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Century Bc American School
1,399 wordsThe Stoa of Attalos is a very interesting building. The location is in Athens Greece, more specifically in the ancient Athenian Agora, or market place. Unlike many ancient Greek or Roman Buildings, the Stoa of Attalos is fully reconstructed identically to its original form. The present day building is referred to as the American school in Athens. I am going to tell you about the history of the building, for instance when it was built and re-built. You will also read about man who originally fina...
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Handicap Accessibility Small Ramp Lift
813 wordsProjects, such as renovations, need careful planning especially when they are being placed into a historic establishment. This is the main concern with the handicap accessibility project at hand. Since the project requires handicap accessibility to the first floor of the house, the focus of the group was to change as little as possible to the residence in order to keep the esthetics as they were. The first problem of this project was finding a way into the home. Every entrance in the house had a...
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Minoan Civilization Sir Arthur
1,521 wordsCottrell, Leonard. 1958. The Bull of Minos. New York, NY. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Encyclopedia Americana. 1995. Knossos, pg. 514. Danbury, CT. Grolier Inc. New Encyclopedia Britanica. 1997. Knossos, pg. 514. Chicago, IL. Encyclopedia Palmer, Leonard R. 1969. A New Guide to the Palace of Knossos. New York, NY. Frederick A. Prayer, Publishers. Starr, Chester G. 1991. A History of the Ancient World. New York, NY. Oxford Wunderlich, Hans Georg. 1974. The Secret of Crete. Translated by Richard Wi...
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Normal Hotel Rooms Brian Bed And Breakfast Small
546 wordsMany businesses start out and have high hopes of becoming an overnight sensation. My new independent business is Brian's Bed and Breakfast. It is located in the quiet town of Wylie, Texas (west of Plano). The town does not currently have a hotel or bed and breakfast. My business will benefit travelers who seek a more comfortable sleep and meal than a normal hotel provides. The place will be open 7 days a week and will open from 5 in the morning and close at 11 at night. Any late-comers may still...
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Mens Reception Room Dome Of The Rock Islamic
372 wordsIslamic architecture consists of Shrines and buildings. The first of the three great shrines of Islam, is The Kaba at Mecca. It is considered the holiest spot on earth for Muslims. The second of the great Islamic shrines is the Mosque of the Prophet Muhammad in Ma dina Saudi Arabia. An interesting fact about this shrine is that the proper muhammad himself is buried in the floor of the mosque. The third of the great shrines, is the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. The Dome of the rock was built in ...
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Orson Welles Citizen Kane
1,478 words... d screaming in escape, etc. Symbols are a dime a dozen a justify their use in the result achieved. I thought the fading light filament and dying sound track at the end of the singer's career very effective; also the opening and close on the iron fence around the castle. The smoke rising to heaven at the end was trite to start with and dragged out absurdly. As you can see, there is nothing startling in these component parts. The outstanding technical effect in the picture is in the conception...
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Domus Aurea Golden House Of Nero
914 wordsIn AD 64, Nero set fire to the city of Rome. The exact reasons he did it are not fully known. It is thought that he partly did for poetic or artistic purposes, or for the purpose of clearing away a city that had currently dissatisfied him. In its place however he did rebuild a better Rome, for the most part that is. A large portion, and arguably too large of a portion, was expropriated for the use of his own residence to be called the Domus Aurea. This is translated: The Golden House, and so, th...
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First Floor Put Castle
400 wordsA Castle is a large building fortified with thick walls. Castles were the strongholds of noblemen during the period of the Middle Age. It just wasnt just a home but was a fortress. The purpose of the castle was for a home for the lord and a place of protection in case of an attack. There were a variety of castles built but the most common place for a castle was in Europe. There are still castles standing today. Castles were very expensive to build they had to make sure it was the accommodations ...
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Story Took Place False Sense Of Security
444 wordsThe setting in the story, The Masque of the Red Death, is very important to the story as a whole. In many situations it is needed to relay important ideas. There are three main things in the plot that give the story this special touch. One example is the color of the rooms of the abbey. The next thing is the seclusion of the abbey, This gives the characters a false sense of security and a sort of dramatic irony to the reader. The third thing in the setting was the era that story took place. The ...
