Essays on Balcony

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The spread of urbanization and industrialization has widened the bridge between human beings and nature. It is despite numerous studies illustrating that bio-aesthetics; a factor of nature has positive outcomes that include economic, psychological, spiritual, and functional outcomes. It is therefore imperative that targeted efforts be undertaken in order to improve the bio-aesthetics of various public and private spaces. The Mysore City Authority has identified the need to improve bio-aesthetics within the city through the development of parks. However, measures have to be undertaken to improve residential bio-aesthetics as well. It is especially the case considering that the number ...

While thinking of people who have faced death courageously, the one name that keeps coming to mind is Paul Rossington, an Australian paramedic who leapt from a cruise liner soon after his girlfriend, Kristen Schroder, slipped and fell from the balcony of the cabin they were sharing. The decision of Mr. Rossington to jump over the balcony in a bid to save her girlfriend while knowing that his action would most likely end his life is a an epitome of selflessness. The fact that the two were in a turbulent relationship and the emergence of reports showing that their ...

Located in the Itabashi-Ku district of Tokyo, Japan, the masterpiece created by Shigaru Ban has a total area of 179 meters2. The house is built on stilts, whereas the main living zone is located on the second and third floors. The site area is only 110 meters2, which is why the architect was forced to devise an ingenious decision of going upwards. Besides the multistory house managed to easily fit into the surroundings. The main aim of this paper is to analyze whether the building corresponds to the New Zealand building code. Considering Clause B1 on structure, the Shigeru ...

William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” has been celebrated as one of the best plays ever written, and its popularity is proven by the fact that the play is still being enacted, centuries after being presented to the public for the first time. Partially, its universal appeal is explained by the fact that the play tackles issues that are still relevant for the contemporary audiences, such as betrayal, revenge and love, among many others. The play’s universality is so great that director Michael Almereyda was able to adapt it to the screen by changing the setting of the story to ...

Nature in city; seed bank; ecosystem and social-urban development.

The terms “ecology” and environment” have different conceptual meanings which often overlap with the concept of “nature” in the context of academic and scientific research and analysis. For instance, ‘Natures and Ecologies’ studies explore the environmental dimensions of ecosystems which includes both physical parameters and biotic attributes of a particular region. The “environment "includes the physical world, the social world of human relations and the built world of human creation. [Ankers 2005] Within the various uses of the word today, "nature" often refers to geology and wildlife. Nature can refer to the general realm of living plants and animals, ...

West Side Story by Arthur Laurents is the modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. West Side Story is a movie musical in which the narrative is actually presented through the song. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a play where the characters speak and act out their mind utilizing the poetic verbatim of Shakespeare. Both these literary pieces have several distinct variances and some interesting similarities. Being a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story attempts to recreate the same characters in a novel manner. Romeo and Tony are presented as the strong ...

Company profile

Brookfield is among the leading asset management organization in the world. The recent statistic shows that it has $225 billion of the assets management. The company has achieved its long-term objectives by attaining 100 years of operating and owning assets. It focuses on the renewable energy, property, private equity and infrastructure. Brookfield connected the shareholders and clients by developing and managing a portfolio of renewable energy and premier offices. It is a publicly listed company in the stock exchange market thus generating more financial and investment stability. The company operates under a well define global strategic. The strategic allows ...

As he looked around, birds were singing there love songs welcoming the spring, which had finally, come. The cold March was behind them all and April was finally here with weather that felt like spring. The park was beginning to fill with people, all going outside on the first day of the weekend. It was a beautiful Saturday. As Tim was sitting on a bench and enjoying his morning cup of coffee, he overheard the conversation of the father and child walking past him. “Does this mean we can finally go on a picnic tomorrow?”, the eager young boy ...

The setting is very important in any work of fiction. Often, the setting in the work of fiction carries a symbolic meaning that helps underscore the central theme of the work of fiction. In light of this, this paper will consider the symbolic function that the settings in A Worn Path and I Stand Here Ironing by Eudora Welty and Tillie Olsen respectively. The central theme in Eudora’s A Worn Path is the triumph of human love. This is seen through the protagonist who endures everything to make a journey inspired by the love for her grandson. Although she is ...

