Essays on Salk

Introduction

While conducting research, various methods are used in gathering the samples and testing them and coming up with the realized results of analysis. Surveys were done take multiple forms depending on the discipline under the study. Social sciences make the have numerous subjects and under them falls education and leadership. Getting deeper into the field of education, a researcher can decide to use several optional methods when conducting the study. Among them is observation, interviews, case studies, surveys, laboratory experiments and field studies. In spite of this variation in the possible methods that are implemented, a common ground involved ...

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As Louis Kahn - a famous American architect of Jewish origins – I can mention the necessity of a new building to be designed. Considering the style is mostly represented in the architectural style of Philadelphia, the proposal of a new building will leave no one apathetic. Some significant buildings like the Yale University Art Gallery, Richards Medical Research Laboratories, Salk Institute, and many others may become the prototypes for such a work. The most impressive thing is the scale of the buildings. Like the majority of other projects, it should be a kind of modern knight’s castle. Nevertheless, ...

Eradication of the Poliomyelitis Virus

Introduction The polio virus has rarely been associated with the term ‘global health emergency’ ever since its birth about five thousand years ago. The pathogen is on a decades-long decrease trend, such that almost less than one thousand cases remain globally and extremely few in the developed world, yet in 2012, the World Health Assembly that governs the World Health Organization made a declaration that called for the 194 WHO member nations to help fund global polio eradication initiatives. This implies that the threat of polio is still very real and the initiative to eradicate it permanently is more ...

Introduction

Internationalization is one of the strategies that businesses use for their growth. The strategy entails expansion into other markets and regions through various entry methods. In that view, the strategy entails various factors consideration as well as a change in organization structure. In that respect an organization that considers internationalization must consider the suitable structure as well as the environment of the new market as a means of enhancing its fit for the market. Thus, this report presents a summary of Blackberry’s considerations in the internationalization through the FDI method. The report presents considerations for aspects and the ...

Polio: An American Story is a scholarly book written by David Oshinsky, a historian from the University of Texas, examines American medical research in the 20th century where there was Polio epidemic. Poliomyelitis is a dreadful disease that has claimed a lot of lives before the discovery of a vaccine. Though children are considered to be more prone to getting the disease, adults could also be infected with polio. This means that no one was excluded from attaining an infection despite their age, gender, or class. Oshinsky writes, “Polio hit tidy and stable neighborhoods harder than the areas marked with poverty (Oshinsky 4). This ...

Introduction

Louis Khan was one of the most known personalities in the field of architecture during the twentieth century. His work was infusion of new and traditional design that significantly influential on the younger generation. Khan’s philosophy about architecture was broad and vast thus was involved in construction of several buildings. The designs of Khan are considered as pieces of excellence and perfection. The Khan’s Salk Institute is distinct from other architectures on the basis of its admiration material, texture, lights, geometry and essence of value concerns Solomon, (2008). This research paper aims at analyzing the Salk Institute ...

The success of America as a country is a fact acknowledged widely by all around the globe. However, if one may ponder over the reasons behind the success of this great nation then it would mainly be accounted to two major factors: the people and the various opportunities available to them. America is known for its freedom of choice and place where dreams come true. It is highly successful nation which is famous for its ability to bring out the best in people. American laws, systems, securities and liberties are not perfect but they are the most unusual ones worldwide. They ...

Louise Khan`s architectural work at Salk has been regarded as an elegant, beautiful product of precast units. Thereafter, a lot of utilities are directed to the structure (Scully, p37-38). The chief materials used in the construction are; concrete, steel plates and marble among others. The concretes are left with formwork markings and open joints. Glass and teak in-fill are the common materials used in the rooms and office walls. It has been equipped with a rug and an oak table for studies (Heinz Ronner, p158: Sanford 37). The building harbors two parallel labs, each uninterrupted 245 ft long and 65-ft ...

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Louis Kahn made the Salk Institute from the time of 1959 to 1966 (GreatBuildings.com). The building composes of laboratories. John Salk, inventor of polio vaccine hired Louis Kahn as the architect of the building. John had a unique idea about the building. John’s ideas combined with Louis’s designs gave a building, which was maintenance free to some extent, simple, and long lasting. Since it completion, the building is considered as one of the great architectural structure present (Salk.edu). Twenty-nine constructions make up this grand institution. On the length of a well-structured courtyard are six identical buildings. ...

Her parents named her Loretta Pleasant when she was born on August 1, 1920 in the mountains of Roanoke Virginia. As an adult she chose to change her name to Henrietta. Irony followed Henrietta throughout her life and when she was still young once her mother died she went to live with her grandfather. The irony was he lived in the old slave quarter of a large plantation home that had previously belonged to one of her white ancestors. At her Grandfather’s home she shared a room with one of the first cousins, Day Lacks and she and her cousin ...