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    Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who were grieved‚ more grieved than words can tell‚ because they had no children. They tried the waters of every country‚ made vows and pilgrimages‚ and did everything that could be done‚ but without result. At last‚ however‚ the queen found that her wishes were fulfilled‚ and in due course she gave birth to a daughter. A grand christening was held‚ and all the fairies that could be found in the realm (they numbered seven in all) were invited to be

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    The Great Mosque of Cordoba The Great Mosque of Cordoba can be seen as “the earliest extant example of Andalusi architectural culture”[i]. The Mezquita’s history begins with its initial inception and assembly in the late eighth-early ninth century‚ continuing into its expansions of the tenth century‚ culminating in its unexpected welding of ideology in the sixteenth century. “As the premier monument of al-Andalus‚ the Cordoba mosque embodies the history of the Iberian peninsula from its

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    Buck goes on to explain how homes in China “grew slowly from the landscape” and are “geography combined through centuries”. She then points out how Americans “pays no heed to history or landscape”. Buck adds to this by depicting a house “united by courtyards to the other generations” with “security” and “independence” while still having “a complete family life”. The houses in America “are merely merchandise” and don’t have any type of pattern besides being “imposing and bizarre”. Mencken‚ on the other

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    LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE

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    Project Synopsis This project involves the study of social and cultural background of Maheshwar Situated in a town in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh through this project we are expected to reflect upon the experience which we had gained by engaging in a field work in the town Maheshwar and inculcating the good aspects which we have learned so that we could cater to the need of the society which demands the managers with sociological perspective‚ change agents and societal leaders.

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    Islamic Women Roles

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    : The role of Art‚ Architecture‚ and Women in the Islamic World  In many countries‚ Islamic women are educated‚ socially active‚ and pursue careers of their choosing‚ whereas other Muslim women are oppressed and denied not only basic human rights‚ but also the rights accorded to them by their faith and holy teachings. Islam came into being in a world where the most basic needs of women were consistently subjugated. Prior to the introduction of Islam‚ women were subordinate to men‚ in almost every

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    of poetry. His lessons include standing on his desk to teach his students how they need to look at life in a different way‚ telling them to rip out certain pages of their poetry books‚ and inviting them to make up their own style of walking in a courtyard to encourage them to be individuals. One of Keating’s students‚ Neil Perry‚ is conflicted when his father finds out that he is starring in the school play and demands that he quit on the eve of the first performance. Neil talks to Keating‚ who advises

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    Cold: A Narrative Fiction

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    she is and she ends up being in a freezer. But then she finds her dad opening the freezer door and he leans in to grab her. The rain came down‚ straight and silvery‚ like a punishment of steel rods. It clattered onto the pavement of the mansion’s courtyard and onto the rocks and pitted the fountain. The thunder made some sounds like grand pianos falling downstairs‚ then settled to a softer continuous rumble‚ which was almost drowned by the sound of the rain.“Where is she!?

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    Natural Lighting

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    LIGHT AND ARCHITECTURE CÉSAR PORTELA Architect There is no need to define what natural light is‚ but we do need to remember that this light allows us to define what is around us‚ by day and night: the changing perception of the things or the bodies on which it impacts‚ and the space that contains them. Light‚ or absence of light‚ can also transform this space in each season‚ each day of the year‚ each hour of the day‚ each moment. With regard to Architecture‚ What is Architecture? Lao-Tse said

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    Kung Fu Panda

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    Five” composed of Tigress (Angelina Jolie)‚ Crane (David Cross)‚ Mantis (Seth Rogen)‚ Viper (Lucy Liu) and Monkey (Jacky Chan) and wastes no time to witness the competition. By an extreme clumsiness and unfortunate luck‚ Po ends in the middle of the courtyard and is declared by aging Master Oogway to be the Dragon Warrior. Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) reluctantly takes on the task to train the supposed savior of their village but the battle Po must first win is with himself and his insecurities as well

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    Catal Huyuk

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    (as demonstrated by Catal Huyuk) for them to settle‚ especially with the development of domesticated animals. Catal Huyuk is an entirely geometric architectural creation. “The inhabitants lived in single-story buildings clustered around shared courtyards‚ used as garbage dumps.”[1] Catal Huyuk was designed without the implementation of roads or plazas of any kind; however‚ it was simply unnecessary. The buildings were designed in a way that residents of Catal Huyuk could traverse rooftops to get

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