Word: contrastes
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...applicable to the next, regardless of whether both classes are in the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences or are in different disciplines. Furthermore, when new lessons must be taught, students should be shown how those lessons are an expansion of what one has learned and not a contrast to those earlier skills...
...Reeperbahn, the city's notorious red-light district, has been triumphantly transformed into the fashionable East Hotel, tel: (49-40) 30 99 30. Opened three months ago, this 78-room treat is the daring creation of Chicago-based architect Jordan Mozer, who says he was looking to achieve "a contrast between old and new" and "a surreal mixture of East and West." Spaces are draped in luminous floor-to-ceiling velvet curtains, decorated with handmade furnishings and wrought-iron fixtures, and illuminated by candlelight. The Asian accents (such as the Thai-inspired, brushed-aluminum sinks that seem to levitate above...
...beautiful contrast and diversity that would characterize all of Ghungroo, and, through it, modern South-Asian culture and society, was established immediately, as the act following this ancient dance form was the much more modern “Chutney-Soca Dance.” The beat of the song, as well as the contemporary wardrobe of the dancers, clearly separated it from the previous act, and the obvious African influence established it as a fusion of cultures, and thus as an excellent representation of the theme of the festival...
...contrast to Sinn Fein's reaction to James McGinley's murder back in 2003 shows how radically party attitudes have changed. When, a day after her son's death, Eileen McGinley asked for help at Sinn Fein's local office, "They wouldn't speak to me," she says. "I got the cold shoulder." She had heard whispers identifying the killer as an I.R.A. man, Bart Fisher. A month later people describing themselves as Fisher's supporters and members of the "republican movement" came to her home to warn the McGinley family off attending court or drawing attention to the case...
...business of fashion isn't always a pretty thing. Designers are increasingly bending to the whims of corporate backers, as big names like Helmut Lang have lost control of their houses, while designers like Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney have been given ultimatums to boost profitability. Valvo, in contrast, owns his own $80 million company--an industry rarity--and has no intention of ceding control...