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and large temples recognized for the three architectural order styles: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. Each order can be easily identified by their distinctive proportions and detailing. Doric order which was used for the Parthenon, has a sturdy yet plain style. Ionic order is thinner, more elegant with a scroll-like design, like the Temple of Apollo. The Corinthian order is the most intricate of the three and the most complex. Greeks achievements in art are respected and imitated by other…

the Canadian Pacific Railway started with a dream by the first Prime Minister of Canada, John A. Macdonald. This railway would connect the vast areas of Canada and help transport people from the East and West. Building this railway would also be a great hand in moving new immigrants from the East coast to the West. After getting re-elected in 1872, Macdonald and the conservatives decided to begin construction on the railway. There were many problems during the construction of the railway such…

addition to this, Saunders (1985) points out that a silent condition often symbolizes a sharpened hostility among individuals who are confronting their “strong but problematic emotions” (p. 165). In particular, although the language in Betrayal seems plain and ordinary, the force of enigmas is no less than any of other plays by Pinter. To begin with, Inan (2005) remarks that the iconic style of Pinter’s dramas, which comprises equivocal dialogues and nonverbal violence, is often associated with…

Herman Melville presents the question of moral and political justice in his story, Billy Budd. Billy Budd is an innocent, handsome, and popular young sailor whom almost everyone loves. In recent history, “the Great Mutiny” occurred before Billy is impressed upon the ship Bellipotent. The only person who despises Billy on the ship is the master-at-arms named John Claggart. In a confrontation with Claggart, Billy stands up for himself by punching Claggart. The punch that Billy threw immediately…

of perfection despite great success, of the emptiness of wealth, and of striving for an ideal world that may not exist. This is common in both worlds; with similar characters Gatsby and Kane demonstrate this ultimate American persona, this idealist, and conation for something they have never known. The art of cinematography; Citizen Kane uses incredibly creative camera techniques to tell an extremely moving story with interesting images, as well as focus on multiple plains of vision to allow the…

not great. Stocks began to untwine and gave out less money. People began to give up on the stock market dream and started to pull out of the market, billions of dollars worth of stocks were lost. October 28, 1929, the stock market plummeted, and America began a decade long time of sorrow and hopelessness. For the first few years of the decade President Herbert Hoover did very little to fix the economy, and soon people lost patience and were giving up on the hope that America could be as great as…

Isolation Imagine about the word “Isolation”. What kind of scene are you thinking about? Do you imagine being on a lone island? Or in the corner of a room where you actually are isolated from the rest? This type of “isolation” stated as the title of this short story, is something different from the rest. Read this short story to find out. It was a stormy night in summer. The rain was harshly drumming the windows of Bob’s office, who was taking a peaceful break from all this work and tiredness.…

Willy’s oldest son, Biff, made a clear statement “We should be mixing cement on some open plain, or-or carpenters” that awakened Willy’s anger because to him, Biff’s remark was that Willy was incapable of being a salesman (61). The difference between Willy and his father; Willy’s father is satisfied with himself and uses his talents in his job to make a lot of money. Willy was, as Linda once stated, "Great with his hands", he should have taken a job which made use of his talent, instead of one…

Throughout the 1900s, wealthy men were considered the dominant gender in the household. This is more detailed in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, where wealthy men of high social class with many women being considered significant. Tom Buchanan is introduced as a hulking figure with a history of affairs while being married to Daisy who is Tom’s wife. Despite Daisy being aware she is inferior to Tom, she continues her act of obliviousness to Tom’s affairs in order to continue being apart…

The deluge of literature, pictures and films featuring the Floating City does nothing to reduce the incredible wonder that is Venice. You would think that this everlasting obsession with it would render it completely overrated and indeed, many dismiss Venice as an atrociously expensive, suffocatingly crowded, tacky tourist trap, but that simply is not the case. Just beneath the overpriced façade lies a magical city, providing you know where to look. During our three days in Venice, we managed to…