In the midst of a new era of development in Chicago, the firm Loebl, Schlossman & Bennett was commissioned to reconstruct the Loop Synagogue in 1957 (Figure 1) after the original building was lost to a fire. In order to reflect modern industrial life and provide a functional space within the transitioning city, the synagogue was designed to incorporate contemporary aspects in both the exterior and interior of the building, which is expressed through the materials and the layout. Additionally,…
cycles, inflation and other economic ills. Keynesian Theory of Money: Keynes reformulated the old Quantity theory of Money that failed to integrate the value theory with the monetary theory. He argues that there exists a rather non-proportional and indirect relationship between quantity theory of money and prices. He formulates the missing link between the in the old theory old money that failed to exert the influence quantity of money on the interest rate, which in turn reacts upon the output…
The high-stakes nature of the exam, combined with its inaccurately low evaluation of the performance of ELL students, unfairly punishes these students, who may be forced to repeat a grade or even barred from graduation. Many schools flunk students as a response to low standardized test scores (“Testing and Grade Retention”), and more than half of the states require high school students to pass an exit exam in order to graduate (“High school exit exams”). Obviously, few students, regardless of…
official, in Haiti which foreshadows the themes that will be discussed throughout the book by lightly touching on topics such as political inequality. Part one also shows the character of Dr. Farmer by showcasing his unconventional approach to healthcare. His approach to medicine is exemplified in how he sneaks beer to a patient in a homeless shelter and how he ignores the admission policy of Zanmi Lasante and essentially treats patients for free. The title of the book is also revealed as being…
this ban is likely to fail. Also, as the industry provides direct and indirect jobs to more than 26 million people and is a major contributor to the State Exchequer, they believe that the implementation of this measure would only result in unemployment. They also pointed out the fact that India is the world’s third producer of Tobacco with the the lower per capita Tobacco comsumtiom in the world should lead to reconsider this approach to reducing Tobacco consumption. They also argue that…
manager, assistant brand manager, and brand assistant. Brand assistant has major inputs on decisions related to retail price, promotional allowances, consumer and trade promotional expenditures, advertising expenditures, and number of direct and indirect sales force personnel committed to Allround brand. Assistant brand manager has input to aforementioned issues but is also concerned with development of pricing discount structure as well as more of the specifics of promotional programs,…
Culture and communication are inter-related. Hall (1959) believes that "culture is communication and communication is culture" (p. 169). Every culture has its own unique language; language made of beliefs, traditions, ideals and values which is a strong determinant of how one describes an experience and behaves in a situation. Different culture perceives the world in a distinct way, unlike any other culture which forms a language and acts as a means of communication. In the article “Cultural…
Thank you for Smoking Movie In the movie, “Thank you for Smoking,” the main character is Nick Naylor, who is lobbyist for the cigarette industry. This movie is a bit dark but I would also consider it to be a comedy. Nick speaks on behalf of the cigarette industry and does not leave out the American Government or the media. From the get go, the movie confronts the previously mentioned topics but underneath it also portrays the relationship between a father and son. One evening during a…
language. One of the examples of figurative language is imagery. Baldwin uses imagery to portray a message to the audience, going in depth about certain details. Another example of figurative language is symbolism. Finally, allusions, a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. Overall Sonny and his brother become united in the end with a realization that the distance…
behavioral assessment, or FBA, is a plan of sorts that incorporates different strategies and techniques to determine what is causing the individual behavioral issues and determine the best way to help children solve the problem. This is an effective approach because it takes a closer look at all potential causes of the behavioral issues. It also targets ways to problem solve with students to correct and replace the inappropriate behavior with a desired replacement behavior. Depending on the…