architects and brilliant philosophers of all time. He was born on April 15‚ 1452 near Vinci but the biggest part of his life he spent in Florence where he began drawing and after a certain period-painting. When Leonardo was fourteen he began working with Andrea del Verrocchio‚ who was one of the most recognized painters of his day. Da Vinci’s work soon became highly appreciated and that’s the reason why after a short period working for Verrocchio‚ Leonardo was employed by the Duke of Milan. From 1513‚ Leonardo
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Explain why the Philippines and California are affected by disasters in different ways California is a state on the west coast of the USA and the Philippines is an island country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. They are both considered hazard hotspots and frequently experience natural disasters. A natural disaster is the realisation of a hazard. California is an MEDC‚ the 6th largest economy in the world with a GDP of US$65000 per capita. However‚ despite the high risk of hazards
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tectonics--the motion of immense rigid plates at the surface of the Earth in response to flow of rock within the Earth. The plates cover the entire surface of the globe. Since they are all moving they rub against each other in some places (like the San Andreas Fault in California)‚ sink beneath each other in others (like the Peru-Chile Trench along the western border of South America)‚ or spread apart from each other (like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge). At such places the motion isn’t smooth--the plates are stuck
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McKaylah Andreas looked out her window. She lived in a small house on the side of the vast Pacific ocean‚ but there was nothing special about that. The ocean was everywhere these days. Stupid earthquakes! She had never been particularly fond of the water‚ and found it funny how people paid so much for an oceanside view. She would pay anything to move away from the disaster that she had inadvertently caused. “McKaylah! Come downstairs for breakfast‚ the boat is going to be here to take you to
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Write about the way Andrea Levy portrays characters in Small Island. The novel ‘Small Island’ by Andrea Levy surrounds the happenings of four characters in 1948 after World War II‚ when England was just about recovering from the terror the war had caused and‚ more specific to the novel‚ when there was a sudden influx of foreigners immigrating to Britain. Levy takes on the voices of four individual and vastly different characters in the novel and attempts to tell us their stories and their dreams
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scenery and objects around him. When he was around the age of twelve‚ his biological father sent da Vinci’s drawings to a famous Florentine painter and sculptor‚ Andrea del Verrocchio. He thought da Vinci’s drawings were very impressive and soon it was arranged for Leonardo da Vinci to become an apprentice. Under the care and teachings of Andrea del Verrocchio‚ da Vinci learned how to prepare wooden panels for painting‚ how to grind color by hand‚ how to make
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According to Dr. Andreas Petzold‚ the term “‘Romanesque’‚” meaning in the manner of the Romans‚ was first coined in the early 19th century. Today it is used to refer to the period of European art” (Antiquity 1). The church architecture is fundamental to this period; “the Romanesque and Gothic churches were built on the foundations of Carolingian architecture. Charlemagne’s early Romanesque architectural achievements were continued by the Holy Roman Emperors Otto I-III‚ in a style known as Ottonian
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specific hazards varies from one country to another. Hydrometeorological hazards are most common and floods alone account for two-thirds of people affected by natural hazards Physical hazards Human hazards Earthquakes; Not only does the San Andreas Fault‚ marking the conservative margin between the Pacific and North American plates‚ cross Southern California‚ but LA was built across a myriad of transform faults. These include the Santa Monica fault‚ the San Fernando fault‚ and the Northridge/Santa
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Discovering a connection with another person can be an exciting reprieve from a mundane life‚ but when the novelty of the situation wears off‚ you often question whether the choices you made were the right ones. In her short story “The Littoral Zone‚” Andrea Barrett illustrates just such circumstances through the art of mimetic storytelling‚ making this work of fiction highly realistic in terms of character and plot. Much like the tides of the title‚ Jonathon and Ruby’s relationship ebbs and flows‚ filled
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Italy Earthquake Recently‚ Italy had a devastating earthquake‚ many cities were destroyed and jobs were lost. From above‚ cities looked like piles of rocks. The earthquake on August 24‚ at 3:36 AM. It struck in the Apennine Mountains and the northern coast of Italy. There have been roughly around 292 deaths and 365 injured. Cultural buildings have been destroyed and many camps have been set up to account for the homes lost. Search crews have been set out and are working hard to try to find signs
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