Modern architecture and traditional architecture Nowadays‚ as we known the architectural community has had a strong and continuing interest in traditional and modern architecture. Architecture‚ this word possesses an immense creativity in itself. Usually‚ when we hear this word‚ picture of creative design of physical structures flashes in our mind. Integral to the identity of any country is its architectural heritage‚ combining modern and traditional architectural designs or product
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163–190 www.elsevier.com/locate/ibusrev The eclectic paradigm as an envelope for economic and business theories of MNE activity John H. Dunning Reading University‚ UK and Rutgers University‚ USA Abstract This paper updates some of the author’s thinking on the eclectic paradigm of international production‚ and relates it to a number of mainstream‚ but context-specific economic and business theories. It suggests that by dynamizing the paradigm‚ and widening it to embrace assetaugmenting foreign
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Ancient Greek and Roman Republic Political Developments Throughout history there have been countless individuals who have etched their experiences and depictions of events during their lifetime. The legendary Greek poet‚ Homer‚ is a perfect example of an individual who encompassed his culture into his writing. In the Iliad Homer unknowingly stated‚ “A generation of men is like a generation of leaves; the wind scatters some leaves upon the ground‚ while others the burgeoning wood brings
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The Ultimate Sin Ezekiel 16:49 Intro: There are many horrible and wicked things done every moment‚ every day. If you were to write down what the most offensive‚ egregious‚ wicked sin is‚ what would it be? Perhaps unbelief‚ fornication‚ anger‚ bitterness‚ adultery‚ hypocrisy‚ murder or any other sin could be compiled in this list as wicked and horrible. We might classify these as an abomination unto God. In our society‚ much is made of the sinful lifestyle called homosexuality. This lifestyle is
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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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Gender in Ancient Greece In ancient Greece‚ the societal roles of men and women were drastically different from one another. A woman’s status was far inferior to men; they were responsible for taking care of the family and served a nurturing‚ motherly role. A man‚ however‚ was seen as the head of the household‚ or the kyrios. They were seen to posses more emotional stability and competence than a woman supposedly could‚ so therefore held responsibilities that were deeply involved in public matters
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‘The Greek culture had ruptured upon the scene in the 5th century BC producing impressive concepts such as democracy‚ and extraordinary infrastructure such as the Parthenon’ . While ‘for close to 200 years it has been common to support the concept of democracy from which evolved from classical Athens‚ to which has shaped our understanding of the political system which we use today. ’ The involvement of the Delian League sets forth the ideas of the Athens Empire‚ which slowly advances into Athens
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focus: the unification of traditional temple form and the new domed space‚ the technical development of concrete constructions‚ and the tendency to obscure construction and structural elements. This paper discusses the Pantheon by analyzing the architecture from various aspects such as its three distinctive spaces and the experience they brings‚ the lighting of the interior‚ innovation such as coffering‚ the skillful use of concrete‚ and the Roman’s attempt to conceal the construction. Furthermore
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nature of its output. This essay moves on to identify under which conditions we see firms operating within a domestic industry shift production overseas regardless of the tradability of output. To explain this‚ we now move on to Dunning’s eclectic paradigm. This theory offers a framework through which it is possible to identify and evaluate the significance of factors influencing both the initial act of overseas operations by firms and the growth of such operations. Dunning discusses that in order
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Architecture Have you ever driven by a building so unique that you wonder‚ how much work went into that‚ and who even thought of that? Architecture began in prehistoric times. Trees and branches were used for shelter to protect them from the elements(Architectural Careers). Huts in Neolithic times also count as architecture(Architectural Voices). The amazing works of temples dedicated to gods are the most significant start of architecture(Nuttgens‚ 9) because it put design and creativity into the
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