American Art and Architecture Two opposite forces have coexisted in American art since the establishment of the first colonies. On the one hand‚ American artists have been aware of their European cultural heritage and of continuing innovation in Europe; on the other hand‚ they have had to adapt European forms to the exigencies of their native situation. This interaction between rival forces is hardly unique to American art--all art grows within a tradition--but what distinguishes the American
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we human cannot afford to lose. Along with the introduction of the Internet‚ social networks were also enhanced and so do mobile devices that linked to the social networks. Examples of social networks are Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Instagram‚ LinkedIn‚ etc. All of these social networks enable users develop a closer relationship among each another‚ no matter how much distance between the users. By using these social networks‚ users also can share their latest status‚ upload their latest pictures‚ instant message
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September 19‚ 2012 Moorish Architecture in Andalusia Who were the Moors? The Moors were a group of Arabs‚ Berbers‚ and Iberian Muslims‚ who in the 8th century‚ conquered most of what is now modern day Spain and Portugal. My purpose for writing this paper is to inform the reader of one of many cultural contributions the Moors gave “Andalusia” (modern day Spain‚ Portugal‚ and bits of France). Much of Andalusia’s architecture was greatly influenced by Moorish architecture. The Moors had a history
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GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE Basilica churchearly Christian churchRomanesquegothic - Religion grew more population - complete opposite of classical architecture - called "barbaric"; gothic age is considered one of Europe’s outstanding artistic eras Features of gothic architecture: 1. Plans- arranged for convenience rather than for symmetry (utilitarian) 2. Walls- rubble masonry not laid in horizontal courses -materials were in small pieces -walls were no longer load-bearing which contributed
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USER INTERFACE DESIGN COMP 1650 Understanding of UID standards and principles and designing A CROWDSOURCING MEDICAL APPLICATION NOVEMBER 12‚ 2014 SAIDEEP RAJ CHHETRI Student No: 0008114285 Programme: BSc (Hons) Computing Centre: East London College University of Greenwich Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 4 2. Literature Review .....................................
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Angels of Death Doctors and nurses who kill the patients who trust them; what could be more sinister than that? An Angel of Death‚ sometimes also known as an angel of mercy‚ is the term used to describe a specific class of serial killer. These murderers act in medical or hospital settings and are usually doctors or nurses who kill patients instead of helping them. Often they chose defenseless victims such as the elderly or terminally ill‚ and sometimes their targets are even children. This type
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Characteristics of Gothic churches and cathedrals In Gothic architecture‚ a unique combination of existing technologies established the emergence of a new building style. Those technologies were the ogival or pointed arch‚ the ribbed vault‚ and the flying buttress. The Gothic style‚ when applied to an ecclesiastical building‚ emphasizes verticality and light. This appearance was achieved by the development of certain architectural features‚ which together provided an engineering solution. The structural
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Network Security Concepts Name NTC 410 Instructor ’s Name November 1‚ 2005 File security falls into two categories‚ encryption and access. Access to files can mean physical access to a computer with unsecured files or access via user permissions or privileges in the form of access control lists (ACLs) (Strengthen Your Users ’ File Security‚ 2003). The files kept on a server with NTFS storage can be locked to prevent anyone who does not have the correct permissions from opening them. This is
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DeVry University Johnnie Walker July 7‚ 2014 RFC ’c First‚ I have to define the term RFC. The acronym "RFC" stands for "Request for Comment". This refers to a description of a standard for new or modified internet or networking protocols. When standards are proposed‚ they are made available for public comment so that they can be refined and agreed upon. The document which details the proposed standards is called a "request for comment" document‚ or RFC. When the standards
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RAPPEL A L’ORDRE: THE CASE FOR THE TECTONIC Kenneth Frampton Kenneth Frampton’s ‘Rappel a L’Ordre: The Case for the Tectonic’ identifies the issues in relation to the tectonic form‚ his intention is to make architecture step apart of just being part of a scenographic interpretation. The word tectonic is addressed from its different origins but overall referring to carpentry and its evolution into an aspect of poetry and art of construction. Tectonic objects are seen in two different forms;
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