career‚ he rendered hundreds of buildings and projects around the country‚ but it was his visions for the ideal city‚ particularly as illustrated in his book The Metropolis of Tomorrow‚ that would earn him his fame and legacy‚ which still resonates today. Born in 1889‚ Ferriss earned his degree in architecture from Washington University (MO) in 1911. The following year‚ he moved to New York and worked for Cass Gilbert as a draftsman until 1915‚ when he set out on his own and worked as a free-lance
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rest of my life‚ I was frightened‚ I was going to lose all of my friends. I was going to have to start over‚That was scary.Being the new kid in school is awful and upsetting‚ and I was not looking forward to that at all.Already being a shy person who has trouble connecting with new people‚ being forced to start at a new school was absolutely terrifying. Going to a new school is like being lost at sea and everywhere look its just a big body of water.The day began just like any other day. The ringing
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City of Glass by Paul Auster and In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje are two completely different novels that have certain features in common. Both novels are postmodernist fiction and they both evolve around a big city with a main character that is in search of his identity. Quinn‚ the main character in City of Glass‚ is an author who takes on different identities while he at the same time goes on a quest for his own identity. This is a postmodernist element which has to do with the postmodernist
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Moving to a new school‚ I admit‚ is quite frightening. Especially if you are moving in the middle of school year where everybody had already found their own group of friends. But this can change. Maybe moving to a new school can be so much better than staying in your old school‚ or it can the best and unforgetable experience for you at school. In order to achieve that‚ here are some tips that can help you. First‚ ask the teachers in charge of the informations you might need or know in the school
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The nineteenth century ushered in technological innovations and developments to urban city life. The American cities grew exponentially‚ with buildings‚ infrastructure‚ and population While cities in America witnessed new technology such as motion pictures‚ the telephone‚ and advanced infrastructure‚ cities were also lacking proper sanitation and suffered overcrowded housing conditions. The American city‚ while bustling with social and leisure opportunities‚ succumbed to many social ills‚ such
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happened recently caused a wave of depression to spread to us all. In response‚ the Mayor has commissioned the creation of a park in the heart of town. I’m here now with a group of people to discuss this thrilling announcement. How do you feel about the new park? PERSON 1: I’m excited about it! Having a park will make everyone happier. Once we have more people living here again‚ this park will be a place for our community to gather. PERSON 2: If we even have any “community” left. PERSON 3: Yeah‚ I
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the Colonial Cities The people of early colonial America settled mainly in rural areas and farms. Eventually‚ by the end of the 18th century‚ cities became dominant settlements over the rural regions. The cities of colonial America were heavily influences by British; the latest fashions of dress‚ social ideas‚ and furniture among other things were imported from Great Britain. As the size of cities grew‚ problems in health and sanitation began to arise. Throughout all of the major cities‚ taverns were
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Traffic exists everywhere around us. Our city of Corpus Christi’s population is expanding at a rapid rate. As a result‚ this is one of the strengths because it brings in extra profit for businesses and the city. According to the United Census Bureau‚ the last population count in 2014 came out to 320‚434. That is 15‚219 additional people added to our community in 4 years since the last count in 2010. However‚ even though additional people can be beneficial‚ it produces more issues with traffic. This
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essential lovers of ballet‚ Gelsey Kirkland is one of the most well-known and admired American ballerinas of our time. She was born on the 29th of December in 1952‚ in Bethlehem‚ Pennsylvania‚ to Jack Kirkland and Nancy Hoadley. Her father Jack was a play writer‚ known for his production‚ Tobacco Road. During the making of Tobacco Road‚ he met his fifth wife Nancy‚ who played one of the leading roles for the production. The couple married and began living together on the outskirts of New York before entertaining
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maximum ability when he or she is uncomfortable. For me being‚ comfortable means being at home. After living for two years in Boston‚ leaving it has been one of the hardest decisions I have made. However‚ I could not stand the idea of staying out of that city‚ so I decided to come back as soon as I could. As a result‚ I started looking for schools in Boston to transfer to that had my major. One of the schools I found was Wentworth institute of technology‚ a university that I have been accepted to‚ but I
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