Symmetry

described as “ The quality present in a thing or a person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind…” (Beauty). This intense pleasure or satisfaction is a result of certain features a person may hold. Some features such as facial symmetry, eyes, and cheek structure may always be appealing to others, while lineaments that have to do with clothing, cosmetics, and hair may come and go with the times. Quite possibly the most notable characteristic that can make a human being…

No difference was observed in retention time and symmetry of peaks by using different buffer concentration. Thus 25mM was chosen during our study. Detection wavelength With the aim of finding the best wavelength in order to quantify both VAL and SAC with high sensitivity and selectivity, the photo diode…

Dead Man Walking retells a true story of Sister Helen Prejean, who is a Roman Catholic nun who attempts to bring salvation to a convicted murderer and rapist on Death Row named Matthew Poncelet. Matthew writes a letter to Sister Helen, asking her to take on his case to compile a final appeal, one week before his scheduled execution. She agrees to meet with him, and decides to work with Matthew. Matthew is unashamed to be a racist along with a sexist, and to feel no remorse for the crimes he has…

Last month, I had a chance to visit both Mahayana temple and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The reason I picked Buddhist temple and Catholic cathedral is because I’m personally fascinated with some beliefs in Buddhism, and I am also interested in Catholic traditions. At first, I had thought that this trip would be boring and rough, but I have to admit that I enjoyed it a lot and I’ve got many things out of it. In this reflection, I will share some of my experiences of both sites, and I will also…

In just about every image that someone lays their eyes on, there is a set of laws and principles known as the Gestalt principles of perception. The Gestalt principles are part of this process, that is a collection of principles acting together to decide how the visual world is understood. Having a comprehensive grasp of these principles, allows the viewer to acquire an exceptional understanding on how to organize visual elements into groups. This depiction above includes the following, from…

Quotes “Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.”- Unknown Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.- Shawn Johnson Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every tiny little muscle that you never even knew.- Shannon Miller Hard days are the best because that's when champions are made.- Gabby Douglas Definition strong and barely controllable emotion the suffering and death of Jesus Syn. crucifixion, suffering, agony,…

Wave Forms The P wave represents atrial depolarization. When the sinus node is in control, there should be a P wave for each and every QRS complex. Typically, sinus P waves do not plot through an ectopic from atrial tissue, since the premature atrial depolarization will reset the sinus cadence called a premature atrial complex (Blesi/Jones/Lewis pg136). The P waves is when the valves between the atria and ventricles open 70% of the blood in the atria and the atrial contraction is only…

Is it a building that commemorates a victory over the Persians? Or, is a religious building dedicated to the goddess Athena? Maybe a monument that proclaims the greatness of the Athenian polis mid V century BC?All this and much more is what symbolizes the Parthenon, as well as being a building that, over the centuries, has endured dropouts, bombing (by the Turks) and even looting (by the English educated, who enjoy today in the British Museum a large sculptural repertoire obtained in this…

After the scintillating sun has melted the snow, the fluffy coats are at last hanged, and classes have come to conclusion, there is no doubt that summer has arrived and everybody appears to have a distinct plan of how to spend their summer. It always varies from travel plans, to a summer job, an internship, etc. For assistant professor of Theater Arts, Dmitry Troyanovsky ‘98, an opportunity presented itself from the other side of globe, the Eastern hemisphere. The opportunity entailed for…

Earthen materials show interesting environmental advantages when used to build [1]. These materials are becoming increasingly important in the context of the modern desire of construction materials which are less highly processed and have low toxicity [2][3][4]. Nowadays, there are several available techniques where these materials can be used with structural purposes, namely as earth blocks (adobe), compressed earth blocks (CEB), rammed earth and cob [5] but the lack of scientific data and lack…