Minoru Mori

mentioned as one of the largest and most successful city renewal projects that have ever been made after World WarⅡin Japan. The project started in 1984 and took about 17 years to complete. The plan involved the city government, the land developer Mori Building Co., and the residents living in the construction area. Just to reach agreements with 500 right holders, the company had spent over 15 years (“Roppongi Hills.”). The concept of the renewal plan seems totally opposite from that of Jane Jacobs

In today’s society, many citizens are fearful of a leader's true intentions. Within the novel, Unwind, this theme is recognized; as well, by the unwinds reaction to the Admiral. The Admiral is first introduced in the novel when the runaway unwinds arrive at the Graveyard. However, the unwinds are apprehensive due to the amount of power he has over them. Due to their fear, they begin to spread fabrications about his true intentions. This is relatable to citizens of our society today for the reason

In 1943 lawmakers had the idea of making world peace through trade and economic agreements. These towers were essentially a beam of light for the future of an uncertain New York economy. Although the idea of a financial center was conceived in the early 40s, Nelson and David Rockefeller didn’t pursue it until the early 1960s. The brothers sought a financial capital that companies around the world could trade and reach economic agreements through, as the name implied. This building would house banking

Cesal argues that the citizen architect should be concerned with their role within the community and how to better serve the people that comprise it. A true citizen architect is not driven by the financial gain of the projects themselves or the social status attributed to them. Instead the architect should re-evaluate their role as a true servant of the public and implement that sense of purpose to drive their craft rather than just the desire for social status. Cesal desires for architects to

I have never had a literal, involuntary jaw-dropping moment. Nothing in my life has ever been that devastating or overwhelming where I felt like my body didn’t belong to me anymore. Where my only response was a gaping mouth, tears escaping my eyes to drip down my cheeks, shaking with every breath. Not until I saw footage in the museum of the South Tower come crashing down. On repeat. The weight of this tragedy had never felt so heavy and unbearable than in that moment. 2,997. A number I could count

When this happens, we lose our sense of affinity, and the hand becomes uncanny” (Mori 33). While in isolated situations this phenomenon can be seen as a simple quirk, it can lead to greater consequences down the road, given the right conditions. In the popular 2011 video game, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the theme of how advancements

1.Introduction of the Organization BRAC, an international development organization based in Bangladesh, is the largest non-governmental development organization in the world. BRAC has pioneered a unique model of sustainable business that integrates Corporate Social Responsibility as functional components of enterprises. BRAC Enterprises, one of the flourishing wings of BRAC. In 1978, BRAC’s flagship social enterprise, Aarong, was created as a support mechanism to BRAC’s existing sericulture program

technology’s progression towards a more humanistic appearance but inherent lack of humanistic qualities. Dick’s perception of this trend in the advancement of artificial intelligence serves as a foresight into that of our own society- the notion of which Mori explores in his discussion of the “uncanny valley”. As Deckard progresses through his list, “retiring” his assigned androids, he finds himself taken back by one in particular- Luba Luft, an opera singer. Upon their first encounter at the old opera

Furious 7 (dir. James Wan, 2015) is the seventh movie in the Fast and the Furious franchise. This film centers on a close knit team of individuals who are being contracted by the government to obtain a hacker and her creation "God's eye" from a terrorist organization that kidnapped her. It is a mutually beneficial plan to rescue that technology because it will help the team capture Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) who is out for revenge against them. Posthumous performances of Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker)

Throughout Memento there are a multiplicity of instances in which manipulation occurs. The audience sees a plethora of people manipulating Leonard such as Teddy, Natalie and Burt. The audience generally associates these individuals as the main manipulators in Memento, however that Christopher Nolan and Leonard, respectively, manipulate the audience and themselves far more than anyone else. Leonard is seen manipulating himself several times throughout Memento. One of the ways he does this is through