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  2. Tropical Modernism - Wikipedia

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    Here are some exemplary projects: Kandalama Hotel, Sri Lanka: Designed by Geoffrey Bawa, this hotel is a quintessential example of Tropical Modernism. Its design incorporates the natural landscape, local materials, and modern architectural principles. [2]

  3. Aristotle - Wikipedia

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    Actuality is the fulfilment of the end of the potentiality. Because the end (telos) is the principle of every change, and potentiality exists for the sake of the end, actuality, accordingly, is the end. Referring then to the previous example, it can be said that an actuality is when a plant does one of the activities that plants do. [34]

  4. Socialist realism - Wikipedia

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    Early examples of realism in Russian art include the work of the Peredvizhnikis and Ilya Yefimovich Repin. While these works do not have the same political connotation, they exhibit the techniques exercised by their successors. After the Bolsheviks took control of Russia on October 25, 1917, there was a marked shift in artistic styles.

  5. Bodhisattva - Wikipedia

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    They are exemplary monks, with cognitive powers equal to arhats. They practice the four dhyanas, have a deep knowledge of perfect wisdom and teach it to others. In the Lokakshema's Chinese translation of the Aṣṭasāhasrikā, the Daoxing Banruo Jing, this stage is closely related to a concentration ( samadhi ) that "does not grasp at ...

  6. Catholic liturgy - Wikipedia

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    Catholic liturgies are broadly categorized as the Latin liturgical rites of the Latin Church and the Eastern Catholic liturgies of the Eastern Catholic Churches.. The Catholic Church understands liturgy not only to mean the celebration of the Holy Mass, but also the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours and the administration of sacraments and many sacramentals.

  7. Smurfette principle - Wikipedia

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    The Smurfette principle is the practice in media, such as film and television, to include only one woman in an otherwise entirely male ensemble. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It establishes a male-dominated narrative, where the woman is the exception and exists only in reference to the men.

  8. Proportion (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    The principles of measurement units digit, foot, and cubit also came from the dimensions of a Vitruvian Man. More specifically, Vitruvius used the total height of 6 feet of a person, and each part of the body takes up a different ratio. For example, the face is about 1/10 of the total height, and the head is about 1/8 of the total height. [3]

  9. First principle - Wikipedia

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    In philosophy and science, a first principle is a basic proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption. First principles in philosophy are from first cause [1] attitudes and taught by Aristotelians, and nuanced versions of first principles are referred to as postulates by Kantians.