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• Top 10 Best Acting Schools In The World
• 7 Worst Things About Being In Love
• 6 Amazing Things That Soviet Union Gave Us

Top 10 Best Acting Schools In The World Posted: 25 Aug 2013 01:54 AM PDT To prepare for a successful career in acting, one has to get enrolled in an acting school. This is the place where an aspirant can learn various nitty-gritties and nuances of the art and brush up his/her acting skills to get acting career rolling further. Although, there are numerous acting schools worldwide, be it in the US, UK, France, Russia, India or Australia, the list gives 'more' weight to the acting schools where English is used as a language-of-dialogue, i.e. in American, English, Australian and Indian schools. Here is a list of top 10 best acting schools in the world. 10. National Institute of Dramatic Art, Kensington: NIDA as it is famously referred to begin from the suburbs of Sydney, Australia with just a small intake of 23 students. This Australian school then went on to scale new heights and presently it's counted among the very best along with the leading names in America and England. Just like other great drama schools, the institute's admission criterion is very challenging. The alumnus includes Mel Gibson, Cate Blanchett and others. 9. Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London: One of the leading drama institutes in England, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts was founded way back in 1945 and since then, it's churning out new talents every year. The school lays a strong stress on professional-stage-training which it believes is imperative in bringing out the real actor in front of the outer world. Brendan Coyle, and Eddie Marsan are some of the famous names associated with the institute in the past. 8. The Actors Studio, New York City: Actors Studio is one of the most respected names in the list of acting schools. Some even regard it as a 'sacred place' for budding artists for the resourceful ambiance and creative vibrations that are at galore here. After going through the list of actors who have graduated from the institution, one can earn a fair amount of idea about the quality of coursework imparted here. Few names include Marlon Brando, Julia Roberts, Robert DeNiro, and Dustin Hoffman. 7. DePaul University, Chicago: The theatrical school in the university is at par to any of the names mentioned in the list. Set up in 1898, the theatrical department of the university is located in the second best theatre city of the US after New York. As it's already known about Chicago, you can find an actor at a stone's throw here. The famous names in the alumnus list are Elizabeth Perkins, Judy Greer, and Karl Malden. 6. Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London: This premier acting school has brushed up the music and acting talents of many great artists of today. Apart from great musicians like Jacqueline du Pre, others from the institute who did wonders in the acting world, both in the US and UK, include Ewan McGregor and Daniel Craig. 5. Carneige Mellon School, Pittsburg: One of the oldest founded acting institutes in the entire world, Carneige Mellon School is in existence since 1900. The acting institute has trained many well established American actors of present. The actors trained by them have brought fame to the institute by winning 6 Oscars and 96 Emmy Awards. The names of the famous graduates include Zachary Quinto, Holly Hunter, and Ted Danson. 4. National School of Drama, Delhi: An autonomous organization working under Ministry of Culture, Government of India, National School of Drama is by far the best theatre training institute in India. Set up in 1969 by Sangeet Natak Akademi, the school has presented loads of notable names to the world of acting. Some of the most reputed artists include Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Irrfan Khan and others. 3. Oxford School of Drama, Woodstock: Youngest in the lot, Oxford School of Drama is situated in Woodstock. It has covered great distances during the last the 26 years of its existence. The school only admits 18 people in the coursework and this in itself proves the level of competition for every vacant seat. The school has produced actors of caliber of Christina Cole, Anna Galvin and others. 2. Yale School of Drama, New Haven: The school has been in to the field of imparting acting training to the aspirants since 1900's. The place is known for its hard core screening process in selecting the candidates which are wishing to get enrolled in the 4 year training course. The institute is often credited with a very high rejection rate. Even many actors of great caliber couldn’t get through the screening process here. The alumnus includes Paul Newman, John Turturro, Dick Cavett and others. 1. Juilliard School, New York City: Established in 1905 as Institute of Musical Art, the school is one of the oldest in the world over in imparting theatrical education to students. The alumnus includes many notable names including Kevin Spacey, Robin Williams, William Hurt and others. The institute has an active intake of about 800 students yearly. It really takes a gem of a genius to get into this prestigious acting school which is long known to produce both method actors and commercial artists. The post Top 10 Best Acting Schools In The World appeared first on TopYaps.