Following The American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

Abstract Most buildings once completed take at least one year to settle and require repairs and maintenance. However, many older multiple dwelling buildings have suffered unforeseen issues. The most common problem is water ingress through the building envelope. The reason why residential buildings are critical and require closer and immediate attention is because these buildings belong to people who have invested their life savings into them for comfort and spend most of their time in those places. Commercial and industrial buildings do not require as much attention and their environmental separation requirements vary because they are only occupied ...

Statutory interpretation is the process by which courts and judges give meaning to enacted legislation and consequently apply it to a particular case. In the English as well as the Wales legal system, the doctrine of separation of powers prevails whereby Parliament is the supreme law maker. The Executive is charged with the responsibility of implementing the legislation as passed by Parliament while the Judiciary is the final arbiter which interprets legislation as enacted by Parliament. Thus, in tandem with the doctrine of separation of powers, the courts must keep within their ambit and ensure they do not arrogate to ...

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Construction of Kamehameha V Post Office (Hi) building occurred in 1871 that used different and exceptional style of concrete bricks. It was the first building in Hawaii to use such style and design. It is a government building that has hosted and used for various functions within different agencies of the governments. The structure built and designed with concrete bricks and iron bars that resulted into a stronger structure that has amazed many up to the current times. It was built by Osborne and has remained one of the most important and ancient building that existed in the US owned by ...

I have witnessed many things in my life. Some of these instances have been happy and some of them have been sad. Unfortunately, one that has stuck with me concerned a dog I knew that lived across the way from me in Southern California. His name was Raphael and he looked well taken care of: his coat was shiny and he never looked like he was being starved. However, the look of abandonment and loss of love in his eyes is something that will stay with me forever. It showed me that animals need more from their owners than money; ...

Introducing yourself to your new neighbors becomes easy if you have been invited for a “get -together” soon after you have moved into a new neighbourhood. It gives you the opportunity to get acquainted. However, it is suggested that you do your homework before you attend the get together. Carefully observe your neighborhood, study the people around you. Some may have kids; others may be elderly while some may be newly married. According to Goldman (2013), having kids gives you a reason to look out for playgroups and mingle with other parents. Try to find out the common characteristics between you ...

World For All is an association that cares for abandoned and sick animals and forwards animal adoption or re-homing of those that have been left in the streets. During their 2013 campaign, they posted an ad that definitely draws attention for more reasons than one. It is a black and white ad with a grey background. It shows a man at the edge of a black rooftop with his hands and feet in a position that shows his intention to throw himself off the roof, while his leashed dog seems to be pushing the man towards the opposite direction and prevent his jumping. Although ...

The Joyous African Celebration Music concert was performed at the Carnegie Hall on Saturday May 3rd 2014 and the following day (Sunday the 4th). The event organizers of all African performance concert targeted the growing number of Africans studying and working in America. Most of these people, especially South Africans, are not exposed to live performances of their cultural heritage. Living thousands of miles away has hindered many South Africans from attending live concerts of their most coveted traditional music. Over 15 musicians were invited to perform for the audience that included a few whites and Asians who loved the ...

- Thesis Statement Jeffrey Carlson daring theatrical production leads us into the heart of Shakespeare’s dark comedy, where vice and virtues collides, as law and lust become inextricably entwined. - Overview - The play to be watched is Measure for Measure. - This play took place in the Goodman theatre, a professional theatre located in Chicago’s loop. - The 2 hours and thirty minutes show begun at 2.00pm on March 21, 2014 - The cost of my ticket was $14. I had bought it online after checking the availability of a seat at ...

The judges mainly rely on a various principles when interpreting the acts of parliament. These rules include:

- The literal rule. - The golden rule. - The mischief rule.

The literal rule

It is the cardinal rule of construction (interpretation) of statutes. In this rule, words must be given their ordinary, literal, grammatical meaning. The literal rule is the first rule to be used in establishing the intention of the legislature. In many cases, the courts are normally required to interpret the meaning of a given piece of legislation to enable them apply facts to the cases that come before the judges. As such, the courts have continually developed a wide range of rules of interpretation to assist ...

