What is green building? As the global climate warming‚ more and more people focus on building energy efficiency. There is more awareness that CO2 produced by building energy use is the main source of climate warming. Energy-saving buildings become inevitable trend of development‚ the green building also arises in time. Green building can be define as to the construction of the whole life cycle‚ for maximize resource conservation (epa.gov‚ 19/12/2012). It includes energy saving‚ land saving‚ water
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Dreams By Sabina Malik Department of English Qurtaba University of Science & IT Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. By Langston Hughes Dreams are successions of images‚ ideas‚ emotions‚ and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. The purpose and meaning of the things happen in dreams are not understood
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Green IT For Good Corporation (What‚ Why‚ and How) Rebecca Wulankayes (1240002643) What? Green Information Technology (IT) has become an important topic in IT management research and practice in the last years due to economic opportunities and increasing pressure from stakeholders according to several researchers. Although it has been a common topic‚ the understanding of the coverage and the scope is still missing. Some researcher also prefer the term of “Green IS”. Watson et al. (2010)
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The Plantagenets are the perfect example of a dysfunctional family and the more you read into the play the more it is shown. Firstly the roots to a happy and healthy family are from the relationship with the parents and in no case does Henry and Eleanor have a healthy relationship. With Eleanor being sent away for several years Henry chose apon himself to have a mistress whom is Alais‚ in which is the girl that him and Eleanor rose since she was a child. With Henry having a mistress it causes many
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The convergence of dreams and reality is all too common in a world dominated by consumerism‚ media‚ and pop culture‚ as Williams illustrates in her essay “The Dream World of Mass Consumption” (1991). “By appealing to the fantasies of the consumer” (Williams‚ 1991‚ p. 203) entertainment and business have timelessly capitalized on dreams that are out of reach for the majority of society. However‚ media and pop culture have gone further‚ hereby influencing the behaviors and beliefs of its audiences
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‘Whilst it is often regarded as Shakespeare’s lightest romantic comedy‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream is best understood as a dark exploration of the sinister and disturbing nature of love.’ To what extent do you agree? Whilst A Midsummer Night’s Dream does provide much comedic entertainment for its audience‚ a darker exploration of love seems to sit under the guise of bawdy comedy. Shakespeare may have intended light comedy to cover the surface of the play‚ however as you delve deeper‚ explorations
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Is a world without poverty and impossible dream? Although there is increasing attention and awareness of poverty‚ it remains as a major issue across the globe. This is due to the deeply entrenched causes‚ which cannot be simply eradicated and the ineffectiveness of international aid and efforts. Hence‚ I agree that a world without poverty is an impossible dream. Opponents of my claim would argue that a world without poverty is indeed possible and that it is only a matter of time‚ based on statistics
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Historians‚ Lois Green Carr and Lorena S. Walsh‚ have came to identify several factors that demonstrate the higher status and the fewer restraints that women residing in Maryland held. The women in England had additional restraints and a lower social status. This was expressed in The Planter’s Wife. In the late 1680’s‚ many immigrants came to Maryland. The majority of these immigrants were found to be men. Very few women chose to resettle. Many did not wish to leave their families and communities
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atwal DREAMS AND REALITY March 30/2014 The day of the World Boxing Championships was a dark and rainy one‚ which was unusual for Barcelona considering the time of year. Tommy‚ a hopeful for the title arrived at the venue feeling nervous‚ and as the day wore on and matches began he started feeling more and more anxious to get in the ring and box. Mike‚ his coach came up to him and said‚ "You are up‚ let’s go." Tommy got into the ring and touched gloves with his opponent Jack. Jack was a World Champion
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Green Marketing or Green Washing In the competitive market place‚ companies will do anything to draw consumers attention towards their products or services. Today‚ many businesses are engaging in green marketing‚ the practice of promoting environmentally-safe products. Concerns are rapidly growing that some green marketing is just green washing. Companies are guilty of green washing when they mislead their buyers into thinking that their products are environmentally-friendly. They tend to hide
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