Project: The Greenhouse
Class: Design 1
Scale: 1'-0''=0-1/2''
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
Nature
Nature is the biggest gift mother Earth has gaven to humankind. Nature is perfect, amazingly perfect. We have vegetations, we have animals, we have weathers, we have oceans, lands. All of them work in a sacred harmony. This kind of perfection, or maybe the ability to deeply interfere in our live is what have poets dedicated their inspiration to nature more than once.
The Lottery
by Shirley Jackson.
"The Lottery" is a morbid and sinister story that depicts how blind society could be when confronting drastic laws (like emigration regulation, war itself, good-for-nothing and even reelected presidents) and how long the same people is able to remain mouth-shouted without taking actions against what hurts their owns.
Y.D.
"The Lottery" is a morbid and sinister story that depicts how blind society could be when confronting drastic laws (like emigration regulation, war itself, good-for-nothing and even reelected presidents) and how long the same people is able to remain mouth-shouted without taking actions against what hurts their owns.
Y.D.
"Cathedral"
By Raymond Carver.
A woman is expecting an old friend of hers, a blind man she used to work for. She has arranged everything in his house and prepared good food in order to gave him a splendid welcome, but there is only one matter, her husband.
Her husband is a narrow-minded person very attached to his routine. He is neither friendly nor outgoing so the story will revolve around him getting along with the guest.
After having spent a time together drinking scotch, chatting and even smoking pot, they are more comfortable with each other. At certain point the husband turns on the T.V. A documentary that talks about different type of cathedral around the world is been shown; and the husband asks the blind man if he knows what a cathedral is.
After this question an interesting interaction between the husband and the blind man arouses. The husband draws a cathedral in order to help the blind man understand the structure of a cathedral, but ends up open his imagination for first time. The new experience of the husband amazes both, the blind man by getting a good result out of the drawing and the husband by being able to see with his mind instead of his eyes.
Y.D.
A woman is expecting an old friend of hers, a blind man she used to work for. She has arranged everything in his house and prepared good food in order to gave him a splendid welcome, but there is only one matter, her husband.
Her husband is a narrow-minded person very attached to his routine. He is neither friendly nor outgoing so the story will revolve around him getting along with the guest.
After having spent a time together drinking scotch, chatting and even smoking pot, they are more comfortable with each other. At certain point the husband turns on the T.V. A documentary that talks about different type of cathedral around the world is been shown; and the husband asks the blind man if he knows what a cathedral is.
After this question an interesting interaction between the husband and the blind man arouses. The husband draws a cathedral in order to help the blind man understand the structure of a cathedral, but ends up open his imagination for first time. The new experience of the husband amazes both, the blind man by getting a good result out of the drawing and the husband by being able to see with his mind instead of his eyes.
Y.D.
Richard Corey by Edwin Arlington Robinson
Edwin Arlington Robinson: (December 22, 1869 – April 6, 1935) American poet that won three Pulitzer Prizes for his work.
"Richard Corey"
People on the pavement always saw Richard Corey as a neat, admirably schooled and always rich gentleman. That was all they knew about the admirable figure of Mr. Corey. Maybe they always looked at what they wanted to see such as, wealthy, knowledge, well manners, graces.
.........
To make us wish that we were in his place. (3rd stanza, 12th line)
.....
However, they never paid attention to Mr. Corey's private life. Maybe they never looked him to his eyes to seek for inner peace or frustration. One day, he was found with a bullet on his head.
The lack of happiness in Mr. Corey's life is completely understandable because besides a rich man he was also a human being. The people on the pavement always admired him, so, at least he could have said he was admired.
"Richard Corey"
People on the pavement always saw Richard Corey as a neat, admirably schooled and always rich gentleman. That was all they knew about the admirable figure of Mr. Corey. Maybe they always looked at what they wanted to see such as, wealthy, knowledge, well manners, graces.
.........
To make us wish that we were in his place. (3rd stanza, 12th line)
.....
However, they never paid attention to Mr. Corey's private life. Maybe they never looked him to his eyes to seek for inner peace or frustration. One day, he was found with a bullet on his head.
The lack of happiness in Mr. Corey's life is completely understandable because besides a rich man he was also a human being. The people on the pavement always admired him, so, at least he could have said he was admired.
Y.D.
