The Human Footprint

solo-cimento, tijolo ecológico ABSTRACT The housing deficit in the state of Rondonia is growing, not only by the absence of public policies which aim the issue of housing, but also by the lack of study and application of new technologies in the construction area, which can have a great economy and remarkable speed in the production of housing units. This deficit is characterized by homelessness and existence from that deemed unsuitable for human occupation with quality and…

one which has human face. Between a world which condemns a quarter of the human race to starvation and squalor, and one which offers everyone at least a chance of prosperity, in a healthy environment. Between a selfish freefor-all in which we ignore the fate of the losers, and a future in which the strong and successful accept their responsibilities, showing global vision and leadership. Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General January 1999 Leaders, opinion makers and practitioners from the…

Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the popholes. With the ring of light from his lantern dancing from side to side, he lurched across the yard, kicked off his boots at the back door, drew himself a last glass of beer from the barrel in the scullery, and made his way up to bed, where Mrs. Jones was already snoring. As soon as the light in the bedroom went out there was a stirring and a fluttering all through the farm…

bed blanket under my arm, the sun is shifted to the west and there’s not a cloud in the sky. It’s half past four, which gives me an hour and a half at best. I hate the rushed quality of Sundays, the way the day creeps by until the very moment we’re free, at which point time flies. I look to the east, and the light reflected off the snow causes me to squint. The cave is over two rocky hills. With as much snow as there is on the ground now, I’m not even sure I’ll see the opening today. But…

as modes of discourse), along with exposition, argumentation, and narration. Each of the rhetorical modes is present in a variety of forms and each has its own purpose and conventions. Description is also the fiction-writing mode for transmitting a mental image of the particulars of a story. ------------------------------------------------- Description as a fiction-writing mode Fiction is a form of narrative, one of the four rhetorical modes of discourse. Fiction-writing also has…

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rede; tela-mundo Abstract The fruits of science and technology (S&T) are seen with enchantment, sometimes with disenchantment. Such disagreement is revealing the historical and social contexts in which discovery and invention have brought progress and disappointment for humanity. Instances, remembrances and expectations on the dialogue between fascination and frustration regarding S&T are presented taking into account experiences from the network society through the world screen. …

doença com Buddy Anderson, Davis entrou como o terceiro trompetista por algumas semanas. Quando o grupo saiu da cidade para completar sua turnê Miles ficou, pois seus pais insistiram ainda para ele completar seus estudos acadêmicos. Bebop e Birth of the Cool - de 1944 a 1955 “ Jazz é como o blues, mas com um pouco de heroína. ” Miles Davis fotografado por Tom Palumbo Em 1944, Davis mudou-se para Nova Iorque para conseguir uma bolsa de estudos na Juilliard School, mas ao invés…

of the SlendermanMobile VegetablesHenry CoePtyotrMissing TeenagerCessna StationairJasonDog | Der Großmann Oh kay… That is creepy. Where did the Slender Man come from? Did his idea spontaneously come to us on SAF? I've been following the signs for quite some time. There are woodcuts dated back to the 16th century in Germany featuring a tall, disfigured man with only white spheres where his eyes should be. They called him "Der Großmann" [Sic], the tall man. He was a fairy who lived in…

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