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    A dystopia is an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or dreadful. It is typically a society that is limited to certain resources. In a dystopia, a society is usually controlled by the government and leaves no power to the people. Two examples of dystopias would be the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. Both of these novels are based on dystopias, during different time periods. They have an abundance of components in common, while…

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    World had a significant growth in architecture, knowledge and also ideas for each master peace. New methods are new tools for creation that humans are capable of between human and psychological ramification, architect as well as the building still hold all originality but with a touch of creation, made by heart and soul therefore Mies Va der Rohe had created a simple along with cross future design, called Farnsworth house. It is considered as a cross future design at that time a big shock…

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    Prior to the Civil Rights Movement, starting in 1954, many friendships among the youth of the United States were prohibited by parents. There was such a racial prejudice present towards members of the African American race, that parents of white children would not allow their kids to befriend children of the African American community and vice versa. Although in the present time it is clear to society how terrible this feud was, it was reality in the early to mid 1900s. Some of these children…

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    Westfield London History

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    Westfield London - Shepherd's Bush Westfield London, the spearheading shopping and relaxation destination, is an imaginative and element place for another era of customer to shop, to eat, and to meet. Westfield London - Shepherd's Bush at an astounding 150,000 square meters the forcing Shepherd's Bush Westfield Shopping Center has the questionable honor of being London's biggest shopping center. 80 percent are design centered with more than 700 style brands including more than 40 extravagance…

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    Hinnom Valley is a deep, narrow ravine separating Mount Zion from the so-called Hill of Evil Counsel. It forms the southern border of ancient Jerusalem and is mentioned several times in the Bible. It's original Hebrew name is Gei ben-Hinnom which means Valley of Son of Hinnom. Nobody really knows who Hinnom or his son were but the name stuck through the ages. The earliest mention of the valley of Hinnom is in the Book of Joshua 15:8, where the boundary line between the tribes of Judah and…

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    Waste for life is a liberally confederated network of architects, artists, designers, scientists, engineers and cooperatives with aim of proposing and advancing solutions to particular environmental dilemma. The equality and extension are the criteria for utilizing resources as a basic and fair society in the vision of Waste for life. By offering scientific knowledge and technology, Waste for life is dedicated to assistance in residents who have poverty problem. As an additional objective,…

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    Li Bais poems tend to be backwards looking. The revival of the past and the „fulfillment of past promises“ is a common theme in his poems. One nod to the past is his interest in the old Chuci poems which also features supernatural phenomena. The Chuci also focuses on rare animals and plants which were believed to prolong ones life or induce trance. CL124 Which is comparable to taosit alchemy which has a similar approach. In general Li Bai was fond of many styles but also idulged in the old gu…

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    Gilgamesh Epic

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    The Epic Gilgamesh and its Effects on Modern Heros The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest surviving written pieces of literature, there are various versions of the epic but one of the most widely read, and the one I will be using for reference, is the modern english one translated by N. K. Sandars. The Epic of Gilgamesh is about the tyrannical King of Uruk, Gilgamesh, who is part man, part god and follows his journey and transformation as he becomes a true hero. Though the story is…

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    Scene ____1____ of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams Scene 1 begins by telling the story of a lower middle-class family of three, a mother, a daughter, and a son, whom go by the name of the Wingfield’s. The father was missing because he had abandoned them in their early years of life, and which he left the rest of the Wingfield’s to live in an apartment, which is found in the rear of the building and facing an alley. This sets the setting for the first scene in which Tom Wingfield, the…

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    revealed. One particular example of the shift in mood is, “There was Manderley, our Manderley, secretive and silent as it had always been, the grey stone shining in the moonlight of my dream, the mullioned windows reflecting the green lawns and the terrace” (lines 55-58). The details and the author’s word choice reveal that Manderley is a place dear to their heart. The words “our Manderley” create an emphasis and suggest that the narrator is very cheerful to see Manderley again, evoking feelings…

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