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    Joan Didion the Santa Ana

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    Ana make people feel very malicious and cruel. Joan Didion used subjective description by displaying the wickedness in the hearts of the people who got hit by the Santa Ana winds when Raymond Chandler said “meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands’ necks. Anything can happen(36)”. It comes to the point that the humble and harmless women even feel a little evil in them and think of the worst things they can do to people they once cared about. Another example of

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    The ancient Egyptian relief that is housed in the Mandel Center is called “Limestone Relief in Three Sections.” It is dated to be from the Ptolemaic Period‚ 332-250 BCE. Three people can be seen depicted on the relief. The bottom half of the head‚ neck‚ chest‚ and arms can be seen on the middle and left person‚ but only a small portion (a shoulder and arm) of the rightmost person can be seen. The person in the center is holding two pots/vases and appears to be showing them to the person on the left

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    the simplistic and serene art developed by the Chalukya dynasty. A grand specimen of Vijayanagara art‚ the Vitthala temple‚ took several decades to complete during the reign of the Tuluva kings.   Another element of the Vijayanagara style is the carving of large monoliths such as the Sasivekalu (mustard) Ganesha and Kadalekalu (Ground nut) Ganesha at Hampi‚ the Gomateshwara statues in Karkala and Venur‚ and the Nandi bull in Lepakshi. The Vijayanagara temples of Bhatkal‚ Kanakagiri‚ Sringeri and

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    scour the land. The third force - gravity - causes the tides‚ which nibble away at the edges of continents‚ and landslides. which alter the shape of mountains. Under the influence of gravity. rain works its way downwards as streams and rivers‚ carving the terrain. On its journey‚ it carries fragments of rock and sand to be deposited on the ocean floor. And over thousands of years more rock which may then be buckled and lifted up by movement of the Earth’s crust to form new mountains. {source:

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    dear‚ Bob you should come to Michigan‚ it is very nice. There are many reasons you should come. including but not limited to large bodies of water‚ cool places to eat‚ and historical monuments scattered along the way. many things to do equals fun every day. There are many things to do with water and lakes and three main parts that are amazing. lakes‚ lots of them. there are three that surround Michigan. They are known as the Great lakes. There is Lake Superior‚ Lake Huron‚ and Lake Michigan

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    The Symbol of the Pomegranate Tree in The Kite Runner In Khaled Hosseini’s novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ the changing depiction of the pomegranate tree symbolizes the changes in Amir and Hassan’s relationship‚ and is woven into the novel’s central theme of sin and redemption. Throughout the novel Hosseini depicts Amir’s struggle to redeem himself ever since he witnessed the rape of Hassan and stood by as a silent bystander. Amir and Hassan shared a very close friendship doing everything together yet

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    Cambodia's Angkor Wat

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    Cambodia’s Angkor Wat For several decades‚ certain man-made structures have been overlooked and unrecognized. Beautiful and amazing masterpieces like Stonehenge‚ the Eiffel Tower‚ and the Angkor Wat have been missing a sense of acknowledgement. Humankind’s architectural accomplishments have been given to the ancient wonders of the world. This list was decided about 2‚200 years ago. During those centuries‚ six of the seven wonders have been destroyed or may have never even existed. The Egyptian pyramids

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    ideally located on the edge of the village plaza‚ allowing her to readily observe daily activities that took place in the plaza. In addition to gatherings of women who shared food preparation tasks and talk‚ and groups of men working individually on carvings‚ the plaza was regularly a gathering place for men at night. One night while Thompson was working up some statistical problems in her house‚ she was distracted by loud‚ seemingly argumentative discussions in the plaza. When the noise of the argument

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    ANCIENT GHANA AN ANCIENT CIVILIZATION Table of Contents Introduction to Ancient Ghana 3 Geography 3 Religion 3 Daily and Family Life 4 Social Structure 4 Fashion 4 Food 5 Art and Architecture 5 Symbols 5 Attractions 6   Introduction to Ancient Ghana Ancient Ghana is a place where millions of people come to visit to trade. It’s remembered in history as being one of the richest ancient

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    the bookshelves of mahogany with built-in upper lights‚ filled with valuable books‚ metallic statuettes and figurines. There are two globes and a big precious cup on the highest shelves. On the left‚ stands an antiquarian varnished table with carving on legs and dark brown leather working chair. There are two big books‚ a desk lamp with silver legs‚ two wooden frameworks with photos and a silver statuette of two horses on the table. A luxurious marble fireplace with forged set placed between

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