Post Modern attributes of the de young museum: History: The Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 damaged the old de Young museum building located in Golden Gate Park and uncovered severe seismic flaws in the building and hence a comprehensive plan to rebuild the building in stages was overtaken to make the de Young museum up to date. In January 1999 the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron were chosen to rebuild the De young museum‚ due to their willingness to engage in an extended process of architectural
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Contribution of engineer to economic development of Sri Lanka after the ethnic conflict Jayasuriya D.P 120258P Introduction Today Sri Lanka is an independent country. After the 30 year of war Sri Lanka is rising for the prosperity. Because of this war Sri Lanka couldn’t able to stand alone like a developed country. Engineers are mainly contributing to the development of Sri Lanka. * Benefits that gained after the war Sri Lanka faced a three decades of terrible war. It was started
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Conservation & Preservation The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)‚ as an attached office under the Department of Culture‚ Ministry of Tourism and Culture‚ is the premier organization for the archaeological researches and protection of the cultural heritage of the nation. Maintenance of ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance is the prime concern of the ASI. Besides it regulate all archaeological activities in the country as per the provisions of the Ancient
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Abstract Ethnic Tourism: Essence of India Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. The World tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited". India‚ like many other countries has had
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2010 Secondary Education Curriculum Music and Arts II Second Year Art General Standard for Second Year: The learner demonstrates understanding of basic concepts and principles of Asian music and arts through active participation in artistic and cultural performances for self development‚ promotion of cultural identity and expansion of one’s world vision. 2010 Secondary Education Curriculum Music and Arts II Quarter 1 : Music and Arts of South and Central Asia Topic: South and Central
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World Religions Exam Review Vocabulary Allah - Arabic word for God; Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews‚ but some of the revelations are interpreted differently. The word "Allah" is a unique word because it is genderless. It is neither masculine nor feminine. (I) Adhan - the first sound that the newborn hears. It is a call
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Know definitions‚ significance‚ and examples: Religion: Defined by geographers Robert Stoddard and Carolyn Prorak in the book Geography in America as “a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities.” Ritual: A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order. Secularism: The idea that ethical and moral standards should be formulated and adhered to for life on Earth‚ not
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INTRODUCTION The Organization Study undertaken as a part of the curriculum has completed at Handicraft Development Corporation in Trivandrum. This study provides the opportunity to expose the student to an organization and its operational conditions. This study also aims at having a better understanding of various departments and its function. Organization study helps to know overall functions of a concern. This is a detailed study of the organization‚ product profile‚ service profile‚ organizational
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There are some parts of the world that once visited get into your heart and won’t let go. For me India is such a place when I first visited‚ I was stunned by the richness of the land by its lush beauty and exotic architecture by its ability to overload its senses with the pure‚ concentrated intensity of its colors‚ smells‚ tastes and souls. It was as if all my life I was seeing the world in black and white and when brought face-to-face with India‚ experienced every thing rendered in brilliant Technicolor
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1. According to our readings‚ which of these does not characterize experience with the sacred? a) Fear b) Fascination c) Ambivalence d) Extreme Anger 2. According to our readings‚ a hierophany is a) a person who experience the sacred b) the act of manifesting the sacred c) the place where the sacred is experience 3. According to the textbook‚ the imago mundi is Mircia Eliade’s way of describing: a) an image of a communities sense of the original cosmic order b) a man who consecrates a
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