every kid at her age could do. That develops suspicion in Jewel who goes to visit the doctor at the time Brenda Kay was five months old. She remains shocked to find out that her daughter has Down’s syndrome‚ a condition which was then called as “Mongolian Idiot” (physically and mentally retarded). Jewel‚ however decides to support and nurse Brenda Kay at home instead of the doctors advising her to be institutionalized. Every milestone of Brenda Kay is nicely portrayed by Lott with every little emotion
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They were brutal and violent‚ but somehow it worked out and they obtained one of the largest empires in the world and what is now known as the second greatest empire to ever exist (after the Roman Empire of course). The most important aspect of the Mongolian Empire’s legacy was the strength of the military organization‚ along with their superior archery skills and their tactics. The Mongols had many important aspects‚ but their strength lay in their strong military organization. The Mongols believed
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Absolutely not. In today’s world‚ zoos are nothing short of essential. Their main function is conservation. Without captive breeding‚ many endangered species would now be extinct - for example‚ the golden lion tamarin‚ red wolf and Przewalski’s horse. I am not for a moment suggesting that we should stop trying to protect animals’ natural habitats‚ but if endangered species were to become extinct in the wild (which sadly seems quite likely in the near future)‚ zoos will have preserved them for future
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Modified word Recognition Test (MWRT) and the Modified Word Stem Completion Test (MWSCT). They have been used to measure the changes in memory. The control group did not listen to any words during sleep; the study group heard to a list of chosen Mongolian words. During sleep‚ the individuals were given meaningful and meaningless words and were asked to repeat the words coming to their minds. These words have different word stems in comparison to the subject origin. In this case
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Can you guess what the most incredible archaeological discovery of the modern times is? It is the Chinese terracotta warriors. The terracotta warriors are located by Xian‚ China. The warriors are made of a very hard type of clay‚ terracotta. Creating with terracotta is very hard and time consuming. The terracotta warriors were a very elaborate archaeological find that was discovered by accident. Emperor Qin of China ordered that an army be built with many different figures out of terracotta
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the Mongol Era‚ there were series of events that took place where women were portrayed as valuable objects. In the film Genghis Khan‚ Börte was kidnapped by Temüjin and rapped by Djamuqa. She was treated like an object‚ like other women during the Mongolian era. In another scene from the movie‚ Temüjin’s army entered the China wall‚ where the emperor bestowed upon them lovely woman who would be their acquaintance while they bathed. The women were there to please the men during their stay by giving them
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MARITIME SURVEILLANCE POSITIONING and SAFETY SYSTEM for the Republic of the Philippines MASPOSS “A VTS (Vessel Traffic Service) is any service implemented by a competent authority‚ designed to improve safety and efficiency of vessel traffic and to protect the environment. The service should have the capability to interact with the traffic and respond to traffic situations developing in the VTS area.” (IMO guidelines for Vessel Traffic Services and IALA VTS manual‚ 1993) MASPOSS Issue No
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Introduction Due to the practical part of my studies I travelled to Hong Kong to complete a six month traineeship at a private school. Besides the food and cultural difference I noticed that the people were aware of the fact that their live was dramatically different compared to the life of the rest of Chinas population. Especially the term “One country‚ two system “points out Hong Kong´s special political situation in connection to China. The term was originally used to describe a constitutional
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expanding east is search of a warm-water port and farmable land. Both exhibited strict Christian monarchies‚ the effects of which were visible in their cultures‚ and traditions. Following periods of foreign rule (Moorish dominance of Spain and Mongolian dominance of Russia)‚ both empires formed strict Christian monarchies to control territory. Despite differences in denomination‚ both empires actively spread their religion in new territories. Both empires also encountered conflict during their Imperialistic
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in them‚ so that the nation can prosper in riches‚ land‚ and resources‚ and achieve equilibrium. Genghis Khan‚ for example‚ was considered a brutal leader that would not stop at no cost; he was merciless and used fear as a strategy to expand the Mongolian empire and make allies. His power inclined by the years and he contributed greatly to modern day advancements by reconnecting the silk road‚ which allowed Europeans to interact with China to create things like gunpowder and printing press. With the
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