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Desk; c. 1765; mahogany, chestnut and tulip poplar; 87.3 x 92.7 x 52.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) A desk or bureau is a piece of furniture with a flat table-style work surface used in a school, office, home or the like for academic, professional or domestic activities such as reading, writing, or using equipment such as a computer.
The circle desk arrangement facilitates the flow of ideas by fostering positive group dynamics. When sitting in a circle it is easier for students to not only see who is talking, but to make eye contact with the speaker. Students sitting in a circle arrangement tend to feel more comfortable speaking up and asking questions. [13]
Lectern. A lectern is a standing reading desk with a slanted top, on which documents or books are placed as support for reading aloud, as in a scripture reading, lecture, or sermon. A lectern is usually attached to a stand or affixed to some other form of support. To facilitate eye contact and improve posture when facing an audience, lecterns ...
Christopher Reeve's children are recalling the first time they spoke to their dad after his life-altering 1995 equestrian accident that left him paralyzed. Alexandra, 40, recalled how stepmother ...
In 2021, The A.V. Club claimed that lo-fi beats to relax and study "turns the average person into a superhuman academic whose powers of concentration are rivaled only by headphone-wearing cartoon girls sitting at their desks during rainy days", [66] while Rolling Stone said that "Lo-fi's slow, smooth beats aren't just for studying and working ...
Welker's journey to the Weekend TODAY anchor desk started in 1997, when she was a student at Harvard University studying American history. At age 21 she interned for TODAY — and we have the ...
Sitting Ducks is a lithograph created by the Canadian poster artist Michael Bedard in 1977. It depicts a literal interpretation of the idiom "sitting duck". Three ducks are relaxing in the sun on white chairs by the poolside, one looks up and notices two bullet holes in the wall. Bedard then went on to create an entire series of "Sitting Ducks ...
The students begged and borrowed an old building, desks, books, and an old ambulance for trips. The photos were exhibited at the Bluecoat in Liverpool in 2017 and Walmsley arranged for John Ord and the ‘kids’ to come to the opening night, the first time they’d met in decades. Digswell Arts Trust