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• Angela

  Next, Angela will take Frank to dance lesson, but after a few lesson, Frank spend the money to go to the cinema, and Angela discovered that Frank had been lying all this time so Malachy takes Frankie to the priest. About Malachy, he decided that it was time for Frankie to become an altar boy, but because of their situation, Frankie is refused. When Frank is now in the fourth class, he missed class and the teacher send a note to his parents. Frank is afraid to go home and he gets to his...

• power

  The four ideas that were at the heart of Apartheid in South Africa was: • First, four different racial groups were created: for white people, colored people, Indians and South Africans. • The second was to establish the superiority of the whites over the other groups • The third set the priority of the whites interests over those of others • The fourth was to establish the whites as the most important nation because the blacks were spread into various groups according to their...

• anglais doug marlette

  One of the most well-known landmarks in the world, the Statue of Liberty Situated in New York Harbor on Liberty Island, is synonymous with freedom and liberty. On her left hand, she is holding a tablet, which we know is the Declaration of Independance. On her right hand she brandishes a torch which represents the flame of the freedom. The statue is draped by a long toga and by a crown on her head, with 7 pikes representing the 7 oceans and continents. The statue seems to be caricatured...

• Franklin Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered this address on March 4, 1933.

  such discipline no progress is made, no leadership becomes effective. We are, I know, ready and willing to submit our lives and property to such discipline, becauseit makes possible a leadership which aims at a larger good. This I propose to offer, pledging that the larger purposes will bind upon us all as a sacred obligation witha unity of duty hitherto evoked only in time of armed strife. With this pledge taken, I assume unhesitatingly the leadership of this great army of our people dedicated...

• Austin - geography.

  Mexico, and Canada. IV POINTS OF INTEREST Among Austin’s points of interest are the State Capitol Building, constructed of Texas pink granite between 1882 and 1888, and the Governor’s Mansion (1856). Severalbuildings reflect Austin’s early architecture, including the French Legation (1841), the residence of the French ambassador to the Republic of Texas, which existed from 1836until 1845; and the Driskill Hotel. Austin is home to the largest colony of urban bats in North America. Between April...

• The idea of progress (oral d'anglais TL, TES, TS)

  Trait selection can be a service, it sounds like a business, a transaction, a deal. Pr oviding people with a service could be positive. The problem is that no everybody would agree. Even I have trouble setting a limit. Think it can become bad, when it stops become non medical. It definitely sounds bad, unethical when doctor offer to craft a baby. - In a r ecent U.S. survey of 999 people who sought genetic counseling, a majority said they supported prenatal genetic tests for the elimin...

• arc en ciel

  · "Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because   they're looking for ideas.” What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true   capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are. Tony Robbins “ Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. ” The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then...

• Débat Single Sex School

  ways to learn, independence, participation during class, ability to succeed in school, attitude in school, behavior in school and grades. Highlights of the survey results included: · Roughly three-quarters of the students who participated in the survey believed that single-gender classes were contributing factors to their improvements in each category. · Although both boys and girls gave positive reviews to the single-gender experience, the strongest endorsements came from girls. Four ou...

• latin

  Son ou leurs : mot à mot à faire mentalement Leçon XI : Présent (de l’indicatif ) de la voix passive : nouvelle désinence à retenir 1ere sg : -r 3P sg : -tur 3P pl : -ntur ex amo : j’aime , amor : je suis aimé (pas de trace de genre) ils aiment/ ils sont aimés : amatur/ amantur je rie : rideo, je , il est ils sont suis la risée : ridetur/ ridentur ago : agor , agitur, aguntur : je suis conduit, il est conduit, ils sont conduit app de la 3e conj mixte et 4...

• Espacio geográfico - geografía.

  Entre el espacio, el ambiente y la sociedad se encuentra la tecnología. El hombre modifica el espacio mediante la técnica. Para Milton Santos, “el espacio debe considerarsecomo un conjunto de relaciones realizadas a través de las funciones y de las formas que se presentan como testimonio de una historia escrita por los procesos del pasado ydel presente. El espacio es entonces un verdadero campo de fuerzas cuya aceleración es desigual”. En ello tiene un papel fundamental la tecnología. La transic...

• Espacio geográfico - geografía.

