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- 4461: Landscape Architecture as a Career
- ... As early as the third millennium BC, the Egyptians planted gardens within the walled enclosures surrounding their homes (Encarta 2). In Mesopotamia, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In ancient Greece, sacred groves were preserved as the habitats of divinities. Greek houses included a walled court or garden usually surrounded by a colonnade. In 5th-Century BC, Athens public gardens and colonnaded walks ... with it^Òs surroundings, as seen in the works of Sven Markelius in Sweden, Alvar Aalto in Finland, and Frank Lloyd Wright in the United States (Encarta 5). The worldwide economic depression between the two world wars forced a shift from domestic settings to large-scale public works, in which landscape architects and planners worked together on entire communities, regional areas, and vast state and national projects. The proliferation of shopping malls, new suburbs, cultural centers, revitalized urban cores, and new educational facilities, has given landscape architects in the later decades of this century unparalleled opportunities to refine their art and to create new forms. They have ...
- 4462: Creative Story: Neolithic Park
- ... thick salt water. He sounded too serious, but friendly enough to be a local newscaster for a maximum audience of perhaps 20,000 bored stiff eyes. "And now we have a related story about the new sporting goods store here in Sidney. Nan Johnstone is there live. Nan?" "Yes, Phil. Thanks." Nan was an aged person as well, who doubled as the station's investigative reporter and local happening's person ... though she had been talking her whole life and was about ready to give it up for good. "I'm here at what is now officially the largest hunting and fishing goods store in the world. Cabela's will be opening tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock, and the management is expecting nearly half the population of Sidney to show up for the grand opening event. In the past few nights ... place really must be as big as I hear. I can just barely see the parking lot from here." "Why do you think they would put the largest hunting and fishing goods store in the world in Sidney, Nebraska, of all places? I mean, come on, all 8,000 of us would have to buy something from here every day just for them to stay in business." Chris, for the ...
- 4463: Great Depression 6
- ... Depression" was a breakdown of capitalism? Or was it simply an economic low-point that had to follow the prosperous 20's? In the 1920's everything seemed to be running smoothly over the whole world. People had a good time and business prospered. Lots of new inventions were introduced such as the first planes, the radio and many families got hold of a refrigerators. In the more wealthy families they even had washing machines and vacuum cleaners. As the 20's were coming to an end, over 20 million Americans had cars. During the 1920's there was a free market where all was manufactured from the play of supply and demand on the world marked. The whole production was based on credit, promise to pay in the future. The system was based on mutual confidence and exchange. The economy was dependent on foreign loans, and government expenditure was ...
- 4464: The Success of Lillian Vernon
- ... money to place an mail order add in Seventeen magazine selling an inexpensive leather belt with matching purse that she herself had designed. As a hook, she offered to moaker in the Chelsea district of New York, manufactured the two items for around $3 dollars. The purse and belt came in black, tan, or red and sold for $7 dollars.(Youman, N, 1989, pg 26) After 6 weeks of advertising Lillian ... sales of toys and school equipment. (Lightman, 1996, pg 1) Now, Lillian Vernon has targeted 1. Make time for yourself and your family. 2. Surround yourself with the best people possible. 3. Be open to new ideas and better ways of doing things. 4. Be prepared to take risks. 5. Like what you do and like what you sell. 6. Don+t dwell on your mistakes or setbacks, but instead learn ... out and did it.+ (Iowa: Forbes, August 17, 1992) 150:102(2). Lightman, A. Lillian Vernon Home Page (http://www.amex.com/weblink/Lvc/index.html #business, 1996) Mason, J. Lillian Vernon Focuses on Cusomers. (New York: Management Review, May, 1993) 82:22(3). Youman, N. The Queen of Kitsch. (New York: Adweek+s Marketing Week, April 24, 1989) 30:22(4). The Research Process Researching my topic started through ...
- 4465: Great Depression Timeline
- 1920s (Decade) During World War I, federal spending grows three times larger than tax collections. When the government cuts back spending to balance the budget in 1920, a severe recession results. However, the war economy invested heavily in the ... The stock market begins its spectacular rise. Bears little relation to the rest of the economy. 1925 The top tax rate is lowered to 25 percent - the lowest top rate in the eight decades since World War I. Supreme Court rules that trade organizations do not violate anti-trust laws as long as some competition survives. 1928 The construction boom is over. Farmers' share of the national income has dropped from ... s measures too little too late. Franklin Roosevelt easily defeats Hoover in the fall election. Democrats win control of Congress. At his Democratic presidential nomination, Roosevelt says: "I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people." Roosevelt inaugurated; begins "First 100 Days" of intensive legislative activity. A third banking panic occurs in March. Roosevelt declares a Bank Holiday; closes financial institutions to stop a run ...
