History of The White House: An American Treasure For almost 200 years‚ the White House has stood as a symbol of the Presidency‚ the United States government‚ and the American people. Its history and the history of the nation’s capital began when President George Washington signed an Act of Congress in December of 1790 declaring that the federal government would reside in a district "not exceeding ten miles square . . . on the river Potomac." President Washington‚ together with city planner Pierre
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Burning House In the parable of The Burning House it explains a story about a father saving his children. It pictures a neighborhood with a huge mansion that only has one entrance. The mansion is in poor condition‚ the pillars are tilted‚ the walls and fences are crumbling‚ and one day the house catches on fire. The father knew that he was capable of leaving the burning house safely‚ so he went outside. From outside the house the father told his children that the needed to leave the house because
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Philip Johnson’s Glass House: Beyond Mies and the Modern Movement Philip Johnson (b. 1906) began his career in the 1930s as a critic and curator. In 1932‚ during his time at The Museum of Modern Art‚ he oversaw an exhibition he titled The International Style‚ which featured the work of the avant-garde architects‚ designers and theorists of Europe led by Le Corbusier‚ Walter Gropius and his mentor‚ Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It was Johnson and this exhibition that helped to define and articulate
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In the book The House on Mango Street‚ author Sandra Cisneros presents a series of vignettes that involve a young girl‚ named Esperanza‚ growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Esperanza Cordero is searching for a release from the low expectations and restrictions that Latino society often imposes on its young women. Cisneros draws on her own background to supply the reader with accurate views of Latino society today. In particular‚ Cisneros provides the chapters "Boys and Girls" and "Beautiful
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of the House of Usher Edgar Allan Poe’s famously titled work “The Fall of the House of Usher” is a piece of short horror fiction that effectively utilizes symbolism. There are many examples within the text where objects‚ incidents and imagery are effectively utilized to give meaning to the reader beyond that which is being described. In this essay‚ I will analyze how the state of the house‚ the eye-like windows‚ the collapse of the house‚ the presence of a tarn that encircles the house as well
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The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a series of 44 vignettes describing the adolescence of Esperanza. These 44 vignettes‚ though at some points seem unconnected and unrelated‚ come back to the central symbol of the house. The homes described are a symbol of poverty and shame as well as a symbol of imprisonment‚ and this symbol reveals Esperanza’s future aspirations and themes of spousal abuse. The houses on Mango Street are a symbol of poverty and shame‚ and Esperanza realizing this
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Generally‚ near the sea‚ in the coast‚ the temperature is softer than in the centre of a country‚ so I would like to live in a house next to the beach‚ where I can see the sea from the windows‚ hear the sound of water‚ enjoy a warm weather and walk on the sand every morning. If the house had a garden I would sow a lot of pine trees because on the one hand they have sweet-smelling and on the other hand they are evergreen trees which keep nice throughout the year. I would enjoy reading and listening
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As I draw near to the island on which my dream house awaits‚ I catch a quick glance of it out of the corner of my eye. It is humongous‚ and is the most noticeable building in the area. My private steel‚ elegant jet lands on the octagonal air strip next to the house. I get out of the jet the wind was whistling and blowing my hair back as I started my journey through a heavily wooded path leading to my dream house. I walk with anxiety toward the house at which I will spend the rest of my life. All
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A new house readiness By Jacob Voogd When making a decision to purchase a new house‚ one of the economic principles which one must consider will be that people face tradeoffs. If one decides to purchase a new house‚ he or she will need to give up things such as a holiday‚ new truck or what they eat which the same amount of money can purchase. In this case‚ one will need to weigh the priorities. For example‚ purchasing a new house may make travelling to school and local services more convenient
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death‚ terror‚ and fear. In the psychological thriller‚ The Fall of the House of Usher‚ Poe examines the mental derangement and dissipation of Roderick Usher. In this tale and his other short stories‚ setting‚ in particular architecture and other structural elements contribute significantly to atmosphere and is physically and psychologically symbolic. Although Usher?s mental illness is said to be hereditary‚ it is the House in which this disease of the mind flourishes. The story opens on a ?dull
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