Pratt Institute

When the 20th century started, life started to change and improve, and public education was one of the many things that started to improve and become popular. Education was almost null and void before the start of the century. Since jobs did not require any amount of education, there were no real need for schools. The turning point for education came around 1877-1917. During this time, education was part of America’s focus point to try and improve attendance, graduation rates, and curriculums of…

Architects are pivotal to a functioning society; everything from houses to parks, and even whole cities are designed and planned by architects. Historically, architects have existed since the beginning of time, from the Megalithic Temples to the Stonehenge buildings were made to contribute to society. Some of the most recognized groups in history were known for their architecture such as the Mayans and the Incans. Architects have the ability to make a huge impact on society. Buildings like the…

as Peretz Rosenbaum in Brooklyn, New York, discovered the world of graphic design at a young age. Although he attended Haaren High School, the Pratt Institute, Parsons School for Design, and the Art Students League of New York, Rand saw himself as a self-taught designer. He was inspired by European art movements,…

design with the highest quality and care,” (Palacio). Paul Rand was born in August of 1914 and died November of Cancer in 1996. Rand was a well-known American Graphic Designer best known for the designing of corporate logos. He was educated at The Pratt Institute, The Parsons School of Design, and the Art Students League. Rand was one of the creators of the Swiss Style of Graphic Design and taught his ways at the very prestigious Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, after his teaching…

Proponents of drug advertising claim they promote health by informing patients about diseases and possible treatments, and thus Americans are healthier and better informed because of the ads (Weinmeyer, 2013). This directly refutes research at the Milken Institute (2007), where scientists found more than…

Leadership practice and theory Kempster, Jackson & Conroy (2011) believe that it is possible for the social purpose to articulate and develop in corporate leadership however it’s an appreciation of the context is needed to become manifest, the making sense of leadership appropriate end goals and the restrictions on the nature of societal discourse. We will need to focus on how worthy purpose, internal goods, and virtues can be pursued in the corporate context. (Kempster, Jackson & Conroy…

mass-market American publication. These accomplishments did not come easy for Cipe and here is how it all began. Austrian-born Cipe Pineles immigrated to the United States in 1923. She attended high school in Brooklynn and following this, attended Pratt Institute. While attending school here she won a Tiffany Foundation scholarship which supported her through graduation. Following graduation…

also a concern of most customers when they buy wood products (Newswire 2012). This is responsibility of both the government and citizens in preventing and banning illegal logging by stopping the supply and demand for illegal timber (European Forest Institute 2014). It cannot denied that this is absolutely difficult and dangerous mission so we need to have long-term and careful strategies. Canada is one of countries leading this campaign with five ways preventing illegal logging such as enacting…

wants to provide the need of special educational services to deaf children very early in the history. Since Maryland feel the need to providing facilities to educate its deaf children, Henry Baker in 1867 reported a bill to incorporate the Maryland Institute for the education of the deaf and dumb. It has passed both Houses on March 22nd and the Maryland School for the Deaf was established. The enrollment at the Maryland School for the Deaf has continued to grow during the 1960s. A young teacher…

You can find heros in almost anyone, perhaps your parents, your friend, and even your favorite actor from a TV show. When you think about heros usually the first type that comes to mind is, Spiderman, Deadpool, Batman, and Firefighters. Yes, they are heroes, but they are the typical heroes found in movies. No one ever really thinks about those heroes that are in your favorite TV shows or Romantic Comedy movies or even heroes found in your everyday life. Each hero is different and fall into one…