American culture is unique in the way it ties in the old and new world. Unlike many other cultures that evolve from the ancient ways‚ South Americas old world still lives in the present. To walk in the streets of South America exposes you to market places filled with a rainbow of fruits and vegetables‚ hand stitched clothing‚ and herbal remedies. In my country of Ecuador for instance‚ main cities sit alone in the center of large rain forests. This basically means that the nearest cities are usually several
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GAME DESIGN AS NARRATIVE ARCHITECTURE By Henry Jenkins The relationship between games and story remains a divisive question among game fans‚ designers‚ and scholars alike. At a recent academic Games Studies conference‚ for example‚ a blood feud threatened to erupt between the self-proclaimed Ludologists‚ who wanted to see the focus shift onto the mechanics of game play‚ and the Narratologists‚ who were interested in studying games alongside other storytelling media.(1) Consider some recent statements
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to “open the mysterious veil of Atlantis”. But has Atlantis ever existed? There has been questionable evidence throughout time but is it enough to prove the existence of the Lost City of Atlantis? Ever since Plato described Atlantis in his famous dialogues‚ there have been hundreds of theories and searches for the Lost City‚ encompassing
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Architecture between East and West: The Emergent Practices of Arbeitsgruppe 4 in Cold War Austria The Third Man immortalized post-war Vienna‚ creating the architectural images most closely associated Austria’s geopolitical position at the time. Physical destruction served as a constant reminder of Austria’s immediate past and its bleak outlook for the future. The decay also served as a material manifestation of the guilt and repression associated with Austria’s role in the war (Figs. 1-2).[1]
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Great Wall of China is the longest defensive wall in the world. The Forbidden City was completed in 1420. Is is a historic attraction in Beijing‚ and it is home to the largest collection of ancient wooden artifacts. Morocco Marrakesh Medina is a bustling Moroccan City. The city has several alleyways and sightseeing trails. Fez is a historic Arabian City. The streets are complex mazes‚ and cars are not allowed in the city. The locals are friendly‚ and they will
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Architecture of the New Capitalist Society INTRODUCTORY THEME Daniel Libeskind ’s winning design for the new World Trade Center takes a sentimental and metaphorical approach. He claims that the completed WTC would become the representation of America ’s belief in humanity‚ its need for individual dignity‚ and its beliefs in the cooperation of human. Libeskind ’s original design focused on restoring the spiritual peak to the New York City and creating an icon that speaks of America ’s vitality
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Brussels is a very high population city with 1.1 million citizens. At 1995 the population stopped declining and flattened out‚ and since 2000 it has been growing fast‚ gaining 150‚000 people in the past 16 years. It is predicted that the population will reach 1.3 million by 2050. It is also predicted that life expectancy will rise to 87 years by 2060. Brussels experiences a temperature ocean climate so it has cool‚ wet summers‚ and rainy winters and average temperature of 50° F year round. Brussels
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Living in Kansas is unique because... Charlie Parker was a saxophone player who revolutionized the jazz industry. His specialty was playing the alto and tenor saxophone. One of the things that makes Kansas unique is the fact that he was born here. Early Life Charlie Parker’s roots were planted in Kansas. Kansas City‚ Kansas to be exact. August 29th‚ 1920 was the day a legend was born. Little did his parents know he would one day become one of the most recognized faces in the jazz industry. Charlie
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The Aztec architecture is based on values and civilization of an empire. In order to understand the architecture of the Aztec’s‚ we need to know the history of the Aztec‚ where they come from and their religious background. How the structure of their daily homes where and what was their objective in building the empire. The many city of the Aztec Empire was Tenochtitlan in Mexico city. The monumental city was built on top of a small island and wetland. After the Spanish conquest the Aztecs were robbed
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Essays on International Financial Architecture Priyvrat Mamgain 2/25/2013 Topic 1: What were the outcomes of the Bretton Woods conference and which factors can account for the agreements reached at that conference? (1200 words) The Bretton woods conference is a United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference that was organized between 1 and 22 July 1944 at Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton woods‚ New Hampshire‚ United States. 730 delegates from 44 nations signed an agreement on the final day
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