The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói — MAC) is situated in the city of Niterói‚ Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil‚ and is one of the city’s main landmarks. It was completed in 1996. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer with the assistance of structural engineer Bruno Contarini‚ who had worked with Niemeyer on earlier projects‚ the MAC-Niterói is 16 meters high; its cupola has a diameter of 50 metres with three floors. The museum projects itself over Boa Viagem (“Bon Voyage‚” “Good
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design originated in the Baroque‚ but extended much further into the eighteenth century in terms of theory. Roger de Piles was the father of this argument based on coloris versus disegno and the Poussinists versus the Rubenists and so on. He joined the Academy in 1699‚ right on the verge of the Rococo and basically formed the argument for color‚ rather than classical design in his Cours de Peinture par Principes in 1708. Up until Rubens artwork‚ the classical style of painting was preferred with a focus
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STRATEGY: INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION Problem Set 3 1. Throughout the 1990s‚ several developments contributed to the loss of market-share of the Central Selling Organization‚ which inevitably led to diminishing profits for De Beers. In 1991‚ the Soviet Union collapsed and this disintegration brought down the exclusivity that the CSO had enjoyed for so long. Indeed‚ the fall of communism made it difficult for the cartel to protect its trading agreements. As such‚ only limited shares of the Russian
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Duchess de Alba (Maria del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva Alvarez de Toledo (1762-1802): -fashioned herself after the fiery maja-serves as a flirtatious role-play emblematic of aristocrats during the enlightenment‚ epitome of spanishness -proactively challenged conventional feminine roles/conduct‚ elevating national dress to the level of high couture to assert her individualism -Jean-Marc Nattier’s Madame AdelaYde-de-france as Diana + Goya’s Duchess of Alba as a Maja feature aristocrates in role-playing
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we are born into this world with high expectations. There is an image of perfection that our parents could only hope we fulfill; but as parents love us no matter what our physical outcome may be‚ society‚ on the other hand‚ does not so understand. Barbie Doll by Marge Piercy is a painfully honest eye-opening poem dwelling on the severity of an average girl feeling as if she is not beautiful enough. The crucial elements of poetry include imagery‚ similes‚ symbolism‚ a strong persona‚ tone‚ and setting
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De Morgan’s laws In formal logic‚ De Morgan’s laws are rules relating the logical operators "and" and "or" in terms of each other via negation‚ namely: (A U B)’=A’ ∩ B’ (A ∩ B)’=A’ U B’ The rules can be expressed in English as: "The negation of a conjunction is the disjunction of the negations." and "The negation of a disjunction is the conjunction of the negations." The law is named after Augustus De Morgan (1806–1871) who introduced a formal version of the laws to classical propositional
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A lot of things happened in Simone de Beauvoir’s life‚ most having to do with women and the way they were treated. She was a very observant person‚ and her writing reflects that. Simone de Beauvoir’s writings attempted to deal on paper with the vast emotions conjured by her life experiences‚ particularly women she knew who were "assassinated by bourgeois morality." ("Simone") Simone de Beauvoir was born in Paris‚ France on January 9‚ 1908. She was raised by a Catholic mother from Verdun‚ and a father
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Détail de l’offre : Leveraged Finance Analyst Titre de l’offre Leveraged Finance Analyst Description de la mission Date : 6-month internship starting in as soon as possible. Responsibilities: Participation to pitch to client (new LBO transaction‚ refinancing‚ extension‚ restructuring)Presentation of company (products‚ markets‚ risks‚ SWOT‚ cash-flow generation);Presentation of proposed financing structures;- Liaising with M&A department. Participation in the analysis and follow up of LBO portfolio:
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Pierre De Fermat- Pierre De Fermat was born in France in August of 1601. His father was a leather merchant and his mother’s family was in the legal profession. children‚ and practiced law. Math was simply just a hobby for Pierre. Pierre De Fermat was a busy lawyer‚ and didn’t leave much time for his love of math. Since math was just his hobby‚ he never wanted any of his work to be published. When he did publish his work‚ it was always anonymously. Fermat would state theorems‚ but always neglected
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The Life of Agnes de Mille Agnes de Mille‚ born September 18‚1905‚ was the daughter of William Churchill de Mille‚ a famous playwright‚ and Anna George. Agnes’ early schooling was at Hollywood School for Girls‚ a private school. She later attended the University of California Los Angeles where she graduated at the age of nineteen. After her parents’ divorce‚ she went out on her search to become a successful dancer. She was unable to find employment in the theatre‚ so she simply began to compose
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