RICHARD ROGERS Richard Rogers‚ Italian-born British architect noted for what he described as “celebrating the components of the structure.” His high-tech approach is most evident in the Pompidou Centre (1971–77) in Paris‚ which he designed with the Italian architect Renzo Piano. Profound knowledge of building materials and techniques Artistic effect Clear echo of a building’s program Means to make architecture more productive for those it serves Energy efficiency and sustainability
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Grandfather Paradox The Grandfather paradox is based upon the notion of when someone goes back in time to kill his or her grandfather. Upon doing so‚ they are killing the person that led to the creation of them self. So‚ therefore‚ they would never be able to be born or created. Although‚ by never being created‚ they would never be able to go back in time to kill their grandfather. This leads to a never-ending loop. Physics implications of Grandfather Paradox The physics of the grandfather paradox
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There was something daunting about constantly looking at a grandfather clock‚ at least to Cadence. Why couldn’t she stop watching it? When she looked at it‚ as if it were an enigma‚ that question arose—and for good reason. It wasn’t like she hadn’t noticed it before; quite the opposite‚ really. What made it so attractive‚ so compelling to the eye? Was it the crystal casing‚ the shiny lustre on it‚ the gold hands? Or was it the shimmering crescent moon pendulum‚ which had a star attached to it? Or
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Topic Proposal Kurt Vonnegut "Happy Birthday‚ 1951" Kurt Vonnegut wrote many short stories on war and peace‚ a series of which was compiled into "Armageddon In Retrospect‚" by his son Mark Vonnegut. The short "Happy Birthday‚ 1951" portrays the aftermath of cultural devastation and its effects on the generation raised amidst such upheaval. A young boy and an old man struggle for survival surrounded by a city in rubble. (Let’s suppose the city is Dresden‚ Kurt Vonnegut loved to write about the
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“Birthday Box” By Jane Yolen “I was ten years old when my mother died”. This story is about the birthday present that Katie’s mom gave her this is by Jane Yolen called “Birthday Box”. She learns that life is empty if you don’t fill it. The little girl (Katie) and her mom are alone ( because her dad left ) and celebrating her birthday and she get’s to the last present and she asks “Who’s is this?” and then “V. Louise closed mama’s eyes‚ran her hand across mama’s cheek‚and turned
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Kristine’s 18th Birthday Party Celebration so please find your seats or table numbers and make yourselves comfortable and enjoy the rest of the evening." "A very good evening to each and everyone and welcome Tin’s Debut Party. We would like to thank everyone for gracing this very momentous occasion because as they say‚ you only get to be 18 once." Emcee: "We would like to acknowledge the presence of ____________ (VIP if there is any). Thank you very much for coming to Jam’s 18th birthday party."
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has a folk tale! Different people share the same concerns and worries. Leo Tolstoy’s Russian folk tale “The old Grandfather and His Grandson” and Sandra Cisneros’s “Abuelito Who” have the same universal theme about the importance of grandchildren always loving and respecting their grandparents. In “The Grandfather and His Grandson‚” a Russian folk tale‚ the old and weak grandfather‚ as when he ate food would fall from his mouth‚ and he broke their clay bowls‚ now he eats in a corner by the stove
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solitary man yet overflowing with knowledge that he was always hesitant to share. I use the word interesting to describe my grandfather because he was such a confusing man that I had so much love for I could never think about all the wrong he did nor want to comprehend it. It meant nothing to me because as selfish as this may seem‚ he loved me more than anything in this world. My timeline of memories replays over and over again everyday. Sitting on a quite dock soaking in each other’s presence to
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Happy Birthday‚ 1951 Summary: The text is about an old man and a young boy‚ who live in a ruin‚ in a former warzone. The city is still full of soldiers and tanks. The man got the baby boy about six years ago from a refugee woman. The story begins with the man wanting the boy to choose a birthday. The boy chooses the following day. The old man puts together a cart for the boy‚ but he also wants the boy to experience a world without war. Next day the boy gets the cart and pretends it’s a tank‚ because
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While reading “The Birthday Party”‚ the author achieves her purpose of showing how un-receptive the husband is towards his wife’s planned gift and blames her for doing something nice for him. Brush accomplishes this task through transitioning the mood that is apparent to the reader and draw emotion to the reader. Also‚ Brush shift between tones‚ which in turn affects how the reader perceives the characters of the husband and wife. Included in the tone of the author is a harsh vocabulary that portrays
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