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    Ekistics

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    Ekistics‚ scientific epistemology Description Initiated by the Greek architect Doxiades in the early fifties‚ the term "Ekistics" designated "the science for human settlements" which promoted a scientific method for architectural design and planning. It had an immense impact on many fields of architecture and planning worldwide‚ especially during the sixties. With the theoretical shifts in subsequent decades‚ Ekistics was displaced as obsolete and its aspirations remained unexplored‚ while scientific

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    Peter Salem

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    serve in the military. When the need for soldiers increased during the French and Indian Wars Blacks were pressed into military duty. In mid-1775‚ the Massachusetts Committee of Safety recruited only free Blacks. Salem had been sold to Major Lawson Buckminster‚ who freed him. He became one of the Minutemen heroes of the American Revolutionary War. On April 19‚ 1775‚ he fought at Concord‚ Massachusetts. A week later‚ he enlisted in Colonel Nixon’s Fifth Massachusetts Regiment. He served in Captain Drury’s

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    intro to art

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    Chapter 9 Multiple Choice 1. The supervision by one individual or group over the artistic expression of another individual or group is known ascensorship 2. In 1878‚ Eadweard Muybridge photographed a galloping horse‚ and discovered thathorses occasionally gallop with all four hooves off the ground. 3. The use by artists of the camera obscura (literally dark room) began inthe Italian Renaissance. 4. Artists like Peter Campus became interested in video because video signals could be

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    Electromagnetic Spectrum

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    The electromagnetic spectrum is made up of six different types of waves. Radio waves‚ Microwaves‚ Infrared waves‚ Visible light‚ Ultraviolet light‚ X-rays and Gamma rays. The radio waves are used to transmit radio and television signals. The infrared waves are used to tell temperature of areas. Visible light is all the colors that we can see. Ultraviolet light can help things grow but to much can cause diseases such as skin cancer. X-rays are used as a tool to find broken bones or take pitchers

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    EN BUSCA DEL DINERO. En la actualidad‚ la enseñanza que se inculca en las familias‚ especialmente en las regiones que se encuentran en un “subdesarrollo” económico y en donde existe grandes obstáculos para lograr escapar de la pobreza‚ esta basada en la idea la de brindarles una educación enfatizada en la adquisición de conocimientos que puedan formar intelectualmente a los hijos para que así logren conseguir un buen trabajo que los lleve a salir de sus aflicciones monetarias y tener un mejor nivel

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    Technological Advancements and Its Impact on Humanity Author Mr.Pratik Rajendra ButtePatil. B.Tech-Agricultural Engineering (Final Year) Abstract This paper sketches an overview of Technological advancements which have shown a substantial growth concerned with each and every field of humanity whether it be the communication systems‚ astronomy‚ nuclear powers‚ medical fields‚ automobiles‚ electronic devices of daily usage or the computers. Everything of the technologies has its uses and abuses

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    Carbon Nanostructures

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    Methane CH4 Orbitals used for bond s‚ px s‚ px‚ py s‚ px‚ py‚ pz Bond angle 180° 120° 109.5° Digonal bond (sp) Trigonal bonds (sp2) Tetrahedral bonds (sp3) 4-3 4-4 Fullerene (C60): • C60 was named after the architect R. Buckminster Fuller who designed the geodesic dome that resembles the structure of C60. • C60 has 12 pentagonal (5 sided) and 20 hexagonal (6 sided) faces symmetrically arrayed to form a molecular ball. • Existence of C60 had been envisioned by theoretical chemists

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    Journal Entries; AP Eng Ch: 1 In the first chapter of his book‚ Foster lays out the conventions for a quest‚ stating that in most literature‚ modern and classic‚ "every trip is a quest." the novel "the Help" by Kathryn Stockett is not perhaps seen by the unaware reader to be a quest‚ however as it details a journey‚ it can in actuality be broken down into the conventions Foster cleverly recognized: every journey or trip a story embarks upon follows a pattern‚ and that pattern is a quest.

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    plastic polymer

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    Chapter 9 The World of Plastics and Polymers Overview • Plastics are all around us – Polymers‚ materials whose molecules consist of long chain of atoms • Natural • Synthetic • Use of material and impact on economy‚ lifestyle‚ and leisure – Word plastic to some carry connotation “cheap” or “tacky” – Synthetic polymers revolutionised modern life • eg plastics become important in automobile industry‚ some new plastics stronger than steel and resist corrosion‚ less dense than structural

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    Audition Techniques The Theatre School DePaul University The website for the school is www.depaul.edu To connect to the Theatre Department’s website‚ go to theatre.depaul.edu/Pages/default.aspx Undergraduate Degree offered: Bachelor of Fine Arts Emphasis of Study: Acting http://theatre.depaul.edu/conservatory/graduate/acting/Pages/default.aspx Masters Degrees: Yes – MFA in Acting‚ MFA Arts Leadership and MFA Directing programs Classes required for Theatre Major: http://theatre.depaul

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