by glue to form the round body of the instrument. The back of lute also has “braces in the inside on the soundboard to give it strength.” (Lundberg‚ Peterson‚ “Historical Lute Construction” pg. 10). In most ways‚ the lute is constructed of similar to most instruments. The only difference would be the construction of the neck. The neck is constructed of a light wood which is later combined with a hardwood. This provides a tough resistant for the fret board. “The pegbox for lutes before the
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New Building Materials & Technologies 2010 CONSTRUCTION BLOCKS SYNOPSIS Criteria for selection of walling elements: Economy Non- erodability Low thermal conductivity Color & Texture Least amount of consumption of raw material Construction block technology offers a speedier‚ cost effective‚ environmentally sound alternative to conventional walling materials. It is based on the principle of densification of a lean concrete mix to make a regular shaped‚ uniform‚ high performance
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braking news Construction of Beowulf Tower As the last wish of our late beloved lord Beowulf‚ construction of the Beowulf tower has began. The tower will built in the place as the dragon’s tower‚ that was demolished last month. One of Beowulf’s famous last words were “ ... build it here‚ at the waters edge‚high on this spit of land so sailors can see this tower‚ and remember my name and call it Beowulf’s tower.”(lines 1027-103) So to honor this request the tower will be built high until it touches
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society; belonging in the same category as family‚ economy‚ media‚ politics‚ education‚ and religion (Donnelly‚ 1996). Like many of the aforementioned spheres of our lives‚ sport is a social construction‚ providing a window into the sociocultural context of which we live (Allport‚ 1985). Being a “social construction” we must attempt to understand sport by approaching it as a social fact‚ therefore sociologically‚ as opposed to how we would with objects or events in the biophysical world – through science
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According to Thomas Theorem‚ people’s behaviors can be determined by their subjective construction of reality rather than by objective reality. In The Social Construction of Reality book‚ Berger and Luckmann also argued that society is created by humans and human interaction. Reality is not absolute and what we understand to be “real” is actually a social constructed idea. It
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and the definition of what it means to be disabled‚ is culturally dependent. By taking a look at the definition and the societal construction of this definition‚ as well as the social
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Association‚ London‚ 1987. Belkaoui‚ A.‚ Linguistic Relativity in Accounting‚ Accounting Organizations and Society (1978) pp. 9 7 104. Berry‚ A. J.‚ Capps‚ D.‚ Cooper‚ D.‚ Ferguson‚ P.‚ Hopper‚ T. & Lowe‚ E. A.‚ Management Control in an Area of the NCB: Rationales of Accounting Practices in Public Enterprise‚ Accounting Organizations and Society ( 1985 ) pp. 3-28. Boland‚ R. J.‚ Myth and Technology in the American Accounting Profession‚ Journal of Management Studies (1982) pp. 107-127. Burchell‚ S.‚ Clubb
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groups‚ a loose construction and a strict construction. A loose construction is a broad interpretation of the Constitution‚ meaning that congress has powers beyond those specifically given in the Constitution. A strict construction is A narrow interpretation of the Constitution ‚ meaning that congress has only those powers specifically given in the Constitution. Jefferson was a Republican and wanted a strict construction while Hamilton was a Federalist and wanted a loose construction. Jefferson thought
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the social construction of gender‚ one must first know what a social construct is. According to Oxford Dictionary‚ a social construct is a‚ “theoretical approach which regards human experience and knowledge as originating within cultivated social groups” Oxford Press December 16. In other words‚ a construct is nearly a reality that most individuals follow based on custom‚ habit‚ and symbols‚ that are imbedded in a specific culture. Moreover‚ the basic theories of a social construction are generally
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Social constructions define meanings‚ notions‚ or connotations that are assigned to objects and events in the environment and to people’s notions of their relationships to and interactions with these objects. In the area of social constructionist thought‚ a social construct is an idea that appears to be natural and obvious to people who accept it but may or may not represent reality‚ so it remains largely an invention or trickery of a given society. Money‚ citizenship and newspapers are transparent
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