On a hill overlooking a large lake‚ this museum is a cultural facility for the artistic education of children. It is made up of three units – the main museum‚ an intermediate plaza and a workshop complex- all linked by a long pathway slice through the hillside. The main unit is a multi-functional complex containing a library‚ indoor and outdoor theatres‚ exhibition gallery‚ multi-purpose hall and restaurant. It is composed of two staggered volumes‚ one of which connects with a fan-shaped building
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creating a shape of eight-pointed stars. Architecturally‚ these forms describe important Islamic principles of "unity within unity‚ harmony‚ stability and rationality". - Designs and patterns of the entrance halls’ foyer reflect traditional handicrafts and ’songket’‚ or weaving. In addition‚ the wall panels and screens are also inspired by hardwood carvings from the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The floor designs are based on intricate patterns of pandan weaving and bertam palm wall matting
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Begging in India is a fashion‚ a compulsion‚ a profession‚ a privilege and a recreation. The number of beggars in India is much larger than in other countries. Our heads hang down in shame when we read description of this institution given by foreigners in a hateful manner. To the Westerners‚ India is a land of the mendicants and snake-charmers. Beggars are found in villages and towns‚ on roads‚ crossings and footpaths. But their favorite haunts are bathing Ghats‚ temples‚ religious or festival fairs
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The mask is an object worn over or in front of the face to hide the identity of a person and by its own features to establish another being. This essential characteristic of hiding and revealing personalities or moods is common to all masks. As cultural objects they have been used throughout the world in all periods and have been as varied in appearance as in their use and symbolism. Masks have been designed in innumerable varieties‚ from the simplest of crude “False Faces” held by a handle to
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Disability is something that we take negatively‚ most commonly in Bangladesh we like to address them “Protibondhi”‚ a vague and unrealistic terminology. Let’s see what disability is from the World Health Organization’s definition: Disabilities is an umbrella term‚ covering impairments‚ activity limitations‚ and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while
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INTRODUCTION International business is a term used to collectively describe all commercial transactions that take place between two or more nations. It refers to all those business activities which involves cross border transactions of goods‚ services‚ resources between two or more nations. It can be either the buying (importing) or selling (exporting) of goods or services on a global basis. In the achievement of the strategic objectives of a self-reliant and dynamic economy‚ the government considers
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Gandhi Essay Throughout history most national heroes have been warriors‚ but Gandhi ended British rule over his native India without striking a single blow. A frail man‚ he devoted his life to peace and brotherhood in order to achieve social and political progress. Yet less than six months after his nonviolent resistance to British rule won independence for India‚ he was assassinated by a religious fanatic. Born on Oct. 2‚ 1869‚ in Porbandar‚ near Bombay‚ Gandhi was one of the gentlest of
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Tunisia could be an alternative for your vacation spot. There you will find lots of an attractive tourist attractions. Tunisia is rich in historical and archaeological heritage. In this country‚ there are now more than 20‚000 historic monuments and relics of Carthage (Carthaginian Empire)‚ Roman Empire (Roman Empire)‚ Period of Islam and the modern era. Tunisia have contributed to a traditional culture that is dynamic‚ so that in 1997 UNESCO has made Tunisia become a "Cultural Capital Region".
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which they earn is acquired for him to whom they belong.| Document 4 C.M. Wilbur. Author of the book "Slavery in China During the Han Dynasty" (206 B.C.E. -- 220 C.E.)| Slaves were used in a wide range of occupations in farming‚ food and handicraft industries‚ commerce‚
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and social changes‚ provided a favorable climate for the rise of feminism‚ along with other reform movements in the late 18th and the 19th centuries. <br> <br>Of deeper significance for women was the Industrial Revolution. The transformation of handicrafts‚ which women had always carried on at home‚ without pay‚ into machine-powered mass production meant that lower-class women could become wage earners in factories. This was the beginning of their independence‚ although factory conditions were hazardous
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