Al Nakba is a term often denoted to the 1948 incident where the Palestinians were casted out from their homeland as the consequence in establishing the “new state of Israel” (Oxford Dictionaries‚ 2015). The term Nakba is also referred to as “catastrophe”. The documentary “Al Nakba”‚ and its series of episodes‚ tells and elaborates the events that transpired in 1948 where thousands of Palestinians were ejected from their native land and it tends to evaluate the events that had happened during
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The depictions of Buddha/Siddhartha Gautama have various depictions‚ postures and gestures in the regions of India and Southeastern Asia due to the different cultural and architectural influences of other civilizations over time. With every posture depicted of Buddah each contains a different hand gestures which are known as the Mudras. The seated Buddha from second century Gandhara or modern day Pakistan carved from gray schist and influenced by classic Greek culture. Together these mixture of culture
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Anthony Sepulveda Unit 9 Final Project There has been a magnificent discovery in Bethel‚ New York at the historic site of the Woodstock music festival in 1969. We have found a time capsule with a treasure trove of items that seem to remarkably symbolize the 1960’s as a whole. The items found in the capsule consist of: a piece of the Berlin wall‚ an article referencing the end of the Cuban missile crisis‚ another picture of the JFK assassination‚ a protest sign from the 1963 March on Washington
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is almost certainly the most intense and realistic war film since “Platoon”(par 5). This shows that this film fits into typical war movies and is exciting and worth it to watch. Another critic agrees‚ stating‚ “It is Steven Spielberg’s soberly magnificent new war film‚” and it is “the ultimate devastating letter home”(Maslin par 1). In these times‚ which is set around 1944‚ they sent letters back home to their families to communicate with them
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everyone is invited to enjoy the sights and sounds of the place and be like children once again discover how easier it is to smile and throw our miseries away. The whole island is an amusement park with candy stores‚ taverns‚ night shows and a magnificent boardwalk. The chatter of children’s voices‚ the happy shrieks of teens‚ and the smiles of everyone tells one why this place was and will always be America’s happy park. The smell of popcorn and hotdog as one walks the streets to the parks reminds
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blouson = jacket (blues-on) Chic = stylish (sheek) Le foulard = scarf (foolar) Elegante = elegant (elly-arnt) Le costume = suit (costume) Le sac a mains = handbag (sak a mah) Interessant = interesting (unterrisont) Magnifique = magnificent (magnifeek La jupe = skirt (jhupe) Sympa = nice (simpa) La robe = dress (rhob) Vieux = old (view) La chemise = collared shirt (shemees) Trop = too (tror) La cravate = tie (kravat) Tres = very (tress) La casquette
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When you guys think about wonders in the world these certain things pop in your head‚ Colosseum‚ Leaning Tower of Pisa‚ and the Taj Mahal. Oh the Taj Mahal is a great wonder in the world and a great story on how this magnificent piece of marble was made by King Shah Jahan. What magnificent love story it is. As said by King Shah Jahan‚ Let the splendor of the diamond‚ pearl and ruby vanish like the magic shimmer of the rainbow. Only let this one teardrop‚ the Taj Mahal‚ glisten spotlessly bright on the
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Glory. At first glance it may just seem like your average civil war movie; but Glory entails so much more. With emotional trauma and so much more‚ this film goes beyond the battlefield and into the personal lives of soldiers and generals; the story gives viewers an in-depth look at what really happened during the war. The film was influential and well-written; really conveying the thoughts of the people involved in the war during the time. Being both enthralling and emotional‚ Glory went above and
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is a story of self-delusion and misperception so vast that it turned into a national catastrophe. Despite relentless bombing raids on both North and South Vietnam and the introduction of more than half a million American troops‚ the enemy was not defeated. Instead‚ Johnson’s ego‚ stubbornness‚ and pride destroyed his presidency and divided his people in a spiritual civil war” (Act Four: Johnson - The Catastrophe). Johnson made multiple mistakes‚ such as believing that the American warships‚ C. Turner
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the existing knowledge and understanding of its civilization and history‚ since the more found‚ results in more clarity in their history. The main conclusions that came as a result of the discovery of Pompeii is the fact that they may have had magnificent gardens‚ and that they were able to create art that depicted this. These are important conclusions because they show the progressive change in both vegetation and art. In summary‚ the discovery of Pompeii has been a great finding with a lot of important
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