- 4466: The North American Free Trade Agreement
- The North American Free Trade Agreement Since the birth of this great nation in 1776, the United States has remained a dominant world power in many aspects. The American standard of living has been the envy of the world, powered by an economy rivaled by nearly no one. Our economy continues to be the rock with which the global economy can lean on, as evidenced by nations that rely on huge reserves of the ... associated with, we have accumulated a 5 trillion dollar (that's 9 zeros) national debt. Something has to be done about this colossal problem to ensure that the United States retains its status as a world power in the global economy. One vital catalyst to help promote growth and neutralize the massive account deficit and foreign debts is the North American Free Trade Agreement. NAFTA, for short, is one positive ...
- 4467: Landscape Architecture as a Career
- ... As early as the third millennium BC, the Egyptians planted gardens within the walled enclosures surrounding their homes (Encarta 2). In Mesopotamia, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In ancient Greece, sacred groves were preserved as the habitats of divinities. Greek houses included a walled court or garden usually surrounded by a colonnade. In 5th-Century BC, Athens public gardens and colonnaded walks ... with it's surroundings, as seen in the works of Sven Markelius in Sweden, Alvar Aalto in Finland, and Frank Lloyd Wright in the United States (Encarta 5). The worldwide economic depression between the two world wars forced a shift from domestic settings to large-scale public works, in which landscape architects and planners worked together on entire communities, regional areas, and vast state and national projects. The proliferation of shopping malls, new suburbs, cultural centers, revitalized urban cores, and new educational facilities, has given landscape architects in the later decades of this century unparalleled opportunities to refine their art and to create new forms. They have ...
- 4468: Cutting the National Debt
- ... and a per capita figure of $75.01. The only justification for debt of any significant amount was a war. By 1900 this had been reduced to under $1 Billion. By 1919, the end of World War I, the debt had climbed to $25.5 Billion. In each of the following years the debt was reduced, and by 1930 stood at $18.1 Billion. With the collapse of Wall Street in 1929, the country (debt history: 1850 to 1950) fell into the Great Depression, which lasted until 1940. At that time the debt had climbed to $51 Billion. By the end of World War II the debt was $269 Billion. Again the government worked to reduce the debt, and by 1949 it was $252.7 Billion. At that point the Korean War started, sending the debt to $274 ... the average maturity about 3 years. More than half of the debt, however, is short term, maturing in less than a year. A ceiling is placed on U.S. federal debt, and Congress must enact new legislation to raise the ceiling. Between 1981 and 1990 the ceiling was raised from about $1.08 trillion to about $4.15 trillion. Unfortunately at the end of 1995 we reached the ceiling again, ...
- 4469: Crime and the Black Market in Modern Day China
- Crime and the Black Market in Modern Day China With a population of approximately 1,203,097,268 people , China, who has the world's largest population, also has the world's fastest growing black market and crime problem. In China, crime rates have been climbing an estimated 10 percent a year since the early 1980s . China is a country that is currently experiencing both political ... it counts for a lot. Even though the Chinese government states that they are trying to prevent this piracy, they still have restrictions in place that only encourage it. For example, China permits only 10 new foreign movies to be distributed within its borders each year. Although China says this is to protect its domestic film industry, American film makers estimate that they lose $150 million a year due to ...
- 4470: Creative Writing: Conquest
- ... The CIA agent, Newton, inched his way through the air conditioning make an effort to remain as quiet as possible. Once he reached the ventilator above the leader's bedroom he unveiled his device, a new prototype developed by his agency. This devise would unscrew and disable any form of fastener. Using a laser divertor to abstract the laser alarm system path the agent lowered himself into the room. Waiting for ... entered his limousine returning to the White House. Once the limousine was out of sight the CIA man whispered, "Get 'im," into his watch. Mere seconds later an explosion rocked downtown Washington, DC. With a new Secretary of War in office, a larger number of troops were ordered to be at San Francisco for rendezvous with a fleet to Northeastern Asia. Koslov had launched a nuclear weapon from Moscow on Dublin ... nuclear weapons, particularly warheads from their submarines. San Francisco was lost, San Jose annihilated. All the United States was thrown into a depression due to the loss of most of California. During this time the world was a terrible place to dwell in. England had been burnt as a whole and Ireland bombed until it was ocean. The countries that began the resistance to Russia were once again under communist ...
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