Drive down the congested coast highway‚ past the Santa Monica Pier. Take a right at Chautauqua Boulevard and for the first time you are finally driving at the speed limit uphill on a winding bourgeois road. Walk to the end of an unsuspecting alleyway‚ past all the gated post-modern mansions that seem to each exist in their own worlds behind lines of lush green foliage and stark white concrete walls. At the end of the road is The Eames House‚ Case Study House #8—the archetypal symbol of post-modernism
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advances back then‚ just how have the Greeks shaped the western civilization‚ how did the Romans influence it as well? The Greeks had a great many things to their list of achievements‚ from the monuments they built‚ to the masterfully created Parthenon that is still standing today. They worked hard to create what is known as a lost legacy nowadays; but how much of Greece is actually still influencing us today? The first concept that they invented that is still being used is the alphabet. This
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The Roman and Byzantine empires are widely regarded as two of the most powerful empires in human history. With large religious empires comes large extravagant architecture. The Pantheon‚ a temple created for the worship of the many Roman Gods was built by the emperor Hadrian in Rome from 118 to 125 CE. The Hagia Sophia was built by the emperor Justinian as a Christian church in Constantinople during the Byzantine Empire from 532 to 537 CE. The Hagia Sophia was designed by Anthemius of Tralles‚ a
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Jasmine Platt Professor Hauch Humanities: 15th to 20th Centuries: 352685 07 November 2011 Rococo vs. Neoclassical France is known for being one of many artist powerhouses of the 18th century. The art styles reflected the attitude and culture of the time. Two major styles‚ Rococo and Neoclassical varied in similarities and differences such as theme‚ style‚ and whether the artist was influenced politically or philosophical. It’s true that Rococo was taken by storm over night at the dawn of Neoclassical
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Review for Test 1 – Chapters 1 through 4 Chapter 1 – Beginnings of Civilization 1. What is the name of the place where the oldest paintings known to mankind are found? The neanderthal’s 2. What happened in the Neolithic period that allowed for communities and villages to develop?Agriculture 3. What two things (according to the book) happen together when civilization begins to develop?Hunting and gathering. 4. What is the name of the area where Sumerians settled? Fertile crescent
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each side of the base is 756 feet while the height of the Pyramid when build was 481 feet. If you divide 756 by 481‚ you would get 1.5717 which is very close to the Golden Ratio. Another good example of the Golden Ratio is in Athens Greece. The Parthenon‚ which was build during 440 BC‚ uses the Golden Ratio also. The spaces in between the columns are proportional to the Golden Ratio. This shows that the golden ratio has been used for a very long time. Since the Golden Ratio is an irrational number
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the underworld. 11. Athena – she was the goddess of war‚ wisdom‚ She was the protector of civilized life. She invented the bridle‚ and was the first to tame horses for men’s use. She was known as the Maiden‚ or Parthenos‚ and her temple was the Parthenon. Athena symbolized wisdom‚ reason‚ and purity. Apollo – He was an Archer‚ a Healer and a very good athlete. he played the golden lyre‚ His oracle at Delphi was a was used to connect gods and men 12. Hestia (Vesta) was the Goddess of the Hearth
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and‚ obviously‚ a romantic. She sailed through the English Channel while it was still mined from WWII‚ searched Scotland for the location of a totally fictional castle (and actually found it)‚ stood on the walls of Troy‚ climbed the steps to the Parthenon. She shopped in the Ginza‚ floated down the Thames from the Tower of Greenwich‚ lost herself in the Louvre‚ walked in the Black Forest‚ went on a night safari
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The Golden Ratio By : Kaavya.K In mathematics and the arts‚ two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one. The golden ratio is an irrational mathematical constant‚ approximately 1.6180339887. Other names frequently used for the golden ratio are the golden section and golden mean. Other terms encountered include extreme and mean ratio‚ medial section‚ divine
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Problems Caused By Air Pollution Some people think that air pollution is not harming the earth or the people‚ but it is doing worse‚ by killing the earth and getting people sick. "Air pollutants‚" according to Gay‚ "are known to cause respiratory diseases‚ cancer‚ and other serious illnesses" (12). Air pollution not only threatens the health and life of humans but also causes damage to the environment (Gay 13). First‚ air pollution causes a great deal of health problems. Wanting clean air is
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