The “Waiting Carriage”

the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame

this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...

The Impact of Waiting Time Guarantees on Customers’ Waiting Experiences

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The waiting room.

R oman had been in the hospital for 7 days, and no one had visited him. He had been diagnosed with meta-static lung cancer after losing pounds from an already thin frame. He had not been very active since retirement, but the cancer left him even more sedentary, and he had to move into a nursing home. He was admitted to us on this occasion with pneumonia. Because the infection was located in his...

The waiting period

The Value of Waiting

Despite being rejected by finance theory, payback continues to be widely used as a method for evaluating capital investment projects. In situations where investment can be delayed, we show that the value of waiting to invest is an increasing function of payback period. Consequently, the optimal investment policy is equivalent to requiring that a project with positive net-present-value be launch...