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    portrays Shakespeare’s intent. Zeffirelli's version took place in a large courtyard of an enormous home, and looks to be representative of the time in which the story took place. Luhrmann’s version takes place in a modern courtyard with a swimming pool and an elevator. Zeffirelli's version also takes place at night and is darkly lit by the moon, stars, and windows of the home. In the latter version, Romeo steps into the courtyard and it immediately hums to life with modern electric lighting,…

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    and Ninhursag Temple had two main columns in the courtyard, which were circular stones and the bases were wooden. Many of these temples had intricate designs and writings all over the shaft of the column. Another significant palace was Khorsabad under the reign of Sargon II. This palace had a courtyard which was colonnaded on one side. One of the reoccurring themes with columns, especially in temples or palaces was the use of columns in courtyards. This allowed for more space to be outside, yet…

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    your eyes with a hot poker” (Hayes 14)), is bothered by the idea of a grown man spending hours in front of his window simply for the sake of knowing what others are doing at this given moment. Put yourself in the shoes of the other tenants of the courtyard-facing apartments and experience the chills of feeling someone’s eyes on you, despite clearly the neighbors don’t mind being watched, thus exhibit and “broadcast” themselves through the frame of their own open windows similar to the modern…

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    Once people enter the main entrance, they will witness that the first floor will contain two brick walls that each consist of two pointed arches required to lead to the courtyard on the sides. The courtyards will be an area where young kids from the neighboring town can play and people can relax while enjoying the sun coming from above. Above the main entrance, there will be a huge mural of the King and his family. The floors and stairwells…

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    Wedding Ceremonies in Pocono Mountains (H1) Looking for the perfect place in the Poconos to say "I do?". Hideaway Hills has everything you need to make your wedding dreams come true! With its breathtaking views, our Fountain Courtyard is the ideal place to exchange your vows for stunning wedding ceremonies in the Poconos area. Need more reasons? Here’s why Hideaway Hills is the perfect choice for your special day: Breathtaking outdoors for memorable wedding ceremonies Convenient location…

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    TCA School Description

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    TCA School Description TCA was built to provide the best educational opportunities for our students. A combination of the location, programs, architecture, and overall atmosphere contribute to the school’s advancement in its many educational programs. The school’s location at Genovia was specifically chosen to benefit our science and environmental programs. The environmental sciences have even put in a greenhouse to assist in their learning. The grounds are kept in prime condition to show…

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    was kept. Not only was the room itself significant, but its location had meaning as well. The sanctuary of a temple was to be built on the highest ground so as to represent earth, or order, emerging from water, or chaos, at the time of creation. Courtyards were open to the sky in order to allow for worship of the sun, Amun-re. The pylons were sloped to represent mountains on the horizon where the sun would rise and set. Hypostyle halls had symbolic meaning as well. The floor represented “the…

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    Wings Naturalism

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    Symbolism is also a major element of the old man being an angel and attracting people with his wings. Another element would be magical realist style. Knowing the differences between fantasy and realism in his work. This story takes places in a courtyard by the sea where a family lived in and it's surrounded by a small town. With having three days of stormy weather they had to kill crabs that were getting inside of their home, and on top of that…

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    Suicide Music Analysis

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    A friend of mine posted just the other day that another young man that her family knows just took his own life. Suicide, is becoming an epidemic in this country. I for one am sick of hearing about people that I know and people that I don't know taking their own life. Something has to be done. As my music is about to start playing on the radio and my first EP is going to be out in the very near future. After hearing about my friends friend. I wrote this song and I'm in the process of putting…

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    Mosaics In Ancient Rome

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    Roman mosaics were fairly common throughout the Roman Empire they could be found in public places and in the villas of the wealthy Romans. Roman mosaics are made of geometrical blocks called tesseare they are mostly blue, black, red, white, and yellow, assemble together to form a picture. They could be found at the entrances to homes, on the floors, or fountains as well in public places. People had them to show a sign of wealth and status, they were pleasing to the eye, and some depicted a scene…

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