neighborhood we lived in was a busy one. It’s like living in front of a freeway and there was a pharmacy right next door to us. It was a bit odd. Going downstairs, there was one person, I was curious about. She was the only person in that house that was the same age as me; wearing dog patterned pajamas, and had her hair up in a bun. She wasn’t related to us at all and she stood right by the door next to the…
and shattered on the floor beneath her feet. The sound pierced through the dead silence of the night, and she was sure that it had woken up her husband in his slumber. Her ears strained for the sound of footsteps racing down the stairs, or perhaps a door creaking open, but they were met with nothing but the sound of chirping crickets and blowing wind. Alice breathed a sigh of relief, but as quickly as her fears had faded they were replaced by the realization that the liquid now spilled on the…
Designing modern kitchens need expert intervention. There are plenty of options available in the market for each of the departments beginning from the flooring to furniture. Without sufficient knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of each, designing a kitchen can turn out to be a nightmare. However, you need to select the right person for your work as well. Seek recommendations from your close friends who have…
Most college students go to this store and they fill their carts with dishes furniture and tools to outfit their dorm rooms and never even notice that the lap desk that they got for six dollars or that geometrical rug they have in their common room is a Bauhaus design. So many things that we see in our homes everyday follow this aesthetic…
1920s is a period of time in which architects were trying not only to create a piece of art, but also a whole new lifestyle. There are three great examples that reflect this evolutionary movement in the history of architecture, which are Schindler- Chace House, Le Corbusier’s Maison La Roche, Rietveld’s Schroderhuis, located in Los Angeles, Paris, and Utrecht respectively. In this essay, I am going to compare the similarities and differences these three houses have in terms of function, form,…
She always keeps the house neat and organized:“thanks to her the floors of tamped earth, the unwhitewashed mud walls the rustic, wooden furniture they had built themselves were always clean" (9). Moreover, she is a wisdom woman, knowing the best decision for the family: when Jose Arcadio Buendia falls too much on scientific research, she holds him back; when Colonel Aureliano leaves home,…
travelling salesman and as time goes on, his infatuation with his job continues and seems to make him less personal and much more mechanical, eventually dehumanizing him. He develops an “a prudent habit... acquired in traveling of locking all the doors during the night” (497), which he brings back to his home. This emphasizes the separation between him and his family. However, we come to realize that Gregor hates his job and describes it as “exhausting... irritating work” (495) and he hates that…
be hard at first if your pet is used to sleeping at the foot of your bed. However, with allergens out of the room, you'll breathe better and sleep better too. Keep the door shut so your pet can't wander into your room during the day or night. Run an air purifier to filter out dander and pet hair that might float in under the door. Keep the room free from clutter so it is quick and easy to clean. Dust and vacuum the room frequently so any hair and dander that gets inside the room doesn't have…
through the sign in process and went up to my “room” for the next year. I let my parents make my bed and do everything their little hearts desired. It came time for them to leave me and I didn’t shed a tear while hugging them, but when they closed the door and left me alone I cried. Seeing them just walk away snapped me into reality that I was truly here alone. My roommate wasn’t there so I was left to organize the room for the both us. Just a tip for the incoming…
their field.Most huts were one room. Some were made of stone, some of reed, occasionally one had an upper story, but there were no windows, and no way to leave except by the front door. The door was covered only by a piece of leather or woven cloth. Roofs were thatched and there were no chimneys.There was no furniture. People sat and slept on mats or animal skins.” this piece is from an article i'll leave a link to below. The aztecs are pretty different. “The design and material used to build…