The Seagram Building is prime example of the international style of design in the 20th century. The building is a true landmark of the city having an open plaza at the base of the building with high ceilings‚ floor to ceiling tinted windows and bronze mullions. Its imperious design‚ set in a plaza with fountain‚ was imitated many times and became an icon of North American corporate design. Mies is known as the father of the steel and glass structure. Mies designed many buildings during his life however
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What Do You Really Want from Us? 你们究竟要我们如何做才能满意？ When we were the Sick Man of Asia‚ we were called The Yellow Peril. When we are billed to be the next Superpower‚ we are called The Threat. 当我们还是东亚病夫时，你们称我们为黄祸， 当我们被舆论宣传将成为下一个超级大国时，你们又视我们为威胁。 When we closed our doors‚ you smuggled drugs to open markets. When we embrace Free Trade‚ You blame us for taking away your jobs. 以往我们闭关锁国，你们走私鸦片来强行打开我们的国门， 现在我们拥有自由贸易了，你们又责骂我们抢走了你们的饭碗。 When we were falling apart‚ You marched in your troops and
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late-1800s contained a back-and-forth struggle between those conservatives who desired to keep with the status quo‚ and those liberals who wished to move on and develop into a more modern governmental system. In Clorinda Matto de Turner’s novel‚ “Torn from the Nest‚” she portrays characters on both sides of the political spectrum and how they feud with one another in an attempt to either keep or change how the power is distributed. Between the conservatives and the liberals‚ the overlaying conflict seems
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The Ceiling‚ by Kevin Brockmeir‚ is a story about the gradual dissolution of a marriage between a husband‚ the narrator‚ and his wife‚ Melissa‚ during which a pitch black apocalyptic‚ metaphoric “ceiling” from the sky is descending across the town. As Melissa drifts further and further into a supposed depressive state‚ generating sorrow and sadness among the family members and citizens of the city‚ the ceiling‚ on gravitational downward path‚ is causing confusion and destruction. Throughout the majority
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the glass ceiling in the United States‚ giving your ideas and suggestions. “The glass ceiling” is a concept that betrays America’s most cherished principles. I can describe it as the unseen‚ yet unreachable barrier that keeps minorities and women from rising to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder‚ regardless if their qualifications or achievements. United States is the country where millions of immigrants like myself come to make dreams come true. Unfortunately the glass ceiling denies the
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personal experience with the glass ceiling. Shanna writes that she had been on her job for five years‚ and when she asked for a promotion and salary increase‚ she was denied‚ and the explanation she got was “why should I pay her extra for something she already does.” With former First Lady‚ Congresswoman‚ and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton running for the office of President of the United States‚ the time has come again for the age old question‚ does the glass ceiling still exist? Shanna writes that
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Differentia Wood/timber Building material these are raw woods that have been converted in the forms of minimally- processed logs stacked on each other‚ timber frame construction‚ and light- frame construction. It is used as load- bearing material depend on the quality criteria. Concrete composite building made from combination of aggregate material and a binder such as cement. It is one of the most durable building materials
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commissioning of Building X. Akij Group engaged AKH Group to work as part of the commissioning team and provide primary support for the construction phase commissioning. The project incorporated a highly energy efficient design with the goal of obtaining a high performance‚ low maintenance‚ low operating cost facility achieved through sustainable and energy efficient design features. The project had two primary commissioning-related goals: 1) to incorporate commissioning to ensure that the facility would operate
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Torn from the Nest What is the picture of village life this book gives us? Clorinda Matto de Turner book‚ Torn from the Nest‚ takes the reader into the village life of Peru. Torn from the Test depicts the tribulations of the lifestyle that people in the countryside live. At this time Peru was trying to build a strong nation this meant the government had an influence on how these people lived their lives. Turner’s book takes the reader into the society and virtues of these people. The importance
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Kesey’s renowned novel‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ is a tale of self actualization under manipulation and deceit of institutions and repression. Though the novel may be original in it’s setting and characters‚ the origin of the plot is one as old as time. Many parallels can be drawn from Kesey’s piece to others such as Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ the Christian Bible‚ and‚ perhaps most notably‚ Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. The themes and central
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