DOUGLAS HOUSE‚ RICHARD MEIER‚ 1971-1973 The Douglas House was built by Richard Meier in 1971-1973 for Jim and Jean Douglas. The house is gently placed on a steep slope over the water‚ almost as if it is floating amongst the trees. As Meier stated about the house‚ “So steep is the slope to the water that the house appears to have been dropped into the site‚ a machine-crafted object that has landed in a natural world. The dramatic dialogue between the whiteness of the house and the primary blues and
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Together with the decline in public housing went a rise in the percentage of poor African Americans in public housing. In some cities‚ it rises at eighty percent or more.17 The more this happens‚ the more others abandon public housing – physically‚ by moving‚ and politically‚ by rejecting it. As a general rule‚ the government follows the will of the majority. And the will of the majority is that public housing stay put. Public housing‚ then‚ is a program that cannot‚ will not‚ and does not accommodate
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What makes a house a home? A house can provide a place to live‚ but it can’t provide family love. A home can provide people a place to live‚ but it also can provide family love. I have lived in many different kinds of houses‚ apartments‚ garages and now a condo. Every house that I have lived in gives me a different feeling. The house that I currently live in‚ provides not only a comfortable place‚ but also warmth and care as well. I’m living in a 2 story condo with my parents. The living
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How to Buy a House The objective of this project is to clearly explain the process of buying a house. There are many steps that need to be taken in order to be effective in doing this. Buying a house is a major goal for some people‚ in which they save up money their entire life. The methods used to figure out cost include basic concepts of addition‚ subtraction‚ multiplication‚ and division; however‚ the formulas needed to calculate it can be a bit tricky. When buying a house‚ the first thing
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ENL 102 J. Durso 9-16-2013 Assignment #1 The Sweet Six-Storied Apartment House In the outskirt of Beijing‚ there are many six-storied apartment houses which look completely the same. It is in one of these simple and crude houses that my grandparents have been living for half of their lives‚ and this small apartment house is my home‚ which smells as sweet as the osmanthus flower and tastes as sweet as candied dates. My home is in an old neighborhood‚ so the osmanthus trees in the neighborhood
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House M.D. The perception of gender throughout history has been manipulated and changed into something that is totally different than the gender norm: men should act like men‚ working and paying the bills‚ and women should act like women‚ cleaning‚ cooking‚ and caring for children. These days it is more the idea of anything goes. The idea that popular conceptions of femininity and masculinity instead revolve around hierarchical appraisals of the natural roles of males and females gives people the
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take her to different houses. I have always taken her‚ and never asked her why. Then one day she called me up like she always did and ask me if I could take her to her friends house‚ “I said sure.” So I drove over to her apartment and picked her and her boyfriend up‚ they both got in the car . As we were driving I started a conversation with her. I asked how she was doing‚ and if there is anything new in her life. She said nothing much‚ while giving me direction to the house. As we started to pull
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roles of the House of Commons‚ House of Lords and the monarch in the formal process of the statue law creation The House of Commons are the elected members of parliament. They are elected by the citizens so that they represent there views. The House of lords is traditionally regarded as the lower house‚ but it is the main parliamentary arena for political battle. A Government can only remain in office for as long as it has the support of a majority in the House of Commons. The House of Commons debates
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I guess that the bedroom is the most significant room in a house. Everyone needs in the private bedroom‚ his personal possession. My bedroom is very important for me because I spend much time here‚ have all necessary things close to me and many memories‚ related with this peace of the house. Obviously‚ we spend the great amount of time in our bedrooms. I don’t only sleep here but also study and work quite often. It’s very important for me to have relaxation in my cosy nook after the hard working
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women of Spain and Norway were suppressed at the time the two plays A Doll’s House and The House of Bernarda Alba were written. Although this issue has improved in most countries‚ it still is occurring in some countries. This issue was portrayed in the themes of these two plays. Both A Doll’s House and The House of Bernarda Alba portray the suppression of women and their lack of freedom in different ways. In a Doll’s House‚ Nora has always appeared to be obedient to her father and her husband. However
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