Good Night Essay

Michelle Magorian’s heartwarming novel, Good Night, Mr. Tom, is not only a touching read but an intriguing one. It tells the story of eight-year-old William Beech, the abused boy of a troubled single mother. He is evacuated from London to a cozy town in the English countryside at the beginning of World War II, and finds himself in the care of Thomas Oakley. â€Å"Mister Tom,† as he is endearingly called by Willie, is known around the village of Little Weirwold as apathetic and gruff. Caring for Willie is just the kind of medicine he needs to turn his personality around, and it does Willie wonders as well. What really makes Good Night, Mr. Tom such a moving read is that it is easily relatable and sets readers up to care about the characters and appreciate their life in modern-day Maine. The events, characters, and setting of the story are very realistic, making the book easy to connect to. Magorian pays attention to detail and never skimps on descriptions, which makes a big difference. Take the dialog, for example. In Little Weirwold, where Willie stays with Mister Tom, villagers use a unique slang that is clearly recognizable in even the shortest of lines: â€Å"’E’s a spry ole thing, but he’s as soft as butter, ent you, ole boy? † This particular sentence is uttered by Tom himself as he convinces Willie that his dog is nothing to be afraid of. There’s more than just slang to be examined in that quote, however. From one simple sentence, it is easy to see how much Tom loves his dog. Phrases such as â€Å"ole boy† are associated with affection and fondness and are usually used by caring pet owners, a fact recognizable if you are a pet owner yourself. In addition to dialog and terms of endearment, Magorian creates situations that ninety-nine percent of the population has been through. In one instance, Willie and a few of his newly befriended pals walk into the school hall on the first day. They see the last remaining chairs to sit in right in the front row and excitedly grab them â€Å"afore the big uns get them. † Too late, the boys realize why their seats had been left empty: the children in front of them are sitting on the floor, â€Å"†¦ so that the five of them were now very exposed. † This prevents them from whispering or, as George says, slipping toffees in their mouths. Nearly everyone has been in a similar predicament when they think there is a great opportunity and then regret the decision to jump on it. Additionally, Magorian incorporates memorable elements of childhood. For example, classroom jobs are assigned in Willie’s homeroom: â€Å"Patsy was the milk monitor for the week. Mrs. Hartridge had taken to heating the milk, now the weather was so cold. She poured it into cups and Patsy carried them two at a time to the desks. † It is easy to picture the whole scene as the students thank Patsy for their milk and Patsy shrugs in response, eager for next week to arrive when she will be assigned the role of table cleaner. It is the specifics that Magorian includes that really make the book relatable to a broad audience. Perhaps it is partly due to this connectability that readers come to care about the characters so deeply. In the very beginning of the book, Tom is portrayed as an irritable recluse who has not yet overcome the loss of his wife and son. As soon as he takes in Willie, however, his attitude warms up and it is plain to see that he loves the boy. He still tries to hold on to some of his crustiness, but it becomes harder and harder for him not to melt around Willie. Take a look at this quote from early on: â€Å"‘You can put that ole bag down,’ he said gruffly. ‘You ent goin’ no place else. ’† Compare it to this one, an excerpt from the later half of the book: â€Å"‘Now you takes care of yourself, boy. You keeps up that ole drawrin’. You’ve a fine gift. If you runs out of pencils, you lets me know. ’† Since readers have watched Tom’s character brighten, they are able to establish a bond with the old man. They are proud of him for opening up and want others to see how he has changed. Just as Tom’s personality blossoms caring for Willie, Willie’s changes for the better under Tom’s care. When readers are first introduced to Willie, they take pity on him. He is a â€Å"†¦ timid, sickly little specimen† whose mother beats him regularly with a belt buckle. Readers read with wonder and glee as Willie grows mentally and physically. He becomes a playful country boy with a taste for adventure and lots of friends, and upon seeing this transformation the hearts of the readers burst with joy. Speaking of friends, the reader comes to like Zach as well because he welcomes Willie into the village with enthusiasm. The two boys become best buddies, and readers are thankful to him for befriending Willie in such a new and intimidating place. This appreciation is proved when Willie and Tom receive the awful news that Zach has been killed while visiting his parents in London. The story suddenly feels empty without Zach’s â€Å"wizard! Out of all the characters that the