the Buddhist Church gained more and more political power‚ especially under the reign of two peculiarly devoted Buddhist emperors. The first one was the Emperor Shomu (724-749)‚ the other one was his daughter who was first enthroned as Empress Koken and then as Empress Shotoku . It is during this period that Buddhist monks started to gain more political influence. They were not anymore following the strict rules that
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declares himself as the emperor‚ and “everybody should do as [he] says at once” (Vonnegut). Harrison chooses an empress and commands the orchestra to play beautiful music. As they dance‚ they jump in to the air‚ reaching the climax of the story‚ and defy the laws of gravity and motion. The Handicapper General‚ Diana Moon Glampers‚ arrives at the scene with a gun and kills both Harrison and his empress. In the end‚ Hazel starts crying and George walks back in the living room asking why she was crying. Although
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In the eighteenth-century Europe was undergoing many changes in power as well as changes in ideals. The country of Europe was going through a time of enlightenment‚ revolutions‚ and wars. Central and eastern Europe was also going through changes; there were a set of new powers that began to rise. Austria‚ Prussia‚ and Russia were joining the ranks of other strong European countries due to the fact that they were all beginning to build powerful nations. There were important figures in all three
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Compared to the Victorian era‚ our modern idea of “dressing up” is laughable. The Victorian era timeline took place from 1837 to the 1890s and is named after Britain’s Queen Victoria. Victorian women spent hours putting on tight corsets‚ enormous hoop-skirts‚ and ridiculous sized bustles. Contrary to today’s society‚ women power was almost nonexistent as well as opportunity‚ depending on the man‚ whether it be their father or husband. They also were expected to be obedient to the wishes of these
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4.1 Marriage dream of Hermia and her struggle Hermia is daughter of Egeus. She is falling in a deeply love with Lysander‚ a man who refused by her father‚ Egeus. He does not want her to marry Demetrius‚ the chosen man of Egeus. When we first meet Hermia‚ in beginning of the play she is the typical girl in love against her father’s wishes. Obviously we see from the start that she is very devoted to Lysander‚ her love‚ and she does not like to be forced to do things that she does not want. HERMIA
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This time I wrote an article about the island of Lombok‚ entitled Mystery and history are still stored in the Mount Rinjani‚ Lombok. Where later I will review the history of the origins of the mountain called rinjani‚ why given the name rinjani ?. Please go read this article are berkisahkan folklore of Lombok. If you want to know more‚ go read up on the island of Lombok. Until now‚ and until now this island became popular by tourists teteap on Lombok island where there are the biggest mountain
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necks forward 60 degrees‚ as we do to use our phones‚ the effective stress on our neck increases to 60 pounds — the weight of about five gallons of paint. When Mr. August started treating patients more than 30 years ago‚ he says he saw plenty of “dowagers’ humps‚ where the upper back had frozen into a forward curve‚ in grandmothers and great-grandmothers.” Now he says he’s seeing the same stoop in teenagers.” Using this evidence actually shows something actually happening in the real world‚ and something
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Corporate Level Strategies Kinds of Grand Strategies: * Stability Strategies * Growth Strategies * Retrenchment Strategies * Combination Strategies Stability Strategies The basic approach is ‘maintain present course: steady as it goes.’ In an effective stability strategy‚ companies will concentrate their resources where the company presently has or can rapidly develop a meaningful competitive advantage in the narrowest possible product-market scope consistent with the firm’s
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People are unequal and we should not treat them equally. What is equality? Equality is a state in which every living person is given the same number of opportunity to vent out their ability to its fullest‚ regardless of gender‚ race‚ wealth‚ religion‚ and so on. However‚ in the world of capitalism and libertarianism‚ people cannot be equal. Each person is born with different amounts of wealth and contrary aspects both physically and mentally‚ no matter how much people fight for equal human
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"Periwinkle‚ Definitely periwinkle.” Claire Ladd’s insistent voice filled the room‚ but it was greeted with dead silence. “Did you hear me‚ Harry? I said periwinkle. It’s the color of the fall season. And Harry‚ no suits this year. We’re seeing all separates out of Milan‚ Paris‚ and Seventh Avenue. The woman’s suit is dead.” Harry Denton shook his head and stared blankly at the woman across his desk. He knew he should be paying attention to her. After all‚ Claire Ladd represented a major apparel
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