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    Les Miserables

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    “All are called to love. This is the vocation of every person.” In what way was this expressed/articulated or communicated in the film? Explore the depth of the message of the film. In what did the theme challenged you as a person? The film‚ Les Miserables‚ I have to say has a bitter-sweet ending. I would describe the film to be displaying dynamic message as the story did not revolve around one setting‚ place‚ or one character such Jean Valjean (Prisoner 24601)‚ Marius Pontmercy‚ or even Cosette

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    Ethical Theories Reflected Upon the Main Characters from the Film Adaptation Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Non-Consequentialist theories of morality are best expressed by the character Inspector Javert. His actions are lead by the theory that it is better to lead a life where rules are followed. It is your duty to obey the laws and it is your duty to always act in this manner. Consequences are not to be considered when judging a persons actions (Thiroux‚ Krasemann‚ 2012‚ p. 46). Inspector

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    Alvaro Siza designed great contextual architecture that is responsive to topography‚ light and the basic resources of the region with a strong deference towards local material and would create simplistic forms which were grounded in i the form of specific topographies. Siza commonly stuck to the roots of tradition of the Portuguese style and wished to explore an archaic and timeless sense of space‚ which had nothing to do with modernism at all‚ but which relied on ii geometrical schemata

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    Painting and architecture are so intimately combined that it is sometimes difficult to perceive where one begins and the other ends. There are literally no frames to confine or define the painting form the architecture Architectural painting (also Architecture painting) is a form of genre painting where the predominant focus lies on architecture‚ both outdoors views and interiors. While architecture was present in many of the earliest paintings and illuminations‚ it was mainly used as background

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    The structure of the literature review is arranged in order to state the value of the old Urban fabric and how did it get formed throughout the history in the first paragraph. Whilst‚ the second paragraph will analyze the introduction of modernity elements in urbanization and urbanism during the french colonial period‚ The value of monuments‚ axis and streets network‚ squares‚ recreational areas and building typologies will be discuss through the second paragraph. The third paragraph will correlate

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    Brutalist architecture is like an overbearing‚ person of authority. It’s oppressive‚ totalitarian style is a “no nonsense” attempt to bring wealth‚ efficiency and strong community living to areas. Although the initial intension was good‚ many structures are much too large and do not harmonize well with the area. Massive amounts of concrete were used to construct these unpolished fortresses‚ which is bad for the environment. This style of architecture was popular in the 1960’s and 1970’s and used

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    UA 200 Urban Studies Professor Crisler 31 October 2013 CHAPTERS 7 & 8 Short Essay (10 points each). 1. Discuss the Central Place Theory. Who is the credited for being the author? The Central Place Theory is the idea that the city is the place where the mix of people and ideas makes the creation of new things easy. The city by its own natural promotes interaction and fusion. Furthermore‚ as one approaches the city‚ the level of human activity becomes more intense. Walter Christaller is credited

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    Is the architectural design of modern homes slowly changing back to the architectural design of castles in the Middle Ages? If design of homes is changing back to design of castles is it a reflection on our society that castles of the Middle Ages were built primarily for defense. Does this mean that as a society we are tying to pull away from each other? There are many similar characteristics and features between modern homes and castles that are incorporated into the design specifically for defense

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    Michel Foucault and Pp

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    SPACE / SOCIETY Forty‚ A. (2000) ‘Space’‚ in Words and Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture‚ London: Thames & Hudson‚ pp. 256-75. 720.108 FOR Koolhaas‚ R. (2001) Junk space: The Debris of Modernization’‚ in C.J. Chung et al. (eds)‚ The Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping‚ Köln: Taschen‚ 408-21 POWER / POLITICS Foucault‚ M. (1995) ‘Panopticism’‚ in Discipline and Punish‚ New York: Vintage‚ pp. 195-228. Forty‚ A. (1995) 364.60944 FOU Being or Nothingness: Private Experience

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    Thesis Modern architecture is new ideologies of architectural that show up in many Western countries in the decade after industrial revolution I. It was based on the rational use of modern materials‚ the principles of functionalist planning‚ and the reject of what it is exists and miscellaneous decoration. This style has been generally designated as modern‚ although the labels International style and functionalism have also been used. In rudimentary architecture the human presence can seem subject

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