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    A Modern Tragedy A form of drama in which a person of superior intelligence and character is overcome by the very obstacles he/she is struggling to remove defines a tragedy as most people know it. However‚ tragedy can reflect another aspect of life: the tragedies of the common people. Heroic behavior in these instances may at times be impossible. We expect‚ from reading the first tragedies‚ that only kings or nobility can be tragic heroes. Arthur Miller himself said‚ "I believe that the common

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    The architecture of a country acts like a mirror for understanding the way of living and also the developments of the place that have led to the creation of the country as it looks today. The architecture of a country gives an insight into a country’s developments over the years. Many times architecture also helps us predict what type of traditions have been followed in the country over a large span of time. The thesis mainly deals with analyzing whether the direction of development of architecture

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    Death of a Salesman Essay Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is a modern tragedy. Willy Loman is a tragic figure. The play and the character are classified as such because they follow the examples of Greek tragedies‚ Roman tragedies and Shakespearean tragedy which have typified the classic tragic genre. Athenian tragedy – the oldest documented form of tragedy – is scholastically defined by Aristotle‚ Greek philosopher and polymath (384 – 322 BC)‚ as “an enactment of a deed that is important

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    NEW BELGRADE: THE CAPITAL OF NO-CITY’S-LAND Ljiljana Blagojević New Belgrade is a modern city‚ built in the second half of the twentieth century‚ on the marshy plain bordered by the rivers Sava and Danube‚ stretching between the historical cities of Zemun and Belgrade.[1] The terrain of this modern development‚ most dramatically beheld from the position of the ancient Belgrade fortress‚ served for centuries as a no-man’s-land between the borders of the two empires‚ the Ottoman and the Austrian/Austro-Hungarian

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    culture‚ it is also no longer the expression of our culture”. This move‚ which separates ornament and culture‚ links Modernist architecture to the culture of modernity. Reading this now two things emerge. The first is a statement of intent – Modernist architecture clearly defines itself in relation to culture. The second is a question – how today can the relation between architecture and culture to be understood? Despite the clarity of the Loos’s definition‚ this contemporary question has a persistent quality

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    Architecture of Rajasthan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Nagda temple Māru-Gurjara Architecture (Rajasthani architecture) originated somewhere in sixth century in and around areas of Rajasthan. Contents   [hide]  1 Etymology 2 Development 3 Images 4 References 5 External links [edit]Etymology The name Maru Gurjara has its genesis in the fact that during ancient times‚ Rajasthan and Gujarat had similarities in ethnic‚ cultural and political aspects of the society. Ancient name

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    AR2224 Ideas and Approaches in Design Copyright © 2013-14 by Department of Architecture. Mr. Tomohisa Miyauchi and Mr. Roland Sharpe Flores‚RA. All rights reserved. Eye Reflecting the Interior of the Theatre of Besancon Drawing Ledoux‚ Claude-Nicolas‚ 1736-1806 “Between the carpenter’s weight strings and marking lines [is something] close to government and enlightenment.” Li Hua‚ 715-766 Hanyuandian fu (Rhapsody on the Enfolding-Vitality Hall) Ideas and Approaches in Design presents

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    The building in Renaissance architecture[ Despite its history‚ the building is seen as one of the great examples of the new style. Its more notable features include: • the attempt to create a proportional relationship between nave and aisle (aisle bays are square whereas nave bays are 2X1. • the articulation of the structure in pietra serena (Italian: “dark stone”). • the use of an integrated system of column‚ arches‚ entablatures. • a clear relationship between column and pilaster‚ the

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    Studying Architecture The first step in becoming an architect is earning a professional degree from a college or university that has an architecture program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). An accredited‚ professional degree from one of these programs is the most accepted way (and sometimes the only way) to satisfy U.S. registration boards’ education requirements. The type of degree you earn may also have an impact on whether you can become licensed in multiple

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    Chandigarh Master Plan – 2031 Draft 7. COMMERCIAL AREAS IN CHANDIGARH 7.1 INTRODUCTION Commercial areas in Chandigarh were planned to provide adequate‚ organized retail and wholesale trading activity for the city residents. The city has however emerged as a important commercial hub. A concept of hierarchical distribution of commercial centers was introduced into the city plan as a departure from the organic developments of the traditional towns. To provide a continuum of commercial

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