  Entre el espacio, el ambiente y la sociedad se encuentra la tecnología. El hombre modifica el espacio mediante la técnica. Para Milton Santos, “el espacio debe considerarsecomo un conjunto de relaciones realizadas a través de las funciones y de las formas que se presentan como testimonio de una historia escrita por los procesos del pasado ydel presente. El espacio es entonces un verdadero campo de fuerzas cuya aceleración es desigual”. En ello tiene un papel fundamental la tecnología. La transic...

• A GÊNESE DO CAPITALISMO E CONEXÕES COM O INDIVIDUALISMO

  2 A GÊNESE DO CAPITALISMO E CONEXÕES COM O INDIVIDUALISMO Edson Antunes Quaresma Júnior * RESUMO Entre as referências principais da vida humana , se encontram o capitalismo e o individual ismo . Es tes , por sua vez, são oriund os dos mais diversos contatos das pessoas com escalas sociai s espec íficas, em dimensões de espaço tempo particulares. A realidade se influencia então de um reflexo das introjeções de valores capitalistas...

• Le rêve américain

  C’est dès le XVème siècle, avec la découverte de l'Amérique par Christophe Colomb en 1492, que l’émigration vers l’Amérique a commencée. De 1492 à 1585, les premiers européens arrivent en Amérique du Nord. Dès la première moitié du XVIe siècle, les Espagnols pénètrent sur le territoire actuel des États-Unis, mais sans s'implanter de façon durable. Les premiers à véritablement s’installer dans ce « New World » furent les Anglais, poussés par les rois Henri VII et Henri VIII qui vantaient...

• Níger - geografía.

  El clima de Níger es cálido y, en la mayor parte de las áreas, seco. Las precipitaciones, que en el norte son insignificantes, llegan hasta los 813 mm anuales en el sur, dondehay una temporada de lluvias desde junio hasta octubre. La temperatura en Niamey alcanza un promedio anual de 29,4 ºC. 2.2 Flora y fauna La región desértica del norte de Níger tiene muy poca vegetación. En el sur hay una extensa sabana y en las tierras bajas crece una gran variedad de árboles como elbaobab, el tamarindo, e...

• Dissertation Churchill

  Advantages and disadvantages follow after these two systems. Democratic system will relying on citizens, individuals get right to vote, involvements in passing the laws and private market system. Although, democratic system brings individuals rights, the thoughts behind citizens is not always fairly represented. Dictatorship does not care about citizens voice, its only the government whoâs important. Even though, citizens does not get their rights as much as democratic system citizens;...

• Laos - geografía.

  El sistema escolar de Laos se extendió a finales de la década de 1970 y comienzos de la de 1980, después de años de desorganización a causa de los conflictos civiles. Elgobierno organizó también una campaña de alfabetización. En 2000 había 828.113 alumnos en las escuelas primarias y unos 124.000 estudiantes en las de secundaria. Elnúmero total de inscripciones en las escuelas de formación de profesorado y de educación superior era de 28.117 estudiantes. En Vientiane se encuentra la Universidad d...

• Nepal - geografía.

  sherpas, que son conocidos por ser guías y porteadores en las expediciones de escaladores, y los gurung, tradicionales soldados. Los gurkhas, expertos soldados elegidosentre varios grupos étnicos nepaleses, han servido en las fuerzas armadas indias y británicas. 3.1 Características de la población Nepal tiene una población (según estimaciones para 2008) de 29.519.114 habitantes, con una densidad de 206 hab/km². La esperanza de vida al nacer es de 60,9 años. Lamayoría de la población se concentr...

• Voyage de J.

  Tel est précisément le cas pour le célèbre navigateur breton qui le premier alla planter le drapeau de la France aux lieux où s'élèvent maintenant Québec &Montréal: sur ses trois voyages au Canada, nous sommes redevables à un collecteur italien (Ramusio) de nous avoir transmis le récit du premier dans une version que nous tenons volontiers pour fidèle, comme nous devons à un collecteur anglais (Hakluyt) d'avoir sauvé les fragments mutilés du troisième dans une traduction que nous voulons bien su...

• Localización industrial - geografía.