reader comes to care about, Zach is probably the most profoundly felt. There is no doubt, however, that readers think of all the characters with affection. While indulging in Good Night, Mr. Tom, readers have a lot going through their mind: not only are they relating to the story and connecting to the characters, but also coming to appreciate their own life in modern-day Maine. Between the mesmerizing crashing of waves on rocky beaches and the majestic mountains bordering the sea, there’s just not much to complain about Maine. Racism, sexism, and crime hardly ever make headlines in the local papers; besides, here in the twenty-first century such events are rare to begin with. However, when readers immerse themselves in this novel, all of that changes. Suddenly it is not out of the ordinary for such outdated crimes to be committed. Some of these offenses are minor, such as when Willie’s friend Carrie complains that her mom won’t let her wear shorts: â€Å"She’d been asking her mother for ages if she could wear shorts, but had been told that she’d turn into a boy if she did and no man would want to marry her. † A rule like that seems almost laughable now, and the stark difference in terms of acceptability is wake-up call to readers. Taking it a step farther, the condition of Willie’s mother’s London apartment is dreadful. It doesn’t help that a war is raging, but in comparison to today’s standards it is atrocious nonetheless: â€Å"There was a strong dank smell coming from somewhere. It was as if an animal had opened its bowels or peed somewhere. † To think that a grown woman is allowed to raise a child in such a place is incomprehensible. Perhaps it is not so unbelievable, however, when you consider a final example: the fact that the same lady abuses her son terribly both mentally and physically. She instills unrealistic ideas in Willie’s head such as the color red being sinful and that God will send him to hell for his wrongdoings. Not only this, but she beats him savagely, leaving large welts and bruises all over his body: â€Å"Something heavy hit him across the head and he sank into a cold darkness. He could still hear her screaming and he knew she was hitting him, but he felt numb and separated from himself. He had become two people and one of his selves was hovering above him watching what was happening to his body. † No one should go through anything like that, especially not a child. Such an experience seems even more appalling today because it is strictly against the law. Readers recognize without question how much twentieth century Maine has changed for the better after reading this novel. Because of the easy relatability, developed affection towards the characters, and grown appreciation of present-day Maine, Good Night, Mr. Tom is a truly touching read. Those who immerse themselves in its pages are in for a treat; they will find themselves connecting with the plot and really caring about the characters without even realizing they are doing so. Not only this, but after they put the novel down they will become aware of the fact that they are more thankful of what modern Maine has to offer. There is no doubt that you will be impressed and deeply moved by Michelle Magorian’s book.

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Biography of Christopher Bruce Christopher Bruce was born on the 3rd of October 1945 in England, he started studying dancing at 11 years old, and he began with tap and ballet. After studying at the Rambert School Christopher Bruce joined Rambert Ballet in 1963, where he quickly became the leading male dancer. Bruce appeared in works such as Don Quixote in 1964 and Coppelia in 1966. Then the company began to experiment with ballet and modern, combining them to form, specifically the Martha Graham technique. Martha Graham created 181 ballets and a dance technique that has been compared to ballet in its scope and magnitude. Many of the great modern and ballet choreographers have studied the Martha Graham Technique or have been members of her company. ) When Bruce danced the role of Pierrot Lunaire, his own interpretive skills were noticed. Bruce was â€Å"dominating everything- practically living the part†. Bruce then worked with Glen Tetley, he discovered that â€Å"the motive for the movement comes from the centre of the body†¦ rom this base we use classical ballet as an extension to give wider range and variety of movement† In 1977 he was appointed associate director of the company and was its associate choreographer from 1979-87, he created over twenty works for the company. Between 1986-91 he acted as associate choreographer also for London Festival Ballet, later ENB, and resident choreographer for Houston Ballet in 1989. In 1994 he became artistic director for RDC. Often political in his work, he integrates classical ballet and modern dance, often set against popular music by artists like Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones.His productions include ‘Cruel Garden', 1977, ‘Ghost Dances', 1981, ‘Swansong', 1987, and ‘Rooster', 1991. Influences Social and political themes emerge as naturally as a reflection of his own concerns, although his aim is always firstly to create a piece of dance, rather than to make a statement. Neverthe less, he does not see a conflict between creating interesting movement and tackling difficult issues. He believes that there is much beauty in Ghost Dances and similar works. Bruce is typically known for using themes that focus on personal or political issues.He has created abstract pieces but even these have a strong undercurrent of emotion. Bruce uses a wide range of starting points, particularly poetry, literature, music, newspaper articles and world events. For example ‘†¦ for those who die in cattle' reflects his views and concerns of war, ‘rooster' is his idea of relationships, ‘swansong' is probably one of his most moving and emotional pieces and tackles the very serious issue of torture. His views on the general human condition are portrayed in ‘waiting'.Throughout his career, Christopher has been a strong supporter of Amnesty International's ideas and through his choreography he has voiced his concerns for society, the persecuted and victims of a wide range of human rights abuses. Time and again he has returned to these themes and in his most recent work â€Å"grinning in your face†, these concerns are articulated as powerfully as ever. The Arts have an important role to play in exploring social issues and dance can be seen as the most human of the Arts as it is based on the body.The image of the tortured prisoner from â€Å"swansong† or the unjust imprisonment of Reuben Carter, in â€Å"Hurricane† are far more powerful than mere words can ever be. Video extracts of Christopher's work have been used to reinforce talks about human rights abuse. In the 1970's the focus for Bruce was South America and Pinochet's bloody coup against the elected Allende government in Chile. He was deeply moved on the meeting of Joan Jara, who was tortured and murdered by Pinochets forces. This meeting lead him to choreograph, Ghost Dances.He took the theme of the day of the dead, simple symbolism and indigenous dance moveme nts as a basis to convey the plight of the innocent people of South American down the ages and their courage in the face of adversity. Certainly, Ghost Dances has a tremendous impact and audiences in many countries have delighted in its distinctive, rhythmic movement performed to haunting American tunes. However, it is the representation of the oppression of ordinary people, symbolised by the sinister ghost figures, which give the work much of its resonance.On the evidence of ghost dances, swansong, and cruel garden (about the death of Lorca at the hands of the fascists in Spain), human rights themes have provided him with a strong source of inspiration. He remains a passionate advocate for the role of dance and the arts in society and believes that seeing good work and the chance to perform, either as an amateur or a professional, an not only enrich lives, but can also be civilising influence. Ghost dances It was created in 1981, and was influenced by the political oppression in Ch ile.The style was contemporary ballet blended with South American folk dance. The setting of Ghost Dances is a rocky Andean location suggesting the mouth of a cave. The colours (blue's, greens and greys) of the backdrop were very effective and complimented the costumes and movement by adding to the eerie atmosphere. The whole stage was lit by a dim white light. The ‘dead' wear everyday clothes, which are beginning to disintegrate. The Ghost Dancers appear as skeletal figures in striking skull masks. The piece is accompanied by Andiean folk music, with panpipes, guitars, and flutes.The tune is infectious, rhythmic and tuneful. The style of the choreography is sinuous and graceful, incorporating folk-dance influences. The Ghost dancers style of dance differs to the style of the ‘dead'. The Ghost dancers use very off balanced and angular Movements, there heads are the main key I think to making their dancing look as threatening as it does, they move them very quickly and sh arply in unison and it creates a very menacing effect. The ‘dead', on the other hand are very free flowing and graceful, their posture is very open chested and balletic with very neat but complex footwork.I loved this piece and the skills used to perform it. The fluid motion alongside traditional Chilean folkdance was original and inspiring to watch, it was a very moving piece and had a big impact on me because of the real life issues behind it. Swansong This piece was created in 1987 and was influenced by the fate of political prisoners, the style was contemporary ballet and the prisoner's movements were based on the idea of a swan. The piece is generally based around the fate of political prisoners and their need to break free.Swansong is a deliberately disturbing dance showing a victim being tortured by a variety of means, although there is no actual violence on stage. It shows both the aggressive