Because Philippe Starck is such a diverse designer he has influenced all fields of design. Philippe has had his hand in designing everything from small home products to yachts. As a young designer‚ it is very inspiring to see the possibilities that can stem from a good imagination. Philippe’s designs are clearly created for the modern man. There is no question that he intends for his designs to cater current civilization. I believe Philippe’s upbringing had a great influence on his becoming
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Life’s Work: Philippe Starck An Interview with Philippe Starck by Alison Beard Philippe Starck has said that he can design a chair in two minutes and a hotel in a day and a half. Preferring to work alone‚ sometimes “naked in the bedroom‚” the Frenchman has devised thousands of products‚ interiors‚ and buildings for clients ranging from Microsoft to Baccarat. HBR: What’s the secret to working so quickly and productively? Starck: I am sort of a modern monk. My wife and I have a collection of
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in the vessel’s sinking in Mobile Bay‚ Alabama‚ Hunley funded by himself a third submarine. The first submarine could supposedly reach 4 knots. In 1863‚ Horace Hunley financed and launched his own submarine at Charleston‚ which he vainly called the H. L. Hunley. Disaster hit during a night-time test run on August 29‚ 1863‚ when the H.L. Hunley suddenly sank even as she pushed off the Charleston wharf and before she could be sealed for dive. Not all crewmen could escape the vessel as it took on water
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Picture thirty desks‚ a chalkboard with a teacher standing in front of it‚ three students sleeping‚ eleven students on their phones‚ six students paying attention‚ and ten students daydreaming; this is a typical classroom in the public education system. In 1924 H.L. Mencken‚ a German-American journalist and a cultural critic‚ wrote about what he felt the objective of the public school system was. He stated that public education was a means to push many down to the same level and to put originality
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getting hurt‚ but freedom comes with a price. Freedom‚ to some‚ is more important. We don’t want the government honing in on our phone calls‚ since that’s a major invasion of privacy. Lots of us would rather chose safety over freedom‚ but in some cases freedom is vital. Giving up some of our freedoms can be rewarded with safety. The government is allowed to monitor us on what we do on our computers and cell phones. This is allowed due to the Patriot Act. This Act was made into a law after the 9/11
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A Case Study Running head: A CASE STUDY - STRATEGY AT H&R BLOCK‚ INC. A Case Study - Strategy at H&R Block‚ Inc. Capella University OM 8012 Strategy Dr. Perry Hahn Dec 21‚ 2005 1 A Case Study 2 Abstract This paper will include an analysis of the company from the four strategy perspectives provided in the project deliverable which are: Strategy as rational thought - strategic planning and decision-making‚ Strategy as revolution - what is referred to as disruptive innovation
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The Library Card Richard Wright owes the awakening of his consciousness to his curiosity over why a Southern newspaper would describe a white man‚ an author named H. L. Mencken‚ as a fool. The newspaper’s harsh criticism of Mencken made Wright‚ a black man in the American South‚ feel somewhat sympathetic of Mencken and curious to know why “the South‚ which had assigned me the role of a non-man‚ cast at him its hardest words?” (9). In his first reading of Mencken’s writing‚ Wright finds out the
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Kristin Parramore-Eaker Clinical Psychology Case study of Dr. H.H. Holmes Case Overview Dr. H.H. Holmes is considered America ’s first serial killer. The number of victims is estimated to be 27‚ and later discoveries of corpses revealed as many as 200. Holmes initially committed crimes such as fraud and forgery. In 1893 he built a three story building and named it the "castle" as a hotel‚ drug store‚ and commercial store fronts for the Chicago World ’s Fair. Holmes used the windowless hotel
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H. sp. KHS3 is a moderately halophilic bacteria isolated from hydrocarbon-contaminated seawater of the Mar del Plata harbour (D’Ippólito et al.‚ 2011). In this work‚ we demonstrated that H. KHS3 can grow using different monoaromatic and polyaromatic compounds as the only carbon and energy source in a saline environment. Besides‚ we demonstrated for the first time the 4-HBA and BA degradation ability of H. sp. KHS3. Several Halomonas strains have been described as efficient aromatic compounds degraders
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DR. H. H. Holmes‚ One of Americas first Serial Killers. Tommy Smith Criminal Justice Case Study Instructor: Dennis Stephens 3/24/11 Bibliography Borowski‚ John (November 2005). Estrada‚ Dimas. ed. The Strange Case of Dr. H. H. Holmes: World’s First Serial Killer. West Hollywood‚ CA: Waterfront Productions. “H. H. Holmes Biography.” 2011 A&E Television Networks http://www.biography.com/articles/H.-H.-Holmes-307622?part=1 Holmes‚ H. H. Holmes Own Story. Burk & McFetridge‚ 1895. Ramsland‚ Katherine
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