A Character Essay on Eliza: Pygmalion The story of Pygmalion is based on a classical myth‚ and Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion plays on the complicated relationships in a social setting. Professor Henry Higgins takes Eliza Doolittle to teach her the art of phonetics and to refine her manners. Eliza was‚ at first a poor flower girl‚ but by the end of the play‚ is transformed so much‚ she is even mistaken for a duchess. It is obvious throughout the play that Eliza is changing in many aspects; the most obvious
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BASE ISOLATED BUILDINGS What is base isolation? When a building is built away (isolated) from the ground‚ resting on flexible bearings or pads known as base isolators. It is of the most popular means of protecting a structure against earthquake forces. HISTORY The first evidence of architects using the principle of base isolation for earthquake protection was discovered in Pasargadae. One of the world’s first base-isolated structures – the William Clayton building Base Isolation
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ASSORTED REVIEW NOTES IN BUILDING MATERIALS Cripple stud 1. In a building frame‚ a structural element that is shorter than usual‚ as a Cogged joint stud above a door opening or below a window sill is called 2. A carpentry joint by two uneven timbers‚ each of which is notched at Bull-nosed step the place where they cross 3. A step usually lowest in a flight‚ having one or both ends rounded to a Gravity wall Quoin semi-circle and projecting beyond the face of the stair string/s
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important that you have a customized body building workouts that are meant for you. What it means is that you have to take into consideration of your body type and genes‚ and how your metabolism rate is like when determining your workout routine as well as your muscle building diet. Following blindly without being able to improvise and improve will be as effective as compared to body building workouts just for you. One common mistake that most people made when building muscles is that they do not measure
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There are three particular foundations sustaining any process that concerns nation building: government representing political leadership; civil society or the citizens of the country; and business or the economic sector. These three concepts must work together and as much as possible‚ work together harmoniously to drive the said nation-building process forward because they serve as the hands and feet of the nation. Business is the cornerstone of prosperity in society: companies create the resources
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Building a Sand Castle For young and old people alike‚ a trip to the beach may mean something different such as relaxation‚ adventure‚ or a temporary escape from ordinary life. Whether it may be swimming or just snoozing in the sand‚ a visit to the beach means family fun. Families like to build sand castles‚ and making one can be fun with the right tools. The only equipment you will need is your family‚ a twelve to thirteen-inch deep pail‚ a small plastic shovel‚ a stick‚ and plenty of moist sand
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BSE1D03 Intelligent Building and Associated Fire Safety Fire Safety in Buildings Professor Walter W. Yuen Chair Professor in Thermal Sciences and Engineering Professor W. K. Chow Department Head and Director‚ Research Centre for Fire Engineering Department of Building Service Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong‚ China BSE1D03 1 Topics covered in this talk: 1. Introduction. 2. The Risk of a Building Fire (Why do we care ?) 3. The “making” of a Building Fire 4. The Physics
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Building team and being a team member‚ first you have to recognize the concept and meaning of the team. Teams are one kind of small groups. A team is not only when people get together to work. “A team is a set of interpersonal interactions structured to achieve established goal” (David W. Johnson‚ Frank W. Johnson‚ Joining together: Group Theory and Group skills-8th Edition). To be more specific‚ a team includes two or more people who have these following characteristics. Firstly‚ people who are
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both Dalman and Lei view this as a competitive advantage. Based on new local health codes‚ new laws have been issued requiring trash dumpsters be a minimum distance of 30 feet (9.144 meters) from the rear entrance of the building. New land-use laws require that all out buildings be at least 6 feet (1.8288 meters) from the property lines. The enclosure that houses the trash dumpster is 5 feet (1.524 meters) from the property lines‚ which is in violation of those laws. The government inspector has
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Title: Body Building General purpose: To Inform Specific purpose: After Listening to my speech‚ the audience will be more informed upon body building. Thesis: Many people exercise but some need something more than just push-ups and sit-ups‚ they need body building. INTRODUCTION I.Attention Grabber- Body Building isn’t a race‚ it’s a marathon. -anonymous II.Thesis III.Nutrition‚ Supplements‚ Training BODY I.Nutrition A.Eating what’s right for MAX output 1.Carbs‚ Protein‚ Good
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