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    such movements in various ways. Modernism Many believed that social organisations and daily life were becoming outdated. There was a belief the values of society had become stagnant. A disbelief that the only way to move forward was based on moral and religious principles‚ but what was modernism? The Minneapolis Institute of Arts suggests‚ the term modernism commonly applies to those forward looking architects‚ designers and artisans who‚ from the 1880’s on‚ forged a new and diverse vocabulary

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    Slang of the 1920s A 1. ab-so-lute-ly: affirmative‚ yes 2. absent treatment: dancing with a timid partner 3. air tight: very attractive 4. Airedale: an unattractive man 5. alarm clock: a chaperone 6. all wet: incorrect 7. And how!: I strongly agree! 8. ankle: to walk‚ i.e.. "Let’s ankle!" 9. applesauce: flattery‚ nonsense‚ i.e.. "Aw‚ applesauce!" 10. Attaboy!: well done!; also‚ Attagirl! B 11. baby: sweetheart. Also denotes something of high value or respect. 12. baby grand: heavily

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    A DOLL S HOUSE

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    In the play “A DOLL’S HOUSE”‚ we are presented with a very idealistic version of life in the late 1800’s‚ and along with that‚ the very confined roles both men and women were placed into. “A DOLL’S HOUSE” lends proof to the fact that women do not always enjoy the freedom to say‚ do and choose a lifestyle that they find fulfilling. The story that the play presents sheds a very domineering light on males as heads of households‚ and in society in general‚ and portrays women as dependent and subservient

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    Project Audit: The Construction of the Samuel Beckett Bridge [pic] TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1. Introduction 5 2. Audit Approach and Implementation 6 3. Analysis of current Best Practice 8 4. Audit Findings 18 5. Project Learning’s 24 6. Conclusions/Recommendations 25 7. References & Bibliography 8. Appendices

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    Architecture and Modernism

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    As some critics contended‚ postmodernism represents a break with the modernist notion that architecture should be technologically rational‚ austere and functional‚ discuss the ways in which one postmodern architect has developed strategies which overcome these tendencies.  Juxtaposition is seen between the characteristics of early 20th century modern architecture and the artistic endeavours of postmodernism that followed.  To represent the ‘Less is More’ (R.Venturi‚ 1966‚ pg16) notion the modernist

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    Cari s story

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    able to efficiently exchange oxygen and CO2 in the blood. F. How would fluid in Cari’s lungs affect her total lung capacity? Her total lung capacity will decrease due to the excess fluid taking up space in her lungs. G. How does the elevation of Cari;s respiratory rate alter her minute ventilation? If the rate of her respiration increases then her minute ventilation increases and she may start to hyperventilate increasing CO2 in her blood stream leading to respiratory alkalosis. H. Normal

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    Milton S. Hershey

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    Milton S. Hershey‚ the founder of the giant chocolate manufacturing firm bearing his name‚ tried a number of different ventures before eventually succeeding in the chocolate business. In his early years‚ Milton enjoyed his apprenticeship as a candy maker for Joseph H. Royer‚ a confectioner. At the age of 19‚ Hershey decided to go into the candy business for himself. His venture in Philadelphia failed‚ as did efforts with his father. Back in Lancaster‚ Hershey began manufacturing caramels. The

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    C.S Lewis starts off with narrating the main events of his childhood that formed how he thought and acted. Of course the beginning is the character of his parents‚ which he humorously contrasts – emotional and vivacious father‚ calm and rational mother. Other elements are his inclination towards imagining‚ drawing‚ and writing instead of sports due to a missing knuckle in his thumb‚ the turbulence caused by the death of his mother and calm stability‚ the consequential growth in friendship and camaraderie

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    Advertising In The 1880's

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    The 1880’s is around the time that businesses found that they could use advertising to coax people into buying their products (“American Advertising: A Brief History”‚ 2014‚ Paragraph 5). From then on businesses changed the advertising market into an abomination. Advertising has advanced so much that everywhere you turn you see an ad; even places like park benches. You can’t turn your computer on without seeing an advertisement for Microsoft or look at a quick video on YouTube without the annoying

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    Postmodernism in English literature. 1. Postmodernism in the English literature of the last decades of the 20th century. 2. John Fowles’s novels as an example of postmodern writing. In the 1960s the cultural layers changed and grew confused; the emergence of the mass media and the technological revolution changed the nature of culture and publishing. Here started the era of postmodernism‚ manifesting the philosophical‚ cultural‚ and political instability of the contemporary world‚ and the difficulty

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