and sadistic element of interrogation, and how brainwashing, humiliation and playing with emotions can all be part of a long, nerve- racking game. In combining vaudevillian humour, balletic virtuosity, and contempory dance expressionism with such a serious theme, he seeks to create work that can be appreciated at a number of levels by a broad audience.The three dancers are costumed archetypally and very much resembled the set, it was all very simplistic, with the prisoner in just a plain t-shirt and jeans and the two guards are wearing vaguely militaristic khaki trousers and short- sleeved shirts could be viewed as policemen, soldiers, or guards. Programme notes have tended neither to give names to the characters nor to specify roles – choosing instead to simply list the cast and allow audiences to make their own interpretation.The prisoner uses a very graceful and flowing style of dance whilst in contrast the two guards dance in a modern, camp manner, highlighting even more the separation and difference between the guards and prisoner. The simplicity of the staging and ambiguity of the characters lends weight to its universality. The action could be taking place anywhere in the world. The stage is dark and bare with the exception of a single wooden chair lit starkly from above, indicating perhaps a single bulb-hanging overhead in an otherwise empty room.There are seven sections in swansong; each has a different theme and style.  ·Section 1, questions and answers. Throughout the first section the dance suggests the interrogators and victim playing a game of cat and mouse, the dance changing from trios to brief duets and solo's. in the duets the interrogators dance in unison, performing the same material one after the other or slightly varying the steps to attack their victim.  ·Section 2, tea for two. The section section begins with another interrogation session during which the second interrogator walks round his eated victim, and this time the victim taps out ‘answers' but in a defiant mood. The interrogators change tatics.  ·Section 3, first solo. The third section is a solo for the victim alone on the stage and it is more lyrical both in music and movement than the proceding sections. It contrasts with the torture previously shown, appearing to be a cry of frustration and anger at the victim's situation as well as evoking his urge for freedom.  ·Section 4, slow trio. The victim immediately tenses and flinches as the first interrogator reaches towards him, and then relaxes when he is not harmed.No questions are asked. Again the opening sequence is performed twice but at the end of the chair is moved so that the victim cannot return to it. This becomes a recurring theme of this dance; the victims chair is repeatedly pulled away from under him or placed just beyond his reach. He is pushed and thrown around, the effect of the violence is in slow motion. The victim curls defensively on the floor and is uncurled by the second interrogator and the torture continues.  ·Section 5, second solo wi thout accompaniment.Although this section repeats dance motifs from the first solo such as the jumps and arabesques suggestive of flight, it is generally more mimetic. The victim lifts the chair onto his back to make it appear he is carrying a huge weight on his shoulders. He then stands facing the audience staring through the bars of the chair, then he appears to crumble in frustration and the solo ends with his ankles trapped in the bars of the chair as if fetted.  ·Section 6, cane dance. The progression of the piece shows a build up of abuse and humility of the prisoner till the final section where the prisoner performs his last solo, his ‘swansong'.Rooster This piece was created in 1992 and in contrast to my other two chosen pieces is influenced by the Rolling stones; the dance is based on the theme and context of the music. It is danced in a contemporary ballet style blended with modern dance to match the music. The set is a clear stage with naturalistic lighting and a white spotlight. The women wear black skirts, tops and tights and the men wear black trousers and a skirt, a red dress is worn only in one number and that is ‘ruby Tuesday'.The whole piece is danced to rolling stones music ranging from upbeat fast and rocky numbers to slower more relaxed music. The theme of each song in ‘rooster' reflects the character that is dancing it, none of the dances are linked, and each section occurs simply because of the different songs that are used, this helps to create an episodic structure. The tempo of the music dictates the style of dance; the faster tracks are modern and contemporary whilst the slower ones are more balletic.This piece does not present a great deal of emotional involvment with the audience; it is simply based on the theme and context of the music. You can see this by the fact that the dancers, the style of dance and the music purely dictate the song. A Time line of dance works which have been choreographed and produced by Christopher Bruce  ·1969 George