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    Alex Bauer Informative Presentation Outline Topic: New York City General Speech Goal: To Inform Specific Speech Goal: I want my audience to recognize what makes New York City the city that never sleeps. Introduction I. Attention Getter: I want all of you today to imagine yourselves walking down a street‚ but this is no ordinary street. You feel like you’re a mouse in a maze‚ the skyscrapers are keeping you trapped within the city‚ thousands of people walking in different directions‚ horns

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    The Parthenon was a temple that was built on top of the Acropolis in Athens‚ Greece. Greece was destroyed by the Persians during the Persian war in 480 B.C.E. An effort to rebuilt Athens was started and the whole population of the city was put to the task. At first‚ the city’s walls were restored and then the focus was turned to the marketplace (agora). The marketplace was also finished but the temples remained untouched. The Athenians left the foundations of the temples as they were because

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    Complete the following statement: When a glass rod is rubbed with silk cloth‚ the rod becomes positively charged as a) negative charges are transferred from the rod to the silk. b) negative charges are transferred from the silk to the rod. c) positive charges are created on the surface of the rod. d) positive charges are transferred from the silk to the rod. e) positive charges are transferred from the rod to the silk. 21.3.1. Complete the following statement: When a glass rod is rubbed

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    Imagination is a powerful skill‚ an fascinating ability evolving from our originalities and perspectives. Architecture attracts me. I was always wondering how the combinations of Science and Technology contributed to the arts of building and this thought has inspired me to know more about it. With the inspiration‚ I am strongly interested in Architecture because it allowing me to engage both creatively and scientifically with the artistic and functional aspects of design. Art has always been my

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    changed the course of architecture worldwide’. (Louis I. Kahn: Architect‚ 2013‚ page xi). Louis Kahn’s legacy began from an early age where in high school his teachers immediately noticed Louis developing on his drawings and placed him in courses that nurtured his skills. He progressed his education and talent into architectural studies and received full funding to the University Of Pennsylvania‚ graduating 1924. He started to work as a senior designer‚ draughtsman for City of Philadelphia’s architect

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    Early Mesopotamian Architecture * Eridu – is the first significant example of the initial association of the Mesopotamian tradition in architecture with that of the Sumerians . * Warka – was by far the largest of the Sumerian cities which eventually‚ in the Early Dynastic Period .The two major areas of the city with important buildings were the Eanna and the Annu precincts‚ associated with the mother goddess and the sky god respectively‚ and dating back to the late fifth millennium B.C

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    Roman Aqueducts and Architecture Fallan Bell HIS 103 World Civilizations I Instructor: Samson Tsahiridis August 20‚ 2012 Roman Aqueducts and Architecture Rome had many famous achievements. The two different ones that I found most interesting to me were the aqueducts and architecture. Till this day‚ it is still unknown when and where the first aqueduct was built. Roman Aqueducts Person in charge: The first person in charge of the Roman waterworks in 33 B.C was Marcus Agrippa. What they

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    The geishas of Japan have a very distinctive yet unique feature that draws forth the attention of many people from all over the world‚ especially in the world of art. Even though they are humans‚ they are considered as a very prized form of art. The definition of geisha is an artistic person (Rowthorn 2011). They are considered as a masterpiece due to their gorgeous features that includes a variety of hairstyles‚ each with their own meaning and use and the feature that jumps out most is their makeup

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    The Unique Corporate Culture in Google Executive Summary The internet giant of search engine “Google”‚ always rated for the “Best Workplace”‚ “Best Employer” in the recent ten years. Why? Except the professional technology‚ Google’s great and unique corporate culture made so. The feature of Google’s corporate culture is equality‚ free and human oriented. The company provide the most luxury and comfortable work environment to its employee‚ encourage them relax more‚ play hard and work hard. From

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    Nashville is a loving a hospitable city with many wonderful layers that make up its heart and soul. Hence its nickname‚ “the Athens of the South”‚ Nashville has become home to one of the leading and influential structures‚ The Parthenon. I had the pleasure of visiting the Parthenon and learning so much information! Museums in general have always fascinated me‚ and also the learning of this monumental legacy‚ that I just couldn’t wait to visit this historical site! Upon entering The Parthenon‚ I

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