to figure out just how many bugs are stuck in my lighting fixture‚ I’ve otherwise had about 57 hours to think. I’m a second semester senior‚ so that means I (erroneously) think I suddenly have tons of wisdom to share‚ even though I just learned that Café de Grasta even exists. When I was little‚ I was never okay with getting sick and with the idea of not going to school — I was that kid that genuinely liked tests. I would fake being well just so my mom wouldn’t make me stay home. Back then‚ it came
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When asked to name a favorite place‚ some people’s brains may be flooded with memories of different spaces and experiences they have had. But for me‚ it is easy. Only one place comes to mind—the Joe Louis Arena. The home of the Detroit Red Wings is a dome rich in history and uniquely located in an American city that sits uncharacteristically north of Canada. Built in 1979‚ The Joe has a personality all of its own. The Joe Louis Arena is my favorite place because of the pre-game experience in the city
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Stephen King is an author that many have heard of but few know his story. Stephen King has written many worldwide known books including‚ The Shining‚ Carrie‚ It‚ and The Mist. Stephen King has even been compared to Charles Dickens and Edgar Allen Poe. Stephen Edwin King was born September‚ 21st 1947 in Portland‚ Maine to Donald and Nellie King. Stephen also has a older brother Daniel‚ who was born two years before. When Stephen turned two his dad abandoned his family‚ after this his mother
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The new California Academy of Sciences building features a contoured‚ vegetated roof bordered by a cantilevered steel canopy of glazed panels that include more than 55‚000 photovoltaic cells. The cells are designed to generate approximately 5 percent of the building’s electricity needs. Under One Green Roof emy of Sciences’ new home‚ which is being referred to as the greenest museum in the world because of its undulating‚ 2.5 acre (1 ha) vegetated roof and a variety of other environmentally
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After years of construction and work‚ the Titanic was finally ready for her maiden voyage. The beginning of her voyage was to take place on the morning of April 10‚ of 1912 at approximately 10:00am. The firs of Titanic passengers began to board the ship. Most of these passengers were British residents who had journeyed to Titanic by means of transportation either that a boat train. The real precipitance came when the boat train arrived. People rich or poor were scattered all aver Southampton’s bay
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This essay will be devoted to my visit to my native county “Turkey”. I was born and raised in the United States. New York City. I grew up here in the United States‚ Brooklyn area. I have a mixed culture since I grew up here. My parents wanted me to have the originally Turkish culture. My parents wanted us to visit Turkey to keep with our native culture. Since I was born in the United States‚ I have never visited Turkey. In this essay‚ I will explain my first visit experience. Prior to
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said to have "changed the history of architecture” (Simons). Constructed in the 6th century under the orders of Emperor Justinian I‚ it remained the tallest building for over a thousand years. Atop the building sits a dome towering 56m above the ground‚ and spanning 31m across; the dome of the Hagia Sophia extends across a nave three times wider than any gothic cathedral. So impressive in its size and scale‚ the Hagia Sophia was Justinian’s dream; he wanted to build a structure bigger and better than
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I studied the process of building the dome in Florence that was done by Brunelleschi. The people of Florence knew that they needed to build the dome but they didn’t know how to construct a dome at that size. It would be the highest and widest dome made. The usual way to build an arch or dome was to support it with scaffolding called "centring". This was not as easy in this case because there was an opening in the cathedral that was 42m in width. This created a problem because the Florentines wanted
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tourist attraction. The Dome of the Rock is one of the most symbolic and one of the oldest still-standing pieces of architecture in Islamic history. It is located
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introduction to Vaulted Structures Arches‚ Vaults and Domes (AVD) have been used since millennia worldwide. With the developments in the 20th century of reinforced cement concrete‚ tensile and steel structures‚ vaulted structures have been left aside since then. The Auroville Earth Institute attempts to revive these techniques‚ shapes and skills of builders with these aims: Segmental vault‚ 10.35 m span‚ at Deepanam School‚ Auroville • Bring a worldwide awareness about the possibilities
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