LIGHT AND ARCHITECTURE CÉSAR PORTELA Architect There is no need to define what natural light is‚ but we do need to remember that this light allows us to define what is around us‚ by day and night: the changing perception of the things or the bodies on which it impacts‚ and the space that contains them. Light‚ or absence of light‚ can also transform this space in each season‚ each day of the year‚ each hour of the day‚ each moment. With regard to Architecture‚ What is Architecture? Lao-Tse said
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INTRODUCTION A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ severe weather‚volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[1] An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in
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Natural Devastation The largest earthquake in 40 years shifted huge geological plates beneath the Indian Ocean on Dec. 26‚ 2004‚ causing a immense and abrupt displacement of millions of tons of water. Indonesia villages closest to the epicenter were swamped within minutes‚ while elsewhere the waves radiated outward‚ making landfall at speeds topping 500 mph (www.cbsnews.com). The phenomenon we call tsunami is a series of large waves of extremely long wavelength and period usually generated by
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Communication - a Social Interaction? What is communication? In his text ‘Kommunikation als soziale Interaktion’ Roland Burkart tries to answer this question. He describes communication as a reciprocal communicative interaction between at least two beings‚ with the intention of exchanging a meaning though a medium.1 One of the conclusions he reaches is that complete understanding is never possible. To fully understand how he reaches this conclusion we need to look at his model of communication
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Grammar Subject: What is the weather like today? Lesson objective: Students identifying and describing the weather Assumptions: Ss know basic vocabulary: weather‚ temperature‚ degrees‚ cold‚ warm‚ snow‚ storm‚ etc. STRATEGY 1 - PRESENTATION Interaction Patterns: T>S‚ S>T Timing: 20 min Purpose of Procedure: To interest students‚ to learn the vocabulary Materials needed: Pictures with different weathers‚ stickies with adjectives: cloudy‚ cold‚ foggy‚ freezing‚ rainy‚ sunny‚ snowy‚ stormy‚
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Natural Selection Paper Natural selection is considered one of the most important processes for a variety of species and the environment which allows the fittest organisms to produce offspring. To prevent a species from extinction‚ it is necessary for them to adapt to the surrounding environment. The species which have the ability to adapt to new surroundings will be able to pass their genes through reproduction. Within the process of natural selection‚ it is possible for the original genetic make-up
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Detecting key actions like kicking and punching as part of general Interaction detection was the initial step towards violent action recognition. Many methods were proposed for this purpose which includes Background subtraction or Human detection‚ Feature extraction and Classification. [4] address the problem of detecting human violence in video‚ such as fist fighting‚ kicking‚ hitting with objects. To detect violence this method rely on motion trajectory information and on orientation information
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‘Explain how a follower of Natural Law might approach the issue of abortion. (25)’ The idea behind Natural Law that God is everywhere and in everyone was first seen in the Stoics. Aristotle then created Natural Law and his ideas where later developed by Thomas Aquinas. Natural law states that there is a natural order to our world that should be followed‚ and this natural order is determined by a supernatural power – God. Thomas Aquinas believed that Natural Law was one of four Laws in our universe
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extraterrestrial intelligence would be similar to present day humans cannot be made with current knowledge. Aliens would have developed under different environments‚ they would have their own unique cultures and they would be centuries ahead of humanity with much more advance technology that would have its own unknown impact on their culture. If they have survived long enough to develop the advanced technology needed to travel between the stars‚ then the negative tendencies of their past would have
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Natural Disasters are presented to us in various forms. Earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ hurricanes‚ volcano eruptions and tornados have been the causes of many devastating events seen throughout history. Preparation is needed to increase the chances of overcoming the destruction of a natural disaster. but unfortunately‚ some disasters may occur without warning and often increase havoc in more ways than one. Effects on The Economy • Hurricanes and earthquakes can pose a threat to gas prices by damaging
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