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Northwood Summary Northwood House and Northwood Wharf are the two most significant heritage structures in Northwood. This lower north shore Sydney suburb is a quiet, wharf lifestyle community situated 8 kilometres from the central business district. Fishing, ferrying, and taking cruises on the water are part of the normal lifestyle of the affluent residents of Northwood. Northwood has been home to a few notable people in the art world and from affluent families from the past. The wharf gives…

context are joined to make this a propaganda piece. The film is manipulated to glorify Hitler and the Nazi party immediately in its first sequence of eight minutes. The sequence includes shots of Hitler’s plane in the sky, the crowds and Nuremberg landmarks, of which ultimately combine to showcase Hitler and his regimes’ supremacy. In the first minute and a half, a series of white text on a black background recounting Germany’s suffering and rebirth lead by Hitler is shown accompanied by…

The Hidden History of Carnegie Hall One of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, Carnegie Hall has been a fixture in New York City for well over a century now. Since 1891, this iconic venue has hosted some of the most famous and respected musical artists from around the world and become known as one of the country’s most venerated performing arts centers. Few people, however, know the hidden history of the famous venue, such as the important played in popularizing rock and roll music and…

East Tennessee is very interesting to many people, many northerners often come and visit a lot because it’s very calm and very slow. But most of all they come for all of its historical landmarks in the region of upper East Tennessee and to learn about the historical figures that made this region of the country a place visitors would enjoy. Also, East Tennessee is known for its country music and bluegrass. This quote perfectly describes east Tennessee, “Take any path in East Tennessee. You’ll end…

Seventeenth birthday, one the landmarks of a teenager, and what was I doing nothing. In my life, it has always been a battle between social situations and fun, and on my seventeenth birthday, I let my fear of social situations control me. My seventeenth birthday is a landmark for me, however not for the usual reason, it was the day where I decided I needed to stand up to my fear and control it. Shortly after I confessed my fear to my parents and how I wanted to stop it. As a result, I went to…

In The Shadow Of The Abbey – St Margaret's In spite of being actually dominated by the main part of Westminster Abbey just toward the south, St Margaret's Church is one of London's most intriguing religious structures. St Margaret's Church was one of the ever-introduce points of interest of Pepys' life in London, and was the place he wedded Elizabeth in 1655. The Parish church of the Palace of Westminster, St Margaret's was finished in 1523 – it's tower is a bit more youthful, at only 226…

acrobats and musicians at work. Much of inland Morocco is dominated by the Atlas mountains, which rise to 13,664 feet at the peak of Jebel Toubkal, the country’s highest point and the second-highest on the continent. In addition to being a distinctive landmark, the mountains provide visitors with an opportunity to explore another side of…

knowledge we have today. Although they were once prosperous, what they left behind is being damaged immensely. The text states “Millions of tourists damage the ancient decorations..Water and other natural occurrences are causing the Sphinx and other landmarks to be eroded.” To clarify the dilemma, there are various factors contributing to the destruction of what ancient egypt left behind. These include, sculptures, temples, artifacts, tombs and pyramids. These have survived for five millennia…

to our present state. Prevention and health promotion has been constant and remained the underlying objective; however, there has been an evolution in the processes, strategies and tools involved in achieving this. Historical Achievements So many landmark achievements dotted the corridors of public health in the 19th and 20th century, these have led to the evolution of public health and its practice. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1999), in the 19th century, the United…

Obergefell v. Hodges Summary and Analysis This 2015 landmark Supreme Court case questions the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans and is the consolidation of six federal cases from the Fourth Circuit. In district court, judges found in favor of the same-sex couples. However, the Fourth Circuit court reversed these rulings and found same-sex marriage bans constitutional under the doctrine of stare decisis with regards to the 1971 landmark case Baker v. Nelson, wherein the Supreme Court…