Expo Essays

  • The Expos 5

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    When this happens, students become lax; they neglect their homework, turn in papers late, and just lose effort in general. Most seniors still end up graduating, but only to receive a rude awakening once they enter college.  In the documentary, ”The Expos 5,” a first hand look is given into how new college students learn to navigate the difficulty of  expository writing. In the video, I related most closely to Arpan and Yasmeen, but I learned great lessons from all of the students.     Out of each of

  • La Ronde, Montreal 1967

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    La Ronde, Montreal 1967 This map is taken from the Official Souvenir book of Expo '67, sold for one dollar at the fair grounds. This book advertises "three-dimensional maps in color", and depicts the various sections of the fair. Its dimensions are about eight and a half by eleven inches. La Ronde constituted the easternmost part of the Montreal exposition site, and was devoted primarily to amusement. This section was designed by a team including Joe Baker, an architect, Norman Slater, an industrial

  • Analysis of Larson, Erik. The Devil in the White City

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    The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was America's chance to eclipse the 1889 Exposition Universelle held in Paris that had wounded the pride of our nation. With the entire world watching, endless opportunities were available to engage the impossible. One man used the opportunity the World's Fair presented to build a city that could make America proud. Another used it's eminence to help him become one of the most feared serial-killers of the time. These two men, "their fates were linked by a

  • The New York Crystal Palace

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    An Ode for the Inauguration of the American Crystal Palace: The nations meet, not in war, but in peace, beneath this dome. They meet to bring glory to God on high and goodwill to men. The Crystal Palace is a symbol of the might of Man. Look on, ye Nations, and vow eternal peace and justice. -William R. Wallace (New York Times, July 14, 1853) When the first major international exhibition of arts and industries was held in London in 1851, the London Crystal Palace epitomized the achievements

  • Saint Louis 1904 - Festival Hall

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    Saint Louis 1904 - Festival Hall In 1901 Cass Gilbert (1859-1934) designed the elaborate hall for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, held in Saint Louis in 1904. This short-lived structure deserves attention, as it was a main focus of the fair and an important benchmark in its designer's career. Born in Ohio, Cass Gilbert studied at MIT and in Europe he subsequently set up practice in St. Paul with a former classmate, James Knox Taylor. After a ten-year partnership they split and Gilbert

  • Manet’s Advertisement An understanding of Vue de l’Exposition Universelle, Paris 1867

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    An understanding of Vue de l’Exposition Universelle, Paris 1867 “Manet a toujours reconnu le talent là où il se trouve et n’a prétendu ni renverser une ancienne peinture ni en créer une nouvelle. Il a cherché simplement à être lui-même et non un autre.” Edouard Manet, Motifs d’une exposition particulière, May 1867 (in Courthion: 139) Manet is a transitional painter, emerging from the realism of the early to mid nineteenth century and a precursor to — included in by some authors — the impressionist

  • Liberty Bell

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    Among the more obscure events in American history involves the Liberty Bell's travels by rail car around the United States to be placed on exhibit at numerous World's Fairs. From 1885 to 1915, the Liberty Bell traveled by rail on seven separate trips to eight different World's Fair exhibitions visiting nearly 400 cities and towns on those trips coast to coast. At the time, the Liberty Bell's trips were widely publicized so that each town where the Liberty Bell train stopped was well prepared

  • Manufactures Building at the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893

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    missing image Manufactures Building This 11 by 7 inch color lithograph seen here depicts the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building at the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. As the main exhibit space of the fair, it was the largest building ever constructed at the time and the most visited site at the exposition. The general scheme for the building was laid out during the early planning stages of the Chicago fair. It was to be located facing Lake Michigan on its long axis and the

  • San Francisco 1915 - Palace of Fine Arts

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    San Francisco 1915 - Palace of Fine Arts The Palace of Fine Arts was one of the finest buildings constructed for the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. It was one of the most important symbols of the fair, situated near its center, at the end of the axis on which were located the Courts of the Four Seasons and of the Universe at the center, and the Court of Abundance, with the Machinery Palace framing the other side. The Palace was designed by a well known local

  • The Gilded Age: Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915

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    The Gilded Age: Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915 The Gilded Age was a time of great wealth, extravagance, and corruption. The Civil War and its aftermath bred "waste, extravagance, speculation, and graft." (Bailey 513) There were unscrupulous stock-market manipulators, and too many judges and legislators put their power up for hire (Bailey 14). The Tweed Ring in New York City employed graft, bribery, and fraudulent elections to "milk as much as $200 million from the city." (Bailey

