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- 10271: Research Essay, East Timor
- ... East Timor has been heavily one sided towards the militaristic regime that has destroyed the fabric of life for the people of East Timor. East Timor has a history plagued by crime, injustice, war and death and during all of these times the church was there in one way or another giving support for the communities, but it has not always been that way. When the Portuguese colonized East Timor four ...
- 10272: Architecture in India
- ... contained a relic of Buddha, was regarded as the symbol of Buddha and was a focus for Buddhist worship.2 The greatest structure that Asoka commissioned was the Great Stupa at Sanchi which honored the death and entrance to Nirvana of Buddha. This was a huge dome, surrounded by railings (vedika) and elaborately carved gateways (torana). The main dome was carved into a small mountain and shaped into a semicircular dome ...
- 10273: Ukraine
- ... and subtropical. PEOPLE Ukraine has a population of about 52 million people. This represents 18% of the population of the former Soviet Union. The birth rate of this country is 14/1,000 and the death rate is 12/1,000. The infant mortality rate is 22 for every 1,000 babies born. The life expectancy for males is age 65 and for females the age is 75. LANGUAGE The native ...
- 10274: Algeria
- ... taken place around the capital, in the country’s most militarized region, however the armies and security forces haven’t intervened to stop these massacres. In the past 6 years executions, killings, torture, abductions, and death threats have become part of every day life. To date no investigations have been carried out into these human rights that are being violated. It seems like the Algerian government has no control over their ...
- 10275: Ellis Island
- ... the colonial period. It was not until the Revolutionary War that the island was owned by Samuel Ellis. Ellis was a farmer and a merchant. He passed the island down to his relatives at his death. New York state purchased the island in 1808 and sold it to the federal government to build a fort on it. New York Harbor was being reconstructed by the federal government during that time as ...
- 10276: Ireland or United Kingdom?
- ... to change the past. Third, ambition of power or more land (which is the equivalent) leads to some serious problems. And lastly, nothing lasts forever…nothing. One can look back and wonder why so much death was necessary, especially when nothing was achieved, but the truth is, there is good in everything, even the most evil things. Because of this struggle and all of the deaths that occurred, a strong patriotism ...
- 10277: Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
- ... of interesting story. I found out that Joan died at 19 years old when she was burned at the stake. Coincidently, to make this statue, the 15 year old model Valerie Laneau was burned to death later in life as well. We then stopped at the Fountain of the Sea Horses, directly behind the museum in the garden. It was a replica of the Borghese Gardens in Rome. Around the museum ...
- 10278: Old Madison Square Garden: Fond Recollections of a True Landmark
- ... The architect of this glorius land mark, Stanford White, was very instrumental in the well being and finance of the Garden. One of the reasons that the Garden fell in 1925 was due to his death. Stanford White was not just a wonderful architect, but a lady's man at that. His two homes were the frequent sites of all night parties. One of his favorite girls was a girl by ...
- 10279: The Chinese Culture
- ... to see Zhuan his older brother went with him. Zhuan pleaded with Zoa and said he would never even think of killing his own father. But Zoa didn't believe him. He sentenced Zhuan to death. But before Zhuan could be killed older Zoa's brother beheaded him when he facing his son. Zoa was killed by his own brother who was ashamed of what his younger sibling had become. What ...
- 10280: The Pyramids of Egypt
- ... spiritual force, which they called ka. If the physical body was properly preserved and the tomb furnished with all the various objects of regular life, the ka could return and continue its life despite the death of the physical body. The Egyptians also had other means of burial practices. Many of the pharaohs were buried in hidden temples. A famous discovery is the one of King Tutankhamen. King Cheops of the ...
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