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architectural wood technologies employed in the building and highlight their contribution to the future of construction. Background The Wood Innovation and Design Centre building is located in Prince George, British Columbia. The 97 feet, eight story (six storey including mezzanine and penthouse) high structure was designed by Michael green Architecture (“Wood Innovation and Design Centre” n.p). The WIDC which stands as…

Freelancing in the media is becoming a popular way for people to enter the creative industry. Freelancers would work on short projects and move on to the next as soon as the job is done. The issue here, however, is the turnover rate of this industry is really high. With the growing competition in the industry, freelancers constantly face issues of insecurity and uncertainty of employment. In this essay I will be discussing the implications of the rise of popularity in the freelance industry and…

1. Introduction How to define the success or failure of a project? It is consider as a successful project if the project meets scope, time and cost goals that means what work will be done as part of the project, how long it should take to complete the project, how much it should cost to complete the project and how good does the quality of the products or services need to be. Apart from the above element, a successful project is a product of an integrated efforts and contribution of Client,…

constructing one’s identity as it is a culturally significant concept that ties them to their nationality. Raymond Williams suggested three definitions of ‘culture’, one being “a particular way of life, whether of a people, a period, or a group” (Storey, 2012, p.1-2). Through cookbooks, the taste of the ‘other’ is displayed, providing people who do not have much cultural capital with access to what it means to be multicultural. This has developed gradually towards hybridity and inclusivity in a…

other civilizations had first sailed to the Americas. Some of those civilizations are the Viking/Norse and the Polynesians. “Columbus.” Columbus. William F. Keegan, n.d. Accessed April 6, 2016. https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/caribarch/columbus.htm#claim. Storey, Alice A., José Miguel Ramírez, Daniel Quiroz, David V. Burley, David J. Addison, Richard Walter, Atholl J. Anderson, et al. “Radiocarbon And DNA Evidence for a Pre-Columbian Introduction of Polynesian Chickens to Chile.” Proceedings Of the…

In “Base and Superstructure”, Karl Marx contemplates the reality of social consciousness and its relationship to individual agency. Marx asserts that is the process of material production that guides the political and intellectual structures of society. He theorizes that society consists of two parts: the base and the superstructure. The base reflects the forces and relationships of production (such as the relationship between employee and employer and the technical division of responsibility…

Issue The issue is whether Lorraine and Steve are liable under the rule of Rylands v Fletcher, when their cleaner accidently knocked open a valve to their fish tank, causing a large amount of water to drain into Dave’s apartment below, resulting in the damage of his furnishings and flooring. The rule of Rylands v Fletcher The three criteria you must meet to be liable under the rule of Rylands v Fletcher are; establishing something was brought onto land that is likely to cause mischief if it…

1.8 RELIVING MANSION 1.8.1 Man of The House A 16 years old Hakka teenage, Cheong, followed the route of many Chinese fortune seekers, heading to the Southest Asian region known as Nanyang, or ‘Land of Opportunity’. Moneyless, supplied with only resolution and a driving need to prove himself, Cheong struggled through hard work. Born and raised up from being a ‘bearer of river water’ in his early years, Cheong’s ascent was aided by a merchant father-in-law who perceived potential in the young man,…

in Up and above (Note to art: Lodha – World Towers) The World Towers ushers you into a universe of unimaginable style and luxury. An architectural marvel ensconced within a 17-acre estate, it comprises three curvilinear-shaped towers. And the 117-storey World One, the first of this trinity, is all set to become the world’s tallest residential tower. Never before has there been or perhaps ever will be a structure of such monumental significance in the heart of Mumbai…

The song Addicted to You is of particular interest to me in the way it employs Spanglish, especially in comparison to Hips Don’t Lie. This song will also serve as a bookend example of Shakira’s linguistic and musical journey. Storey, John. 2003. "Popular Culture as Global Culture." In Inventing Popular Culture: From Folklore to Globalization, 107-20. Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. • This is a chapter from a scholarly book that explores the ways in which popular culture…