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    Louis Kahn

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    functions‚ including allotted square footage and adjacencies of different uses. The client’s requests regarding the project are also considered. In short‚ the design process begins with a serious and studies inquiry into the project’s ‘facts’. Louis Kahn did not begin his design process in this manner. To be sure‚ he eventually did all of these things which other architects do. He felt‚ however‚ that such inquiry into a proposed project’s program-its ‘facts’- was not the appropriate place to

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    Louis Althusser

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    In his essay‚ Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses‚ Louis Althusser demonstrates that in order to exist‚ a social formation is required to essentially‚ continuously and perpetually reproduce the productive forces (labour-power)‚ the conditions of production and the relations of production. The reproduction of productive forces is ensured by the wage system which pays a minimum amount to the workers so that they appear to work day after day‚ thereby limiting their vertical mobility. The reproduction

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    Louis Pasteur

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    Scientist Louis Pasteur’s work not only saved but also protects millions of people from disease every day. His scientific achievements sparked the early development of the food safety industry. His most noted achievement was the birth of germ theory. Initially‚ Pasteur was asked to examine why alcohol becomes contaminated during fermentation. According to his research Pasteur stated that bacterial organism were responsible for souring the alcohol. This discovery evoked him to look into finding where

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    Louis Mcneice

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    Louis MacNeice (1907-1963) was a friend and contemporary of W. H. Auden and Stephen Spender at Oxford and his poetry has often been linked to their own. Whilst sharing certain characteristics with them‚ including a sharp political awareness‚ in recent years MacNeice’s poetry has been re-evaluated on its own terms‚ particularly by a new generation of Northern Irish poets such as Michael Longley and Paul Muldoon who’ve acknowledged him as a major influence. MacNeice’s family were from the West of Ireland

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    Biography: Louis Armstrong

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    Louis Armstrong is a very talented musician‚ actor‚ and singer. He has lived a prosperous life with a lot of success and an equal amount of downfalls. Louis Armstrong’s story goes back to over one hundred years ago. Nicknamed Satch‚ Satchmo‚ Satchelmouth‚ Dipper‚ and Dippermouth Louis Armstrong took over and changed the jazz industry to what we know it as today. Louis Armstrong was born on August 4‚ 1901 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. His father‚ William Armstrong‚ abandoned the family during Louis’

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    Louis Armstrong's Journey

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    Louis Armstrong is recognized for his amazing performance with his raspy scat singing and outstanding showmanship with his trumpet. His journey pays tribute to people and events that have shaped many human lives to make them become who they are today or what they will become in the future. Musical genius‚ Armstrong‚ overcame from hard work and poverty to become Jazz’s greatest shining star. Before Louis Armstrong can become a star he had to go through some hardships. Armstrong was born

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    Louis Riel- a Hero

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    I feel as if Louis riel does not even deserve to have a trial right now. He is a good man and violence was his last option‚ Thomas Scott was undeserving. All the curses and mentality he had was un-needed on this earth. Louis Riel is needed though‚ he has saved the Metis and First nations many of times. He came back to them and they could rely on him‚ he never went out of reach for them. And yes‚ we all know he was in mental hospitals‚ and people did think he was crazy but Louis has never shown anything

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    ENGLISH ESSAY – ‘HOLES’ BY LOUIS SACHAR Louis Sachar‚ the author of ‘Holes‚’ uses the protagonist‚ Stanley‚ to explore the themes and main concerns of the novel. He does this by unfolding the plot into three different stories. He also uses Stanley to investigate the characters and their traits‚ for example‚ we found out that Zero could not read but could add and multiply number very quickly. In the book‚ Stanley is described as a friendless‚ self-conscious‚ overweight fifteen-year-old boy. Throughout

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    Louis 14

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    France was affected by many kings; one of them was Louis the 14th. If you were asked who is the king that faced a big series of war‚ you will be answering Louis the 14th. How did Louis the 14th affected France is the subject of that research. I wrote about this subject because Louis the 14th sat on Frances from the age of five‚ and ruled France for 72 years‚ from the year of 1643- 1715. I faced many difficulties; one of them was the lack of information‚ and references. Another difficulty

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    Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong was the greatest of all Jazz musicians. Armstrong defined what it was to play Jazz. His amazing technical abilities‚ the joy and spontaneity‚ and amazingly quick‚ inventive musical mind still dominate Jazz to this day. Only Charlie Parker comes close to having as much influence on the history of Jazz as Louis Armstrong did. Like almost all early Jazz musicians‚ Louis was from New Orleans. He was from a very poor family and was sent to reform school when he was twelve

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