regions far away from the Himalaya and other inter-plate boundaries‚ which were once considered to be relatively safe from strong shaking‚ have also experienced several devastating earthquakes. The huge losses of life and property in the earthquake-prone areas of the country have shown that the built-environment is extremely fragile‚ and country’s ability to respond to these events is extremely inadequate. Post earthquake damage survey revealed that 90% of casualties result directly from the collapse
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Leadership Philosophy As a result of my passion for equality and equity in both my personal and professional life‚ it has led me to create a leadership philosophy that would keep me responsible and motivated to follow on completing my goals and live up to my core values. My philosophy states‚ my leadership philosophy is to lead and support others around me‚ both in my personal and professional lives‚ to achieve success. In addition‚ to achieving and supporting success‚ my values and standards are
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Foundational Leadership Philosophy: My leadership philosophy is built on the understanding that the foundation of our country was forged through hard-work‚ difficulty‚ and sacrifice. I will remember that as a Military member‚ my responsibility may ask the same of me and I will be willing to commit the same level of hard-work‚ perseverance‚ and sacrifice when needed. I will live and work to honor and continue the legacy of freedom that was passed down to myself and my family by both the forgotten
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I began my art journal by experimenting with the basics. The basics of the human body are the bones and the muscles‚ therefore I attempted at making a sketch of both with the intention that it would help me in the future when drawing a person. I love how the abs turned out since the combination of the contours‚ shape and shading make them look really realistic. Nevertheless‚ I don’t think I am quite ready to create the whole muscular and skeletal system‚ as a whole yet since the amount of detail
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Architecture Ancient Egypt Architecture - is the architecture of ancient Egypt‚ one of the most influential civilizations throughout history‚ which developed a vast array of diverse structures and great architectural monuments along the Nile‚ among the largest and most famous of which are the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza. Egyptian Architectural Columns The Great Pyramid of Giza‚ which was probably completed c. 2580 BC‚ is the oldest and largest of the pyramids‚ and is the
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The status of women during the enlightenment didn’t change for the better as most may think but instead surprisingly degraded. Economically‚ laws were produced that restricted all women’s rights to own property and run businesses. Comparing the 1600s and the 1800s‚ it was obvious businesses owned by women in London had dropped to less than ten percent of the original number. The Enlightenment pressured the change for education but the quality for women education also degraded. In the 16th
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Renaissance Architecture Between 1400 and 1600 AD classical ideas of an ’’ age of awakening’’ took place in Italy and northern Europe. This period was called ’’ The Renaissance’’ which means ’’born anew’’ in French. Renaissance architecture was inspired by the architecture of classic/ancient Greece and Rome. Before Gothic architecture was very asymmetrical and complex. The renaissance architecture was highly symmetrical and very proportioned. Features Of Renaissance Buildings: •symmetrical
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As some critics contended‚ postmodernism represents a break with the modernist notion that architecture should be technologically rational‚ austere and functional‚ discuss the ways in which one postmodern architect has developed strategies which overcome these tendencies. Juxtaposition is seen between the characteristics of early 20th century modern architecture and the artistic endeavours of postmodernism that followed. To represent the ‘Less is More’ (R.Venturi‚ 1966‚ pg16) notion the modernist
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Tabitha Crosby Dr. Maineville Hum1020 10/07 /2012 Romanesque Architecture and Gothic Architecture Throughout history it’s simple to understand how so many were inspired to create masterpieces we see and love today. Many years ago beauty was shaped in almost every feature‚ sculpture‚ and building. One of the most memorable of these iconic creations can be seen in Romanesque and Gothic architecture; however even though they are both similar they also have many differences. These themes were
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need to separate Classical Literature from Popular Literature? First let me define the two literatures‚ according to Esther Lombardi of About.com Guide Classical Literature refers to the great masterpieces of the Greek‚ Roman and other ancient civilizations such as Homer’s “Iliad‚” Ovid’s “Metamorphoses‚” Virgil’s "Aeneid‚" "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles‚ along with works by other writers in epic‚ lyric‚ tragedy‚ comedy and other forms. In the other hand Popular literature includes those writings
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