  Industrialización a través del tiempoEste gráfico, basado en la experiencia británica de la industrialización, muestra cómo una economía se industrializa y desindustrializa.Desde el punto A al punto B, el producto interior bruto (PIB) nacional aumenta. Después del punto B la economía ha alcanzado sumadurez industrial y la contribución industrial al PIB sigue siendo bastante constante. Entre los puntos C y D, la economía entra en unperiodo de desindustrialización donde el porcentaje del PIB aport...

• Tayikistán - geografía.

  algunos enclaves tayikos en suelo de Kirguizistán y Uzbekistán. 7 HISTORIA Aunque los tayikos han vivido en lo que hoy es Tayikistán durante siglos, en la década de 1920 se formó por primera vez una entidad política tayika. A lo largo de suhistoria, macedonios, árabes, mongoles y otros conquistadores invadieron la zona. En el siglo XIII se incorporó al Imperio mongol y, tres siglos después, al kanato deBujara. En 1868 Rusia anexionó el norte del territorio, mientras que en el resto del kanato e...

• Cincinnati - geography.

  building is the library of the Cincinnati Historical Society. Eden Park is the location of the Cincinnati Art Museum, which contains among its many collections a number ofpaintings by American and European masters. The birthplace and early home of the 27th president of the United States is preserved at the William Howard Taft NationalHistoric Site. Closer to downtown is the Taft Museum. Located in the Taft family’s home, it has an outstanding art collection assembled by Charles P. and Annie Taft...

• Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind, motion-picture epic about a tempestuous Southern belle and the changes in her life due to the American Civil War (1861-1865), based on the bestselling novel by Margaret Mitchell.

  Isabel Jewell (Emmy Slattery)William Stack (Minister)Robert Elliott (Yankee major)George Meeker, Wallis Clark (His poker-playing captains)Irving Bacon (Corporal)Adrian Morris (Carpetbagger orator)J. M. Kerrigan (Johnny Gallagher)Olin Howlin (Yankee businessman)Yakima Canutt (Renegade)Blue Washington (His companion)Ward Bond (Yankee captain Tom)Cammie King (Bonnie Blue Butler)Mickey Kuhn (Beau Wilkes)Lillian Kemble-Cooper (Bonnie's nurse)Si Jenks (Yankee on street)Harry Strang (Tom's aide) Award...

• The Scarlett letter

  The Scarlet Letter is an american romantic novel of fiction, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in the mid-nineteenth century. It is considered to be his best work. Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer from the nineteen century. He is a dark romantic (anti-transcendentalist) which means that he explores the psychological effects of guilt and sin, madness, derangement in the human psyche. The Scarlett letter is marked by this exploration. The st...

• Pluvisilva - geografía.

  extiende por buena parte de Brasil y los países adyacentes, conocida con el nombre de Amazonia, es, con mucho, la pluvisilva más grande del mundo. Las selvas lluviosasmás grandes de Asia se encuentran en Indonesia (en concreto en las islas de Borneo y Sumatra), la península de Malaca y las Filipinas. La otra gran pluvisilva de Asia seextiende entre la isla de Nueva Guinea y en el norte de Australia. En África, la mayor parte de la pluvisilva se encuentra en torno a la costa atlántica y en la cue...

• Pyramids (Egypt) - history.

  out, to the king’s burial chamber, which ideally was located directly underneath the pyramid’s center point. Sometimes, in addition to the burial chamber, there werestorage chambers within the pyramid. These chambers held objects used in burial rituals as well as items for the deceased to use in the afterlife. Some of these items werevaluable, and in later years people robbed many of the pyramids and stole the objects. Pyramid of Khafre at GizaThe pyramids at Giza in Egypt are among the best-kno...

• Jim Thorpe's Olympic Triumph.

  Thorpe's decathlon gold medal was widely hailed in the United States. James E. Sullivan, chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee, said it was particularlyimpressive in light of criticisms that the American team consisted of too many “specialists” in track and field. “His all-around work was certainly sensational,”Sullivan told the New York Times. ”In fact, the pentathlon was added to the games especially for the benefit of foreigners, but we have shown that we can produce all-around men, too. I...

• Excerpt from The Two Gentlemen of Verona - anthology.