Frederic  ·1972 ‘†¦ for those who die as cattle'  ·1974 Weekend  ·1975 Ancient voices of children  ·1976 Black Angels  ·1976 Promenade  ·1977 Cruel Garden  ·1981 Village Sounds  ·1981 Ghost Dances  ·1984 Sergeant early's dream 1984 Intimate Pages  ·1985 Silence is the end of our song  ·1985 Land  ·1987 The dream is over  ·1987 Swansong  ·1989 Symphony in three movements  ·1990 Journey  ·1992 Rooster  ·1995 Meeting point Section B Producing our own piece of choreography in the style of Christopher Bruce in groups. How has the work of the choreographer influenced and inspired my own performance and choreography? I chose Christopher Bruce because of the influences behind his choreography, the real life human rights issues that through symbolism he has transferred this into dance.He has successfully brought more awareness to serious issues that most people would not be aware of because it is not going on in this country. The fact that this affects Bruce personally is very inspiring, as his pieces have real meaning and thought behind them. The three works by Christopher Bruce that I have chosen to study are ‘ghost dancers' and ‘swansong' because of the political human rights issues that influenced them and ‘rooster' because it was a contrast to the other two as its influence was the celebration of the Rolling Stones music.I thought these pieces complimented each other well to evaluate as each bears a large variation of accessible motifs, images and sequences of movement that I could re- interpret in my choreography in the style of Christopher Bruce. 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Question: Discuss About The Standard Acceptable Budgets And Costing? Answer: Introduction Tall landmark building located in Queensland. It has more number of floors mainly designed for commercial use. The design of Q1 involves stages of design such as conceptual design, preliminary design, and detailed design. General criteria for the design are stability and strength. The structural drawing of Q1 tower enable engineers to construct Q1 tower with stability. In any design project, next to the conceptual design phase, preliminary and detailed design takes part. The preliminary and the detailed design part makes sure that the project is standard and will be within the acceptable budgets and costing. The detailed design phase of provides enough ideas for project investors and for the development team to provide tough design. The preliminary design, detailed design phase of Q1 will be analyzed. The production phases, system test of Q1 will be investigated and provided. The validation process of Q1 design will be examined and provided. The human factors and the optimization will be studied and provided. The infrastructure design aspects of Q1 will be studied. Suitable recommendations will be made finally. Preliminary design Generally, the preliminary design is the initial step of the design concept. The preliminary design of Q1 takes to the design view of Q1. The interfaces of Q1 design are created both way. The interface of the design Q1 (Construction, 2017). The primary process of the preliminary design considered to the baseline requirements and description from a contract between the development team and requirements definition team. In preliminary design phase, member of the development group describes the design construction and that will meet the design of system specification (Sirigiri, 2014). This phase organize the desires and requirements into main subsystems and choose a best design plan from among possible replacements. Internal and external designs are defined to the subsystem level and the design of high level objects and functions are specified. The preliminary design report defines the high level design of the building construction. This design phase concludes in the PDR (Preliminary Design Review), where the development group correctly presents the plan design for evaluation part (Paulino, 2010). The design principles and outline design procedures are applied to the preliminary design. The architecture design of the Q1 tower is developed based on the requirements of consumer and use cases. The relevant report of the design interface, relationship diagrams and design report of Q1 tower are included in the preliminary design of the system (Skyscrapercenter.com, 2017). The floor plan of Q1 tower increases the architecture development and certified that it exclude from mistakes of the design. As more factors are used to the design of Q1 tower and it provides the better visual illustration. The preliminary design phase of the Q1 tower construction includes Frame and window coverings of the Q1 tower Covering of wall in Q1 tower Floor covering of the Q1 tower Special lighting inside Q1 tower Color synchronization in addition with coordination Special interior design of the Q1 tower The preliminary cabinetry design of the Q1 tower contains three dimensional isometric drawings, location of all drawers and doors, location of plumbing fixtures and all accessories, specially