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Louis Isadore Kahn And The Salk Institute
767 wordsStanding alone against the endless blue sea, the Salk Institute by Louis I. Kahn is one of a kind. "Louis Kahn's Salk Institute for Biological Studies on the Pacific coast near La Jolla aspires within its own spirit to an order achieved through clarity, definition, and consistency of application" (Heyer 195). To many, this magnificent structure may seem out of place, but it works well with the surrounding environment because of the spatial continuity that it possesses. The relation to the site, ...
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Wang Kahn And Temuchin Temuchin And Wang Kahn Battle
1,056 words... elder cousins. Having under-rated the abilities of Temuchin, Altan and Kuchar moved, according to custom, to elect Temuchin Kahn. It is not really correct to call Temuchin Genghis Kahn, not until the conquest of the nomadic tribes was complete. This election greatly angered Jamuka, who wanted the Kahn ship himself. Jamuka used a petty situation to spark the battle, a relative of Jamuka had stolen several horses from one of the tribes that was in Temuchin's camp. The owner of the horses rode ...
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Social Democratic Party Power In Germany
3,124 wordsAs the photographic medium flourished in early 20 th Century Europe, artistic expression was the main concern. But, with the advent of the Dadaist movement, new forms of the photographic medium emerged. It was these innovative forms of photography that allowed not only the artistic merits, but also an alternate agenda of the artist to shine through. One of the most explicit examples of this form of photography was done by John Heartfield. Through his photomontages, which were merely a combinatio...
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Years Of Age Marco Polo
1,420 wordsMarco Polo and His Travels through Asia The Question I am asking in my essay is, ? Why did Marco Polo go? ? I think his reason for exploring new lands is not because he had dreams of conquest, but because he was in fact trying to find a new trading market. Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy in 1254. His father Niccolo was a prosperous merchant who imported luxury goods from Asia. When Marco was just six years old, his father sailed off to Istanbul (then called Constantinople) and didn? t come ...
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University Of California Tcp Ip
989 wordsThe History Of The Internet The Internet met its humble beginning thirty years ago at the hand of its creator, Robert Kahn, and over time developed into one of the most sophisticated tools of modern society. One of the Internets creators, Robert Kahn, helped to develop and promote the two early forms of the Internet, Milnet and ARPAnet with Protocols such as TCP/IP and Telnet. Development of TCP/IP and Telnet protocols allowed for the rapid growth of the Internet with its vast resources. Born in...
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