Journal of Basra researches for Human Sciences

Desire Under the Elms is one of the significant American plays that sheds lights on the importance of dream and desire for the Americans at that time . O'Neill draws his characters carefully trying to show their aims to reach their goals and desires. O'Neill builds his drama in an expressionistic and realistic mood to highlight their blind search for fulfilling their plans and intentions.
The current paper tackles three main characters of the play entitled " Desire Under The Elms" because the other characters have less or no significant role in comparison with the main three characters. The paper is divided into three parts according to the importance of the characters. The researcher is going to analyze , evaluate and elaborate the behaviours , the motives and the actions of each of these characters reaching his aim which is to determine which desire is severely violated and unfulfilled. Each of the characters has his own deadening desires that triggers his mind and heart to follow. According to the paper the father's new wife who is the lover of her step son is the one whose desire is ruthlessly destroyed and unachieved because of her eagerness and incestuous appetite to capture each and everything which is of course impossible . She would lose her son , her husband and everything she dreams of to be under her possession for the sake of her lover.

Educational technology directly affects every aspect of university environment. Nowadays, most universities take forward steps in adopting technology in their programmes and services. This study focuses on the role the teachers play in adopting Information and Communication Technology (henceforth; ICT) in their teaching programmes and the effects that ICT has in enhancing the quality of education at the university level. This study examines teachers’ views about technology and its impact on education. It starts with a general introduction about Educational Technology in general and then it reflects teachers’ role in this respect. The study shows the way that educational technology is adopted and its significance in education at the university level. Finally, the study ends with the results and conclusions. Among the most important conclusions of the present study are the following: Most teachers get a benefit from the educational technology facilities and programmes available to them. Moreover, using a Web- based environment in their teaching, teachers can develop their ways and strategies of teaching rapidly. Furthermore, the continuous learning plays a significant role in developing the university staff members as well and in urging them to use ICT in their academic career.