The Thief and The Dogs (Summary)
Novel: The Thief and The Dogs
Writer: Naguib Mahfouz
Edition: Anchor Books Edition, June 2008
Summary
All through Chapter Eighteen Said continues with his idea of revenge and will not stop until achieve it. There are few matters against Said's plan, the need of a place to stay, money, and support. He visits Tarzan, an old friend who owns a cafe and provides Said with a gun. Before having this gun Said might have been an erratic and mad person, now he becomes really dangerous. Feeling self-confident, he proceeds to break into his former house in order to kill Ilish. Increasing Said's misfortune, the murdered person ends up being a stranger. Another irreversible mistake happens when Said trying to eliminate Rauf, kills the driver. Said is not only a thief now, but also a murderer, and as a murderer Police is after him. He succeeds to go a bit farther with the help of Nur, Said's last chance of salvation. Nur loves Said but her love is not an antidote strong enough to clean his poisoned soul. Police catches Said on a cemetery located in front of Nur's apartment. He does not accept his final defeat and dies after being shot several times.
Y.D.
Writer: Naguib Mahfouz
Edition: Anchor Books Edition, June 2008
Summary
All through Chapter Eighteen Said continues with his idea of revenge and will not stop until achieve it. There are few matters against Said's plan, the need of a place to stay, money, and support. He visits Tarzan, an old friend who owns a cafe and provides Said with a gun. Before having this gun Said might have been an erratic and mad person, now he becomes really dangerous. Feeling self-confident, he proceeds to break into his former house in order to kill Ilish. Increasing Said's misfortune, the murdered person ends up being a stranger. Another irreversible mistake happens when Said trying to eliminate Rauf, kills the driver. Said is not only a thief now, but also a murderer, and as a murderer Police is after him. He succeeds to go a bit farther with the help of Nur, Said's last chance of salvation. Nur loves Said but her love is not an antidote strong enough to clean his poisoned soul. Police catches Said on a cemetery located in front of Nur's apartment. He does not accept his final defeat and dies after being shot several times.
Y.D.
The Thief and The Dogs (Chapter 3 & 4)
Novel: The Thief and The Dogs
Writer: Naguib Mahfouz
Edition: Anchor Books Edition, June 2008 Chapter 3
There is another person Said has to look for, his friend and mentor Rauf Ilwan. Rauf Ilwan is now the owner of a paper and not longer the thief he used to be. Said try to get in contact with Mr. Ilwan and tracks him down until the entrance of the villa where Rauf lives now. There is a brief meeting at the gate and Rauf friendly invited him to come in into the luxurious mansion. Said is astonished, he never expected to link his old friend with such a big palace. Once inside the house, they have a conversation and get the latest news about each other’s life.
Rauf wealthy man now and does not want Said to bring out their past since it might harm his new image. He offers Said a job at the paper and encourages him to start from zero and do not go back to burglary. This renewing opportunity is rejected by Said, who says good bye with a touch of irony:
“May God increase your good fortune" p-46
Chapter 4
Said is now complety perturbed, betrayed by his family and friends. ".....I'd find nothing but betrayal there: Nabawiyya disguised as Rauf, Rauf disguised as Nabawiyya, or Ilish Sidra in place of both-and betrayal would cry out to me that it was the lowest crime on earth." p-47. On this chapter Said unties all his hatred and begins with the revenge plan that will not stop until the end of the story. The first step towards revenge is to break into Rauf's house and steal. Rauf, who knows Said very well, was expecting him in the dark. As a matter of fact, he caught him red-handed and treated him as a real thief.
Y.D.
Writer: Naguib Mahfouz
Edition: Anchor Books Edition, June 2008 Chapter 3
There is another person Said has to look for, his friend and mentor Rauf Ilwan. Rauf Ilwan is now the owner of a paper and not longer the thief he used to be. Said try to get in contact with Mr. Ilwan and tracks him down until the entrance of the villa where Rauf lives now. There is a brief meeting at the gate and Rauf friendly invited him to come in into the luxurious mansion. Said is astonished, he never expected to link his old friend with such a big palace. Once inside the house, they have a conversation and get the latest news about each other’s life.
Rauf wealthy man now and does not want Said to bring out their past since it might harm his new image. He offers Said a job at the paper and encourages him to start from zero and do not go back to burglary. This renewing opportunity is rejected by Said, who says good bye with a touch of irony:
“May God increase your good fortune" p-46
Chapter 4
Said is now complety perturbed, betrayed by his family and friends. ".....I'd find nothing but betrayal there: Nabawiyya disguised as Rauf, Rauf disguised as Nabawiyya, or Ilish Sidra in place of both-and betrayal would cry out to me that it was the lowest crime on earth." p-47. On this chapter Said unties all his hatred and begins with the revenge plan that will not stop until the end of the story. The first step towards revenge is to break into Rauf's house and steal. Rauf, who knows Said very well, was expecting him in the dark. As a matter of fact, he caught him red-handed and treated him as a real thief.
Y.D.
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