As with most authors‚ Ursula Le Guin bases most of her stories and novels on her beliefs and disbeliefs. She is an atheist and relies more on philosophy than religion. Perhaps that is why "Standing Ground‚" a story that deals with abortion‚ was written with no objectivity. Le Guin had no religious beliefs interfering with her intended theme. Many of her stories are based on Taoism‚ where there is good in every evil and evil in every good. In her writings‚ Le Guin addresses enduring human problems
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Unite d’ Habitation is built by Le Corbusier. The building is situated Boulevard Michelet‚ 13008 Marseille‚ France. It was built during 1952‚ post-war period and was response to the shortage in housing. The project demonstrates Le Corbusier’s Idea of “radiant city” of radical principal‚ symmetry‚ modular and totalitarian in its order. The social housing consists of communal spaces and facilities for the residents. It integrates social and private spaces into high-rise building. IV. Comparison
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Explore the theme of sacrifice in Le Feu by Henri Barbusse. ‘The self-sacrifice of individuals for the sake of the community‚ suffering made glorious - those two things which are the basic elements of the profession of arms - respond to both our moral and aesthetic concepts. The noblest teachings of philosophy and religion have found no higher ideals.’ (De Gaulle‚ 1960‚ p.10) The concept of sacrifice is fascinatingly complex and multi-faceted. Whereas one individual may consider sacrifice as
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struggle between men and women. According to the Bible‚ women were made from men‚ and also for men. Some would say that throughout time‚ men have always felt superior to women‚ and that women have assumed more of a subservient role. The woman in Ursula Le Guin’s short story “She Unnames Them” takes the initiative of removing the names of all creatures on earth‚ which were named by man. This effort was to break the barrier‚ create equality‚ and end the power struggle between man and woman.
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Le Loupgarou” and “Ol Higue” Folklore exists in many cultures throughout the world. Folklore in the form of tales‚ myths and legends is passed from generation to generation through the oral tradition. Folklore in the Caribbean has been drawn from the rich and diverse backgrounds of our ancestors who came from various parts of the world. Our ancestors brought with them their language‚ culture‚ religious beliefs and practices‚ and their tradition of storytelling. The tales of demons‚ ghosts‚ zombies
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07.05 Le Chatelier ’s Principle Research Project Fritz Haber was born in December of 1868‚ in Prussia to a German chemical merchant. He went into the field of organic chemistry at the University of Jena. He was appointed as director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry in Berlin in 1911. He was in charge of forming a center for cross-disciplinary research and gave his country the knowledge of ammonia and other significant fertilizers. He left Germany in 1933 after their loss
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done by Matisse‚ Picasso and Cézanne are examined as follows with their similarities and the modernistic style changes from the traditional art styles. The painting of Matisse’s known as the Bonheur de Vivre (Joy of Life) and as well the Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon painting is considered to be in the same category of modern paintings in the early times. The emergence of both paintings between 1906 and 1907 shows the new turning and shape that art work painting is taking into another century
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Marcel Pagnol- Le Chateaux de ma mere Discuss the reasons for the sudden change in the conclusion of the book “ Le chateaux de ma mere” by Marcel Pagnol is a memorable‚ enjoyable text in which the story takes an abrupt turn at the conclusion of the book. Pagnol utilises the majority of the text to develop the story of months and a series of events‚ however he majestically creates a sudden change in the final components of the book which span a period of decades. It is not solely the series
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Marketing & Culture 2010 “The phenomenon of football shoes – what´s your colour?” Background Since the first classic football shoes were introduced in 18861‚ they were simple uniform brown/black leather shoes with studs. The one and only characteristic of the early football boot was to provide the player grip on the playing surface and prevent him from slipping on muddy or wet grounds. During the following decades the football shoe underwent several technical modifications‚ especially
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influence in his work. What was intriguing about his work is that he made use of compositions to illustrate his own experiences especially concerning multiculturalism. An example of this is the similarity of his composition to Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon in his Les Demoiselles d’Alabama: Vestidas‚ 1985. The composition is the same‚ and Colescott made his point by‚ not only copying Picasso’s composition‚ but to reinterpret his content (Moure‚ 1998‚
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