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Chateau de Versailles: History

his architects one can see what was perhaps the simple brick exterior that appears even more rustic as it is set off by ornamentat...

Elephants, Rhinos, Kobs, Leopards And Buffalo: Communication In African Culture

of every family. For the most part the only way to relate this history from one generation to the next was through storytelling; ...

Changing the Structure of Wimpey

a number of independent units which were autonomous, creating a structure of a group of companies in which could be seen as most c...

An Exploration of Horoscopes

or the time and place of any other significant event that is being explored. While their validity is still doubted by many, other...

New York's Penn Station

the age of the train, this was still the attitude of society. As a result, when we consider this monumental trains station...

Construction Industry and ISO 14001

ISO 14001 basically focuses on what is known as a "more holistic" view of product development, encouraging up-front conservation (...

Auguste Rodin's Bulghers of Calais and The Kiss

anatomy and movement with special attention to the bodys surfaces, saying, "The sculptor must learn to reproduce the surface, whic...

An Overview and History of the Penitentiary at Alcatraz

venues, inclusive of Alcatraz in San Franciso Bay, California (86). The design of such facilities radically altered the advent of...

Identity in 'The New York Trilogy' by Paul Auster

to Quinn because they allow him to temporarily lose his identity. By walking, he could leave "himself behind," and simply give him...

Construction and Military Operation of the Bismarck German Battleship

secondary battery of six-inch guns also mounted in twin turrets, which were intended for use against enemy surface destroyers. She...

Building Plan Commission, Construction, and Alterations

Construction Projects, by Austen and Neal (1984) emphasize the need for good initial preparation to be made during the initial sta...

Hydraulic Pressure Intensification and Industrial Fluid Power

such as would be found at a construction site in their backhoes, tractors, graders, etc. Industrial uses for fluid power include ...

Kuala Lumpur's Petronas Towers

a somewhat anonymous international style which was not particularly Malaysian. The winning architects, Cesar Pelli and Associates,...

Kirby J and Unlimited Power Decision Granted

is certainly out of line with the mainstream of constitutional theory as applied in our courts" (Lexis, 2002). The arguments put ...

New Building Financing and Malaysia Construction

and many options are available. One of which may be seen in the use of the developed property being used, once built, as a contra ...

London Corporate Expansion to Jamaica

not easy to market to Jamaicans. In fact, Kingston is earmarked for redevelopment (Cope, 2001). Companies who are successful build...

1845 to 1865 History of U.S. Railroads

state. While Stevens failed to raise enough money to build his proposed railroad, he still desired to apply steam locomotion to ra...

Church Construction

But, that was also the age of the Basilican type of church, modeled after the Roman Basilica, which was a large colonnaded buildin...

Robert Moses, New York Park Commissioner

Park Zoo were soon repaired, something that was a danger, and the rats commonplace in the zoo were taken care of (551). Clearly, M...

Highway Use Taxes and Trucking Companies

20 cents per mile (American Trucking Association, 2002). This is clearly double taxation because truckers already pay highway usag...

Construction of the Panama Canal

the proposed canal was given high priority by the French government because of its global prestige, and millions of francs were ra...

Defending Wal-Mart

spend - are on the job. These stores with limited hours open after working people get to work and close before they get off for t...

Character Profile Creation With the Help of John McPhee's The Headmaster

made all who met him feel immediately dwarfed by his mountainous frame. Did the words actually say he was a mountain? Nope. But,...

Subway System of New York City and Its Impact

million passengers per day (Hood, Part 1, 2001). When the subway opened in 1904, it launched an unprecedented era of growth and p...

Case Study on Toxic Waste Exporting and Ethics

of employment at the plant instead of clear skies. The issue for shareholders, the board and executives, at lest is bottom line p...

'New Europe' of the EU and the Maastricht Treaty

it relates to the European Treaty, one must look somewhat further back into history than the point of implementation of either of ...

Defining UK Architecture Cultural and Utility Reflection

light. Our eyes were created to see the forms in light; light and shadow reveal the forms. Cubes, cones, balls, cylinders and pyra...

An NPV and Costing Accounting Case Study

running. Therefore the preparation and legal costs may also be included in the capital cost, increasing the level of the asset sho...

Characters of Bolingbroke and Richard II Revealed in the Play by William Shakespeare

the treacherous feet" (III.2.14-16). Rather than action, Richard offers poetic interpretations of his situation. The tone and imag...

American History and Railroad Construction

end-of-the-track towns called hell-on-wheels" (The Iron Road). Explosions and avalanches were commonplace for the Chinese crews, ...