Chairs

spends eight to twelve hours a day sitting, therefore “the chair is an everyday object with which the human body has an intimate relationship.” The first design of a chair in a stone sculpture from the Cycladian Islands dating back to 2800-2700 B.C. and from this time on, the chair has evolved in every civilization. In this essay I will focus on the Greek klismos chair and how it tells a “social history” as the first democratic chair that everyone sat on and how it has transformed in the…

Characters: TOM: A man in his twenties LIESEL: A woman in her twenties OLD WOMAN: An old woman SCENE 1: TOM and LEISEL sit DCS in chairs placed back-to-back, side on to audience under spotlights one for each character. A large rectangular table is placed DSOP covered in laundry. An OLD WOMAN with a rotary telephone on a small table sits DSL in a rocking chair facing the audience, also under a spotlight. TOM also has a telephone in his hand. TOM walks on to an unlit stage, using a Zippo…

The position that I see myself taking up in the Theta Tau is Brotherhood Chair. The job of Brotherhood Chair ensures that the brothers of this fraternity can create and strengthen strong bonds of fraternal fellowship. This involves planning and organizing group events that are social, intimate, and fun. I would like to take up this position because in a way, by helping my brothers grow closer to each together, I can also form strong bonds with them. One of my biggest struggles this pledge…

During the summer I attended the chair yoga class outside of KBCC. It was at 837 Union Street in Brooklyn. I was surprised at the number of people in the class. There was a wide variety of people who did chair yoga and the teachers at Park Slope Yoga sessions were very kind in letting me sit in on one of their classes. Actually, I stood in the back and observed the session, because I was late. I got lost. When I got there, the class was doing the warm up exercises. The instructors reminded the…

The most important role of the academic chair is to help fellow members of the fraternity with their academic pursuits. I personally feel that I have success in this category as I still have a 4.0 GPA after three semesters here at Rutgers. As the Academic Chair I feel that I would be able to give my fellow brothers helpful techniques and strategies that I have used successfully to aid in their own academic advancements. I can be especially useful in classes I have already taken making it so that…

American history. With having such a broad genera of books and movies, it is understandable that some of them my contradict what others are saying. Some entertainment may even make much larger impacts on our younger generations than others. The Lonely Chair is a wonderfully written book about a grandmother sharing stories about her departed husband with her granddaughter. The rhythmical tone of the book makes it fun for children to read, like reciting a poem. For older children expanding their…

brach-shaped structure, signature of the designer, working as a pictorial language that refers to sustainability and nature, factors that contribute to the construction and maintenance of the values of Paulo Alves' pieces. Gloria chair, 2009 The design of the Gloria chair comes from the premises of minimalism, clean and abstract features, free from any deviation of attention through an aesthetic excess. Compatible with the minimalist proposal of shape, the piece has as a subtle detail, a…

monitors, bed/chair alarms, and alarms on enteral feeding and intravenous pumps, are used to monitor patient safety. These alarms work by producing some sort of signal that alerts staff members to a patient who could be in danger due to a declining condition. While alarms were primarily invented to protect patients from unnoticed declines in condition, in some instances these alarms do more harm than good. Originally alarms were only used on…

Another thing you should keep in mind is an office chair isn’t the only ergonomic office feature available. Ergonomics are also incorporated in desks, filing cabinets, phones etc. All of those items combined will help you, but you still have to play a part in the health of your body which includes sitting straight, exercise, and stretch. Remain vigilante when sitting and aware of your surroundings and how your body is reacting to certain situations. Pain is an indication that something isn’t…

was there a variation in hue from horizon to opposite horizon, it was stubbornly blended, one single, dull color through and through. Oblivious to the gloom of the outdoors, a tall man with fair, curly hair reclined thoughtfully in his black office chair. His mind traipsed about aimlessly. First it found an unsettling rut, incessantly returning to the woman. On every recurrence the man’s face turned scarlet, his throat burned, and something unpleasant swelled up inside him. Furiously cramming…