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    Analysing Villa Savoye

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    INTRODUCTION: Swiss-French writer‚ painter and mostly self-taught architect Le Corbusier was one of the pioneers of what is now called Modern architecture or the International style. He is best known for his architectural projects and theoretical thought. (Liukkonen‚ P. 2008. Creative Commons Nimeä-Epäkaupallinen-Ei muutettuja teoksia 1.0 Suomi.) Believing that architecture is a combination of simple forms and utilitarian needs he created "a machine for living in". (MATTHEW‚ K. 1994. GREAT

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    connected to the extinction of the candle and high EC concentrations when the flame was burning unsteady. In the mid 1800s there were two major developments in the candle wax industry‚ stearin wax and paraffin wax. Stearin wax was developed from stearic acid extracted from the fatty acids of animals. This type of candle wax became popular in Europe. Paraffin wax‚ which became popular in the United States‚ was developed as a result of removing the natural waxy substance formed during the process

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    USSR: The great retreat

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    accurate is it to describe soviet social policy in the 1930s as a ‘Great Retreat’? Stalin’s early promises compromised of socialism and a life free from exploitation in regards to his social policies. However‚ he soon realised his error and reverted to a more conservative form of rule‚ whereby the interest of the state was given priority. Many describe his soviet social policy during the 1930s as a ‘Great Retreat’‚ it was named this as his policies saw a return to earlier social policies under the

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    Why was the opposition to the state more often unsuccessful than successful in the period 1855 – 1964? Divided opposition. One reason why opposition to the state between 1855 and 1964 was mostly unsuccessful is the divided nature of oppositional forces. One example of this is the Civil War of 1918 where Richard Pipes argued it was a ‘foregone conclusion’ that the Reds would win. The Whites were made up of many different oppositional groups such as the SRs‚ Liberals looking for a tsarist revival

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    the two wars. The play was thought as a comedy to most Christian; on the other hand‚ people thought the play was presented extremely races‚ as a Jew (Shylock) was the only villain and having all the punishments. In Act 3 Scene 1‚ Shylock was so depressed because his “own flesh and blood to rebel (Jessica eloped with a lot of money)” He was depressed for losing his own “blood” (Jessica) and angry because she stole everything from him. But two Christians (Salerio and Solanio) was being extremely disrespected

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    More Than Meets the Eye

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    Alyssa Reitano Poetry Final Draft: Paper 2 Oct 31 2010 More Than Meets the Eye Through the use of poetic techniques like alliteration‚ caesura‚ and sentence structure the meaning of these poems can be determined. Both author’s create a bond between words and brings about the feeling of the poems. After reading both “Bleeding” by May Swenson and “Beware : do not read this poem” by Ishmael Reed‚ they both contain elements of aural and visual effects to call attention to the relationship within

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    reflection in retreat

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    this speech was. Back then‚ I really thought that all of the words I constructed in this speech were perfect. The perspective that I know have was really different. The elements in this speech were fragments of feel-good thoughts of the future and lacks a personal touch on the real thing during high school. It lacked spice. But I like the end part though. It seemed to me that I am still hoping for all of us to see each other again after a long period of time on "the crossroads of life". A little bit

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    Stresses Facing College Students by Kim Calhoun English 101-Summer 2011 The stresses among college students can vary between students. Traditional students and non-traditional students each face different stresses. Many of these stresses are similar‚ but some are distinctly different. Each of these stresses factor into the eventual success of the student. The stresses that face both groups can include adjusting your study habits and needing to study more per class

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    Is Life for us is better than it was for our forefathers? Day before Yesterday a mother got weepy when she wanted to see the face of her son‚ yesterday she weeps having son’s photo in hands and today she can get a smile after clicking a button for video conferences.  Long days before people were living in caves and eating raw foods. When stone era moved forward then wooden homes cam and cooked food. Wooden era passed and semi developed era came; people became educated and followed many philosophies

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    More Than Bows and Arrows

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    More than Bows and arrows Overall‚ I found this film very surprising. I never realized how many Native American achievements that have been overlooked in today’s society. Native Americans have done so much to affect the formation of today’s country that it is astonishing. They have made so many contributions that I had never realized prior to this film. I thought that some of the most important contributions were irrigation techniques and medical procedures. Religion also played a vital role

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