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- 3541: Eileen Gray
- When one talks or thinks of architecture, or the architects, there is a great gender gap, and due to these gaps, some women do not acquire the acknowledgement that is rightfully theirs. As one of the finest architects, designers, and artist of the 20th century, Eileen Gray was and ... add storage place. The faηade of the house is free and white, while the plan of the house is open. E-1027 at Menton (1926-29) Further more, Eileen Gray proposed four problems that the great architects of the time, like Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mies van der Rohe all thought about, but did not incorporate them into there work. Eileen proposed the problem of the windows. There were ... to decorate her designs. She used Mies van der Rohes idea of how to separate her rooms, and used materials such as corrugated metal, and fabricated metal nets to add a distinct look. A great example of this is the Rue Chateaubriand house. She used metal sheets with punched holes in them as walls that separated the interior of the washroom. Bed Side Table (1926-29) E-1027 Interior ...
- 3542: Egypt
- ... experienced this type of stereotyping of my Egyptian culture. Although people view Egypt as a plain desert with camel riders, my experience from living there shows Egypt to be a developing civilized country with a great history . People think about Egypt in this manner because of the media. The news primarily exposes the uncivilized parts of the country. For instance, the well known news broad-casting channel CNN showed the circumcising ... country. Egypt has the Nile River which supports the cities around it with water and green areas. In Egypt, the government encourages the people to move away from the cities and start agricultural communities with great facilities. This encouragement helps provide more agricultural areas and more jobs for the Egyptian people. This enrichment has stabilized the currency for six years and has also improved the growth of the national income. In Egypt, there are the "pyramids" which are symbols of the Egyptian pride. Temples, churches and mosques show a great art of design. These buildings are not just constructions, they are decorations and a history for all generations. This history has motivated the Egyptians to continue their modern progresses. It has also influenced the ...
- 3543: Mexico
- ... the Mayans are considered to have been the most influential, every other early culture of Mexico is thought to have borrowed from them. The Zapotec and Mixtec cultures were master builders and artists who made great temples, burial chambers, pottery, and metal work. Eventually, the Mixtec culture conquered the Zapotecs. Remarkably, these two ancient cultures still survive today. The Aztec culture was very advanced in many ways. They were warlike people ... Ballet Folklorico also make outstanding contributions to Mexico's musical culture. A rich tradition of painting and sculpture existed in Mexico before the Spaniards arrived. Artists of the colonial period produced works of art with great depth and purity. They combined earlier artistic styles with imported Spanish techniques to make great art. In the late colonial years artists showed only academic output in their art. Later artists produced powerful posters, lithographs and woodcuts of modern day scenes. Also, in later years the art of fresco ...
- 3544: Earthquakes
- ... growling and spitting fire ever since. Aristotle believed that "mild earthquakes were caused by wind escaping from caves within the bowels of the earth and severe shocks were by gales that found their way into great subterranean caverns" (Matthys 87). However, with modern technology we found that what actually causes earthquakes is tectonic plates which on average move only two inches per year they are driven by convection currents which is ... The earliest description is of a damaging sea wave near the north end of the Aegean Sea in 479B.C. One of the worst tsunamis in history hit the eastern coast of Honshu following a great earthquake centered out at sea on June 15, 1896. The seismic sea wave washed onto nearby land as much as 25 to 35 meters above high tide level. Entire villages were engulfed. More then 10,000 houses were washed away, and 26,000 people were killed. Within the last 200 years alone, about 3000 tsunamis have produced fatalities. While the evidence is that most great water waves are caused by fault rupture there are also other causes. One example is a submarine landslide, such as occurred in Sagami Bay in Japan in the devastating earthquake of 1923 these under ...
- 3545: Egypt-israeli Conflict And The
- ... enough, Nasser took no direct actions during the next few years against Israel, but instead focused on internal colonization, by trying to get the British out. It should be mentioned that around this time, the great contracts against the USSR were formed and implemented. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Southeast Treaty organization were supposed to contain the Soviet Union in the west and east. The Baghdad pact, brought Britain ... appear as the champion of the Third World against Western Imperialism. Thus, the US put pressure on the British and French to withdraw. While France and Britain withdrew, Israel was very reluctant. Eisenhower placed a great deal of pressure on Israel with withdraw from all of its territorial acquisitions, and even threatened sanctions if Israel did not comply. The Israelis did withdraw, but carried out a scorched earth policy destroying everything ... in the early years, neither country saw the United States as a enemy nor as a ally, and thus depended on it for little. Yet, both countries saw the possibility of gaining resources from the great western power, or at least its enemy the USSR. Under Carter, however the United States, perhaps for the first time, played a peace-making role in the Middle East. Perhaps Carter was being the ...
