The Pantages Theater and Early Hollywood

The Pantages Theatre in Hollywood has become an iconic part of historical Hollywood and is considered to be the last of Hollywood’s glorious movie palaces. It was said to be built to remind those who attended of grand opera houses and theatres in Europe.

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Hawthorn Tree

Hawthorn is most commonly found in literary works due to its rich folkloric history. This is more prominent than its direct medicinal uses. If anything, hawthorn is most commonly used as a culinary ingredient for the sweet taste of its berries.

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The Golden Ratio

A Golden Spiral created from a Golden Rectangle expands in dimension by the Golden Ratio with every quarter, or 90 degree, turn of the spiral. This can be constructed by starting with a golden rectangle with a height to width ratio of 1.618 (or Phi Ф).

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Photographing the Wellcome Collection

The Wellcome Collection is a collection of artifacts originally collected by Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome. He was born on August 21, 1853 and dies on July 25, 1936. In his early life his travelled and preached in a covered wagon peddling his wares. He sold a lot of invisible ink, which was simply lemon juice.

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An Inevitable War

            The Civil War was inevitable. With the impending ideal of imperial industry, the entire country breathed carbon in its race to world standing. Free wage labor brought droves of workers to jobs of little pay. The right to vote was misconstrued as an advancement of freedom.

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