The Golden Ratio By : Kaavya.K In mathematics and the arts‚ two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one. The golden ratio is an irrational mathematical constant‚ approximately 1.6180339887. Other names frequently used for the golden ratio are the golden section and golden mean. Other terms encountered include extreme and mean ratio‚ medial section‚ divine
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Composers report Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was a Baroque composer born in 1678 in Venice‚ Italy. He is known as one of the most virtuous violinist and is recognized as one of the best Baroque composers. His parents were Giovanni Battista Vivaldi and Camilla Calicchio‚ and he had eight siblings. Moreover‚ his father was a barber and then start playing the violin and become a violinist‚ teaching later his son how to play the instrument. One of his best and known work is a series of violin concertos
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The name "Renaissance" meaning "rebirth" is given to a period of big cultural achievement spanning three centuries. The idea of rebirth lies at the heart of all Renaissance achievements: artists‚ scholars‚ scientists‚ philosophers‚ architects‚ and rulers believed that the way to greatness and illumination was through the study of the Golden Ages of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The Italian Renaissance was one of the most colorful‚ vital‚ and exciting times in history. The Renaissance in Italy flourished
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afterwards‚ with artists such as Giotto di Bondone‚ Masaccio‚ Piero della Francesca‚ Domenico Ghirlandaio‚ Perugino‚ Michelangelo‚ Raphael‚ Botticelli‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ and Titian. The same is true for architecture‚ as practiced by Brunelleschi‚ Leone Alberti‚ Andrea Palladio‚ and Bramante. Their works include Florence Cathedral‚ St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome‚ and the Tempio Malatestiano in Rimini (to name a only a few‚ not to mention many splended private residences: see Renaissance architecture). Finally
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clearly defined explanation as to what it actually is (Alberti‚ 1996). Whereas‚ practitioners in the field of planning understand sustainability‚ the verbiage varies. Nevertheless‚ the Burtland Commission’s definition of sustainability is the most widely common and used definition. The Commission describes sustainability as “development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of the current generation” (Alberti‚ 1996). Other definitions of sustainability are: “The
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Italian humanist who later became pope‚ On the Education of Free Men‚ 1450 Document 2 Learning and training in Virtue‚ which the ancients called the “Humanities‚” are peculiar to man‚ for they are the pursuits and the activities proper to mankind. Battista Guarino‚ Italian humanist educator‚ On the Method of Teaching and Learning‚ 1459 Document 3 The courtier should be passably learned in the humanities‚ in the Latin poets‚ orators‚ and historians‚ and should also be practiced in writing verse and
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this is why creating a synthetic form of this material would not only make it more affordable‚ it would also help preserve wildlife. A synthetic substance is defined as something that is not natural or genuine. Recently a Texas chemist‚ Orlando Battista‚ discovered a way to create synthetic ivory by mixing microcrystalline cellulose‚ calcium phosphate‚ and a special gelatin and then letting
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compare to the music of the late Baroque. Thus‚ this piece has only simple harmony‚ which is particularly the tonic chord‚ dominant chord‚ dominant seventh‚ and secondary dominant seventh chord. Other characteristic of classical music’s harmony is the Alberti bass. This device divides each of the fundamental chords into a straightforward pattern of short‚ repeating notes that produces a sensitive chordal background‚ thereby setting off the melody to advantage. For example:
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Huck bases his decisions upon his experiences rather than following what he is being taught by the societal norms and regulations. When he is on the raft and away from the society‚ Huck knows that he can make his own decisions rather than following what the society is teaching its inhabitants. He disregards the social norms and values. Throughout the narrative‚ the writer intends to mark the ills of society. He persists to show about how people been de-motivating the abolishment of slavery and were
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Being a watchful person is a term that is used when you are looking at something carefully or when you are being carefully observant and attentive. Also when you are feeling something‚ it is when you are emotionally acting upon a ‘hinch’ that your brain gives you. When a character is given the title of ‘main character’ it is because the story is mainly about that character and their lifestyle. In the book “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” Changez‚ the main character is often known as an outsider and
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