House of Large Sizes

In the clip from ABC News’, “What Would You Do” (2013), an African-American mother of a large family is shown to be judged by a condemnatory waitress through her use of multiple innuendos about the family’s finances, size and makeup. Other restaurant patrons come to the defense of the woman stating that her actions were “inappropriate” and “politically incorrect” (2013). Despite one patron’s remarks that she hopes the mass majority of people do not think the same as the fake waitress; I believe…

showed that this is not the case. The moon is the same size regardless of elevation. This proves that there is no relative difference in size of the moon at its peak and the horizon in that, that the moon's angular size remains constant as it moves across the sky. The experiments and theories for the "moon illusion" explain it with three main illusions - the angular size illusion, the linear size illusion and the distance illusion. The angular size illusion is when the angle of the moon's…

destroyed by the Romans. The first and second temples differed in size and layout but were fairly similar in respect to their composition. Both Herod’s temple and Solomon’s temple were the most significant structures in Jerusalem while they stood. The temple provided a place of worship and identity to the Israelites living at the time and thus were and are very important parts of their history. The temples themselves were thought to house the presence of God. This matters because in order to…

someone you either haven seen in a while or your hair dresser. Also, stores have a limited supply of clothing at a time, therefore, stores can run out of clothing the size you need. During holiday seasons, there are a lot of people and it seems to get crowded, fast. If the store doesn’t have the right pieces of clothing in the right size, you either have to find something else or if they can get it, they may have to ship it and it may cost more. There are many reasons why we need both, in…

The Empire State Building and the ISS have many differences and similarities. There are main topics about these two structures that I would like to compare. One of them is the size of the two structures. Both of these structures are very big. The price is also big, just like the structure. Along with how big the price and size of the Empire State Building and ISS are, these are both huge accomplishments. They both are very popular and very important accomplishments. There are main things to…

Density is a controversial term. Increased density is feared by those who imagine ugly buildings, overshadowed open space, parking problems, and irresponsible residents. It is promoted by those who value urbane streetscapes, efficient infrastructure supply, walkable neighborhoods, and increased housing options. However, within these debates is a surprising lack of clarity about what counts when considering density, and about how to measure it. This design brief outlines a number of general…

golf courses in the state. It ranked 11th from 1995 to 1998 and ranked 83rd in the 100 best golf courses in the United States Golf Magazine. The Quarry offers custom estate homes, villa homes and custom home sites. The custom home sites vary from sizes of 0.5 acre to 1 acre. It offers a very luxurious yet stress-free way of life. In 2002, 74 acres of additional land was added, therefore adding 29 new real estate sites. The landscape is breath taking with the gorgeous scenery and the lush green…

The Haywain by John Constable, 1821, is oil painted on canvas and by the size of the painting, it is a large-scale artwork that requires a lot of details. This is landscape image as it discussed on out the textbook. The artist translated and created the painting based on the real world image. The artist used the visual art to present the form to the viewers to perceive through their lense. Landscape are popular in the United States and Europe in the nineteenth century. Landscaping requires a lot…

Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) located where FM 619 spurs off of Old McDade Road, has added three micro-houses to its resident housing plan. Jerry Horton, founder and director of Down Home Ranch sees a need for a different approach to patient housing. “We are moving towards downsizing and simplifying. We are kind of leaders in that. We are trying to demonstrate cost effectiveness with smaller house sizes for our residents who can function pretty well and will benefit from greater…

The areas know as Mesoamerica, are large and were once filled with strong and prosperous civilizations. The Olmec, Teo, Monte Alban, and much more. All of these civilizations were powerful but came to an abrupt end. However when an empire falls another one will rise to power. This is where the Mayan and Aztec civilizations come into place. Both of these settlements were large, strong, and well know having territory all over Mesoamerica. The Aztec and Maya both shared some common ideas and…