7 Worst Things About Being In Love Posted: 25 Aug 2013 01:43 AM PDT There is no creature worse than the fool who’s fallen in love. The two people who are in love think they are in heaven but their friends and family would disagree. If you think about it, falling in love, going through love and eventually falling out of love is the most torturous of journeys we take in our life. But everybody has to go through it and it’s only once we’ve been through this journey that we understand what true love is. The good thing is that while we go through this journey we are happily oblivious to a lot of its effects. Here are some of the worst things about being in love. Read on to see how many of these things you’ve gone through in your life. So here are the 7 worst things about being in love. 7. Can not Sleep: When you fall in love, you say goodbye to sleep. Just thinking about your love is enough to keep you awake all night. Lack of proper rest starts affecting your life but you remain oblivious to it. You don’t feel tired and all you want to do is spend time with your loved one or just spend time thinking about them. They say that fools fall in love because only a fool would think that they’d like to spend hours just looking at someone instead of getting much needed sleep. 6. No Interest in Anything: One of the side effects of being in love is that you lose interest in everything. Sports, news, politics, world affairs, movies, music; nothing seems worthy of your interest except your love. The two lovers get lost in their own world, ignoring the world they inhabit. As countless love stories have shown this can turn out to be quite detrimental to the lovers in the end but they don’t care. When you are in love you have only one interest and that’s your love. 5. Can’t Talk to Friends Without Boring Them: God help those whose best friend has fallen in love. There is nothing worse than to listen to someone talk for hours about another person that you don’t even know that well. If you are in love chances are your friends are getting bored by your incessant talks about love. It’s not your fault as you just want to share what’s going on in your life with your friends. The problem is that when you are in love nothing else happens in your life. If things are going well you talk about how good it all is and if things are going bad you whine about how bad it all is. 4. Riding the Emotional Rollercoaster: Being in love can make you highly emotional. You cry at the slightest hint of sadness and immediately jump to intense happiness in an instant if something good happens. You start crying while watching movies or even just listening to a song. In a way it is a good experience to feel every emotional fully and live a full life but after a while this emotional rollercoaster can get to you. You start overreacting on little things and the whole experience can be quite stressful. 3. High Phone Bill: When you are in love you want to spend every waking second with your loved one. If you can’t do it in person then you want to talk to them on the phone all the time. High phone bill is just a price you have to pay for being in love. It doesn’t even matter if you two don’t have anything new to talk about, you still want to be on the phone and hear each other breathe. It might be sickening to your friends but there is nothing better to do with your time. 2. Can’t Concentrate on Studies or Work: When you spend all your time either being with your loved one or talking to them on the phone or just thinking about them, then it is very hard to get anything else done. Consequently your studies or work gets affected. You find it hard to concentrate on anything for more than a few minutes. Instead of working you just want to checkout their Facebook page or just dream about them. Again a foolish thing to do but that’s what happens when you are in love. 1. Bad Taste in Music: One of the worst things about being in love is that your taste in music takes a hit. You suddenly find yourself listening to emo songs full of painful lyrics. It seems these songs were written just for you. Every sad song seems to tell your story. You spend hours listening to this music and know all the lyrics by heart. You even sing along with all the emotion in your heart till your friends start throwing things at you. It’s just another side effect of being in love. The post 7 Worst Things About Being In Love appeared first on TopYaps.

6 Amazing Things That Soviet Union Gave Us Posted: 25 Aug 2013 01:37 AM PDT It's been more than 20 years since the USSR collapsed. With its downfall, the entire world lost the much needed 'balance of power'; a vacuum was created and it is yet to be plugged. USSR presented the world with many amazing things that are till date guiding our everyday lives in one way or other. Although, Capitalists rebut the theory that Communism from Soviet Union did no good for the people but that's just one side of the story. Here are 6 amazing things that Soviet Union gave us: 6. Post World War II Re-Construction: Had USSR not been fighting Germany during WW 2, the world would have been a much worse place to be in. USSR defeated Nazi Germany and reversed the tide of war. It was in Stalingrad that the deciding battle was fought. After the war was over, USSR worked a lot for the betterment of the world but was sidelined by the Western powers for the fear that Democracy may lose to Communism. 5. Scientific Innovations: Be it the field of Nuclear physics including discovery of Atom Bomb, Hydrogen Bomb, or space exploration; USSR had been a torchbearer to the rest of the world even to its bête-noire USA. Soviet Union launched its first satellite in space in 1957 and Yuri Gagarin was the first man to enter the space much before any other superpower in the world could even think about doing so. USSR guided the whole world about the nuances of ground warfare technology and agriculture sciences. 4. The Women Rights: Soviet Union worked aggressively in the direction of giving rights to women. By the year 1917, only four countries namely Australia, Finland, Norway and Denmark had granted voting rights to women. It was only after the Russian revolution of 1917, that a fear creeped in the minds of capitalist powers that unless women receive voting rights, there is every possibility of them siding with the Communist Soviet Union. Thereon, Britain and Germany granted voting rights to women; others followed. 3. Anti-Colonialism Sentiment: It was capitalistic benefits on the minds of Western states that drove them incessantly to capture and exploit weak countries across the world. However, USSR always sided with the colonies in need of external support to fight for their liberation and independence from the capitalistic powers. Nations such as India and South Africa continued their freedom struggle with backing of Soviet learning throughout. Therefore, USSR championed the cause of anti-colonialism with utmost pluck & prudence and instilled the same in rest of the world. 2. Vodka: Vodka is a distilled beverage that consists mainly of water and ethanol. The alcoholic drink is made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains, potatoes, some fruits and sugar.  Historically, it was prepared for the first time in some of the states of erstwhile USSR namely Russia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and others. The drink is one of the most served and praised alcohol types worldwide. Vodka Martini is something that has become a cult by now in almost all countries in the world. 1. Improved Labor Laws: It was only due to the intense pressure exerted by Communism in Soviet Union that the capitalist states had to re-work their useless and outdated labor laws. We all should show gratitude towards the Soviet Union that provisions such as 5 days a week, maternity leave, health insurance, maternity leave and safety standards were included in the Human Resource policies of the companies and nations alike. Prior to this introduction, the state of affairs in public and private sector was too upsetting. Employees were used more or less like bonded laborers for promoters of industries. The post 6 Amazing Things That Soviet Union Gave Us appeared first on TopYaps.

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