Advertisement is non-personal, paid, public communication about goods, services and causes, thoughts, individuals and places through ways like telephone, radio, print and internet. An integral sector of marketing, advertisements are public notifications designed to notify and motivate. Their purpose is to alter the thinking buying behaviour of the receiver so that he or she is convinced to take the action needed by the advertiser. When the advertisement is aired on television or radio, it is known as commercial. The video advertisement is about Homespun Reality, which is of thirty seconds. It is advertising houses, which are on sale. ...

The venue I have chosen for this assignment is a local Starbucks Coffee shop.

Peace and calmness at Starbucks Peace and calmness characterizes the entire establishment. There is absolutely no kind of disruptive noise. The laughter and chatter sounds of the store’s enthusiastic customers blend in with the blue’s background music that hovers around the shop’s atmosphere. The level of the music volume is moderated to be convenient for everybody. As I walk in, I feel a cold chilling wind blows in from the door closing behind me. I walk across the shop searching for a booth and I notice the exposed brick walls and the custom mural that creates a very ...

As a kid, I used to fantasize how it feels when people live in luxurious apartments. Now when I am grown up and turned into a wise and employed man, I have a lot to share about my new life in my six bedroom luxurious apartment. I have recently purchased this apartment and moved into this flat with my family. I would tell you about the apartment, facilities, location, and all other related features of this apartment. For my apartment, I have to say that after much fantasizing and waiting for a new apartment, I got one that is suitable for my ...

Leadership challenge resolution

Vodafone is a multinational company which operates mostly in Africa though its main origin is Britain. This company is a telecommunications company that deals mostly with telecommunications services provision including call and SMS services and internet provision services (www.eaag.org/index.php/component/content/article/113-).

This company is organized in form of teams where each team is charged with a specific task in the daily running of the business. With this company having other companies in it, it faces some problems in its organization. Most of these problems are in the operation strategies of the company which appears to be based in globalization. This challenge is mainly on ...

The theme of The Graduate is the emotional journey of an innocent and confused

recent college graduate who is exploited through an affair with a family friend who is a

married woman. It is satirical and often times comedic in its reflections of the social and

sexual mores of the 1960s.

A tight close up of Benjamin Braddock’s face opens the film, a sharp contrast of

his face against the stark whiteness that surrounds his head, symbolic of a Christ-like

halo. It appears as though he is alone but he is actually on a plane, interacting with no

one - isolated in thoughts and emotions. More symbolism of isolation with no one there

the luggage chute, he ...

Leadership is a tasking job that requires a lot of self sacrifice. The leadership strategies illuminated in this paper are technical leadership and on extensive coverage the adaptive leadership. To just define and compare the two leadership strategies highlighted, technical leadership deals mainly with professional and experts in a certain field holding leadership position. Adaptive leadership is different since it requires the leader to have the ability to cope with the dynamicity in the leadership strategies that can cause discontent in the organization he/she is leading. According to Heifetz’s book ‘Leadership in line’, adaptive leadership is quite difficult to achieve. ...

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Woolly Pockets Shared Qualities Ground Bed Hangs easily Eco-friendly Laid in the ground Self-watering facility Rely on watering Needs to be watered Good drainage Both can survive low and medium rainfall Flooding problems due to rain Enhances both indoor and outdoor spaces

Can only be done outdoors and enhances outside spaces Modular & Portable

Cannot be moved Less maintenance

Regular maintenance

Thesis statement: - Gardening is a common hobby and more awareness and interest is developing in people now. In this essay I would like ...

Arenas Del Mar is an extraordinary beachfront resort located at the beaches of Manuel Antonio. The hotel itself has total 38 rooms, 16 apartments, 2 garden view suites, and 4 ocean view suites (Sheldon, 2007). The 16 apartments can be used as either superior and suite rooms or apartment. All the rooms have flat screen TVs, have king beds, AC, ceiling fans, great ocean views, and huge bathrooms (Kleynhans, 2006). The suites also have a luxurious balcony with a Jacuzzi and a sitting room with sofa sleeper. There is also a pool at the restaurant/reception area and several others by Playitas. The hotel ...