The Ivory Tower It rose up inside of me; the sense of fear was undeniable‚ as if it were a penned bull being taunted and ready to charge. The Clean‚ sickly‚ astringent smell that clung to the air made me feel nauseated. Sweat dripped in beads down my forehead‚ as my eyes darted around the room trying to catch any sign of movement. My heart beat furiously in my chest‚ convulsing with every movement. Goosebumps suddenly rose on the back of my neck as I noticed the leather straps binding me to the
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FACTS ABOUT THE EIFFEL TOWER Eiffel & Company completed the Eiffel Tower on March 31‚ 1889 for the Universal Exposition in Paris celebrating the centennial of the French Revolution. The project included 50 engineers and designers (who produced 5‚300 blueprints)‚ 100 ironworkers (who produced 18‚038 individual pieces for assembly) and 121 construction workers (who used 2.5 million rivets). The Eiffel Tower took two years‚ two months and five days to complete. In addition to contractor Gustave
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TOWER OF LONDON -RUTHLESS EXECTOR OF STATE POWER- In the early 1080s‚ William the Conqueror began to build a massive stone tower at the center of his London fortress. Nothing like it had ever been seen before. MURDER AT THE TOWER The most famous legend is the one about two boys: Richard Duke of York and his brother Edward V. According to Tudor historians‚ Richard‚ Duke of Gloucester invented a story declaring the boys illegitimate and convinced the Parliament that they can’t
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In the Christian fiction book‚ The Mystifying Twins‚ by Jean Price Reeve‚ twins Lois and Lettice are sent to Rivercote Boarding School. Lois and Lettice are fourteen year old‚ mischievous identical twins who could think and talk for each other. When the girls arrived at Rivercote‚ Governess Miss Matthews told them that Lois was to wear a blue hair ribbon and Lettice a pink ribbon; little did she know how much trouble this would cause. The girls were constantly changing ribbons and fooling
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CRITIQUE: SEARS TOWER I remember being passionate about the design of a certain building standing in the heart of the United States of America when I was 14-15 years old. Well‚ I still am. There is something romantic about this building- its tall frame‚ its minimal design‚ the elegant black bands running around the building‚ the use of tinted black aluminum curtain with bronze tinted glazing‚ the bundled tubular form etc etc. I have always been a fan of minimalism‚ courtesy Mies Van Der Rohe
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Local Literature Game Development in the Philippines may just be an infant but it is a fast growing industry. These articles tells us where our own gaming industry went so far. In 2007‚ GDAP was formed in order to promote the interests of the Philippine game development industry. To date‚ it has more than 30 members consisting of schools‚ universities‚ and companies. One of its members is Anino Games‚ the oldest still-running Philippine game development studio‚ which is around a decade old.
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Using the mix of animation‚ archival footage and interviews‚ the film “Tower” shows the events which took place on the day of August 1‚ 1966. On this day‚ a gunman went up to the observation deck at the University of Texas Tower and opened fire. The animated documentary tells the stories of the victims‚ survivors and heroes of that day‚ while vividly displaying the occurrence. The film starts with a journalist reporting from the scene while driving toward the campus. “This is a warning to the
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The Tower of London The Tower of London has a very interesting story behind it. It was begun by a man who was not even English‚ William of Normandy. At the time he was the cousin of England’s Kind Edward. It all started because William became outraged when Edward backed down on his promise to give the throne to William and ended up giving the throne to his English brother-in-law‚ Harold. William sailed his army across the English Channel
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The Tower of London is the oldest and probably the most famous historical building in Europe. The Tower of London was started in 1066 by its founder‚ William the Conqueror. It was built to serve as a fortress‚ a prison‚ and a symbol of power. The Tower began as a simple enclosure made out of timber and stone with a ditch and palisade along the north and west sides. A huge stone structure‚ which is now known as The White Tower‚ was then added to this enclosure. Around 1240‚ King Henry III widened
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The Eiffel Tower is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Marsin Paris. Built in 1889‚ it has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest building in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named after its designer‚ engineer Gustave Eiffel‚ the tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair. The tower stands 324 metres tall‚ about
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