Mixed-use development

In times before Rome, many cultures had a common constitution, however, before the Roman constitution, a Greek historian named Polybius claimed these were flawed and too ‘simple’. According to Polybius these constitutions operated under one of four types, kingship, aristocracy, democracy, and mob rule. These constitutions with the formation of civilization, begin and with kingship and work their way down respectively and are cyclical, as Polybius would point out “Constitutional…

Having a sound income and a stable job is crucial and essential for humankind in order to survive in this world. Most people in New Zealand earn proper incomes, have decent jobs and are able to live their lives comfortably. However, what most people do not realize is that the number of poor and precariats are increasing, which is why it is important to look at this issue in more depth and to understand why precarity exists. With the help of Guy Standing and his books, we can further examine and…

The Economy of War and Peace: How China’s War Prone Forces Are Controlled by the CCP The leader of China matters. Under Deng Xiaoping, a reformist who started the trend of privatization and changing the rules of the Chinese economy, the wealth in China has been growing immensely. Further carried out by the current leader, Xi Jinping, the changes from a Command Economy to a Free Market Economy have been gradually underway. This has allowed for more trade to be carried out with other countries…

and this is another cost which in turn impacts profits. The act today has public companies obtaining independent audit of their internal control practices. Even though costly and an administrative challenging to maintain, “Markets have been able to use the information to assess companies more effectively, managers have improved internal processes, and the internal control testing has become more cost-effective over time,” according to Srinivasan. SOX a government regulation, has added value…

Bruce Lee was a huge influence on American society through his martial arts. He was one of the first pioneers of mixed martial artist by his own developed fighting style and inspired many American fighters. By choreographing his own martial arts in his movies, he changed the perspective of Chinese culture and exposed it in America. Bruce lee overcame much diversity between his American culture and his Chinese and fought to expose his philosophy and martial arts. Martial arts were Bruce lee’s…

and to be self-aware and self-accepting, while still striving for improvement.” (Weiser, p 118-1272) According to the book, Psychology of Martial Arts, “…martial arts are understood here as a "long-term path toward self-discovery, psychological development and an authentic way of life." As such, they facilitate self-encounter, and the "opponent" to be confronted is not an external one, but oneself.” (Donadrain, p 327) The Martial Arts holds all of those who participate to a higher standard, and…

an actually genre on the grounds that a mixer is using other people’s work. Mixing is actually a widely practices art form of music that in certain circles is in fact recognized as an art form. If much of the public stays close-minded on those who use other people’s music to create a new sound and only consider them to be plagiarists, this genre of music won’t be able to go anywhere. If mixers they are able to create a new sound using sounds from different sources that, even if still be…

coming but no one has been able to defend it”, said Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) commentator Mike Goldberg when asked to critic Ronda Rousey’s strategy before every fight. At the age of 28, Rousey has in four years become the most dominant mixed-martial-arts (MMA) fighter in the sport’s history and was in fact recently named “the most dominant athlete alive,” beating out names like LeBron and Mayweather (“The World’s Most Dangerous Woman”). Ronda Rousey is currently known as the best…

During the age in which Musashi was practicing his unique fighting style the way of the samurai martial art was very developed. Many trained with bow, spear, or staff but it was the sword that was their soul. Even though gunpowder was in in limited use Musashi focuses more on the soul of the samurai, the sword. His technique of using two swords, a long sword in the right and a short in the left, was his true calling card and style. Musashi used the katana (long sword) and the wakizashi (short…

The line between martial arts and professional cardio workout routines is kind of blurry; the difference between learning how to do a high kick and learning how to do a knee pull to an aerobic exercise tape isn't that wide. That said, there are a lot of reasons to take up martial arts, ranging from self confidence building to general exercise and working on balance. One kind of exercise program that's sweeping the gym set is the cardio kickboxing workout. The original cardio kickboxing program…