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    through our senses and body, in this section I present excerpts from the interview transcripts which are then analysed to obtain an understanding of sensory qualities of the site. In any site dance, it is not only the performers who are interrogating space through movements, but it also extends to an audience who experiences it. For a better structuring, I have divided this section into two parts: the first part focuses on how the dancers engage to depict the site through various sensory receptors and

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    reached the form of an artificial shape.But,how do we understand Architecture? What is the most effect of people thinking about it? Exactly as Tadao Ando says that understanding the architecture, which is not through the media, the architectural space is felt through by people sensorial experience though that it is more important than anything else.In one building, it roots in the terroir and the culture of life, strongly remind in people 's minds by employing with five senses what we see, hear

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    I once met a sort of guru who preferred the name Eartheagle. Eartheagle and I were strolling through a garden as we discussed nature and life’s inner-workings. I was having issues with many sorts of relationships at the time and decided to propose a question. “What is the perfect relationship?” I asked. “The perfect relationship is like the Earth and Sun. If the earth were any closer, it would burn up. If it were any further away, it would grow cold. Without the Sun the Earth could not survive. Without

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    at the University of Scranton has come to an end, however, my journey to become a licensed professional counselor is still underway. As I tie up loose ends by handing in time sheets and remaining assignments, I find myself in a reflective peaceful space. As I look back over the years that I have spent within the program perfecting my craft, I can’t help but think that I am truly blessed. It is one thing to choose a career, but it is another to answer a calling. I say with great conviction, that I

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    concepts of the sacred and the profane has dominated religious and social commentary for decades. While these two, inexorably linked, concepts are most often related with respect to religion, we can apply them to the almost-religion of the “American Dream” for the purpose of analyzing the lives of Lester and Carolyn Burnham, Buddy Kane, and Angela Hayes in the film “American Beauty.” In “American Beauty” the experiences of the characters illustrates the dichotomy between the sacred and profane, the

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    internet entrepreneur. Her father is of Italian descent, and her mother is of half Italian and half French-Canadian, English, German, and Scottish ancestry. Gaga was able to sing and play the piano from a young age. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart from age 11 where was bullied for her appearance (she was small and plumper than other girls with large front teeth) and eccentric habits. By the age of 14, Gaga was performing at open mike nights in clubs and bars. By age

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    modern civilization. The use of disciplinary power transpired in the 17th and 18th century, and it used specific procedures such as distributing individuals into space, controls of activity, observation, judging, and examination, to regulate the people. The first way to create discipline is to distribute individuals in space. This space is usually analytical and physical. Discipline demands enclose, so that you see everything that is going on. Inside of this enclosure there is a partitioning

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    Abstract This study investigated the effects of displaced objects and spatial reorganization on habituation of exploratory behavior. The subjects, rats, each individually spent 5 minutes in an open field for 6 trials. Throughout the study, exploratory behavior was measured in the number of contacts the subject made, the number of ambulations, and contact time (seconds). Trials 1-5 were mainly used to familiarize the subject with its surroundings, naturally leading to decreasing amounts of exploratory

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    Transparency (Literal vs. Phenomenal) Transparency is defined and understood by most people as “having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly”. The growth in production and development of technology resulted in a new understanding for transparency in architecture and art. The architects Colin Rowe and Robert Slutzky believe that transparency is classified into two different types, literal and phenomenal, where one is the result

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    Personal Reflection III: Concluding Assessment At the start of the internship, my objectives were to learn more about the film industry, to gain further insight into working life and how that differs from college and to gain more experience in the field of public relations. All in all, I felt I achieved all of these goals I set for myself. In my previous write up, I highlighted the difference I found between work life and college life. I found it pleasant that I did not have homework occupying my

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