Zoning

Life is ripe with complex and unanswered questions. Often, contemplation of these difficult topics can enhance an individual’s understanding of both themselves and the world around them in meaningful ways. Despite the various misconceptions and stereotypes that frequently surround the genre, science fiction is often written for these types of introspective purposes. Although science fiction authors typically write fantastic tales that take place in a wide variety of futuristic societies, there…

Nelson & Prilleltensky (2010) provide a template for devising “value-based interventions in multiple settings - schools, workplaces, hospitals, communities - and with a variety of foci - health promotion, drug-abuse prevention, teenage pregnancy, formal and informal support, minority rights, and child abuse”. Their research shows that “Community psychologists are interested in values that promote the well-being of disadvantaged people. However, given that people’s needs vary according to their…

health settings and the squatters area will be discussed. The course will likewise introduce the students to the different environmental issues facing the country such as air and noise pollution, conservation of nature, effects of modernization such as zoning and greening, and tourism interventions that are income generating but could cause destruction of the traditional ways of…

Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millennials. “Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person 's character lies in their own hands.” - Anne Frank. Growing up, I always heard stories about how someone did something wrong and then they talk about the way they were brought up. I would see on the news about a man who committed a murder, the news then tries to bring his family into it and place blame on them for his actions. Yes, I think the way you…

Domain Context: Cultural influence & Architectural influence 5.4. Basically Wyly theatre is a cultural building. Its role is mainly to create a place for acting and performing different types of art. Actually, building design has gone beyond this by providing a space that expands potentialities to unexpected level. The cultural impact of the building is intensive and deeply effective (Wise 2015; 2010). Otherwise, the building design has received great support and high cheering from architects…

The vibrant, high-energy music blasts from the speakers on all four sides of a dimly lit room as an inspirational instructor voices words of encouragement. Indoor-cycling, otherwise known as spinning, has become the most recent fitness craze across the world. This workout consists of riders sweating it out together from all different levels of fitness experience. Yet, the spinning community not only promotes the health of an individual but expresses the importance of having an enriching…

Correspondingly, design style shall be memorable, inviting and user-friendly: Vertical and horizontal movement in the facade, using a variety of shapes and architectural elements; i. Color is used to accentuate the building; ii. Entries emphasized by architectural elements, canopies or awnings, which vary from site to site giving individual character; iii. The building form complemented by the site and related to the interior functional space utilization; iv. Architectural facade night lighting;…

Throughout the two high school visits, the reoccurring theme of history and its role in the formation and development of public schools was reflected in both schools’ visions and goals. Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School was formed due to the integration of Pearl High School, a school that was majorly African American, with Cohn High School, which was majorly Caucasian, in 1896 (“Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School”). Additionally, Hume-Fogg Magnet High School is the junction of…

Abraham Lincoln once explained that “the assertion that all men are created equal was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use”. However, even though the notion of equality laid the groundwork of our nation’s principles, African Americans have struggled against inequality for several centuries in the United States. Although the Emancipation Proclamation declared their freedom from slavery in 1863,…

Methodology I have always had a fascination with homesteading. It began with my father’s stories of growing up on a homestead and his memories of the animals and the garden. His stories bloomed into reading autobiographies of homesteaders, such as The Good Life by Scott and Helen Nearing, and Hard Times in Paradise by David and Micki Colfax. These stories are what led me to live in rural Hawaii where many collect rain water, grow our own food, and have learned to be less consumer driven. While…