Design concepts in architecture: the porosity paradigm Sotirios D. Kotsopoulos 129 Franklin Street‚ # 203‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts 02139‚ USA; e-mail: skots@alum.mit.edu Abstract: Presented is a paradigm of how a design concept can be converted into a system of production rules to generate designs. The rules are expressed by the means of shape grammar formalism. The paradigm demonstrates how porosity a concept transferred from biology‚ medicine and organic chemistry was implemented by architect
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Peer-Reviewed Concept Analysis Article Grand Canyon University Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice: NUR-502 July 24‚ 2013 Peer-Reviewed Concept Analysis Article Woman-centered care in childbirth is the process in which a woman can make choices‚ be involved in‚ and has control over her care and relationship with her physician or midwife (Maputle & Donavon‚ 2013). Woman-centered care is a philosophy of care which gives priority to the wishes and needs of the female
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CONCEPT PAPER A Concept Paper is about the in-depth analysis regarding an intangible thought‚ theory‚ or idea. The goal of writing a concept paper is to explain a particular idea to the audience or readers objectively. Whenever an idea has to be explained‚ a concept paper is needed. If the audience has no knowledge about the topic‚ your job should inform them. If your audience has some knowledge‚ your job is to add new things or new idea about the topic. A concept paper is prepared as a prelude
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expected to memorize the information‚ this is known as the banking concept. If the students only memorize the information‚ are they even learning what the information truly means or are they just memorizing the information long enough to take a test? The "Banking" Concept of Education is not only ineffective but also contributes to students suffering with the inability to think for themselves and creatively. In his essay‚ The "Banking" Concept of Education‚ Paulo Freire basically states that education is
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is to understand and examine the relationship between self-discrepancy and the level of satisfaction with life. The study is based on the theory of Carl Rogers and in carried out in a humanistic approach. A total of 60 questionnaires are obtained with validity with subjects aged 12 to 35 of both sexes. The modified California Q-set and the Satisfaction with Life Scale were adopted to measure the discrepancy between actual self and ideal self and the level of satisfaction with life respectively
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One of the most significant aspects that Shanley highlights in his play is the word of his title ‘Doubt’. The concept of Doubt is portrayed by Sister Aloysius‚ the principal of St. Nicholas School. She has uncertainty towards Father Flynn and whether he has had a sexual relationship with Donald Muller or the fact that he has taken advantage of him. One of the main techniques Shanley composes is Foreshadowing and Symbolism. Father Flynn gives a short sermon at the start of the play about the nature
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The concept of “we learn something new every day” is not just a saying but is a saying‚ which holds truth. We learn something new in school‚ our careers‚ our daily lives‚ and in the world. Some of our learning may change our behavior or our way of thinking. To fully understand the concept of learning‚ let us look at an in-depth knowledge‚ which will be addressed in the following: describe the concept of learning‚ distinguish between learning and performance. Last I compare and contrast the conceptual
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The Concept of Power Existence – Does it Exist? 1) Many people at different times have felt the need to attach the label “Power” to something. So it must exist. So it should be studied. 2) But it has different meanings in different cultures‚ so it must be many “Things”. Study – To Study or Not? 1) Due to this complexity‚ students think that its study will lead to no conclusion. 2) This is a paradox. So there is not enough evidence that a systematic study will give a lot of scientific understanding
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understanding of ideology and myths‚ the concept of a myth is actually a mode of communication. In addition to the popular opinion that a myth is simply a tale told and kept alive through oral traditions‚ a myth actually serves as a mode of speech that is given historical significance by human history. It is not derived or a product of a process of natural tradition or a particular time frame. The idea of speech in this context is actually parallel with the concept of a particular object signifying a
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Explaining Concepts Concepts of Dating According to the article Dating‚ by Beth L. Bailey. We know dating is a new style of courtship‚ which was started in the early twentieth. With the emergence of this new style of courtship‚ the old one was replaced. What I remembered as an example of good explanatory writing is the writer using time order to tell the history of old courtship and when the new system of dating was emerging. And the readers probably are young people they don’t know how the
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