Half Dome

Enjoy an autumn escape to the Smoky Mountains Changing leaves displaying a vibrant color of red, orange, and purple accompanied by cooler days indicates that autumn has arrived. Autumn is also the season to get out and explore our natural environment, whether for a day or weekend. This autumn, treat yourself to a getaway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and experience a display of color like no other on earth. The park features more than 100 different varieties of trees displaying…

Islam spread throughout North Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia rapidly after it was founded. Due to Islam discouraging the use of figurative images in religious contexts, pushing Islamic artists to create and develop a rich decoration style of non-figural images, consisting of such ornament that make a hallmark of Islamic work. Islamic decoration includes complex geometric patterns, calligraphy and scrolling vines better known as arabesques. Islam has affected Islamic architecture…

On July 4, 1776 the United States of America declared its independence from Great Britain. This liberty brought upon a new way of looking at life as well as a new definition to architecture in the United States. Architecture became the language for government, public facilities and suburban towns to boast about the newly gained freedom from Britain and the inspiration it found from previous civilizations to aid in the success of the future. In order to begin establishing this newfound republic…

I said to myself, ‘He’s dead,’ Or as good as dead. So think of him dead. And when he comes back, three or four times a year, it’s not him at all, it’s only a pleasant little memory or a dream. And if a memory stops or a dream stops, it can’t hurt half as much. So most of the time I think of him dead. Other times I can’t help myself. I bake pies and treat him as if he were alive, and then it hurts” (Bradbury 110). Doug’s mother expresses her pain of being left alone by her…

example, Pantheon and Colosseum which are beautifully constructed. The Pantheon is a previous Roman temple which was converted to a Christian church. Its architecture is as interesting as its history. The Pantheon is a massive round temple covered by a dome and fronted by a transitional block and a portico of eight columns. Looking at…

There's no use wasting time and panicking, instead, I think I'm going to find out what this FAYZ is caused by, Athena Smiths thought, and stepped outside. She could see and walk to the FAYZ boundary from her porch, and with her high intelligence, calculated the FAYZ to be 20 miles in diameter, same as last FAYZ. Then the center and cause of the FAYZ would be Theraman Lake? Theraman Lake must have toxic waste or some other form of nuclear waste. But Theraman Lake has just been assessed by the…

A shining metropolis carved from the finest of white marble, with pristine columns reaching towards the heavens and grandiose sculptures of alluring deities, guarding the city with devotion. A thousand brilliant tiles depict scenes of it’s illustrious history, while tiered fountains, scattered about the commons; although filled with water, no longer run. Years of neglect have allowed the elements to erode some of the intricate carvings decorating the façades. This city, once fit for a king, is…

Some readers of The Metamorphosis might see Gregor as an insane man who simply believes he has been turned into a bug. As a reader, I can see why people may believe this. You could argue that his insanity is due to the way he is isolated from society because of his work. He feels alone and uncared for in the world which is reflected in how the insect in the book feels. I, on the other hand, believe that Gregor is not insane and somehow really is an insect. This can be proved in how he…

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we must cut the worldwide use of fossil fuels by at least 90% if mankind is to have any chance of stopping global warming. The gases that are released from fossil fuels get trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere like a heated dome known as the greenhouse effect. The condensed heat melts or dissolves all the glacier and ice in the Arctic regions. The sudden change of climate can have everlasting effects on mankind and the Earth. Global warming must be handled…

* * We want to show the similarities and differences between the Greek Sto and Roman Bazilica with regard to their function of building materials in the field of architecture and building system. * The Ancient Greek Sto : In ancient Greek architecture it’s a hallway surrounded by a wall from the back, columns , designed from two floors and the front row to be a security park used for the general public and used by the merchants in the sale of goods and the artists can propose their…