  • The Darker Side of Exposition

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    Expositions become a microcosm of society bringing the world together for one big show and a chance to top each other at who is the best. President William Mckinley gives a very positive view of exposition through his quote, expressing how much Expos have done for industry and world relations. Prince Albert, whose idea it was to initially hold a world exposition, his aim for the exhibition was ‘a display of international goodwill, as a peaceful pageant of national identities’ (Kemper, 2000) However

  • The Importance Of Expo 67

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    location and attractions of Expo 67. For instance, one can see many different pavilions such as the Canadian Pavilion, Katimavik which is a nine-story inverted pyramid or the US pavilion which is the giant glass sphere. The source indirectly reveals the magnitude of the event, since there are many pavilions each connected to nations participating in the event. Furthermore, one can see the roads and bridges that were connected to the mainland that were built specifically for Expo 67. The world exhibition

  • Montreal, 1967 Map

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    map is approximately sixty centimeters long and forty-five centimeters wide. Although the islands on the map are drawn to scale, the buildings depicted on the map are oversized for emphasis, and only the major Expo pavilions are depicted. The map is relatively easy to read. The Montreal expo of 1967 was spread out over four sections in the Saint Lawrence River: The Cité du Havre, Ile Sainte-Hélène, Ile Notre Dâme, and La Ronde . In his book Terre des Hommes (1939, translated as Man and His World)

  • Great Exhibition Building in Dublin

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    Dublin 1853 Main Hall This image is a beautiful color lithograph, measuring 25 by 35 inches, which features the main hall of the Great Exhibition Building in Dublin in great detail. The hall was 425 feet in length by 100 in width, and 105 in height. In the back there is a large organ. Displayed high on the walls are flags from different countries. The building is best described by The Illustrated Dublin Exhibition Catalogue, which says: Presenting a front to Merrion-square of 300 feet, the

  • The Rotunda of the 1873 Vienna International Exhibition

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    The Rotunda of the 1873 Vienna International Exhibition Austria hosted a world's fair in 1873, as it aimed to present itself as a world leader and the equal of England and France. The structure that served as the focal point and ideological locus for the Vienna Exhibition was its striking Rotunda, a feat of engineering and design, which is pictured during the fair's opening ceremonies on May 1, 1873. On that day, the streets of the Ringstrasse were wet with a cold drizzle. More than twenty

  • Machinery Hall, Centennial Exposition 1876, Philadelphia

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    Machinery Hall, Centennial Exposition 1876, Philadelphia The "International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, in the city of Philadelphia" was opened on the 10th day of May in the year 1876. As it was more commonly known, the "Centennial Exposition" was America's first successful World's Fair. The fair celebrated the one hundred year anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and America's start as a sovereign nation. It was at the Centennial Fair that Americans

  • LA Research Paper

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    Conclusion There is no doubt that the particular layout of space of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition reflected the gender inequalities that existed within American society at the time. In particular, the Women’s Building offered a microcosm of the prejudices that dominated the overall landscape of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Although the men who organized the Columbian Exposition were unable to exclude women’s achievements altogether from the exposition, they were successful in relegating

  • Expo 2020 Analysis

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    Expo 2020 in Dubai, is set to be a very impactful event that will bring minds together to find solutions to global issues. The miraculous multi-functional material graphene will surely be featured in this world fair and it will definitely play a huge role in the future of not only the UAE, but also the entire world. Dubai is assigned to host the prestigious World Expo in 2020, a huge global event that acts as a stage to showcase new innovations and inventions that are mainly concerned with finding

  • Importance Of Expo 2020

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    Well, Expo 2020 is basically the world exhibition which will be held in Dubai, UAE in 2020. Expo 2020 is a global exhibition where countries will showcase their pavilions. The theme of Expo 2020 is Connecting-minds, creating-future which actually has three sub-levels which are Sustainability, Mobility, and Opportunity. Furthermore, Sustainability is the progress and the prosperity without the compact and the needs of future generations. Mobility is unlocking new possibilities for the people and Opportunity

  • The Impact Of The World Expo

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    With the theme of “Connecting minds, creating future” Dubai successfully won the EXPO 2020 bid against the other candidate cities: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Izmir, Turkey and Yekaterinburg, Russia. The World Expo is being held for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa & South Asia region, which definitely brings joy and happiness to all of us. Not only is the Expo the third largest global event after the Olympic games and the FIFA World Cup but also does it act as an economical catalyst, which