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South Bronx Alcohol Abuse
1,952 wordsAt first glance, it seems that the author is going to take us on yet another journalistic ride through the land of the poor. Similar to the ones you read about, or hear in the news. However, this is not the case; the real underlying theme is what is society doing about the plight of the poor? Kozol uses the views of children to emphasize that these reports on living conditions are not being obtained by disgruntled adults, but from innocent children whose only misfortune was being born to this pa...
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Advanced Research Projects Agency 24 Hours A Day
1,928 wordsThe technology revolution is upon us. In the past there have been many triumphs in the world of technology. To this date, people are able to communicate over thousands of miles with the greatest of ease. The Internet connects nearly 400 million users worldwide and is an essential part of how we work, play, communicate, and conduct commerce. We use the Internet in ways that seemed unimaginable The term "Internet" refers to the global information system that -- (i) is logically linked together by ...
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Back To Our Rooms Valleys Of Flowers One
987 wordsWhen I was in the seventh grade, our class went on a field trip to Cherokee, North Carolina. The trip lasted four days and three nights, but the adventure would last a lifetime. The experience allowed me to learn many things about myself and to reflect on the beauty that was all around me. We departed at six-thirty in the morning, and I was so excited. I had never been away on a school trip for longer than a few hours. I tossed my purple duffel bag into the storage compartment, found my seat by ...
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Madame Defarge Buried Alive
2,462 wordsIt is the year 1775. Dickens begins the novel by describing this year with one of the most famous sentences in literature: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" In short, despite the rapturous joy or painful suffering that everyone seems to feel, the time is really no less different than our own. It is filled with people who think "in the superlative degree of comparison only, " and who believe that the world is not going to change. The narrator describes the goings-on in England...
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Separate Sub Nets Simple Network Wiring Wire
1,720 wordsSimple network wiring Thesis statement This report is to include the basics of the physical wiring of computer networks. Outline I. Introduction A. Professional wiring. B. Using hubs. II. Body A. Saving money. B. Tools needed. C. Proper placement. D. Connectors. III. Conclusion A. Plug in and go. B. Good luck -Page 2 Simple network wiring Professional wiring can cost hundreds of dollars per connection and there never seems to be enough drops. A year after most companies upgrade their network wir...
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Fire Preventing In A Power Station
1,337 wordsFire Preventing in a Power Station Power stations are among the most significant features of todays economy and lives of people. This is because most activities that go on today in public and in organizations depend on power supplies and if the supplies are stopped or in shortage some vital tasks may not be performed and as a consequence major losses and disasters may occur. There are various kinds of power stations such as coal fire power stations, nuclear power stations, hydro power stations a...
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Category Of Boy Bedroom Nastiest And Most Disorganized Bedrooms
1,042 wordsFor centuries, women have been fighting to achieve the same position in society as men. The women s role at home has changed; now the female is no longer just a housewife. Instead, women are professionals who spend most of the day at work. These days, each family member, including teenagers, has to contribute to the housework by taking care of his / her own bathroom and bedroom. For this kind of activity, male teenager personalities have developed a peculiar variety of decoration for their bedro...
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Brave New World Huxley Creates
587 wordsCommunity, Identity, and Stability. This motto seems to appropriately state the nature of the hatchery, as well as the nature of the world that Huxley creates. The center strives for community, identity, and stability as it literally creates the people of the world. The motto helps Huxley use setting in three different situations. When describing community, Huxley creates the Infant Nurseries and the Neo-Pavlovion Condition Rooms to show setting. Huxley uses the Decanting Room to symbolize the s...
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Greek Architecture B C
651 wordsGreek Greek Architecture Greek Architecture Greek influence is visible in everything that we have today. Our laws, cities and even our system of goverment all come from aspects of greek civilization, but maybe what we have been influenced the most gy the greeks is in architecture. Maybe the reason this is, is that it was a new form of architecture that had little to do with function and everything to do with looks. Ago example is the Greek temple. They were built in honor of the gods, but the ar...
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Ho Chi Minh Robert Louis Stevenson
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Red Death Young Girl
726 wordsSetting Setting, sometimes background, may be significant elements in a plot, determining the scope in every atmosphere of the story. Without an interesting background, some stories would simply not exist. Take for instance Contents of the Dead Mans Pocket. The plot is a Workaholic named Tom Benecke who lives in an apartment eleven stories high on Lexington Avenue. his wife had left to go to the movies so that he could finish a project three months in the making. All the sudden a quick gust of w...
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