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    Construction Specification

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    PROPOSED PROJECT: PROPOSED TWO STOREY RESIDENCE OWNER: LOCATION: GENERAL SPECIFICATION This set of Specifications shall govern the methods of construction and the kind of materials to be used for the proposed project shown on the accompanying plans and details drawings. The plans‚ details drawings and the Specifications shall be considered as complementing each other so that what is mentioned or shown in one‚ although not mentioned or shown in the other‚ shall

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    Construction at Karnak

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    Construction Methods and Building Materials Introduction Building design Plans and models 1 Arnold 1991: 7-10 Construction Methods and Building Materials A scene from the Hypostyle Hall showing the “stretching of the cord” ceremony for Karnak. Proportions The Akhmenu festival hall. 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sullivan 2008‚ Construction methods. Digital Karnak. 2 Arnold 1991: 7-10‚ 251 Robins 1997: 107-109‚ 141-142 Arnold 1991: 252-253; Clarke and Engelbach 1990: 64-65 Golvin

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    childhood is a social construction’ (24 marks) Some sociologists see childhood as socially constructed: in other words‚ as something created and defined by society. They argue that what people mean by childhood‚ and the status of children in society‚ is not fixed but duffers between different times‚ places and cultures. This can be illustrated by comparing the western idea of childhood with childhood in the past and in other cultures. Childhood can however‚ be seen a social construction as the minute

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    Construction and Geometry

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    Geometric constructions involve drawing geometric shapes that satisfy certain requirements (onlinemathlearning.com). The main focus in construction is on equidistance and co-linearity. This is done through the use of certain tools namely the compass and the straight edge. It is used to construct angles‚ planes figures and segments. This mathematical skill is applicable in many fields such as architecture‚ engineering and construction just to name a few. Base on the fact that geometric construction

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    Social Constructionists‚ advocates of the "Theory of Social Constructionism‚" are of the belief that all concepts or practices which may seem natural to humankind are in reality an invention of a particular culture or society (Wikipedia‚ Social Constructionism). These practices and beliefs are called social constructs‚ believed to be by-products of (often unintended or unwanted) decisions of an individual (Wikipedia‚ Social Construction). Meaning‚ an individual believes he is making a decision of

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    Race and Gender

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    Race‚ Gender and Social Justice WGS 2250-62‚ Fall 2013Wednesday 7:00-9:40 am Hunziker Hall 202 | Professor Edward JankowskiDept. of Women and Gender StudiesE-mail: jankowskie@wpunj.eduOffice Hours: By appointment | Course Description This course analyzes multiple forms of social oppression and inequality based on race (and color)‚ sex (and gender)‚ sexual orientation (and identity)‚ and class in the United States. It will examine systemic aspects of social oppression in different periods and

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    Statutory Construction

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    STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS 1. Statutory Construction - is the art or process of discovering and expounding meaning and intention of the authors of the law‚ where that intention is rendered doubtful by reason of the ambiguity in its language or of the fact that the given case is not explicitly provided for in the law - is the drawing of warranted conclusions respecting subjects that lie beyond the direct expression of the text‚ conclusions which are in the spirit‚ though not

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    childhood be considered a social construction? This essay will analyse the major experiences by which childhood is constructed: one determined by the society and the other examined personally. Following this approach will be explained socially constructed childhood that asserts children’s attitudes‚ expectations and understandings that are defined by a certain society or culture. Furthermore various aspects of childhoods will be taken into account in relation to social‚ economic‚ historical‚ religious

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    Psychology of Color

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    Psychology of Color The brain receives signals from three different color channels: red‚ blue‚ and green. When the brain receives a mix of these signals‚ we perceive colors that are mixtures of these three primary colors through a process called color addition (Think Quest “Color Psychology”). All colored visible light can be expressed as either mixtures or consistencies of red‚ blue‚ or green‚ which by perception between the eyes and the brain‚ produces the vast spectrum of color that exists to

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    Green Construction

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    materials better than those that commonly exist from previous methods of construction? Applying the Green Matter to Construction Introduction Why does that one unique house in your area seem to be different than each stereotypical residence design? It could be because of the green building concepts that were used for its construction‚ seen as there are essentially countless sustainable practices being applied to construction in the world today. The major sections of innovation in the building

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