... at in a whole new light, through experimentation of it. Plastic made possible structural forms in furniture that previously were only imaginable (Hall 193). Without the development of plastic design, most of the post war furniture designs seen would simply not exist. Together with the inventions of molded plywood and plastic, tubular metal became a favorite construction material of the ... was also an architect. Charles and Ray Eames are among the most important American designers of this century. They are best known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture desi...

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... a clay replica of it. Two days after the photograph appeared, the United States Senate called for a national monument to be made based on the photograph. Eventually, DeWeldon was commissioned to design and sculpt the statue, officially called the United States Marine War Memorial, based on Joe Rosenthal's photograph. The memorial was completely paid for by private donation. DeWeldon used the survivors ... would recognize their heroic sacrifices in this unpopular war, separating their service from America's policy of being in Vietnam. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund set four major cri...

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... nice description of how not only diners became an important part of American history, but the architecture of the diners were just as important. The design of the diner is directly related to a time in American culture and the architecture of it can reflect how Americans were using certain materials and ... combine beauty and form so that in could withstand harsh East Coast winters, while still catching the eye of every tourist that passed by. His design for a barrel roof was like seen before, but added a central entry through the form of two sliding glass doors, which can be seen ... ...

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... for field-testing which showed very promising results. After these tests, the Heereswaffenamt, the German Armament Department, asked for some changes to the design, most notably asking for a more convenient closed bolt-firing system to replace the characteristic open bolt system of the submachine gun. This would ... different mounts for attachments. Later, in April of 1944, the rifle's designation was changed to MP44 with no actual changes to the design. Around this time Hitler began hearing the glowing reports coming back from the front lines; so he changed the designation of the rifle ...

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... elevating it to a non-constraint). Kaplan criticizes throughput accounting as overly focused on the short-term, ignoring fixed costs and too dependent on static cost variable assumptions in (among others) design, sales price, customer orders. Concurrently, philosophies such as the balanced scorecard compel managers to consider qualitative concepts in their decisions. This practice essentially casts cost information as a subset of quality ... by the typical performer. The training costs include materials, travel, salary, facilities and lost opportunities. Worth analysis is the comparison...

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... concern in "propaganda exploitation and the protection of his own prestige." (1) That he was subject to pressures from elite groups and therefore not a free agent able to follow any clear design. And finally that foreign policy has to be seen as a form of social imperialism, an outward conveyance of domestic problems. All of which reject any possibility of coherent intention or ... had the power to prevent it, would allow it to happen. In addition to these statements Hitler in corresponding orders to Admiral Raeder again showed he was following his grand design. He explained to the head...

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... was invented was the "Tank." The Tank was designed early in the war but was deemed impractical, due to its lack of speed, inadaptability to various surfaces and its cumbersome design. However, Winston Churchill, head of navy, thought that the idea had potential and so he funded the development of the tank. It was two years after this that the Tank ... behind it up to the enemy trenches. This tactic was only available to the Generals because of the development for the increase in accuracy and power of artillery raids. A new design of shell, especially made for the destroying of barbed wi...

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... only by practical affirmation, abroad as well as at home, of our essential values, that we can preserve our own integrity, in which lies the real frustration of the Kremlin design."42 As John Fousek states 'By way of "practical affirmation" NSC-68 disallowed negotiations with the Soviets and proposed a demanding programme for waging sustained, total Cold ... ...

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... who were paid by the government which ultimately was a clever strategy because it benefited both parties financially (A Thousand words). The government would host competitions for artists around the nation to design posters to create artistic involvement and widen their options of choosing the catchiest posters (Poster Campaigns, Terrance). These posters were rather sneaky due to the fact that they took two ... ...

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... concluded that nothing could be gained and much lost by negotiating with the Russians.41 American foreign policy with regards to the Soviet Union had come full circle. Roosevelts grand design for peace was buried under the emerging policy of containment. The policy of Containment and the reasons for its necessity were outlined on February 22, 1946, when George Kennan, a long ... ...

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... non-stop hundreds of rounds through the world's first belt fed, gas operated and water cooled machine gun. 16 years later, serving with all European nations, the Browning machine gun design was killing hundreds of thousands. HOMO HOMINI LVPVS EST, and yes, war was coming for the European empires. One may thus conclude that the research of various historians is, overall ... ...

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... partnership between the government and the people, rather than simply imposing the government's will. For instance, Roosevelt realized Congress could provide the money, but it could not build the planes, design the tanks, or assemble the weapons. Without the cooperation from industry, mass production of products that were needed for war would never get off the ground. So the challenge was ... ...

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... Project was under the overall control of Oppenheimer. As an American physicist, Oppenheimer headed the research team which included some of the world's most brilliant physicists" (Killingray 6). Oppenheimer directed the design and building of the atomic bomb. He and other scientists worked on the project from 1943 to 1945. Over the course of 6 years, from 1939 to 1945, more than two ... ...

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... . Another important consideration in determining responsibility for the war involves Germany's behavior during its relations with Austria-Hungary concerning their position on the Serbian Question. According to Hoyos' narrative, "Our design of a decisive settlement of accounts with Serbia met with no objection." It appears that Germany failed to advise Austria-Hungary of any option which involved withholding action against Serbia. Instead ... ...

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