"The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore." -Dale Carnegie 1. "Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand." -- Bruce Barton 2. "Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple‚ really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure
Free Failure Success
The Farnsworth House was designed and constructed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The project was commissioned in 1945 by Dr. Edith Farnsworth‚ a wealthy nephrologist who intent to build a special piece of modern architecture. She bought a 60-acre estate site which was located 89 km southwest of Chicago downtown for the building to be constructed. The intention of the design was to create a weekend retreat for the client to engage in her hobbies. Mies eventually created a 1500 square feet elevated steel
Premium Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
The Bait-al-taa or House of Obedience is a provision in Islam law which gives husbands the right to demand obedience from their wives. If a woman leaves her husband’s home without his permission he has the right to force her to come back. The husband can claim “nushaz” or disobedience and order her to come back with a qadi (judgement.) Once the woman returns she stays either at her husband’s home or in another living area (House of Obedience) which provides the woman with essential necessities. Divorce
Premium Marriage Woman Divorce
MOVEMENT DUE DATE: WEEK 9 FARNSWORTH HOUSE Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Location: River Road‚ Plano‚ Illinois‚ USA Client: Dr. Edith Farnsworth Project Year: 1945-1951 I. CHOICE EXPLANATION After a while of researching on the internet‚ I decided to choose Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House to make my model due to many reasons. Firstly‚ I was impressed by the way how the house float on the surrounding‚ which make it become the iconic
Premium Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
(E) The deserted house Wandering unaccompanied along the lane with sadness and emotion. There was just silence and huge giant trees. Not realising how long it had been‚ I found myself stood in front of a big old house. I unconvincingly stared at it and thought to myself‚ what brought me here. It was quite a big house which was situated on it’s own in the middle of nowhere. Around the house‚ there was a towering strong brick wall which was positioned there like a prime guard to protect the
Premium English-language films Spider
Macbeth/ Kite Runner Midterm Essay No matter what you’re life is like‚ no matter how rich you are‚ we will all have problems at some point. Betrayal plays a huge part in both Macbeth by William Shakespeare and The Kite runner by Khaled Hosseini because it is what changes the characters lives and how power shifts through people throughout the stories. Betrayal changes their lives in multiple ways. If Amir had not betrayed Hassan in the alley they’d still be good friends‚ and if macbeth wasn’t
Premium Khaled Hosseini Macbeth The Kite Runner
THE HOUSE ON THE HILL The mystery of this house dated back to 1945 during the era of the World War 2. A businessman and his petite woman from France occupied this property. The husband was a tall‚ thin and dashing guy. The wife was slender‚ demure and beautiful. Her green eyes glowed in the sun. People say she looked as beautiful as Snow White. No one in all of London looked more beautiful. at the time they had no children so‚ they were quite lonely in the big house. The couple often threw parties
Free World War II English-language films Academy Award for Best Actor
A Doll House A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen Analysis Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House makes the argument that above all‚ a successful marriage can only be based in trust‚ mutual honesty‚ and equality. Honesty and trust go hand in hand‚ and only when both parties are honest enough to trust each other can a marriage work. The play begins with Torvold criticizing the idea of being in debt when in actuality his wife (Nora) owes a great deal of money that she borrowed to finance a trip to Italy that saved
Free A Doll's House Henrik Ibsen
An Abandoned House It was a hot‚ summer’s day as I walked on the dirt road with only silence along my side. As I continued on the road I discovered it led to an old abandoned house. I couldn’t help but stop for a few minutes and look at the details of the huge‚ strange shaped house. I noticed that it had been a long time since anybody even took a look at the house. The old house was left to die‚ alone‚ with no one to care. The paint was peeling‚ the windows were broken and the shingles had been
Premium Road English-language films Walking
Dream House Everyone has their own thoughts about their dream house. These days homes are more affordable because of the economy and all the foreclosures makes it much easier to afford a really nice house. My dream house is not a fancy house that I could never afford; its a home I could see my wife and I having in the future. I have seen many homes
Premium Rooms House