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    Oscar Romero was a priest of the Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador. He began working as a parish priest in Anamorós but then moved to San Miguel where he worked for over 20 years. He promoted various apostolic groups‚ started an Alcoholics Anonymous group‚ helped in the construction of San Miguel’s cathedral and supported devotion to the Virgin of the Peace. He was later appointed Rector of the inter-diocesan seminary in San Salvador. In 1966‚ he began his public life when he was chosen to be

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    It was just a week ago when I last had my meal at McDonald ’s‚ eating my food without even thinking about the way it was sloppily presented at me‚ with my ice cream sundae dripping off the sides of the cup. Without much care about the way my food looks‚ I was just like everyone else in my table‚ very hurriedly taking my sandwich‚ and once in awhile criticizing the way the food tastes ("ang alat ng fries ngayon a"). This is such a stark contrast to the way food is appreciated outside urban areas

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    AN OVERVIEW OF FLORAL AESTHETICS IN HOTELS Floral aesthetics is concerned with the perception through the human senses of the intrinsic beauty of plants as artistic objects. To consider an object ‘aesthetic’ is‚ most commonly‚ to deem it optically beautiful by virtue of its features of grace‚ harmony‚ symmetry‚ smoothness or colour. An aesthetic object invigorates a feeling of attraction or pleasure‚ whereas an unaesthetic object reviles or stimulates no response in the viewer. Therefore decorating

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    aesthetics from theEncyclopædia Britannica aesthetics‚ also spelled esthetics ‚ the philosophical study of beauty and taste. It is closely related to the philosophy of art‚ which is concerned with the nature of art and the concepts in terms of which individual works of art are interpreted and evaluated. To provide more than a general definition of the subject matter of aesthetics is immensely difficult. Indeed‚ it could be said that self-definition has been the major task of modern aesthetics

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    The poem “Aesthetics” by Amaud Johnson instantly struck me. It was easily understandable but‚ portrayed a much deeper message. The poem speaks about a group of boys torturing butterflies‚ feeding alka-seltzer which is a kind of pain reliever‚ to pigeons for entertainment. This sickens me because of how they find joy in causing mischief to harmless creatures. Furthermore‚ Amaud Johnson’s deeper message within the poem is how we‚ human beings‚ harm the environment and are poor steward’s of God’s creations

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    Summary: The story takes place in New York City three years after Mia and her family got in the accident. Now‚ the book takes place in Adam Wilde’s point of view. Both Mia and Adam’s careers have taken off. Adam and Mia were boyfriend and girlfriend in high school‚ but after the accident they grew apart and would later break up. After quitting his band‚ because of the break up‚ Adam had a mental breakdown and didn’t want to be around any of his friends. After a year Adam wrote songs out of anger

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    Controversy has surrounded Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray since its publication‚ but critics often disagree on the how the ethics of the tale conflict with the morality of society‚ both then and now. It was common belief that‚ when the novel was first published‚ the story was immoral and the themes of decadence offended the seemingly “delicate” senses of the Victorian society. (“Oscar Wilde” 408) However‚ now that a different culture has developed and minds have opened‚ the ethics of the

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    examples of art deco exist however two major icons that represent art deco would be the New York Chrysler building and radio city music hall. Also art deco is a decorative style that is essentially an extension of the French art nouveau and English aesthetic styles but also includes elements of arts and crafts form. Historical and cultural factors that influence the design: From the poster it is clear that it is influenced by the infrastructure of old buildings in the 50’s with lights overlapping

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    Li Bai has had a long reputation of his calligraphy aesthetics. It was traditionally based upon the “word on the street‚” since majority of Li Bai’s life is based upon gossip‚ “Li Ba is one of the Chinese poets about whose life we know most; but must rather mean about whom there is the most gossip‚” but after countless of searches through books and extensive Internet search‚ a breach has appeared and behold‚ the only unique surviving calligraphy by Li Bai. It is not widely known‚ until now and housed

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    Williams For Professional Studies CODE OF CONDUCT WHO WE ARE? People who demonstrate a creative flare for design‚ layout and presentation. People who pride themselves on demonstrating team spirit‚ respect‚ integrity and a purpose for aesthetics. People who build relationships on doing what is right RESPONSIBILITIES TO OUR EMPLOYEES/CLIENTS 1. Working cohesively with one another to bring about the desired result. 2. Our clients are our number one (1) priority 3

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