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    In the article “Slumber’s Unexplored Landscape‚” by Bruce Bower the focus is on the sleep customs and patterns of indigenous/traditional societies in comparison to the more recent sleep developments of the western world. As noted in the article the sleep rituals of these traditionals societies have rarely been explored over time‚ however‚ through the collaboration of seven other researchers Carol M. Worthman‚ (one of the highlighted anthropologist exploring the styles of sleeps in non western parts

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    cultural landscapes

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    World Views and Cultural Landscapes Every land has a past and a story behind it that has been built with time. This history is extremely important because if you take the time to analyse a certain land‚ you can realise that it has a lot of interesting things that you can learn. But are some lands more important than other? To characterise a land as a cultural landscape‚ many criteria are demanded. Also‚ a big influence for this kind of land is the world view. Here are two important terms that

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    The Australian Landscape

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    Essay The Australian landscape stills exerts a power over contemporary art due to the fact the Australian land is so different to other landscapes in the world. Some of the different distinctive qualities of the Australian landscape that motivate artists are its harsh light‚ baren‚ dry lands and then the beautiful coastlines. Many artists have been drawn to the Australian landscape due to its intreging landscape. Artists such as John Olsen and Elisabeth Cummings are both drawn to painting the

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    Changing Landscapes of Singapore: Forgotten Landscapes Past-Year Questions:1. Spatial planning for older people in Singapore reflects that the elderly are largely a “forgotten” group of people in the country. How true is this statement? Do you think this style of planning for the elderly will continue to gain popular support in Singapore in the next twenty years? (2009)2. By making reference to landscapes for the elderly in Singapore‚ discuss the extent to which you agree with the statement that

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    Landscape With Icarus

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    The myth of “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus” starts with Icarus’s father‚ Daedalus‚ making them wings to fly out of the labyrinth they were imprisoned in. The wings were fragile and Daedalus told Icarus not to fly too high or the wings would melt. Icarus ignored his father and flew too close to the sun. Consequently His wings melted‚ and he fell into the sea and drowned. This myth is important enough that Pieter Brueghel depicted a scene‚ and William Carlos William wrote a poem about it‚ because

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    Meinig's Landscape

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    This landscape is truly a work of art complete with interesting textures‚ colors and composition; but it is created by both man and nature. Man has clearly labored hard to make this place his home; a more suitable place to reside. This is evident from the buildings he has created and the fields he has plowed. However‚ he has done so not to spite nature‚ but to live among it. In his creation‚ man has pruned the landscape‚ and introduced to it a new form of beauty. His goal is to live in harmony with

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    Landscape Architecture

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    Nicholas Garcia Inga Kenney‚ Ph.D Landscape Architecture 221 September 3‚ 2013 The Process of Landscape Architecture In the modern world‚ there are many ways to go about doing any given project‚ but with Landscape and architecture‚ there seems to be a constant of how to plan out a design. A landscape architect plans and designs land areas for different places such as parks‚ recreational facilities‚ highways‚ airports‚ and other properties. Their project sites may vary from subdivisions and

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    Landscape Management

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    legal and regulatory issues‚ and selection of business professionals will be identified to help the landscaping business take the necessary steps for furthered success. For simplicity‚ the business will be called LandScaping Unlimited (LSU). Landscape Management Joseph Smith is owner and operator of LandScaping Unlimited (LSU)‚ a successful lawn care and tree trimming business. In addition‚ LSU offers equipment rental to its clients. However‚ since the nature of the landscaping business

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    Landscape Architecture

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    ABSTRACT We have proposed a framework for transforming landscapes to improve performance by integrating ecological principles into landscape design. This effort would focus on the development of multifunctional landscapes‚ guided by the rapidly growing knowledge base of ecosystem services provided by landscape features. Although the conventional approach to landscape ecology is based on a model that assumes poor ecological quality in the human-dominated matrix‚ a review of recent literature reveals

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    The Imaginative Landscape

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    Imaginative Landscape’ Derived from the Dutch word ’landschap’‚ landscape can refer to‚ and mean many things. It can be described as the physical environment we see around us every day and everywhere we go. However it can also be the meaning we add to the physical aspect of it. The imaginative landscape can be defined as the world we carry in our thoughts‚ dreams‚ memories/experiences‚ attitude and imagination‚ that helps us to colour/ shape the world around us. Therefore‚ the imaginative landscape can

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