- 3546: Leonardo Da Vinci
- ... a picture is worth a thousand words. This is the case for all the paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci. Da Vinci was a master of the high renaissance. He is remembered mostly today for his great works of art but Leonardo did more than just paint. He became known for his achievements in sculpture, architecture, engineering, and also science. He has served as the court painter under Louis XII in France and also lived under the patronage of Pope Leo X. He is best known today though for two great masterpieces. The Mona Lisa, which resides at the Louvre in Paris, and The Last Supper, a mural in the refectory of the Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. Leonardo was born in 1452 ... wrote various texts which later came together to be known as Treatise on Painting. They were compiled into a book in 1651. We all know that Leonardo Da Vinci is most famous for his two great masterpieces. He worked on The Last Supper from 1495 till 1497. It is a mural in the refectory of the Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. The Last Supper is now largely ...
- 3547: Thomas Jefferson'S Life: Tell It The Way It Is!
- ... Life: Tell It The Way It Is! Thomas Jefferson over the coarse of history has appeared to be generally favorable. Although many writers such as Levy and Brodie seek to tarnish the image of the great liberal leader, he still remains as one if the most idolized leaders in the history of the world. Gordon S Wood writes of Jefferson's life much like a reporter explaining his life and listing ... to give a goal for the inventor. Therefore he turned to the pages of John Locke for the guidance to build a nation. Jefferson relied greatly on the writings of John Locke and the other great thinkers such as Plato and Aristotle. Even in the case of The Declaration of Independence he generally quotes John Locke. Locke said, "Life, liberty and the pursuit of personal property. Jefferson perfected that by saying ... his concepts and his contributions to the greatest nation on gods green earth. Because of the state of the environment with global warming, destruction of ecosystems, and the decline of agriculture, I question if this great nation is one that he would be proud of.
- 3548: Ebola Virus
- ... are the invaders (Baddorf, Ourworld.compuserve.com)." Between the years of 425BC-430BC Athens' population was dramatically reduced when about 300,00 of its inhabitants died from some sickness. Some people now believe that this great plague was really Ebola. The first recorded outbreak of the Zaire string of the Ebola virus was in Zaire, in 1976. The doctors didn't know how to treat it and that meant that they ... of Ebola include: malaise, fatigue, lower back pain, nausea, sudden fever, weakness, muscle pain, headache, and sore throat. These symptoms are followed by: vomiting, diarrhea, rash, eye inflammation, roof of mouth turns red, genital swelling, depression, increased sense of pain in skin, gastrointestinal bleeding (mouth and rectum), bleeding from eyes, bleeding from ears, bleeding from nose, limited kidney function, limited liver function, internal bleeding, and external bleeding (healthanswers.com). Basically Ebola ...
- 3549: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
- ... The early backgrounds of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King were largely responsible for the distinct different responses to American racism. Both men ultimately became towering icons of contemporary African-American culture and had a great influence on black Americans. However, King had a more positive attitude than Malcolm X, believing that through peaceful demonstrations and arguments, blacks will be able to someday achieve full equality with whites. Malcolm Xs ... X suffered not only from abuse by whites, but also from domestic violence. His father beat his mother and both of them abused their children. His mother was forced to raise eight children during the depression. After his mother had a mental breakdown, the children were all placed in foster homes. Malcolm Xs resentment was increased as he suffered through the ravages of integrated schooling. Although an intelligent student who ...
- 3550: Search of April Raintree
- ... very much wanted to fit in with the white people. She did not tell anyone she was half Metis, but she did tell everyone that her parents died. She told her little sister about how great the school was and then Cheryl wanted to go there to finish her education. April convinced her sister not to transfer schools because Aprils classmates would find out she was a Metis. When Cheryl decides ... a couple of months together she maries him and moves to Toronto were his mother lives and his business is located. April and Cheryl are separated but stay in touch and tell each other how great life is for them. But after the marriage did not work out she gets a divorce from her husband. It is at this time that April informed that Cheryl is released from the hospital in Winnipeg. After Cheryl was released from the hospital, April is raped by three men. This part had a great impact on Cheryl because it was intended for her because when the sisters apart, Cheryl dropped out of University and was being pimped by her boyfriend. Cheryl got mixed up in the wrong crowd ...
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