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A Swiss-born France architect, Le Corbusier, belonged to the first generation of the so-called International school of architecture. His designs combine the functionalism with of the modern movement with a bold, sculptural expressionism; highly polemical designer hailed from obscurity in the Swiss Jura Mountains to become the most influential architect and urban planner of the twentieth century. His ideas about rationalized, immense, zoned and industrially-constructed cities, seduced, but also shocked

Introduction “Florida is tourism. Every modern image of the state evokes travel for pleasure. To most outsiders, Florida is one big theme park, not a state but a “magic kingdom” of dreams and fantasies, where real life, with its mundane cares, is effectively banished” (Revels, 2011). Orlando, Florida can be appreciated as a destination where this image was created, where exhilarating attractions, distinct restaurants and hotels, and superior shopping have become a tourist’s dream vacation. Orlando

The Dangers of Modern Social Justice In America there has always been “racial” tension. Although it would be more accurate to state that there has always been “ethnic” tension in America. The term “race” can be used to target an individual’s differences in physical appearance, and while in the past this was commonplace practice, today, however, it is more apt to use “ethnicity’ to differentiate (Segregated America - Separate Is Not Equal). A person’s upbringing that helps shape who they might become

New Orleans New Orleans (viết tắt NOLA; dân ở đấy dịch là Ngọc Lân; cũng được đọc như "Níu Liên") là thành phố lớn nhất trong tiểu bang Louisiana, Hoa Kỳ. Thành phố này nằm thuộc miền đông nam Louisiana, giữa bờ sông Mississippi và hồ Pontchartrain, khoảng 100 dặm ngược dòng sông từ vịnh Mexico ở 30,07° vĩ độ bắc, 89,93° kinh độ tây. Về mặt luật pháp và hành chính thì thành phố New Orleans với Quận Orleans là một. Thành phố này được đặt tên theo Philippe II, Công tước Orléans, công tước nhiếp chính

Review Questions for Wyoming History Final Exam, December 6, 2011, 10:15 a.m. The exam will consist of three parts:   PART I: Short Identifications (50 points total) You will asked to select FIVE names/terms from a list of eight or nine choices. You will write a paragraph identifying the name/term and provide additional information about the significance of the name/term to Wyoming history. Some possible terms are listed under questions in Part III (below).   PART II: Two Book Questions (25

evidence (Wilkerson, 2005). The seventies became an age where video surveillance was used for everything from law enforcement and traffic control to divorce proceedings. England put up cameras in the Underground train stations as well as to monitor highway traffic flow. By the 1980’s, US businesses and banks adopted the practice, as the value of surveillance quickly took off. In the 1990’s, advancements grew with the creation of digital multiplexing, permitting multiple cameras to do recordings at

under the construction and financing of a steel railroad bridge across the Mississippi River. The bridge finally opened in 1874 as the St. Louis Bridge, but due to an ongoing mild depression in the economy, sparse rail traffic used the "continental highway." The Morgan's did not waiver in their support for Carnegie, but instead financed future bridges and rail systems as well. With a solid business relationship in tact, Pierpont and Carnegie collaborated again in 1901 to form the world's largest corporation

5. George Catlin was a famous American artist that painted western scenes and many Native Americans. Under his suggestion Yellowstone became the first national park C. The March of Millions 1. This westward march and the expansive land meant that American population would grow large. It doubled every 25 years in the 1800’s 2. At this

Robert Frank - The Americans Early History: Robert Frank was born on November 9, 1924 in Zurich, Switzerland. He is best known for his documentary photography book The Americans however he has released additional books and documentary films as well. Robert Frank was raised into a wealthy Jewish family, his father of German decent and a photographer as well, and a Swiss mother coming from money. In an interview that Frank gave to the NY Times, he stated, ‘‘My father married my

Abraham “Abe” Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky on February 12, 1809 to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. Lincoln was born and raised in his parent’s one bedroom cabin on their farm in Sinking Spring, Kentucky (now known as Hodgenville, Kentucky). Lincoln’s father who lacked a proper education was a great farmer and carpenter and frequently served as a jury member. His parents joined a Baptist church in the area that had later split apart due to slavery. When Lincoln was two his family moved to