THE TECTONIC Kenneth Frampton Kenneth Frampton’s ‘Rappel a L’Ordre: The Case for the Tectonic’ identifies the issues in relation to the tectonic form‚ his intention is to make architecture step apart of just being part of a scenographic interpretation. The word tectonic is addressed from its different origins but overall referring to carpentry and its evolution into an aspect of poetry and art of construction. Tectonic objects are seen in two different forms; one being ontological which involves
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To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of volcanic hazards? (40 marks) A volcanic hazard is anything that can cause a threat to human life‚ infrastructure or nature as a result of volcanic activity. There are methods to lessen the effects of volcanic hazards to a certain extent through planning and preparation. Common volcanic hazards include: Pyroclastic flows‚ Ash clouds and mudslides. Pyroclastic flows are high-density mixtures of hot‚ dry rock fragments and hot gases
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Volcanic Materials and Health Concerns Introduction: Basic Geology of Volcanoes A volcano can be a mountain like structure or a wide sloping hill that opens downwards to a pool of molten rock below the surface of the earth. When a break in the earth’s surface allows molten rock material to come up from the earth’s core‚ a volcano is formed. Volcanic eruptions can cause lateral blasts‚ lava flows‚ hot ash flows‚ mudslides‚ avalanches‚ falling ash and floods. These
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American government. By looking at these events‚ they all have something in common. Throughout all of these fights for rights‚ there was protest. Some peaceful‚ some not‚ but the people in support spoke out and made a statement. How does protest affect us in our daily lives? It is constantly around us‚ it is simply challenging the status quote and speaking out. Protest isn’t always throwing tea off ships‚ or marches‚ it can be stepping up and asking for what you think is right. In today’s society
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Earthquakes and Seismic Waves Earthquake-is violent shaking of Earth’s crust Focus-exact point within the crust where the fist movement occurs Epicenter-point on Earth’s crust directly above the focus Types of Seismic Waves P Wave Primary-1st Fastest Accordion-in and out S Wave Secondary Snake-like Can’t travel through liquid Surface Wave-roll through the top of the crust creating the most damage Measuring Earthquakes Mercalli scale -measures damage The Richter
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‘The shadow of death hangs over all of Auden’s poems’. Do you agree with this assessment of Auden’s poetry. I agree with the assessment that the shadow of death hangs over all of Auden’s poems- this is because although not all of his poems have a dark‚ gloomy feel throughout‚ but they all leave the reader with an impression from their morbid plots. Auden’s poem ‘1st September 1939’ is full of allusions‚ meaning that for the reader to fully understand the message of the poem‚ they should take
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Cortes and Pizarro easily conquered the Aztecs and Incas. How far do you agree with this statement? Many people tried to conquer places in the past. Cortes and Pizarro both succeeded. Together they were the most famous conquistadors‚ they went barefoot and came back from their expedition multi-millionaires. They were extremely lucky which made things easier. Cortes and Pizarro were both at the right place at the right time. For Cortes‚ Montezuma thought that Cortes was the God Quetzalcoatl
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Explain what is meant by “The Population Bomb” and to what extent do you agree that this bomb has been diffused. “Population will inevitably and completely outstrip whatever small increases in food supplies we make. The death rate will increase until at least 100-200 million people per year will be starving to death during the next ten years.”- Paul Ehrlich‚ Stanford University biologist The population bomb theory was made popular by Paul Ehrlich’s 1968 book “The Population Bomb”‚ Ehrlich posited
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cause of Arab failure in conflicts with Israel from 1948 to 1973.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? The Arab-Israeli tensions are a modern conflict‚ and a consequence of the two World Wars and collapse of British imperialism. The development and notion of Zionism in the 20th century‚ and massacres and scrutiny faced by Jews in Europe played a significant role in the formation of the Jewish State of Israel‚ which is the focal point of the conflict. Between 1948 and 1973‚ the Arabs and
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story’ To what extent do you agree? Fairy story: fable‚ children’s story‚ allegory‚ apologue‚ exemplum Simple: elementary‚ uncomplicated‚ self-explanatory‚ straight-forward‚ lucid Intro Subtitled “A Fair Story”‚ George Orwell’s novella Animal Farm displays the characteristics of a children’s fable‚ consisting of clear-cut morals and demarcate between good and evil. Yet‚ it does not demand the reader for much analysis to understand the more complex ideas embedded within this allegory. Presented
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