Louis Kahn was a genius beyond his time. His idea of silence and light separates his architecture from anyone else in history. The ideas spawned by his work challenged many theories before and beyond his time. He used plainness‚ light and location to shape the design of his buildings. Another concept that was heavily practiced by Kahn‚ was the use of served and servant spaces. The servant spaces usually housed the lighting‚ plumbing‚ and any other entity that made the building functional. On
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A World Without Engineers Once upon a time‚ in a galaxy far‚ far away‚ on the planet Zovirax‚ there was an evil king‚ King Syphilis‚ who was mighty pleased with himself‚ for he had just banished all the engineers on the planet to work in the Pixie Stick Powder mines on the moons of Gluteus. "You see‚" he told his sycophantic servants and lackeys‚ "I have solved two problems with one simple executive order. I have rid the planet of those annoying‚ nerdy‚ know-it-all‚ engineers." (King Syphilis
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How Does the Relationship between Prospero and Ariel Change During The Tempest The tempest is the last play Shakespeare wrote. The play is simply about a man who was taken away from his dukedom‚ and was cast on an island. Of course this man is Prospero who has magical powers. Prospero eventually gives up his powers and I believe this is a representation of Shakespeare of his writing and the end of his work. All though the tempest is an unusually short play by Elizabethan standards‚ yet it continually
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Webster’s Dictionary defines communication a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols‚ signs‚ or behavior. Our textbook Introducing Communication Theory says that communication depends on our ability to understand one another (West‚ Turner 2010). Both of these definitions are correct‚ however they can be analyzed as complete opposites. The definition I will be using for this paper will be the definition that focuses on the ability to understand
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CIVILISATION BRITANNIQUE : Britain and her relations with Europe and the US : Thatcher T.B When did Britain join the EEC: it came into force in 1973 → Conservative PM: Edward Heath (the conservative were pro-European) 1974: general elections: the Labour Party won the elections → 1975: referendum out come a majority of british people wanted to remain in EEC‚ a setback (= revers) for the labour In the 70’s the Labour was anti-European The Bruges speech was a watershed because
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Do you agree with the view that the Conservatives were certain to win in 1979? Thatcher offered different and better ideas for the country and government which many people believed an improvement‚ gaining her a lot of popularity amongst the public but before the Conservatives were in government with Thatcher‚ the Labour party had a few difficulties (such as the winter of Discontent) whilst in power‚ which is possibly why the Conservatives won the General election. However this win could be purely
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Demonstrate an understanding of the historical and ideological developments of UK social policy‚ identifying the underpinning principles and values. Social policy is defined as actions aimed at promoting social well being (Alcock). It is not just about state legislation but also about what the government does to support and interfere with the well being of citizens. Policies can be regarded as embodying ideas about society‚ the economy and views about justice‚ equality and individual responsibility
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Assess the view that Thatcher’s electoral success was a result of the weakness of the Labour Party Intro Para 1 – Labour Weakness 1st election – 1979 * Failed to manage economy and control unions * Winter of discontent 2nd election – 1983 * Poor defence policy * Disunity * No longer the ‘party of the working class’ * Unelectable face – leader/policies/general demeanour * Moved further left but electorate moved RIGHT 3rd election – 1987 * Labour still unpopular
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Markheim is in a store wishing to buy a Christmas present for a woman he is going to marry. The store clerk shows him a mirror. Markheim is scared of his reflection. Markheim isn’t sure if he wants to buy it‚ but the clerk says he must buy it or leave. Markheim just decides to go look at more items. The clerk turns his back to put away the mirror‚ and then Markheim pulls out a knife and stabs him to death. Markheim spends some time recovering when he hears someone moving about upstairs. He knew
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I UNIT - WIT AND HUMOUR PRINCE P.RAJA RAO M.A.(Eng)‚ M.Phil‚ M.B.A.(M.Sc Psy‚Ph.D.) 1 About the Author: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala‚ (7 May 1927 – 3 April 2013) was aGerman-born British and American Booker prize-winning novelist‚ short story writer and two-time AcademyAward-winning screenwriter. Jhabvala wrote a dozen novels‚23 screenplays and eight collections of short stories. She isthe only person to have won both a Booker Prize and anOscar. Jhabvala lived in India for 24 years from 1951
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