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post-World War II reconstruction was essential because of the housing shortage and harsh economic conditions in the United States. In response to the post-war economic recession, the Case Houses Program was organized to design housing units for the Continue Reading...
Essay 2: In what collegiate extracurriculars did you engage? (400 characters)
As Vice President of Phi Kappa Sigma, I co-managed the annual $30k budget, participated in 100+ hours of community service, volunteered for the Rutgers Dance Marathon, rais Continue Reading...
K-12 Curriculum and Instruction: Changing Paradigms in the 21st Century
This is not your grandfathers' economy or his educational paradigm however; today's curriculum still appears as such and therein lays a very significant and challenging problem Continue Reading...
Business Plan1. Executive SummaryMission Statement: Our hotel provides a comfortable and convenient lodging experience for travelers visiting the Lumberton, NC area, a certified retirement community, where outdoor activities like fishing, golfing, ka Continue Reading...
These have all been possible as a result of the rapid intervention procedures in place and the specialized training each firefighter has undergone.
Indeed, rapid intervention team operations have become the norm and have proven invaluable in almost Continue Reading...
Not only did the fall of Athens indicate the end of progress and philosophical thought, but also ended Greece's contribution to the world as a whole. One must remember, however, knowing that Greece was the center of democracy, it was not as selectiv Continue Reading...
Urartu in Anatolia
The Urartu kingdom was most powerful political entity to emerge in Anatolia in the pre-classical era because it excelled at mobilizing resources and transforming the social, economic and political environment of its people. Its lea Continue Reading...
Grant Proposal Criminal Justice
The need for criminal justice programs to secure grant money is evident in the current police department that I have begun working for. This essay will relate a specific grant proposal for this Police Department's re Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples
1. The Role of Conflict in Shaping a Character:
This essay could explore how various types of conflictsbe they internal, interpersonal, or societalact as catalysts for character development. Emphasis coul Continue Reading...
Robotics
The popular concept of robots has been colored by stories of mythical mechanical beings dating back to antiquity, and fictional robots (remember "R-2 D-2?") depicted in popular science fiction movies such as the Star Wars. Robotics, however Continue Reading...
Aristotle and the Six Modes of Causation
In Book II, Part 3 of Aristotle's "Physics," the Greek philosopher Aristotle discusses different definitions or notions of causation, which form a four-tiered taxonomy of different, though somewhat overlappin Continue Reading...
Augmented Reality (Current State and Future Implications)
Augmented reality (AR) has become a common buzzword in the modern society, particularly in the field of technology. This concept of overlaying computerized information is increasingly finding Continue Reading...
academic research on this topic, present a causal argument, identify key variables, operationalize these variables, identify between 2 and 3 research hypotheses, specify and justify the relevant research method to test the given hypotheses, address Continue Reading...
Figure 2: "Information System for Geography" (GIS)
2. The Map View: A GIS consists of a set of intelligent maps and other views depicting features and feature relationships on the earth's surface. Students can use GIS to support their queries, mak Continue Reading...
Art
Heinrich Campendonk's "Bucolic Landscape" exemplifies the genre of German expressionism. The playful panoply of colors on canvas, and the composition that borders on, but does not quite reach, the chaotic, engages the viewer. Every space of Camp Continue Reading...
Art History
Sacred Spaces
The Architecture of the Maya
Deep in the tangled rainforests of Guatemala and the Yucatan, the Maya made some of the greatest contributions to world architecture. Their stone cities complete with temples, palaces, tombs, Continue Reading...
Symbolism first developed in poetry, where it spawned free verse. Forefathers included the poets Baudelaire, Verlaine, and Rimbaud; practitioners included Laforgue, Moreas, and Regnier. The Swiss artist Arnold Becklin is perhaps the most well-known Continue Reading...
Egyptian Art's Influence on the 1920's development of 'Art Deco' and Contemporary Interior Design Today
The triumph of art over nature. Thus Egyptian interior decor, art, and design may be contrasted with the art of Greece and Rome during the ancien Continue Reading...
Museums in Paris
The Louvre Museum can be categorized as one of the world's largest and most magnificent museums. It also marks a monument and an attractive sightseeing location for tourists from all over the world. Standing near the River Seine and Continue Reading...
