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    ------------------------------------------------- What Makes Australia Unique? ------------------------------------------------- A long time ago‚ the continents got separated from each other gradually because of the Continent Drift. Then‚ Australia became the largest continent in Oceania. It has a lot of special properties and the most apparent one is the environment. Australia has very special landforms and the climates are quite different in other parts of Australia. The plants and animals are really unique as well due the particular

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    Cities of the Future Presented To: John Gillies Presented by: Devon Francis English Essay Wednesday‚ October 8‚ 2013 The arrival of the cities of the future and what it has to offer such as technology and many other things evolves as everybody awaits to see what the city has to offer and what changes and improvements the city will have also. Many people have these types of question stuck in their heads and wonder: “Could the changes and improvements

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    In Computer science client-server is a software architecture model consisting of two parts‚ client systems and server systems‚ both communicate over acomputer network or on the same computer. A client-server application is a distributed system consisting of both client and server software. The clientprocess always initiates a connection to the server‚ while the server process always waits for requests from any client. When both the client process and server process are running on the same computer

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    characteristic‚also that anybody who can truly achieve this characteristic can succeed beyond their wildest endeavors. This idea is the foundation for the American dream‚ and I was taught that this kind of success that I have the potential to succeed is only unique to the United

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    The Temple of Amun-re at Karnak and the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens have distinctive architectural enhancements and refinements that were put together to create‚ not just a building‚ but a significant piece of aesthetically pleasing architecture made for worship. One of the most mysterious places in ancient Egypt was the inside of a temple. They were the homes of the gods and goddesses and very few people were allowed to see the inside. Karnak temple was a solar temple based on the principles

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    treasures and a path backwards in time to our beginnings. They have influenced many aspects of our history‚ and continue to be an important part of our state today. Thousands of people annually visit the Missions and they find its architecture beautiful and interesting. The architecture of the California missions was influenced by many factors like the limitation in the materials‚ the lack of skilled workers‚ and the desire of the founding priest to imitate the structure of his Spanish homeland. The first

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    features makes it one of the greatest architectural breakthroughs. Roman architecture especially the dome is highly praised and influenced in modern time. The Capitol Building in Washington‚ DC was influenced by the Roman architecture and engineering. The Capitol Building contains arches‚ pillars‚ vaults and domes‚ which were all used in Roman Architecture. The Taj Mahal in India was also influenced by Roman architecture and engineering for its high arches and large domes. The beautiful gothic cathedrals

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    these in different ways but they are all correct in their own way. All these stories could have a unique impact on someone’s life‚ but sadly may not be read by many people. Also‚ all people had someone helping them or being there for them. MLK’s speech is unique because he was trying to get freedom for black people. He also wanted to have people to have equal rights. MLK’s speech was also very unique in how it speaks about the most real problems in real life. However the one of the biggest difference

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    Lars von Trier propose that‚ beyond its traditional conventions of representation‚ architecture resides in the superimposition of space‚ movement‚ and events. The event‚ in particular‚ is the figurative origin of architecture itself‚ through which Tschumi proposes an architecture of difference and opposition rather than synthesis and totality. Narrative techniques—be they pictorial or cinematic—evoke the ability of fiction to produce an alternative form of critique. Bernard Tschumi was already widely

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    Research Paper-Outline TOPIC-Development of Greek Architecture: The Doric and Ionic Orders Intro: Hook‚ Thesis statement/explanation of topic Information/Background- -What was architecture like before this period? -What was is made out of? -Who influenced it? - What were some examples reflecting the old styles? -What happened to them? How were the ideas changing? -Who came up with new ideas? -What were the new ideas? -What influenced them? -How did they reflect the culture/society/worship

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