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    Le Cabanon

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    Le Cabanon *ISOLATION In plan‚ Le Cabanon has a radial scheme in which the dynamics of the space are directed to isolate the core of the house. Similar to St. Gall‚ there is an inward focus to the essence of the architecture. Every piece of furniture is placed in relation to the central core. As Corbusier states‚ “volume and surface are determined by the plan”. Le Corbusier painted on the window panel‚ so that when closed his focus would be directed into the interior. The siting and purpose of

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    A Short Essay on Dragons

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    expect that when most people think of a dragon‚ they think of a monster. A terrifying beast that tries to eat a princess‚ finally to be vanquished by a valiant knight. Or‚ a cunning serpent hoarding a mass of treasure‚ finally to be vanquished by a valiant knight. The vanquishing part is guaranteed. I have never seen dragons that way. (I’ve only just come to realise that this is probably due to the stories my father told me as a child‚ with three dragons in them: one organised and slightly gruff

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    Dragon flies

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    the past some much larger dragonfly species existed. The largest found was an extinct Protodonata from the Permian period with a wingspan of 70-75cm (27.5-29.5"). This compares to 19cm (7.5") for the largest modern species of odonate‚ the Central American giant damselfly Megaloprepus coerulatus. The smallest modern species recorded is the libellulid dragonfly Nannophya pygmaea from east Asia with a wing span of only 20mm‚ or about 3/4 of an inch. Dragonfly‚ common name for any member of an order

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    1. Why was the South so afraid to loose slavery? What did they have a stake? Because they depended on slaves to work on their farms and agriculture‚ and they had already been living a lifestyle dependent on slaves. If they lost slavery‚ the slaves would also gain voting rights eventually‚ and they would then lose power in the government. 2. What is the 13th amendment and why did Lincoln feel he needed to pass the amendment? It is the amendment that would abolish slavery. Lincoln wanted to pass

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    Dragon boat

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    How the crocodile got its long tail A long long time ago‚ there was a lazy crocodile. Its tail was as short as a hotdog sausage. It only eats‚ drinks and sleeps all day long under the tree that near the water. One day‚ a man was walking down a hill‚ he saw a crocodile eating an apple. He asked “Can I have some of your apple please?” The crocodile didn’t say anything‚ instead the crocodile threw the apple away and said “Yum!” And it gobbled up the man in two bites. After a while‚ it

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    Les Miserables

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    The novel Les Misérables was written in 1862 by Victor Hugo. Behind the plot of Les Misérables lie inklings about the meaning of life and about human nature. Components of Romanticism and Realism are used by Hugo in order to successfully project his feelings about the plight of mankind. Various components of Romanticism and Realism can be found in Les Misérables‚ especially in the characters of Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert. Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement in the history

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    Les Choristes

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    d’après-guerre en 1948‚ Clément Mathieu‚ professeur de musique sans emploi‚ accepte le poste de surveillant au Fond de l’Étang‚ un internat de rééducation pour mineurs. Le système répressif appliqué par le directeur‚ Rachin‚ bouleverse Mathieu. Il décide d’initier ces enfants difficiles à la musique et au chant choral‚ malgré les règlements sévères du directeur. Par la musique‚ Mathieu réussi à changer les comportements de chacun. En filmant l’histoire de ce musicien raté qui transmet

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    Le Corbusier

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    LE CORBUSIER ( 1887-1965) Le Corbusier has an original name Charles Edouard Jeanneret who was born in Switzerland in 1887. He was the second son of a dial painter‚ and a musician teacher. He is the most influential architect of the 20th century. He was an architect‚ designer‚ painter‚ writer‚ and city planner‚active mostly in France . He was one of the pioneers of modern architecture‚ which he considered as International Style. In 1907‚ after completing his first building project‚ Villa Pallet

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    Whooooooooshhhhhh!!!!! There’s a dragon! It all began with the pretty prince and his sister. It is a cold night at a tall castle with a beautiful princess and her name was Nancy. She was scared but her brother‚ Alexander was on his was to save her. Wait let’s start from the beginning. It all began with in a little house in the country. In the house there was a beautiful girl her name was Nancy that was a princess‚ her handsome brother that was a prince and his name was Alexander‚ and their wonderful

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    Le Chatelier's

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    1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 To use Le Chatelier’s principle for determining the effect of change in concentration. 1.2 To use Le Chatelier’s principle for determining the effect of change in temperature. 2. INTRODUCTION Henry-Louis Le Chatelier‚ (born Oct. 8‚ 1850‚ Paris‚ France—died Sept. 17‚ 1936‚ Miribel-les-Échelles)‚ French chemist who is best known for Le Chatelier’s principle‚ which makes it possible to predict the effect a change of conditions (such as temperature‚ pressure‚ or concentration of

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