Csh 21, La: Challenges and Innovations in Its Construction
Case Study House 21, LA. Challenges and Innovations in Its Construction
The Case Study House 21 (Bailey House) epitomizes an icon in the Case Study program. It was implemented as a visionar Continue Reading...
The actual construction was the work of ast (Villa ast). Similar to his previous creation, classicism is captured within the "fluted pillars" and "lateral projections." Numerous ornaments, such as pearl, egg-and-dart, and leaf moldings, are incorpor Continue Reading...
Breugel, The Harvesters
Pieter Bruegel's sense of space in The Harvesters largely seems to conform to the rules for perspective as laid down by Alberti. For example, we can observe in Bruegel a fairly sophisticated understanding of Alberti's basic p Continue Reading...
In brief, this painting is essentially a representation of the court of Philip IV and the focal point of the work is the Infanta Margarita who is surrounded by various figures, including her maids of honor, dwarfs and a dog. Las Meninas depicts a l Continue Reading...
Another artist who fits into the abstract mold and who is also concerned with non-objective art is Robert Pepperell. He differs from the works of Frank Stella in that his works do suggest to some extent a world that lies outside the artwork per se, Continue Reading...
Museums as a Medium
Museums can be characterized as a place which is basically a store and an exhibit of cultural, historical, scientific or artistic objects which people can often visit to enjoy and take pleasure in. This trend of the establishment Continue Reading...
The painting begged me to ask of it why intermittent shadows struck its sides, why yellow-golden light graced its innards. I guessed that it must have been nighttime that Stella tried to capture, for at night the shining lights from the city would f Continue Reading...
This building gave hi exposure as a radical architect who had the urge to come up with designs that would be appropriate for the century to come.
He designed the Hill House in 1903; this was among his most famous works which was his domestic archit Continue Reading...
11th Cairo Biennale, which took place December 20, 2008 to February 20, 2009. The theme of the Biennale was "The Other," which means Those is no one other than myself in this society, but the Biennale challenged artists to overlook that, and practic Continue Reading...
There is a heavy emphasis on the vertical at work here; the lute in the foreground is directly vertical, with the line created by the neck traveling most f the way from the bottom to the top of the painting. The tree the man is leaning against, the Continue Reading...
The landscape diffuses in colors to give optical illusion of perspective and farness. The first figures, of the two children are softly modeled in lights and shades. The light is bright and clear and it seems to have no specific direction.
Althoug Continue Reading...
This in another deceptively simple painting, which evokes the relationship between geese and nature in a few brush strokes. The background of is blank and bare, referring to the concept of nothingness, and the two geese are sketched in relation to Continue Reading...
This work was in effect an environment in which the viewer could interact with the artwork. It consisted of a Twenty- two foot long city bus complete with passengers, a working coin box, and a driver who turns to greet each new viewer. Grooms was al Continue Reading...
The future bride is a virtuous woman, with beautiful physical attributes, coming from an equally wealthy family.
Moving on with the analysis of the symbols, we must underline the importance of their position in space. She is inside and he is outsid Continue Reading...
Artistic Representations of the Divine and Patronage During the Renaissance:
Patronage in the Relationship of Julius II and Michelangelo
The nature of Catholic art during the Renaissance period, as manifested in the mutually beneficial though somet Continue Reading...
The second stage was of the Ionic order and with windows, rising to the level of the first apartments of the papal palace and of those of the Belvedere; to form subsequently a loggia more than four hundred paces on the side towards Rome and another Continue Reading...
Umlauf, The Torchbearers
The Mannerist Aesthetics of Umlauf's "The Torchbearers"
Charles Umlauf's "The Torchbearers" is informed by Renaissance art in its handling of the human form, but it is identifiably a modern work. Depicting two muscled athle Continue Reading...
According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders, "In the sustainable communities plan the government has linked use of MMC with the drive to boost housing supply, thus further raising the salience of the issue for lenders and other stakeholders. The Ho Continue Reading...
" Photography may not, as Susan Sontag has claimed, symbolically reduce its subjects to "corpses,"
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It should also be pointed out this is to often not a specifically intentional attempt at disguise, but rather forms part of the cultural Continue Reading...
One of the impressive features of the Villa Savoye is its transparency in design. You are able to observe multiple sides of the house from different positions. For instance, from the perspective of the sunroom, one gets a good view of the second st Continue Reading...