built in furnishers and cabinets. Preliminary ceiling design of the Q1 tower provides the design and location of gypsum board soffits and ceilings as well as location and generic specifications of each lighting fixtures. Finally, preliminary design strategy provides the high level design of Q1 tower and it satisfy the requirements of system architecture. Detailed design The detailed design standard for the Q1 tower is to provide an original concrete result to certify concrete. It might be pumped to excessive heights. The height observatory range of Q1 tower is more than 230m and 771 feet. The floor above ground and floor below ground of the Q1 tower is 78 and 2. The elevator speed of the Q1 tower is 9 m/s and available parking spaces of the Q1 tower is more than 730m. The architectural height of the Q1 tower is 322 m/1,059 ft. The detailed design of the Q1 tower is discussed below. The preliminary design clearly explained that the development group extended the architecture with more stability (Dubina, Dinu and Stratan, 2009). To get good identification for the construction of Q1 tower, the methods of successive reinforcement detailed the preliminary design. The design formalism are formed and provided in the following types. The diagrams for the functional design of the Q1 tower Description of the requirements Methods or procedure for the operation Functional and procedural description of every unit in Q1 tower The detailed design plan document forms the fundamental for the execution of constructing the building. The Critical Design Review calculates the phase of the design of Q1 tower. The detailed design is determined to explain the level of the Q1 tower detailed design. The construction of the building standard components are used by the developers from the various subsystems. The construction team constantly checks each subsystem like new modules. During the construction period of Q1 tower, the components are used effectively. The components of the construction building are correctly integrated and designed further to attract millions of people (Tucker, 2010). During the phase of the detailed design, the methods for combing designs of the subsystem and the Q1 design of the system are explained in the execution strategy which is arranged through the development managers. The developers evaluated the designs of the main components to explain whether they can be reused or modified in the preliminary phase of the Q1 design. The design of the building varied in the phase of the detailed design, but it does not change or update the methods of the design in the report of the preliminary design. The inspection and the evaluation of the design are showed during the phase of the preliminary design and in the phase of the detailed design. If the unit design of Q1 tower is certified and calculated at the period of the preliminary, no need to calculate the similar design again in the phase of the detailed design. The phase of the preliminary design provides the high level system design and it also provides the fundamentals for the Q1 tower construction detailed design. Production phases The Production phases involves two stages. They are the following: Construction Transaction Construction The following 4 stages involved in the process of Q1 construction: Plan Bid and contracts documentation Making of bids The process of construction Transaction The transaction involves 2 steps: Payments for the construction Project completion Generally all the project construction starts with plan and design which is mentioned as programming of design architecture. Similarly, Q1 is also started in the similar way. The main designer of the project or construction is the architect. The Q1 designers controlled the whole specifications, design and the materials like wall covering, carper etc and other features of the architectural building. In order to examine the aim and the purpose of the Q1 construction, the engineer and architect had the meetings with the client during the starting stages of the process of the Q1 design (Li, Hutchinson and Duffield, 2017). Bid and contract documents: The builders of Q1 should produce the potential bidders associated with plans, drawings and the specifications of the project which are in terms of documents in contracts. It gives the pictorial representation. The drawing showed layout, appearance amenities and the equipment for the project. The architectural plan of Q1 specifies the project layout like design plan for floor, elevation details inside Q1, constructional details and the architectural completion. For the Q1 tower, Forise, the china's biggest expanded economic belonging companies contracted three thousand four hundred and ninety four square meter site via its subdivision. Forise funding Australia from an organization related with the investment bank of the United States. Making of bids: The series of events to make bid contracts of Q1 is as follows In order to make a formal estimation cost for Q1, contractor acquires plan copy and the