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    Ancient Roman town /settlement Planning ( 700B.C-500 AD) • Romans adopted the technology and planning skills of the Greeks. They were more advanced than the Greeks in terms of technological skills which they used to develop better infrastructural facilities and construction techniques. • Lime concrete was invented • Applied mechanics for moving heavy masses developed. • Roads were paved with stones • Advanced system of water supply (Aqueducts &water reservoirs)‚ sewage system

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    Graffiti Is Not Vandalisme

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    According to Goldman (1997)‚ The first stage of existence of graffiti go back to the beginnings of human‚ societal living. Graffiti has been found on uncovered‚ ancient‚ Egyptian monuments‚ and graffiti even was maintained on walls in Pompeii. Graffiti is the plural form of the Italian word grafficar. In plural‚ grafficar means drawings‚ markings‚ patterns‚ scribbles‚ or messages that are painted‚ written‚ or carved on a wall or surface. Grafficar also symbolize "to scratch" in reference to different

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    Salem Spirit Analysis

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    This technique has been in existence successfully in some form for thousands of years. Even in ancient Pompeii have street merchants and shop owners used painted murals to praise their wares to consumers. While advertising has evolved over the course of history‚ it has always been very closely related to a market driven economy. Consequently‚ it is no wonder

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    bigger than the nuclear bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. The shock waves were felt on Barographs around the world and created Tsunamis that killed over 36‚000 people. Another well-known Stratovolcano is Vesuvius‚ because it destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The typical Hazards from a Stratovolcano eruption are Ash‚ Lava‚ Volcanic Bombs and

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    My Italian Vacation

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    My Italian Vacation It was a long climb‚ probably the longest climb I have ever attempted‚ When I reached the top I felt that I would collapse any minute. My legs were numb‚ my clothes were all wet out of sweat and I was completely breathless. Even though I felt completely exhausted‚ the climb was well worth it. What I saw up there was a memorable and probably the most spectacular view I have ever seen. The wind blew at its strongest at the very top‚ pigeons were all over the place‚ and the Sun

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    Joshua Deck Mrs. Smith Pre IB English 9 2B 7 May 2012 The Colosseum and Gladiators While the Colosseum is a major tourist attraction today‚ back when the Roman Empire ruled it was a place of fighting‚ blood‚ and death. The colosseum was a source of entertainment for the people of Rome‚ as they witnessed the famed gladiators fighting to the death. The architectural design of the colosseum is an ingenious design‚ as well as the purpose and roles of it. The gladiators had an interesting history

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    Power of Advertisement

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    been in the history since 3000BC. It has been proven through papyrus‚ a leaf that serves as paper‚ used by Egyptians to make sales messages and wall posters. . Commercial messages and political campaign displays have also been found in the ruins of Pompeii and ancient Arabia. Wall or rock painting for commercial advertising is another manifestation of an ancient advertising form‚ which is present to this day in many parts of Asia‚ Africa‚ and South America. The tradition of wall painting can be traced

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    My Own Design Rational

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    Caballes‚ Ma. Jessabelle C. August 30‚ 2012 B.S. Interior Design – 2nd Year IDEP 114: INTERIOR DESIGN 2A: COMMERCIAL & CORPOATE DESIGN MIDTERM EXAM: NEOCLASSIC OFFICE & WORKROOM RESEARCH Outsourcing is the process of contracting out a business process‚ which an organization may have previously performed internally or which the company deems necessary or important‚ to an independent organization

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    Fire of Chicago

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    The summer of 1871 was very dry‚ leaving the ground parched and the wooden city vulnerable. On Sunday evening‚ October 8‚ 1871‚ just after nine o’clock‚ a fire broke out in the barn behind the home of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary at 13 DeKoven Street. How the fire started is still unknown today‚ but an O’Leary cow often gets the credit. The firefighters‚ exhausted from fighting a large fire the day before‚ were first sent to the wrong neighborhood. When they finally arrived at the O’Leary’s‚ they

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    With reference to two volcanic events that you have studied from contrasting areas of the world‚ compare the nature of the volcanic hazard and its impact. Mount St Helens erupted on the 18th May 1980 at 9am and is an active strata volcano Washington State USA‚ a MEDC. Where as on 18th July 1995‚ during the daytime‚ Montserrat‚ a LEDC during the day‚ Montserrat’s Soufrière Hills composite volcano of a height 1050m‚ meaning sulphur hills‚ dormant for centuries‚ erupted and produced a phreatic eruption

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