The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City is a wonderful example of how architecture affects people and social spaces. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1943 to hold the collection of non-objective paintings of Mr. Guggenheim‚ the museum would become the most controversial in New York then as well as now. Influenced by the Ziggurats of ancient Mesopotamia‚ the museum is an expanding continuous spiral around a central rotunda. The interior mimics the exterior with five diminishing ramps
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[pic] 4 Steps Career Exploration and Transition Step 1: Understand Self - Anatomy of a Self Assessment: A self assessment should include a look at your interests‚ values‚ personality‚ and skills. Here is an overview of the tools you can use to accomplish this. Interest Inventories The questions in an interest inventory ask about your likes and dislikes regarding various activities. The premise of this self assessment tool is that people who share similar interests will also enjoy the same
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controversy involving the celebration and glorification of European settlers from the Age of Exploration. Many individuals believe that European settlers such as Columbus did not leave a positive impact on the lives for the Native Americans at this time; this controversial subject has led to a divide between the country‚ and different ethnic groups. In spite of the many controversies that surround this issue‚ European settlers from the Age of Exploration should be celebrated in modern times because of the
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Age of Exploration and Exchange in 1450 - 1750 CE‚ was a catalyst for the colonization of North America. Before this period in history‚ the Americas were an unknown place to the west of the rest of the developing world. The explorers and travelers ran into North America unintentionally. However‚ what happened after this was no accident. Once more first discovered‚ many nations sent out more traders and explorers to North America. Although there were already natives on the land‚ several European nations
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many effects that happened because of the explorations. The Europeans spread many diseases to the Native Americans. Those diseases were: Smallpox‚ Measles‚ Malaria‚ Yellow Fever‚ Influenza‚ Chicken pox‚ Syphilis‚ Polio‚ Hepatitis‚ and Encephalitis. Because of the diseases‚ millions of Native Americans were killed. Native American civilizations were also destroyed. European powers built up extensive overseas empires. Large amounts of Europeans moved to America. Native American crops were also brought
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Aaron McNamara Mr. Kerner 04/17/13 Space Exploration The space age began as a race for security and prestige between two superpowers. The opportunities were boundless‚ and the decades that followed have seen a radical transformation in the way we live our daily lives‚ in large part due to our use of space. Space systems have taken us to other celestial bodies and extended humankind’s horizons back in time to the very first moments of the universe and out to the galaxies at its far reaches
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Exploration and the New World From Richard Bulliet et al.‚ The Earth and Its Peoples‚ v. 2‚ 5th edn (Wadsworth/Cengage‚ 2012)‚ p. 382 The harsh waters of the Atlantic Ocean kept the Americas isolated from the rest of the world for many years. A few sailing attempts were made were made in Atlantic but none were successful‚ except for the Vikings who first found North America in 986 and Genoese and Portuguese explorers who discovered the islands of Madeira‚ the Azores
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After World War 2‚ the European Empires were too weakened to maintain their domination over their colonies and they had to give them independence. One country had been preparing for this moment and it was the United-States. With the goal of “reaping the spoils of the collapsing European colonial empires” (Gelinas‚ 1998‚ p.3)‚ they founded the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). These institutions were put in place to help the recently designated “underdeveloped countries” which
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WWI left many positive effects on America. The country experienced political and social views changes such as the changing role of women. The United States economy observed technological boom ‚ industrial area increasingly grow and production was going up. However‚ the euphoria was not meant to last for too long. Due to the investors‚ stock brokers‚ as well as average people’s overconfidence in the 1930’s stock market‚ society overlooked the dark clouds that gathered on the horizon of the American
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In 1919‚ America was on a crash course to intoxication. Many people were worried about the American People’s future. Many men and women joined forces to help prevent this. They created many organizations to push congress to pass the 18th Amendment. Once it was passed things were downhill from there. That is why Prohibition had a large effect on America because of the passing of the 18th Amendment‚ crimes during Prohibition‚ and the 21st Amendment. Many people wanted Prohibition. They pushed congress
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