  JULIA. Is he among these? HOST. Ay; but, peace! Let’s hear 'em. SONG:Who is Silvia? What is she,That all our swains commend her?Holy, fair, and wise is she;The heaven such grace did lend her,That she might admirèd be. Is she kind as she is fair?For beauty lives with kindness.Love doth to her eyes repair,To help him of his blindness;And, being helped, inhabits there. Then to Silvia let us singThat Silvia is excelling;She excels each mortal thingUpon the dull earth dwelling.To her let us garlands...

• Stevenson: From Treasure Island - anthology.

  air in front of him: ‘Will any kind friend inform a poor blind man, who has lost the precious sight of his eyes in the gracious defence of his native country, England, and God bless KingGeorge!—where or in what part of this country he may now be?’ ‘You are at the “Admiral Benbow,” Black Hill Cove, my good man,’ said I. ‘I hear a voice,’ said he—‘a young voice. Will you give me your hand, my kind young friend, and lead me in?’ I held out my hand, and the horrible, soft-spoken, eye...

• From Bulfinch's Mythology: Echo and Narcissus - anthology.

  So may'st thou be translated to the skies,And give resounding grace to all heaven's harmonies.' Milton has imitated the story of Narcissus in the account which he makes Eve give of the first sight of herself reflected in the fountain. 'That day I oft remember when from sleepI first awaked, and found myself reposedUnder a shade on flowers, much wondering whereAnd what I was, whence thither brought, and howNot distant far from thence a murmuring soundOf waters issued from a cave, and sprea...

• Winning One for the Gipper.

  Gipp had a swagger off the field as well. A noted pool shark and gambler, he frequented South Bend's less savory establishments and kept hours that would haveearned any other player a swift dismissal from the team. In an era when gambling and college football seemed congenial bedfellows, Gipp often served as the teambookie—for wagers on Notre Dame games. Accused by Rockne of lacking interest in the 1920 Notre Dame-Army clash, Gipp reportedly replied, “You're wrongthere,” according to Wake Up th...

• Arthur Miller I INTRODUCTION Arthur Miller American playwright Arthur Miller began writing plays while a student at the University of Michigan.

  devoted his life to the pursuit of “success.” His misguided philosophy has ruined the lives of his wife and two sons. When Loman is too old to travel, he loses his job. In aseries of scenes, brilliantly dramatized by the playwright, Loman relives his experiences. Eventually his mind begins to fail, and he commits suicide. Although Miller generally wrote in a realistic style ( see Realism), much of Death of a Salesman is conveyed expressionistically ( see Expressionism) through Willy Loman’s mi...

• Republic (government).

  South African Republic (1852) and the Orange Free State (1854), were finally annexed by Britain after the Boer War (1899-1902). Both in the United States and otherrepublics, however, the passage of the century was generally marked by democratization of the electoral process through the enlargement of the electorate. Two waves of new-state formations occurred in the 20th century—the first one after World War I, the second after World War II. Most of the newly independent statesestablished themsel...

• William Shakespeare: Romeo und Julia (Sprache & Litteratur).

  For then, I hope, thou wilt not keep him long,But send him back.L a d y C a p u l e t. [Within.] Ho, daughter! are you up? J u l i e t. Who is’t that calls? is it my lady mother?Is she not down so late, or up so early?What unaccustom’d cause procures her hither? FÜNFTE SZENE Juliens Zimmer. (Romeo und Julia.) J u l i a. Willst du schon gehn? Der Tag ist ja noch fern.Es war die Nachtigall und nicht die Lerche,Die eben jetzt dein banges Ohr durchdrang;Sie singt des Nachts auf dem Granatbaum dor...

• Peter Paul Rubens I INTRODUCTION Thetis Dipping Achilles in the Styx The sea nymph Thetis is seen dipping her son Achilles in the River Styx to make him immortal.

  Rubens, Equestrian Portrait of the Duke of LermaIn 1603 Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens traveled to Spain as part of a diplomatic mission. While there, he received acommission for this portrait of the Duke of Lerma, the powerful prime minister of Spanish king Philip III. The painting nowhangs in the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain.The Prado Museum, Madrid/Archivo Fotografico Oronoz Shortly thereafter, following the example of many northern European artists of the period, Rubens traveled to Italy...

