DOUGLAS HOUSE‚ RICHARD MEIER‚ 1971-1973 The Douglas House was built by Richard Meier in 1971-1973 for Jim and Jean Douglas. The house is gently placed on a steep slope over the water‚ almost as if it is floating amongst the trees. As Meier stated about the house‚ “So steep is the slope to the water that the house appears to have been dropped into the site‚ a machine-crafted object that has landed in a natural world. The dramatic dialogue between the whiteness of the house and the primary blues and
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Tommy Douglas Canada would not be as superior as it is today without a number of historical and inspirational leaders. One of the most prominent historical leaders in our nation is Tommy Douglas. Tommy was born in Falkirk‚ Scotland on October 20th 1904‚ he settled in Canada in 1919 living in Winnipeg. when he moved to Canada he started by working as a Baptist. In 1924 he went to Brandon Collage for 6 years. After he finished collage he moved to Weyburn‚ Saskatchewan in the 1930’s. Tommy was hit
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An Understanding of Aaron Burr In the fall of 2015‚ the musical Hamilton made its first broad way appearance. It immediately was a hit and caused Alexander Hamilton‚ the man the show is based off of‚ to become a household name and not just one that is seen in textbooks. Besides Hamilton becoming very popular‚ so did some of the people who were associated with him. One of those people include Aaron Burr‚ the man who shot Alexander Hamilton. Burr‚ a fellow politician to Hamilton‚ had known him
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Tommy Douglas was one of the most influential politicians in Canadian history‚ whose contributions were monumental in shaping our nation. He began as a Baptist minister and then entered politics by becoming a House of Commons member‚ then premier of Saskatchewan‚ and finally leader of the NDP federal political party. He achieved many great goals in his lifetime as a politician‚ but his two main achievements were leading the first socialist government elected in Canada thereby establishing democratic
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Christina Aispuro November 19‚ 2012 Professor Jenkins Aaron Copland Music has shaped the world since it originated and it keeps developing to inspire people. The Twentieth Century music was in the time frame of 1900 through 2009. Every musical period in time has some influences that help develop the unique styles of this era. Aaron Copland was an intelligent individual of this time. He participated in musical works from 1900 to 1990. Aaron Copland was known as the American Composer because his
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Aaron Burr stood in front of Alexander Hamilton‚ gun in hand‚ on July 11‚ 1804‚ ready to eliminate this threat once and for all. The tension that built up after so long had finally driven both men over the edge. Burr knew he couldn’t die today; he couldn’t let Alexander “make an orphan of [his] daughter” (“The World”). At the last moment‚ Alexander lifted his gun to the sky‚ and‚ before he could stop himself‚ Burr had pulled the trigger. Alexander Hamilton was shot‚ and the next day‚ Hamliton’s body
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Douglas Noel Adams 11 march 1952 – 11 may 2001 Adams was an English writer and dramatist‚ best known as the author of The Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy. He also wrote a lot of other books and stories like The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (1988) and three chapter for the television series Doctor Who. He was a strong advocate for animals and the environment and on the other hand a lover of fast cars‚ cameras and new computers. He is known for being an radical atheist and used to describe
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Through his compositions‚ teachings‚ philanthropy‚ and desire to create original and inspirational music that was uniquely American‚ Aaron Copland became one of the most decorated and respected composers of the twentieth century. Born November 14th 1900 to Jewish immigrants from Lithuania‚ Copland played piano at a very young age. He took lessons in harmony and counterpoint with Goldmark‚ an old-fashioned teacher who was dedicated to Beethoven and Fux‚ and against whom Copland rebelled‚ becoming
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Sir James Douglas in the development of British Columbia Dylan Koltz Hale HIST-1390-A01 – History of Colonial Canada: 1500-1885 Prof. Friesen 11/14/2013 Sir James Douglas was a born a world away from the west coast of Canada‚ but over the course of his life he had irrevocably altered the area we know today as British Columbia. Born in British Guyana he was one of three children of Martha Ann Ritchie; a mixed race women known as a “free coloured”. His father John Douglas was a son
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Aaron Douglas “Aaron Douglas was an African American painter and graphic artist who played a leading role in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s. His first major commission‚ to illustrate Alain Leroy Locke’s book‚ The New Negro‚ prompted requests for graphic from other Harlem Renaissance writers. By 1939‚ Douglas started teaching at Fisk University‚ where he remained for the next 27 years (Biography 1).” He made numerous contributions at Fisk University. On May 26‚ 1899‚ Aaron Douglas
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