specifications initially. To determine the process of the project construction, contractor reviews the specifications and the contract plans. All the submitted bids are evaluated by the owner and grant the contracts. The documentation of the contract comprises of the starting and completion of the dates, requirements for the insurance, procedure for progress building. The process of construction: The fourth phase is the process of construction which is known as field work broken into permits of the building, shop drawings, submission of projects, order change, sub-contractors and the sub-contractor scheduling. Payments for the construction: The contracts for the construction extended over the time period. The client pays the contractor for completion of the work. Q1 tower took four years to complete the construction project. For the construction of Q1 tower, Forise spent greater than two million dollar on the public art by the international famous United State designer Ed carpenter. Project completion: The final phase is called as completion phase and it denotes that the building is ready for the occupancy. Ed carpenter, the international famous United State artist fitted the building with the exterior LED lighting which is never seen before in Australia to generate a vision of light which is dropping like a rain down the facade of the building. The five star services of concierge for the residents which include valet parking. System test There are many system tests are involved. While considering safeties from fire penetrating stairs, the system of stairwell pressurization testing is described. It is the process of exhibiting principles of the engineering work and the affirmation from the reports of the fire engineering. The limitations of tower Q1 relates to the system of stairwell pressurization. The system of pressurization is to generate adequate flow of air to protect smoke from the floor of fire-affected area penetrating the stairwell. The testing exhibited in Q1 that the north stairwell criticized when both of the doors to the stairwell and interconnected freight elevator shaft were unlocked simultaneously. Anyway, the services of the fire and rescue of the Queensland stay fulfilled as to the building security (Scribd, 2017). Evaluation The evaluation phase of Q1 tower includes in evaluating the design, cost and quality. Atelier Sustainable Development Goals designed Q1 tower. The process of design started during the Sydney 2000 Olympics, they wanted to make a creation intrinsically. Finally, the tower Q1 is innovated from directed upswept curve of 2000 Olympic torch which is tending to remind opera house of Sydney that overlaps curve. Q1 tower is the tallest building when compared to the Chrysler building which is located in the city of New York. The sky point is two hundred and thirty meters over the sea level. It has one thousand three hundred and thirty one steps from the ground to the level of seventy seven. Q1 tower utilized sixty one thousand cubic meter of concrete. It used nine thousand three hundred tons of reinforcing steel and eighteen thousand nine hundred and twenty six panes of glasses. The cost of the project is approximately two hundred and fifty five million dollar AUD (Goldcoastbulletin.com.au, 20 17). Validation processes System testing is much essential and it is needed to find the faults. So that greater results can be generated. The testing validation is much crucial for building construction. Q1 is built in a standard way and plan is new yields are displayed in the development. The components used for constructing Q1 is validated. The validation process of building includes fire control censor. Actuators are used for fire safety and smoke controls inside Q1 tower (Q1.com.au, 2017). Human factors In the process of design, the human factors are measured as the chief significant. The human factors analysis classification system (HFACS) is an overall human error structure. It is primarily developed and is tested as a tool kit to investigate and to analyze the human causes of accidents in construction environments (Skypoint.com.au, 2017). There are many human factors for construction. Among them, climatic condition is a main factor. It creates effect in construction of building Q1. The architectural formulation connects the needs in construction work physically. It then directly affects and reduces the efficiency. There are many environmental challenges and economic sustainability (Taylor Francis, 2017). Optimization The structural systems designed for Q1 can carry gravity and the loads. The Q1 system stiffness is well associated with the weight. The structural engineer provides the optimal design for Q1. The design beams, floors, shear wall-frames are matched with stress and with drift. The optimal efficiency of structural system is well determined by the factor: Height to width ratio The optimal structural scheme is provided for Q1. This satisfies drifts and the limits of acceleration. The optimal structural model frames, framed tubes, wall frames are used (Moghaddam and Hajirasouliha, 2008). Conclusion The preliminary design and detailed design of Q1 is analyzed and described. The production phases, system test of Q1 are investigated and provided. The production phases includes construction and transaction phases. The validation process of Q1 design is examined and provided. The human factors are studied. The infrastructure design aspects of Q1 are studied. Suitable recommendations are made finally. References Construction, F. 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rockefeller Essays (780 words) - Rockefeller Family,

Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839 in Richford, New York. He married Laura C. Spelman (1839-1915) on September 8, 1864. His mother, Eliza Davison Rockefeller, was very religious and disciplined, she was the person who taught him to work hard, save and give to charities. Rockefeller's mother had the biggest influence on him involving his religion and philanthropy. John D. Rockefellers father, William Avery Rockefeller, was a pitch man or a doctor that says he can cure cancers for a fee. John and Laura Rockefeller had four girls and one boy. The one boy they did have, John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960), went on to continue his father's work and make the Rockefeller name a well-liked one instead of one that was a bitter reminder of his father's business techniques. Rockefeller attended Folsom's Commercial College for ten weeks where he studied single and double entry bookkeeping, penmanship, commercial history, mercantile customs, banking and exchange to help him get a job. He never attended any other type of school after attending Folsom's Commercial College. Standard Oil was founded in 1870 by Rockefeller, William Rockefeller, Henry Flagler, Samuel Andrews, Stephen Harkness and O.B. Jennings, but John Rockefeller had the largest share of the company at thirty percent. Rockefeller had the largest share because he was the founder of the company and he knew how stock shares could earn him more money. By now Rockefeller was one of America's wealthiest men and he was just getting started. By 1879 he had bought out almost all other refineries and Standard Oil refined ninety percent of the oil in America. Rockefeller wanted to make the company successful by expanding and since Standard Oil used their own tank car fleet, ships, docking facilities, barrel-making plants, draying services, depots, warehouses and pipelines, it didn't have to spend much money for any outside parties to make something. Rockefeller was a careful planner and wanted to waste as little as possible. Rockefeller changed the thinking in businesses because he was a first to o wn all the materials to run a large business. Soon Standard began refining crude oil, moving westward and it began foreign markets in Europe, Asia and Latin America and at this point it was almost a monopoly. Rockefeller was becoming so powerful and around this time many rumors about how he ran his business started to come out and he got a reputation as being a cold-hearted money lover, which was actually pretty accurate. Rockefeller had wanted since he was a boy to earn $100,000 and he ended up being the first billionaire in America Rockefeller created the Sanitary Commission that helped raise an interest in public health, especially in the south where Hookworm Disease was a problem. He wanted to keep the public healthy and despite what many people thought, Rockefeller did care about other people. By the time he died he had given the University of Chicago more than $80 million, as well as founding it. In 1902 Rockefeller established the General Education Board and his son John D. Rockefeller Jr. planned the construction of Rockefeller Center in New York City and donated the land upon which the United Nations building now stands. Rockefeller and his son also created Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in 1901, renamed Rockefeller University in New York, and he founded the University of Chicago in 1892. These universities greatly help in the study of the human body and finding cures for many illnesses or diseases. Rockefeller in a way shaped the American industry and set a good example of what giving is. John D. Rockefeller died on May 23, 1937 in Ormond, Florida after retiring from the oil industry in 1911. John D. Rockefeller greatly changed American industry. Rockefeller is a good example of rags to riches story of someone who worked hard their whole life and never gave up on what he wanted. Bibliography Bill, Bell. Titan, by Ron Chernow; Random ($30). (Originated from New York Daily News). Knight/Tribune News Service27 May 1998: p527K2422. Byers, Paula K., ed. Encyclopedia of World Biography.18 vols. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. Draper, Roger. Titan The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (book review). Find Articles. 5 October 1998. 3pp. 25 October 2000. MacMillian Profiles. Rockefeller, John D. MacMillian Profiles: Tycoons and