Metre

music cannot decipher its quality. The tones of each note, all dynamically coloured and bright move in inhuman synchronicity. This is not all. A hinted ostinato consisting of syncopated and staccato chords bask in the glory of itself. The indefinite metre of untuned percussion as well as all these various elements combined produce unpredictable components to make up this enticing piece. Only I could have understood…

On March 11, 2011 after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, a 15-metre tsunami disabled the power supply and cooling of three Fukushima Daiichi reactors and within the first three days all three cores largely melted (World Nuclear Association 2016). The tsunami flooded the Daiichi plant which disabled 12 out of the 13…

1. Introduction 1.1 Background Global warming is the term used to describe an increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and its oceans. Global warming is caused by either an external factor or our (humans) own action. Examples of external factors are volcanic eruptions and the variation of orbiting the Sun. The burning of fossil fuels, smoking and so on are factors done by humans which could lead towards air pollution. The particles will basically make the ozone layer (the layer…

This week, Mount Everest claimed the life of 3 climbers and 1 Sherpa, still two other climbers are missing — is the risk of death really worth the adventure? Article: Why would someone risk their life to climb a mountain when the odds of surviving may not be in their favor? For survivors, Everest is the ultimate high, but with triumph also come tragedies. And no one understands that more than the families of those who recently died trying to reach that ultimate high. Three dead – two missing In…

Isolation is a common theme among Canadian literary works. Farzana Doctor, in her novel Six Metres of Pavement, uses depression as a tool to illustrate the isolation of the main character from society. The theme of isolation is developed through Ismail Boxwala’s journey from self-confinement to self-acceptance. Ismail’s oppressive past consequently severs his connections, which causes him to be isolated. The desire Ismail has to find something that will help him out of isolation is conspicuous,…

Week 4 Quality Tutorial Prevention costs: Preventions costs reduce defects from occurring. These costs will also help lower failure and appraisal costs. - Training and education of staff (e.g. allow all construction workers to be up to date on how to build the tower. Provide adequate training before the construction of the tower). - Quality planning and surveying of the tower (e.g. hiring quality inspectors to review the building before construction and hiring more than one inspector to allow…

a. Values, world view etc. The world view of Brazilians is generally an optimistic one. They are a gregarious people, and enjoy company. Brazilians are out spoken, and this can sometimes give the impression that they are argumentative or short tempered, but this isn’t the case. Brazilians tend to be polychronic, preferring to “go with the flow” than stress about punctuality (excepting Sao Paulo). Politeness is an important part of the culture, as pushing and shoving is considered bad form.…

Purpose: To use Parallax and triangulation to measure the indirect distance between two points. Hypothesis: If a long distance is measured using triangulation then it will produce an accurate measurement. Materials: 1. Protractor 2. Ruler 3. Tape measure 4. Table or desk 5. Paper 6. Pencil 7. Masking tape Procedure: 1. Gather all of your materials 2. Clear off your table or desk 3. Place an object at one end of the desk (image A). Using masking tape, label this point C. 4. From the end…

CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. TECHNICAL, SOCIAL, POLITICAL EFFECT ON PROJECT PERFORMANCE IN SINGAPORE CONTEXT 3. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS 4. CONCLUSION 5. REFERENCES INTRODUCTION High-rise, high-density living has been embraced as a positive accommodation solution for many millions of people living in Singapore. This assignment outlines a defective of high-rese building in Singapore. Singapore, whose land area is around 660 km2, it is one of the most high-densely…

26 bones, 33 joints and just over 120 muscles, our feet are a pretty small part of the body but are the very thing that moves it around, so why do we not concern ourselves more with the consequences of damaging our feet with poorly fitted shoes? Not only can wearing ill fitting shoes affect our feet, it can also cause permanent, precarious problems to our bodies and with up to 80% of the adult population suffering from some form of foot problem it is shocking that this problem is not glaringly…