Building the Great Cathedrals 1. The opening of the video shows a number of Gothic cathedrals. What are your impressions of the cathedrals? What do you notice about them? I think the cathedrals were made into to scary of a fashion. The Gargoyles and pointed banisters make the church seem more like a prison than somewhere to be welcomed‚ but the cathedrals nonetheless are such impressive structures. 2. How did Gothic architecture change from previous time periods? What was new about Gothic architecture
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architecture are different architectural styles with certain similarities and many differences‚ the Romanesque period (8th century -1150 c.e) was influenced by the Byzantine and the Roman styles ‚where the name Romanesque was carved out in the 1800s as it came with the barrel vault feature and the use of the old roman arch design. On the other hand the Gothic period (1150 – 1550 c.e) was the period of Christian religious great style were the Architecture & religion unite to create visual metaphor of the
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WORLDCOM’s WHISTLEBLOWER Introduction: What began as a routine internal audit‚ transformed into the largest accounting manipulation of all time. Worldcom‚ a leading telecommunications company built from over 70 acquisitions‚ found itself ranked at the top of its class for illegal and creative accounting practices. Worldcom leaders successfully managed to erode the company market value from $180 billion in 1999 to approximately $350 million today. In June of 2002‚ Cynthia Cooper‚ Vice President
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“Romantic Period” Fired by the turn of the century‚ the ideas‚ personal‚ and political liberty broke in a bond of the 18th century convention. The work of William Godwin and Jean Rousseau influenced the Romantic period; But the French Revolution influenced the period mostly. During this time in England the support for the Revolution was purely idealist and the French didn’t live to its high expectations. The intellectuals of English denounced the French Revolution. In the 1770’s romanticism
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Net Profit or Loss for the Period 89 Accounting Standard (AS) 5 (revised 1997) Net Profit or Loss for the Period‚ Prior Period Items and Changes in Accounting Policies Contents OBJECTIVE SCOPE DEFINITIONS NET PROFIT OR LOSS FOR THE PERIOD Extraordinary Items Profit or Loss from Ordinary Activities Prior Period Items Changes in Accounting Estimates CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES Paragraphs 1-3 4 5-27 8-11 12-14 15-19 20-27 28-33 90 AS 5 (revised 1997) Net Profit or Loss for the Period
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During the kofun period‚ relation between Korea and Japan became more active in this era. Korean Peninsula was in Three Kingdoms period‚ such as Koguryo in the north‚ Paekche‚ Kaya and Silla in the south. In Kofun period‚ there are a large number of Korean people leave the Korean Peninsula choose to move to Japan. According to William Ruddiman’s point of view is that there are two reasons can explain why a large number of Paekche people suddenly migrated to Japan. First of all‚ the first reason is
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The Baroque Period was the age of reason when minds and imaginations opened up new worlds of scientific knowledge as well as artistic creativity. (Fleming‚ 75) The Baroque era was a period of opulence and magnificence that gave off a powerful awe inspiring style that was full of flamboyant concepts and overall dramatic quality. From Venice‚ as well as from Rome and the centers where international mannerism flourished‚ the roads to Baroque art fanned out in all directions. The style of Baroque art
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The Baroque Period The Baroque Period The Baroque term comes from the Portuguese word barroco‚ which means misshapen pearl Jean-Jacques Rousseau defined baroque music as that in which the harmony is confused‚ charged with modulations and dissonances‚ the melody is harsh and little natural‚ the intonation difficult‚ and the movement constrained. The Baroque period was highly decorated and it reflects on the elaborate nature and complexity of the music compositions. Others have likened Baroque
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The interwar period of Europe was a very important aspect of world history. Europe has undergone many changes that effected them economically‚ as well as socially. The aftermath of world war one left devastating tragedy that forced the people of Europe to accept their new life style‚ as they worked on restoring the great damages and adapting to different leaderships as well as the regimes that developed during this period. This paper will argue how after the disastrous effect on Europe due to world
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Saudi Arabia and Yemen could use thier independencies. Only Turkey was able to pursuit its own domestic and foreign policies from 1920s to the end of WW2. The Author of the book Cleveland states that the interwar era in the Arab world directly related with the domination of Anglo-France. England was directly controlling the Egypt and indirectly the other 5 states‚ emerged from the Ottoman Empire‚ with the France. Cleveland continues with that the League of Nations accepted the division of Former Ottoman
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