Construction Ecology 3 A CASE STUDY OF THERMAL COMFORT IN A HOUSE 27th April 2013 TEH QING YANG C3102987 Page 1 1.0 Abstract An important aspect of building design process - the thermal comfort‚ is a state of mind which express thermal environment with satisfaction. In the modern days‚ most human will spend indoor than outdoor. In this report‚ problems will be chosen to be analysed based on a case study that relates to occupant thermal comfort and building thermal performance existed in a
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‘Wounds will never heal’ published in The Sunday Mail‚ 18 March‚ p. 42‚ author Max argues that Australia should not have signed an agreement for regional co-operation and a closer relationship between the Australian and Japanese militaries (Venables 2007‚ p. 42). As we move forward‚ we will be critically examining the article using through three kinds of proofs - Ethos‚ Pathos and Logos; defined in Aristotle’s rhetoric theory which will be explained in more details in the following paragraphs.
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1. Which of the following is a basic principle that applies to both internal and external devices? A) when connecting a faster device to a slower port‚ the port adapts to the speed of the device B) if you have multiple devices to install‚ it’s best to install them at the same time C) for most installations‚ install the device first‚ then the device driver D) some devices don’t require a software component for them to work properly 2. What happens when a problem occurs while Windows 7 is installing
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Questions on Writing Strategy 1. The author uses the "I would..." repetitively to show that his confused feeling as a child was so vivid in his memory. This vivid memory and the author’s way of expressing it makes the reader feel more part of the time period that it was written in. 2. The last paragraph is effective because White uses very descriptive details‚ such as "buckled the swollen belt" to explain the accounts of his son jumping in the water just like he had once done and as the son jumped
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Liisa Steinwedel 6094157 Professor Langston ENG 1100 PP 4 November‚ 2010 Is Technology Always Beneficial? Thinking back to my grade ten English class‚ I cannot help but remember the time my teacher read my friend’s essay aloud. The whole essay sounded great‚ it had a strong argument and used exemplary grammar‚ until I heard the word ‘LOL’. The entire room burst out laughing‚ knowing perfectly well that using informal slang in a formal essay is inappropriate. What does this improper use of
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Out of all the content in this course I found the Bedford Reader to be the most helpful content of the course‚ since it covered various writing styles that were assigned in the Writer’s Workshop Essays. Second‚ the handout that accompanied each assignments such as the Writer’s Workshop and Reading Questions were immensely helpful in providing the expectations of the assignment. All in all‚ I did not find any of the course content that I considered to be particularly bothersome‚ since it all revolved
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Unit 1: Blue Wednesday Step 1 1. Read the introductory part of the book‚ Blue Wednesday for detailed comprehension. 2. Write a summary of Blue Wednesday. 4 3. Look up the pronunciation and learn the following words: wrinkle‚ haste‚ comb‚ trustee‚ matron‚ automobile‚ curiosity‚ routine‚ anxiety‚ anxious‚ conduct (n)‚ record (n)‚ essay‚ to ridicule‚ generous‚ allowance‚ progress (n)‚ detail‚ to sew. 4. a) Find the following word combinations. Look them up in a dictionary
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The poem begins with a discussion about Shield Sheafson ‚ who was the king of the Thanes. He was a baby whose parents abandoned him and rose to the top. After Sheafson died‚ his son Beow became king in his place. Once he died‚ Hrothgar became the ruler of the Thanes. Hrothgar brought fortune and success to the Thanes and in celebration of it he built a hall called Hereot‚ where he and his men gathered for festivities. For a good amount of time the Danes enjoyed peace until one Grendel‚ who was descendant
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Tracy Hall Professor Thompson ENGL 310 Reader Response Essay January 26‚ 2011 Why Aren’t Women Funny? In his Vanity Fair essay‚ “Why Women Aren’t Funny” (2007)‚ author Christopher Hitchens purports that women are not as funny as men because they don’t have to be; that men must be funny in order to attract women‚ but women don’t need to be humorous to be appealing to men because they are already alluring by simply being women. In the essay‚ Hitchens comes off as quite the chauvinist
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Personal Philosophy of Teaching EDU 202- 1001 University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas Personal Philosophy of Teaching Introduction The idea of teachers developing and executing personal philosophies in the classroom never crossed my mind as a young student. Sitting in class‚ I assumed there was simply one way to teach‚ and that that was how all teachers taught. All students can remember their favorite teachers‚ lessons‚ projects‚ as well as their least favorites‚ but it is doubtful that all students
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