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    views California as a place where “racial boundaries… [is] a place where there is much to be learned by crossing them.” (111) This viewpoint became one of the many legacies that the Vietnam War had on California. What we had in California during this era was an objection to the social norms in society in order to enlighten the truth and promote civility. California was eager to bring conservative American values back into their lives, but it wasn’t until students and educators saw the social wrong in U.S. involvement in Vietnam. From this conclusion a minority of society decided to take it upon themselves to take action. Many students and citizens took it upon themselves to learn about the situation for themselves instead of being told what to think by the government, family or community. They stood up against a moral wrong, stood up against the government because they knew what their country was doing was wrong. Not afraid to stand up to oppression or injustice. However daunting a task or impossible it may seem, we need not less than to look to California during the Vietnam era to gather the courage to make a difference. It can be done; as leader of Students for a Democratic Society Greg Calvert explained in 1967, “what counted in the organization was not ‘ideology clarity… or organizational stability,’ but only ‘that which creates movement.’” (64)…

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    Business organisation requires adopting various decisions related to future establishment before taking form which works for their sustainability and prosperity. It is essential to measure political, economic and cultural variables from which business organisation development is dependent upon (Alsos & Kolvereid, 1998). Business environment is based on various factors including society, culture, politics and other policies like monetary policy, government intervention and fiscal policy etc.…

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    Architecture is a thing and an intellectual activity by which we can judge and acknowledge architecture by the presence of these both. Ranging from all types of material culture, architecture is the most expressive and experiencing medium. As a medium, architecture has a language also through which we can identify the culture and society of a particular era. Architecture also discloses the desires, power struggles and material culture of a society along with the aesthetic and formal presence of…

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    Parthenon Research Paper

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    increase, architecture became a necessity. Architecture, the art of designing and constructing buildings has existed from the earliest of ancient civilizations. Over time, architecture has evolved with different architectural techniques utilized by different societies such as the Greeks. One primary example of Greek architecture is the Parthenon. The construction of…

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    Rosa Parks Museum

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    Building that are built today can reflect the value and attitude of today’s society. The first thing a person who is curious about the aspect of the building is to figure out its purpose whether it is a historical landmark or just there for the designs or decoration. These building should have a meaning behind them it also can teach the upcoming generation what happened and get them interested in their history, it can be very beneficial to their learning experience. Montgomery has Selma to…

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    Urban Clash At Park Hill

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    quality terraces. It was said to be the first effective action to remove a community from the horrific and poor terraces. The unique shared walkways were tribute to Le Corbusier’s principle on residential housing design, Unité d'Habitation. In the 1980’s the estate had the status of being notorious for crime, poverty and public order offences. This changed when the building Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith designed, Park Hill, became a grade two listed building in 1997. It is the biggest listed building…

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    The auditorium would house many office building, including new additions to the municipal buildings within the town. The proposal for a new auditorium also fans further than just an auditorium, within the proposal, there were plans for multiple buildings, such as a fire station, and extensions of the jail and dining facilities. All the different bids that were being proposed for the new city auditorium were all designed for different aspects, and systems that would permit maximum flexibility…

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    Part 3: Preamble and Justification of the Four Policies Part 3.1: Policy Safety 1: Rebuilding, Monitoring and Assessments of Building Safety The council will grant planning permission for the development where safety will be maintained and enhanced, with its main focuses on:  Rebuilding damaged buildings by flooding or other disasters which improve their quality of safety to live in, and to ensure safety is valued during the development.  Ensuring that the quality of buildings will be…

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    Vernacular: A brief in a system of inherited, established or customary patterns of thoughts, forms, and styles. Usually expressed in use of local materials and handed-down building technologies. Critical Regionalism: A particular approach to the making of buildings based on the belief that buildings should respond to and reflect specific local conditions – this can be seen as developing and understanding of a regions ‘deep structure’. However, Vernacular Design Attitudes Critical Regional…

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    Zoe Becker Global Period 3 3/10/16 Throughout history there have been millions of inventions that are still used in today’s times. Many inventions have been reincorporated into life now. There were many ancient civilizations that have made history, but there was one main society that had a great impact. For most of us, architecture is easy to take for granted. It is everywhere in our daily lives. Ancient Greek architecture continues to be a major influence throughout the…

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