The Ages of American Law by Grant Gilmore: An Overview Law, just like every crucial aspect of American culture; from fashion to technology, has had its drastic changes through time. In Grant Gilmore’s book “The Ages of American Law”, he describes and assesses the crucial ages that eventually developed into the law as we know it today. This book is a recollection of the Storrs lectures on Jurisprudence at the Yale Law School; Gilmore gave in 1974 as a tribute to the school’s one hundred-fiftieth anniversary. The lectures give a perspective on several crucial movements and history-shaping individuals. Gilmore also reveals how these people and events left their mark on history and formed important aspects of the law.
One that stands out the most is the Hall of Noble Words at the eastern end of the library. The hall was named for the noble words that are painted on the concrete ceiling beams. Dr. Battle again was the one who selected these quotes. These words are from a variety of sources including the Bible, classical and modern poetry, an inscription on the Temple at Delphi, and famous Texans. The beams supports contain the printer’s marks of famous early printers.
US History 211 9 September 2012 Their Magistrates and Officials In chapter three of Their Magistrates and Officials by R.J Rockefeller, expressed that in the eighteen century to completely understand colonial Maryland’s executive government you have to take notice to the symbolism of homes, art and furniture around the governor and his council. It was completely recognized that the members of the social elite council and colonial government emphasize their position with metaphorical items. However, the basic legal political process had to include Everyday methods such as Ceremonies, noticeable feasting, likability, amusement as well as the governors home and government buildings. Material cultures being used as a tool in creating meaning and stability in the world. The Colonial governmental methods and practice totally indicated that frequent and successful ceremonial use of Physical items allows metaphorical items to be symbols of power.
History 1302: U.S. History Copyright 2012 © Ashley Pettiet-Richey Monograph Analysis The purpose of this assignment is to allow you to act as a historian, confront a secondary document relating to U.S. history and contextualize. I hope that by doing this you will gain a better sense of how historians work and also have the opportunity to explore a topic of particular interest to you in greater depth. Robert McMath, American Populism: A Social History, 1877-1898. (New York: Hill and Wang, 1992) ► Assignment (February 28) In his book American Populism: A Social History, McMath examines the relationship between Populism and the economic and social networks of rural communities, such as schools, churches, trade unions and
He mentions James Wood’s recent work in that it is written “to an understanding of the necessity, the logic of their creation” (Alexis 76). This infers that the possibility of this understanding is important in renovating the overall language and idea of
You want your audience to have a clear idea of where you stand on your topic by providing facts, charts of statistics that are colorful and interesting and relevant to your topic. Using good tone and respect for your audience will make them more open to your ideas and point of view. Incorporating good organizational flow helps your audience make connections from one point to the next, giving coherence to your argument. If information is presented in an unorganized way, using words that are inappropriate to your audience, they may lose interest or immediately criticize your argument. Finally, stating the benefits that would result if my solution was implemented or the negative consequences that may result from doing nothing.
The Influence of Nordic Classicism and Functionalism on the Viipuri Library Unit 220: History and Theory UP666257 The Viipuri Library is an interesting building by Alvar Aalto as its development spans two different architectural styles, starting as a purely Nordic Classical building with the original design proposed in 1927 at the height of the Nordic Classical style but was finished in the Functionalist style in 1933.With this essay I will explore how this influenced the design of the Viipuri Library. The front of the Stockholm Municipal Library addresses the public space in similar ways to classical architecture with a grand staircase to the entrance which is on a plinth above the space. The development of Nordic Classicism was no isolated phenomenon, but took off from classical traditions already existing in the Nordic countries, and from new ideas being pursued in German-speaking cultures. Nordic Classicism can thus be characterised as a combination of direct and indirect influences from vernacular architecture (Nordic, Italian and German) and Neoclassicism, but also the early stirrings of Modernism from the Deutscher Werkbund. A good example of Nordic Classicism is the Stockholm Municipal Library by Gunnar Asplund which draws influence from the classical orders but simplifies it into pure geometric forms and removes most of the decoration found on National Romantic buildings.
Zeynep Celik Le Corbusier, Orientalism, Colonialism Zeynep Celik is Associate Professor of Architecture at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She is the author of The Remaking of Istanbul (University of Washington Press, 1986) and Displaying the Orient: Architecture of Islam at Nineteenth-Century World's Fairs (University of California Press, 1992). Le Corbusier's fascination with Islamic architecture and urbanism forms a continuing thread throughout his lengthy career. The first, powerful manifestation of this lifelong interest is recorded in his 1911 travel notes and sketches from the "Orient" -an ambiguous place, loosely alluding in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century discourse to the lands of Islam in the Middle East and North Africa, and in Corbu's case, solely to Istanbul and western Asia Minor.' The formative role of this voyage d'Orient for Le Corbusier is evident in his theoretical work and practice thereafter.2References to Islamic architecture and urban forms appear in his writings as early as 1915 and span his numerous publications, among them L'Art de'coratif d'aujourd'hui (1925),La Ville radieuse (1933), Quand les cathddrales dtaient blanches (1937),and Le Modulor (1949).
'Myths were primarily vehicles for communicating moral and/or political messages' Do you agree with this statement? (2000 words) Myths are not merely stories, and images, whether they appear on the walls of private homes, on buildings, coins or pottery are not merely pictures. They transmit meaning, they embody qualities and morals, some become iconic, symbolising times, places, cultural movements, doctrines, whole ways of life. The Christian cross, the Nazi Swastika and the screen print of Che Guevara have become emblematic of whole periods of History. In a 2008 article David Hockney relates the story of Giambattista Della Porta, a C16th Italian scientist who developed a form of optical projection.
The author then looks at different articles of the European Convention on Human Rights which the Court has established include positive obligations. The author concludes that the Court has much work to do in refining positive housing rights obligations, but might find valuable jurisprudence within the Council of Europe. Introduction The European Court of Human Rights (the Court) has developed a human rights perspective on positive obligations which transcends, to some extent, the classical liberal concepts of constitutional and human rights. These were principally concerned with the limitation of state actions, but may now need to be reviewed in the context of contemporary human rights approaches.1 Legal, international and constitutional rights development now incorporates positive obligations on states to intervene and regulate private actors, national and international corporations.2 While the growth of neo-liberal economic and social policies, worldwide, is pushing back the frontiers of the state--to *E.H.R.L.R. 194 use a Hayekian term--in relation to the welfare of citizens, the jurisprudence of the Strasbourg Court is emphasising that some positive obligations remain a key part of state responsibilities.