“Less is More” Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is best known for his popular aphorism “less is more‚” which describes the simplicity of his modernist architectural style. As described by Robert Hughes in Visions of Space‚ Mies van der Rohe transformed America’s major cities from heavy‚ clad masonry to high-rising steel and glass skyscrapers. Mies van der Rohe’s style was praised and adopted by many other architectural professionals. However‚ not all architects were fond of Mies van der Rohe’s “less is
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Importance Of Paying Attention To Detail Paying attention to detail is very important. If you are told to do something a specific way‚ the best thing that you can do is exactly what you were told. There is always a reasoning behind everything you do. Paying attention to detail in the Corrections environment is very important‚ especially if it has to do with a certain way of completing tasks inside the institutions. If a seasoned officer tells you to do something as a new officer‚ its probably
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| |Everything just seems more fabulous when it’s covered in fur! Faux fur was seen all over the Fall runway shows and the pages of | |every fashion magazine. There are fashion trends that come and go‚ but faux fur is a trend that has stood the test of time. And | |no wonder‚ it is elegant and luxurious and looks just like the real thing for just a fraction of the cost! Nothing looks as chic| |and stylish
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Paying College Athletes Money is everything in today’s society. We buy our food with money. We buy our clothes with money. We buy everything with money and people are constantly demanding for more‚ but what about those without a job? What about students in college who have to focus on their education and can’t get a job to make money? What about the student athletes that play sports for the school; bringing in millions of dollars of revenue every year? They get paid nothing while their coaches
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Less IS More In “The Gospel of Consumption”‚ Jeffrey Kaplan touched on the Kellogg controversy regarding their temporary experiment with a six-hour workday. This hot debate brought up the question: Which is better? A larger income or a chance to rest? It is without hesitation that I say we should have stuck to the six-hour workday. Although our current eight hour routines allow us the opportunity to earn more money‚ Kellogg’s experiment proved that those with shorter hours were happier and healthier
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Less Is More Some say that short stories are pointless‚ who could possibly write a story in just 55 words and it make sense? Well it has been done and it works quite well! It takes an author of great skill to be able to put so much information into such a small piece of writing‚ to be able to fit in all the necessities. These authors have their own genre of writing. Some of these amazing authors include Lydia Davis‚ Margaret Atwood‚ and Terry L. Tilton. These are just a few of the outstanding brains
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"Should College Athletes be paid?" Have you ever had a job and never got paid for it? It has never happened to me and hopefully it never does but unfortunately college athletes do not a choice. The Chris Webber scandal brought up the question "Should college athletes be paid?" Webber decided to receive thousands of dollars along with his University of Michigan teammates from Ed Martin. Martin was the former Michigan booster who was arrested on charges of money laundering. There was also "unproven
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Paying College Athletes This problem with paying college athletes has been introduced in lots of courts throughout the years. The question where these millions of dollars should go. Should all this money go into paying college athletes for the sports that they play in college? They play these sports and help build a good reputation for the college that they attend‚ but the answer for whether to pay them is simple. I do not believe that college athletes should be paid in college. This might be
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Exam Fashion Flow Theories -- The Instrument of Meaning Exemplified as an instrument of meaning‚ the fashion system is a menagerie that takes meaning on an arduous cycle. One that sheds light on how its products are idealized‚ produced‚ adopted‚ and then finally discarded after serving its utilitarian or ideological purpose. Mass communication and other conduits of information dissemination play a role in channeling meaning from its origins to the consumer (McCraken 1986). The fashion system
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Indian Mehndi Designs It is said that the at any festival or religious event‚ the preparation of a girl/woman can not be completed without MEHNDi‚ & it isa world truth. Mehndi filled hands make a lady more charming. Indian styles of mehndi are more famous in 2013. Girls and women are keen to wear mehndi at every event. Indian mehndi designs are mostly floral‚ peacock and geometric shaped designs. These designs are developed not only for the front side of hand but also for the back side of
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