Domes

Traditional keys are replaced by domes to minimized hand and wrist extension. It can be for anyone with any physical limitations with their wrists, hands or fingers. It is used by people who have arms or hand prostheses, limited use of hands or fingers due to various disabilities including…

Firstly I would like to state that my involvement with this project was not typical of the usual contribution I bring to group dynamics. This was due to personal issues and my inability to get to university for all the time tabled sessions. In previous group projects I have taken on more leadership roles for projects and have been in charge of the concepts and general direction of the work produced. However on this project as the team working together was much larger than what I am use to…

significant was that the building had a rectangular base. No one before Justinian had ever made such a large dome; never mind putting it on a quadrilateral base. For this alone Justinian deserves an award, but that is not all. Justinian had his architects make the dome stronger by inventing pendentives. Pendentives are the pieces that connect a circular dome to a rectangular base. This made the dome of the Hagia Sophia stronger; therefore it could be bigger. Also, Justinian played a large role…

Prompt One The Parthenon and the Pantheon might be easily mixed up because of their similar names. And with reason they do share some similarities. But don't let that deceive you they still have their differences that make them completely different architectural masterpieces. The Parthenon and the Pantheon have their similarities but even those have smaller differences that make each building unique. That being what they were used for they both served as temples. However, They are temples made…

language (Vocab Notes). Under the control of Cosimo de Medici, a knowledgeable business man who promoted great artist such as Filippo Brunelleschi, the man who designed the very difficult structure of the Santa Maria Del Fiore dome (Finnan). Cosimo franchised him for building this dome. Donatello also became a significant artist of this time. He sculpted the Saint George, Mary Magdelene, and the very famous David…

The sixty foot diameter, timber-framed double dome, covered inside by colored and gilded material was originally roofed with lead. This structure rises 114 feet over the holy rock. It is carried on a tall drum, originally topped with glass mosaics, which sits on a circular passageway of twelve marble columns, set between four large rectangular piers. At the top of the drum, sixteen colored glass windows light the central space. Inside and outside, the Dome of the Rock was saturated with marble…

Personal Narrative “Daniel Momotic with the ball, HE BROKE FREE THE 40,30,20,10…!” My first year playing real contact football, I’ve waited for ever to actually play and when I got the chance I wanted to show all my skills that I've acquired over the years that I’ve been waiting . My first team name was the Hurricanes, we shaped out to be a really good team we. We had a line that could withstand an earthquake, we also had running backs that could sprint faster than light can reflect off a…

possibility of bias in the laboratory. Muhs and her group of scientist have been asked to find the best bubble solution. Muhs was instructed to test the size of bubbles created from each solution in two tests, one was a dome bubble test and the other was a free-floating bubble test. The dome test was conducted by blowing through a straw into a pan of solution to create a domed bubble. In the free-floating bubble test, Muhs’s team created a bubble maker to create free-floating bubbles and they…

prayer call. Also, the white color is to ensure the purity and calm of the place, and the marble is to express the firm establishment of the prayers. Furthermore, it has a large entry hall covered by a tall dome supported by a dome over the Mihrab and three arches on the other sides. The dome is to give the feeling of the divine, and safety as it protects the people below it. The niche, Mihrab in Arabic, tells the people where Mecca, the birthplace of Islam is. That is because Mihrab is always…

Introduction A diaphragm is a soft, latex or silicone dome-shaped barrier that is placed in the vagina with sperm-killing (spermicidal) jelly before sexual intercourse. It covers the cervix, kills sperm, and blocks the passage of sperm into the cervix. This method does not protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs). A diaphragm must be fitted by a health care provider during a pelvic exam. A health care provider will measure your vagina prior to prescribing a diaphragm. You will also…