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    PEOPLE AND LANDSCAPE. The relationship existing between society, land and landscape is complex. People's attitudes continuously reflect in their behavior, notably patterns of consumption via existing recreational activities, as well as in their expressed preferences. Society attaches great significance to land. As evident in the movie Midnight in Paris, Gil Pender an American Screenwriter falls in love with the Paris landscape while he visits his fiancée

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    and “[w]ithout all doubt” (3) (which implies clarity) also reinforces the element of ‘sight’ in his text. For Burke, the power of the sublime object or landscape lies in its ability to overwhelm the viewer’s mental faculties and impose upon them feelings of the sublime. Here, the viewer is positioned as a subject upon which the sublime landscape impresses its image and sublimity, rather than one that is actively participating in the creation of this sublime experience. This passivity is highlighted

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    significantly its connection to the landscape. Firstly, the location of the buildings is disparate, the Oslo Opera House does not really have a connection to the landscape, since it is mostly part of the city surrounded by other buildings and where traffic is heavy. There might be some connection between the Oslo Opera House and the landscape of the river, which has influenced the design known as “The Wave Wll”. My project studio (picture 2) has a huge connection to the landscape, which allowed me to work

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    Australian Landscape

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    Patrick White’s novel, Voss (1957) tells the story of a nineteenth-century German explorer’s journey into the Australian landscape. In this essay, I will examine the attitudes and assumptions towards the Australian landscape over the past 200+ years, and evaluate what has changed in these contexts. Attitudes can depend on many cultures, these cultures can differentiate depending on things such as gender, attitude to the outdoors, individuality, conquest, religion, being urban or rural and drought

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    picturesque landscape and the multiculturalism in this country. However, there are issues that recently appeared. This includes the harsh climates of the Australian outback and the discrimination in this country. Australia is still a lucky country because it has the beautiful landscape. Australia has many beautiful environments such as the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru, the Blue Mountains and beautiful beaches. In Dorothea Mackellar’s poem (My Country), she expressed how much she loves the natural landscape

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    Landscape Edging Essay

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    Landscape edging adds to the curb appeal of a home, yet it does much more than this. It helps to differentiate various parts of the yard, ensure grass does not encroach on a garden and eliminates the need to trim the edges of the landscape. To obtain the most from this decorative item, however, homeowners need to various options available to them. Lawn and garden edging comes in many sizes, shapes and sizes. Each type has its advantages and disadvantages that must be weighed before purchase. Furthermore

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    said “Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads,” in his novel Walden, which accurately reflects mankind’s relationship to the natural world around us. Frequently, the landscape dictates the well-being of the people who live there. In Alan Paton’s work Cry, the Beloved Country, he starts the book by describing the South African people’s bond to the landscape. Employing contrasting imagery and diction, powerful symbolism, and fluctuating uses of parallelism, Paton demonstrates how the land needs

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    Australia is the perfect setting for landscape photography. Australian landscape photography can capture the setting sun over the plains, a sunrise over the ocean or the wonder of the Australian outback. You can find a wide range of portraits of Australia and all its wonders to enjoy from anywhere in the world online. Visiting Australia through Photos Australian landscape photography is a wonderful way to visit the country from the comfort of home. You don't have to visit Australia to enjoy its

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    those seeking water-related activities. Tennessee had another park resurgence from 1971 to 1980 when it added sixteen State Parks and has continued to grow over the last two decades (TDEC 2017). The New Deal ideology of preserving Tennessee’s natural landscape while providing public recreation is still a main goal of the park system. New Deal-Era State Park Examples Below are descriptions of three New Deal-Era state parks that represent a variety of state parks TVA and the CCC were involved with. While

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    ambition to outshine the garden of Brief by his brother Bevis Bawa. Also, when analyzed it can be stated that overall construct of the garden was one that combined many memories of his travels to the western world and that of the native Sri Lankan landscape i.e. formed of water, tropical forests, boulder gardens, royal pleasure gardens and bungalow gardens during the British rule in Sri Lanka. From the beginning, it was conceived as an extension of the surroundings- “a garden within a larger garden”

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