• Vietnam - geografía.

  del país está más urbanizada que el norte, y todavía son elevadas las cifras de población rural (73% en 2005), a pesar del proceso creciente de urbanización. 3.1 Características de la población Los vietnamitas, emparentados con los chinos meridionales, constituyen el mayor grupo étnico de Vietnam y representan aproximadamente el 88% de la población total; elresto son miembros de unas 53 minorías étnicas que se concentran sobre todo en las regiones montañosas. El número de chinos ha descendido c...

• United Provinces of Central America.

  IV REUNION EFFORTS Efforts to reunite the Central American federation in the 1840s all failed. But unity was still seen as a desirable goal—to give the states more power when dealing withforeign nations and to tie together people with a common heritage. But as conservatives came to power in each of the states, they rejected a restored federation,associating the idea too closely with the hated Morazán and his liberal policies. Carrera’s Guatemala was the first formally to declare itself an inde...

• Filipinas - geografía.

  programas de reforestación han tenido un éxito limitado. Con el fin de proteger y restaurar el suelo, el Fondo Mundial para la Flora y Fauna Silvestre ha concretado unintercambio deuda-por-naturaleza con el gobierno filipino, que incluye numerosos proyectos medioambientales y dos parques nacionales. No obstante, sólo el 4,9% (1997)del territorio de las Filipinas está protegido como parque y otras reservas naturales, resultando en un porcentaje muy bajo en comparación con otros países de la regió...

• Noruega - geografía.

  En el norte y en las áreas de montañas más elevadas son comunes los renos, los zorros polares, las liebres polares, los lobos, los glotones y los lemmings. En el sur ysureste viven alces, ciervos, zorros, nutrias y martas. Abundan tanto los peces de agua dulce como los de agua salada. En los lagos y arroyos se pueden encontrarfácilmente salmones, truchas, abadejos grises, percas y lucios. En las aguas costeras son frecuentes el arenque, el bacalao, el halibut y la caballa, entre otras especies....

• Dante Alighieri.

  illustrate the larger meaning of their actions in the universal scheme. Dante is guided through hell and purgatory by Virgil, who is, to Dante, the symbol of reason. Thewoman Dante loved, Beatrice, whom he regards as both a manifestation and an instrument of the divine will, is his guide through paradise. Each section contains 33 cantos, except for the first section, which has, in addition, a canto serving as a general introduction. The poem is written in terza rima (third rhyme), a three-line...

• Paul Cézanne I INTRODUCTION Peaches and Pears Peaches and Pears (1888) by Paul Cézanne displays a sense of unity and continuity typical of the artist's many still-life paintings.

  the most transient natural effects as well as their own passing emotional states as the artists stood before nature. Under Pissarro's tutelage, and within a very shorttime during 1872-1873, Cézanne shifted from dark tones to bright hues and began to concentrate on scenes of farmland and rural villages. IV RETURN TO AIX-EN-PROVENCE Mont Sainte-Victoire by CézanneFrench artist Paul Cézanne painted Mont Sainte-Victoire, a mountain near his home in Provence in southern France, onmany occasions. Ov...

• Qing Dynasty - history.

  ministries and recruited talented Chinese men who had lost confidence in Ming rule to fill some of the posts. In 1635 Abahai renamed his people “Manchu” to give them a sense of a fresh start, free from past ties to the Chinese. In 1636 he declared the beginning of a new dynasty,which he named Qing (Chinese for “pure”). While the Jurchen transformed their social and military organization north of the Great Wall, China to the south faced serious crises. In the 1620s and 1630s, bad weatherruined...

• I understood him.

  HAPPINESS, HAPPINESS   INTERVIEWER. Canyoudescribe theevents ofthat morning? TOMOYASU. Ileft home withmydaughter, Masako.Shewas onher way towork. Iwas going tosee afriend. Anair-raid warning wasissued. Itold Masako Iwas going home. Shesaid, "I'mgoing tothe office." Idid chores andwaited forthe warning tobe lifted. I folded thebedding. Irearranged thecloset. Icleaned thewindows withawet rag. There wasaflash. Myfirst thought was that itwas theflash from acamera. Thatsounds soridiculous now.Itpierc...

• Cánidos - ciencias de la naturaleza.

  DoleEl dole, Cuon alpinus, caza en grupos y sus presas son principalmente mamíferos, algunos de los cuales, como los antílopes, sonmayores que él mismo. Similar en tamaño y forma a los coyotes, se distingue de ellos porque sus orejas son más redondeadas.John Mitchell/Photo Researchers, Inc. Los cánidos son animales territoriales y marcan sus territorios con orina o sustancias olorosas producidas por sus glándulas odoríferas. El tamaño de la zona de campeovaría según la especie: en el caso del lo...

