The Terrace

When I was 17, I went to South Africa with my family for vacation. I was shocked by masterpiece of nature – it was such an extraordinary experience to go on a safari to see the big, beautiful wild animals, to watch the sunset from the terrace, sitting in a vineyard sipping wine from a glass, and to stay in one of the most luxurious resorts around the country. What also surprised me more is the great gap between the rich and the poor. While the financial area of the city has modern buildings and…

Time has been important both in modern literature and Virginia Woolf’s novels. Writers before her understood time as a linear chain of past, present and future, therefore the structure of such novels would be created out of a chronological succession of events. Literary emphasis on time resurfaced during the Renaissance and from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, which led the way to scientific and technological advances, to the twentieth century, the way of interpreting time in…

1.0 Introduction: Marina Bay Sands, first opened its doors on 17 February 2011. It is a hotel resort which is a modern architectural design, the look of three towers attached by a sky terrace above, designed by Moshe Safdie that took inspirations from card decks. Marina Bay Sands is developed by Las Vegas Sands, which property worth of 8 billion now. Moreover, it won the proposal to meet Singapore’s economic and tourism goals. Marina bay sands Singapore, its business is mainly hospitality.…

Ever since its rediscovery in 1911, Machu Picchu has acted as an archaeological magnet, capturing and drawing in the attention of countless researchers, historians, and tourists. Located between the Peruvian Andes and the Amazon Basin, Machu Picchu is a site of incredible fascination due to both its historical and scientific contributions as well as its emotional contributions, demonstrating a significant and even precious connection between object and man. In this essay, I will not only expand…

GOTHIC AND THE DIVINE What are the ways in which the Divine was used as a generating concept in the design of Gothic cathedrals and churches in the Middle Ages? How did the resulting design goals generate new structural technologies to support a Gothic cathedral, and how were they expressed in the building’s interior? Gothic architecture was born out of the increasing faith to the divine in the present life but also in preparing for the afterlife. A feeling that all human action was governed…

The Jefferson Memorial has over three million visitors annually, with an impressive statue of Thomas Jefferson. The memorial is shaped like the pantheon, Jefferson loved this shape because it symbolizes unity and power. It is located in the title basin. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is important because it reminds us of how he helped build our country. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial was built to honor one of our founding fathers and the author of the Declaration of Independence. The Jefferson…

Study Guide Ch1 Questions Questions 1. European exploration of the New World was a benefit to the development of world civilization due to the long term positive effect it had on morals and humans. The exploration caused a huge decrease in Native American population due to diseases and harsh treatment. Eventually, the settlers switched to using African “servitude” where African eventually became defined as property. Even though the overall economy of the European grew, it came at a cost of…

From the Flick of a Light Switch to the Destruction of Mountains How does flicking on a light switch relate to the destruction of some of the oldest mountains in the world? A good question, related largely to this one: What does a meeting of Catholics called “Prayer on the Mountain,” an article writer and blogger named Erik Reece, seventy-seven commercial fishing groups, the Coal River Valley community, seven hundred Alaskan hunting and angling groups, the National Council of Churches, two…

The Trail of Tears Introduction The Trail of Tears was a 1000-2000 mile journey that five tribes had to walk in order to get to their designated land that Andrew Jackson called “Indian Territory.” The Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks, and Seminoles, were forced out of their homelands, not given any other option but to leave, or be killed trying to stay in their home where you made memories with families and friends. The trail was where thousands of people died from horrible sicknesses,…

Censorship is one of the most important topics in Fahrenheit 451. It is obvious that censorship affects the story of fahrenheit 451 drastically. It is what the book is based upon. But there is more to censorship than just destroying knowledge of the world, or diluting cultural richness. It is specifically destroying unique ideas that have been preserved, and will be unable to be recovered. It is like killing a person, by destroying the only thing that remains of them, their ideas. Therefore, by…