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Hexagonal urban planning blocks are either directly on streets or are placed on the shortest course of a main street. Thus, allowing easy access to city blocks and integration to secondary uses of the area. For example, zoning and keeping houses away from city buildings, but still using streets as the connecting path to the two functions. Also, this idea of hexagonal blocks does not need to be symmetrical, it can also be reproduced in organic irregular…

to get further along. These mental blocks can be your brain’s way of telling you to take a rest. So, to overcome mental blocks, start by hitting the reset button. Then, after you feel refreshed, tackle the problem in a different way. It may also help to implement a few changes to your environment to get your creative juices flowing. ==Steps== ===Resetting Your Mind=== #Go outside. Nature offers a wonderful outlet to beat stress that may arise from a mental block. Plus, a bit of time outdoors…

their educational experience. A student’s day consists him/her going to class and listening to a teacher for minutes on end. Two types of schedules, modular and block, have become controversial in the world of education. According to Marla M. Mondie, in her article titled, “Teaching on the Block: A Model for Pre-Service Teachers”, “Block schedule is rooted in J. Lloyd Trump’s 1959 Flexible Modular Scheduling Design” (Mondie 3). The plan originally called for class to have a 40 minute lecture, 20…

Holmium is a brilliant dim metal found in the lanthanide section on the periodic table, which is for the most part appeared at the bottom of the periodic table. This element has 67 protons in its nucleus, which implies it is the 67th component on the periodic table. Holmium is pliable, which infers it can be bowed and folded. It is the foremost magnetic component of the periodic table. The name comes from the element lanthanum. The lanthanides are also known as rare earth elements. Although…

When envisioning an oversized teddy bear, an old fashioned alphabet building block set, and a jack-in-the-box that is emanating a soothing tune, one might think they are in a child’s playroom. Unexpectedly, however, these things were found during a concert; a Melanie Martinez concert. Melanie’s style and general theme of her concerts can more than often be described as possessing a whimsical, carnival, feel due to her usage of circus props, such as a carousel, and distinct carnival pop tunes.…

The North Church located in Market Square of Portsmouth, NH was originally built in 1657 and was rebuilt in 1854, with the latest restoration in 1978 (CITE). The church was primarily built using brick, wood, and stone to commemorate the colonial style of Portsmouth and its ancestors beforehand. Brick is the primary material used to give the building a more structured look and show that the town has not drifted from its colonial roots. The brick also provides the building at the time a more…

side street, Rue Amélie, in the seventh arrondissement in Paris. Emily walks out behind me, giddy with excitement. She’s 17, and I’m the only adult student on the trip, having just turned 18, so her mom has allowed her to go with me to see the Eiffel Tower at midnight. “Are you sure you can find it?,” shes asks nervously. “Yes, just let me focus,” I reply The truth is, the map is just a backup plan. I’ve studied this city for years, mapping out my way from each treasured location to the next.…

our stuff away, it was around dinner time. So, we ventured into the streets of Paris in the rain and quickly realized that there were no restaurants open on Sundays. Panicking and hungry we were determined to find food and we did. We were about 3 blocks away from our apartment and we found a small creperie. It was like a food truck but in a building if that makes sense. There was a window where we could watch him make the crepes in front of us and ordered from outside. I, having an obsession…

help more individuals have an opportunity at having an automobile, as they were quite expensive during the 1900s. Fast-forwarding from the 1900s to the 2000s, Ford has come from the ModelT’s engine block and removable cylinder, to fast-combustion chambers and heads that flow on par with old-school big blocks. From ticking engines, to quiet, surging generators, Ford has innovated the way American car manufacturing has been seen over the years. Also, along with its manufacturing of the past and…

mankind is initially wicked; therefore its man-made civilization is imperfect and further destroyed by its own creator. Stories have proven to be simple representations of the flaws found in a systematic society. In Genesis eleven, accounting for the Tower of Babel, the people of the time spoke one language…