• Dante Alighieri I INTRODUCTION Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, and one of the supreme figures of world literature, who was admired for the depth of his spiritual vision and for the range of his intellectual accomplishment.

  Dante AlighieriOne of the greatest poets in the history of world literature, Italian writer Dante Alighieri composed poetry influenced byclassical and Christian tradition. Dante’s greatest work was the epic poem La divina commedia (1321?; The DivineComedy, 1802). It includes three sections: the Inferno (Hell), in which the great classical poet Virgil leads Dante on a tripthrough hell; the Purgatorio (Purgatory), in which Virgil leads Dante up the mountain of purification; and the Paradiso(Paradi...

• EM Forster, A passage to India

  helpless victim, however, partially to retain her dignity and partially because she remains unsure of the actual legitimacy of her charges. Two significant forces trouble Adela: ___The first is her doubt that Aziz is guilty of the crime with which she has charged him, and she even tells Ronny that she believes she has made a mistake. Mrs. Moore confirms this doubt, definitively stating to Adela that Aziz is innocent. Her statement contains great significance, for Mrs. Moore serves as a paragon o...

• Chile (república) - geografía.

  2.4 Vegetación y fauna La vegetación autóctona de Chile varía según la zona climática, la latitud y el relieve. La región norteña presenta pocas variedades de vegetación (coirón, llareta, pajonalesy cactáceas) y es uno de los mejores ejemplos de desierto absoluto en todo el planeta. El valle Longitudinal, más húmedo, cuenta con diversas especies de cactus, arbustosespinosos y pastizales, y con la araucaria, que produce piñones comestibles. Al sur de Valdivia se encuentran densos bosques húmedos...

• Israel (república) - geografía.

  En los últimos años se ha aumentado el número de robles enanos, de árboles de hoja caduca y de coníferas. Desde 1948 se han plantado en Israel más de 200 millones deárboles, y actualmente las zonas boscosas cubren un 8,1% del territorio. Entre las plantas y frutos de valor económico figuran los cítricos, los plátanos, el algodón, eltabaco, las uvas, los dátiles, los higos, las aceitunas, las ciruelas y las almendras. En Israel hay 116 especies conocidas de mamíferos y 180 de aves. Entre los anim...

• Anatomía - ciencias de la naturaleza.

  Sistema nervioso autónomo o vegetativoEl sistema nervioso autónomo dirige las actividades corporales sobre las que el individuo no tiene un control consciente, como larespiración o la digestión. Consta de dos partes: el sistema simpático y el parasimpático.© Microsoft Corporation. Reservados todos los derechos. El sistema nervioso se divide en somático, que efectúa el control voluntario sobre los músculos esqueléticos, y autónomo, que es involuntario y controla el músculo liso, elmúsculo cardiac...

• scientifique, technique o u d idactique (plus larg e et correspondant à un niveau de discours).

  sic ilie n D ia le cte s ita lie ns m érid io naux p arlé s e n S ic il e . L e sic il ie n r e v êt u ne im porta nce p artic uliè re d u f a it d e l 'o rig in alité cultu re lle d e l 'î le  : l a l itté ra tu re e t l e c in ém a ita lie ns e n p orte nt l e s tr a ces. sig nif ic a tio n, s ig nif ie r C es m ots s 'e m plo ie nt à p ro pos d u p ro cessu s q ui r e lie u n s ig ne d u l a ng ag e ( ic i, u n m ot, u ne l o cutio n, un s y nta g m e l e x ic alis é ) e t s...

• Frank Lloyd Wright I INTRODUCTION Robie House The Frederick C.

  Hills/DeCaro HouseAmerican architect Frank Lloyd Wright, a pioneer of modern architecture, lived and worked in the Chicago area during thelate 19th and early 20th centuries. He designed many single-family houses, known as prairie houses. The Hills/DeCarohouse in Oak Park, west of Chicago, is one of more than 20 houses Wright designed while living in the town between 1890and 1910.© 2007 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Photo: Mary Ann Hemphill/Photo Researc...