were so popular in the community. The Elizabethan theatres were viewed as popular entertainment because of their fanciful attributes, their various events, and their several venues.