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- 12821: Frank Lloyd Wright 2
- ... to observe the building. The Japanese society were in the part of the industrial revolution and the start of the modern architecture. Japanese people would need to integrate with the modern architecture to show the new revolution of machine . The Japanese designers combine Middle or Working Class people and the Machine Image to create output of modern architecture. Japanese domestic architecture was truly organic architecture. (Frank Lloyd Wirght, The future of ... curvilinear lines shows the architecture to look modern and eccentric. Space. The continual becoming: invisible fountain from which all rhythms flow to which they must pass. Beyond time of infinity. (Frank Lloyd Wright, masters of world architecture, 1981 p.11) Wright discovers the creation of space and applied into the organic architecture. Wright pursues the constant spatial continuity into the architecture. The solid of the architecture does not show the spatial ...
- 12822: The Women of Irag
- The Women of Irag The women of Iraq have had a life style like no other women in the world. Their rights had been violated for a number of years and still are, but as the 20th century is aproaching, there are some changes in the lifestyles of women that arent as harsh as ... nature, for example in university education there were never any restrictions whatsoever against the enrollment of women, and it was purely social restrictions that limited the number of women. 5 In 1970 there was a new agrarian reform law that let women to own their own land on an equal footing with men. It was then followed by a law on agricultural co-operatives, granting every women who worked on a ...
- 12823: Frank Sinatra
- Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra born on December 12, 1915, in Hoboken, New Jersey later became known as Frank Sinatra and one of the greatest entertainers of his generation. American singers - Bing Crosby and Billie Holiday, influenced Frank Sinatra. Sinatra then developed a signature vocal phrasing in his ... 1930 s. He then scored his first number one song a little more than a year later, I ll Never Smile Again . Sinatra s popularity began to rise through airtime as a radio singer during World War II. He soon left Dorsey s band for a solo career that lead him to several hits and great success in the 50s and 60s. Young At Heart, All the Way, Witchcraft, Strangers in ...
- 12824: Social Norms Are Constantly Changing
- ... Things got a little more interesting in the late sixties with the advent of the muscle car. One interviewee told me many stories of drag racing in his 69 Dodge Dart. He bought it brand new when he was 18 for the lofty price of $3400. Insurance was cheap and so was gas. Today, the only place teenagers can drag race cars in excess of 300 horsepower is in the world of video games. Teenagers today spend most of their free time playing Playstation and Nintendo 64 or watching television. Today teenagers have more free time than ever before, but they are constantly complaining that there ...
- 12825: Franz Kafka
- ... and mostly un-vivacious reality of life and it s hardships stands one man, Gregor, a provider of financial resources for his family. Such a young man is making his way in society, and the world in general. Through Gregor s successes, and his almost workaholic attitude, he has suffered into prospering. Prosperity is an awkward word, for it is one which not only describes a persons wealth, though also his ... English. The name Gregor is closely associated to Gregariously , which refers to a sociable and jovial mindset. Gregor is seen as the epitome of sociable, a traveling salesman . However, Gregor is one who is meeting new people all the time, but never forming any lasting friendships that mellow into anything intimate (118). Through being a traveling salesman, Gregor must be friendly, though his forward happiness seems only a ploy to keep ...
- 12826: Francisco Franco
- ... obscure command in the Canary Islands. The following July he joined other right-wing officers in a revolt against the republic. In October they made him commander in chief and head of state of their new Nationalist regime. During the three years of the ensuing civil war against the republic, Franco proved an unimaginative but careful and competent leader, whose forces advanced slowly but steadily to complete victory on April 1 ... at the service of his government. Tens of thousands of executions during the war and in the years immediately following it guaranteed the stability of Franco s authoritarian regime. Franco kept Spain officially neutral during World War II, but after the Axis defeat he was labeled the last of the Fascist dictators and ostracized by the United Nations. As the Cold War gained in intensity, foreign opposition to Franco lessened because ...
- 12827: "Is Moral Egoism Correct?"
- ... of the time it is correct for us to do what is in our own best interest, sometimes it is not. For example, say I am poor and I am living in an alleyway in New York City. I have no money, no job, and nothing to eat. One day, a nicely dressed businessman comes up to me and offers to give me food, shelter and everything I ever wanted, but ... soup kitchens and the Salvation Army we would have many people going hungry and clothesless. If we did not have firefighters, the entire United States would be burnt to the ground. Without police officers our world would be full of riots and violence. By these examples given, it is evident that we do in fact have duties to others. Without helping those around us we would have no society. This shows ...
- 12828: Losing Someone You Love
- ... dear to you, perhaps somebody that you loved more than life itself, can be, and usually is, a tremendous blow to your happiness. It will cause extreme pain and you will feel as if the world itself has melted into a pool of liquid and no matter how hard you try you cannot constrict your hand tight enough to stop the liquid from seeping between your fingers. The initial reaction to ... meaning, importance, and responsibility in the turmoil of loss. Once every thing is in order, a euphoria of acceptance is reached. It is reached when one sees that while the family unit has changed, a new and inner self-confidence emerges. Acceptance is the plateau of the grieving stages and is the goal of all who mourn the loss of a loved one.
- 12829: Road Rage
- Road Rage Road rage is an expression of frustration within the driving world. Unfortunately, it is usually more lethal than the other ways, since you are driving heavy machinery, at fast speeds. How is it expressed? Some extreme cases carry weapons in their cars, such as baseball bats ... of the most serious transportation challenges facing State legislatures today. Ricardo Martinez, federal administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has declared that road rage is now the Number One traffic problem. The New York Times reported a poll in Washington, D.C., showing that 42% of the residents rate aggressive drivers as the biggest threat on the road, followed by drunk drivers (35%). The problem is so serious ...
- 12830: Teen Pregnancy
- ... born and adopted the teen would then go back home from "vacation" and never tell her friends or anyone else (pregnant too soon 23). Now teen moms show up at school to show off their new babies (preventing teen pregnancy 3). Now if teens get pregnant and their parents don't want them in the house or there is just no one there, teens have somewhere to go. It's called Mom's house. It allows young teens to put themselves and their kids in the boarding house to start a new beginning. It gives a safe place and a sense of belonging for everyone. It's an adult environment home with a lot of freedom. Teens have to be self motivated and have to want to ... a safe, affordable living situation for young mothers who are on their own and want to complete their education, be great parents, and learn essential living skills"(internet 1). There is also a program called New Chance. It was developed in 1989 and it is a nonprofit research corporation. It is in sixteen locations and studies teen pregnancies with drop out rates(pregnant too soon 25). Sometimes when teens keep ...
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