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Showing 1 to 20 of 121 for “"Delight"”.
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Thermal delight in architecture
Thesis. 1978. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
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Escape in Thurber : from delight to delirium
<p>James Thurber (1894-1961) is the outstanding American literary humorist of the twentieth century, whose writing spans two periods of American humor: pre- and post-World War II. Pre-war humor is characterized by a debunking of traditional values: the sanctity of women and marriage, patriotism, …
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Helper Woman: A Biography of Elinor Delight Gregg
The intent of this investigation was to conduct an extensive study of the life and character of Elinor Gregg (1886-1970) in order to identify the contributions she made to professional nursing and to humanity. Nurse, educator, administrator, beloved relative, and friend, Elinor Gregg was an …
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Contented Architecture - In Search of Delight for All Senses
Contented Architecture : In search of delight for all senses is an attempt to discover and capture the delightful sensory experiences of the users in the architectural space. Architectural space is seen as an artistic space, that appeals to different senses. The project is a Bike Hotel in Old Town, …
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Their capacity to delight: knowing persons with dementia through haiku
… and educational communities. “Their capacity to delight” in the thesis title was spoken by the chaplain who developed the spiritual care program. Her belief in the possibility of connection with persons with dementia forms the bedrock of the program—where hospitality invites connection and …
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Transport of delight--the mythical conception of rail transit in Los Angeles
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1991.
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Jesus as God's Delight in the Gospel of Matthew: An Overlooked Aspect of Matthew's Christology
… Old Testament, there are many things that God delights in: righteousness, mercy/steadfast love, Israel, Israel’s properly offered sacrifices, and Israel’s king, to name a few. This repeated theme in the Old Testament provides the background for an unexpected and underappreciated aspect of …
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A poetics of listening: sound as distant diapason delight in the work of Susan Howe
Susan Howe is well known for her visual scatterings of text. This essay explores her early and late poetry's acoustic dimensions as framed by an attention to the "stutter" in American literature. Howe unlocks the wildness of history by displacing its sources and finding their hidden traces in …
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Eloquent Wisdom: The Role of Rhetoric and Delight in the Theology of Saint Augustine of Hippo
… examines Augustine’s conception of the role of delight (delectatio) in the divine acts of creation and redemption. In the first part of the dissertation, I argue that Augustine, who was trained as a rhetor and taught rhetoric before his conversion, came to conceive of theology as the fulfilment …
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Rise Tectonic Machines!: The Revitalization of the Relationship Between Architects and Machines as a Means of Restoring Intimacy, Immediacy, and Delight to the Act of Building
… as a means of restoring intimacy, immediacy, and delight to the act of building. What follows is a presentation of images, photographs, and models related to the design and development of an architecture machine, and related constructions.
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Let it all be joy
<p>A collections of poems exploring delight, marriage, gladness, and the persistence of joy in face of all the world.</p>
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Gerard Manley Hopkins, A Modern Victorian
… being melter and molder' of images, churner of delight and the hot moral anguish, lord and breaker of language." | In such glowing language do many admirers of Gerard Manley Hopkins today express their regard for the gentle, self-effacing poet who lived during the Victorian age, but who was of …
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Contemplation and the Human Animal in the Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas
… of passions, and among them of love, desire and delight. Love, desire and delight guide and accompany our pursuit of knowledge. The passions of love and delight also accompany the act of contemplation.</p><p>The operations of the sensitive soul enter into contemplation in two ways. On the one …
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If You Don’t Want to Talk About Food, Don’t Sit Next to Me
… <em>Le Cordon Bleu: “Aspire, Discover, Flourish, Delight, and Thrive,</em><em>”</em> and the memories made while a full-time student. </p>
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Cognitive apprenticeship in architecture education: using a scaffolding tool to support conceptual design
… of architecture: 'Firmness', 'Commodity' and 'Delight'. The study revealed that the intended use of the Cogs to cover aspects of Firmness and Commodity only resulted in the over-scaffolding of Firmness and the under-scaffolding of Delight. The students' resulting designs were practically …
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Adding Value Through Digital Craft
… waste when they still function, but no longer delight the user. Using digital modeling tools and computer numerical controlled machines, designers can digitally craft products unique to the individual. Utilizing these aspects to create pleasure, designers can motivate consumers to be more …
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Gardening the elements in a landscape of technology
… Wave Garden, Eyes of the Wind, and Thermal Delight. Each of these installations explores the relationship between people, nature and technology. It is my thesis that technology can be used to enhance the intimacy of our experiences with natural phenomena. Each of these interactive sculptures …
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