The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo Sicily’s Catacombs of Capuchin‚ located directly under the Capuchin Convent is the ultimate museum of the macabre. Indeed‚ the Catacombs of the Capuchins are ancient burial catacombs‚ located in Palermo‚ Sicily‚ southern Italy. The bodies of eight thousand souls line the corridors of the catacombs‚ as their disembodied shells are propped up against the walls‚ or resting in open caskets for the entire world to view this gruesome display that is open to the public
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People that do not have or agree with tattoos are sometimes labeled as freaks or rebels. People get tattoos to express their personalities or religious beliefs. Religious tattoos and other symbols are nothing new‚ tattoos were actually discovered on mummies which dated as far back as 3000 B.C. Sailors‚ prisoners‚ Indians‚ and even the blue collar working man or woman all have something in common: Tattoos. Tattoos are permanent designs applied by ingraining different color pigment into
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weird man who’s obsessed with stealing the hands of his students--and is haunted by the ghost of the weird man’s mother. 9. Return of the Mummy: In the sequel to the Goosebumps book‚ "The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb" (which was never made into an episode)‚ Gabe and his cousin are trapped in a pyramid belonging to an Egyptian queen who now has control of the mummy from the first book. 10. Night of the Living Dummy II: A girl named Amy receives a replacement ventriloquist dummy‚ which she accidentally
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The Daily Life of an Ancient Egyptian Peasant Derek Joseph There is a romanticized version of how the ancient Egyptians lived. Because most of the artifacts found belong to the elite class‚ we have the vision of finely dressed people in crisp white linen‚ dripping in gold and jewels‚ surrounded by servants catering to their every desire. While that may be true of the ruling class‚ most of Egypt was occupied by peasant farmers and laborers. The point of this essay is to dispel some of the
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morning fog was sluggishly surrounding the famous Universal Studios globe fountain and all the nearby buildings. My family managed to make it to the lower lot of the park before it lightly started to sprinkle. We got in line for the Revenge of the Mummy‚ their busiest ride‚ and immediately after all of us got under the tarp covering the waiting lines‚ the rain went from a slow and steady pitter-patter on the streets to creating puddles in just a matter of seconds. The rain was beating heavily on the
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cases of tattooed tributes to Bes‚ an Egyptian goddess who was a protector of women in labor‚ and of net-like designs around the abdomen‚ which expanded in a protective fashion as a woman went into labor similarly to how bead nets were placed over a mummy to protect the woman and to‚ as Lineberry describes‚ “keep everything in”. The reasoning for an individual to get a tattoo in Ancient Egypt was a rather profound and serious decision‚ and the main reasons
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When most people think of Egypt the first thing to come to mind is pyramids‚ mummies‚ camels and a sandy desert. There is much more to Egypt and its history then what people think. Historians know a lot more about the wealthy people of Egypt then about the ordinary people because the monuments were made for the rich and influential. The pyramids of Egypt represent these wealthy people and the leaders throughout their history‚ known as Pharaohs. Throughout Egypt’s history there was the rise of the
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Lindsay Evans AP World Euro Fourth Block Friday August 27‚ 2010 Egypt and Mesopotamia Compare Contrast Essay Ancient Mesopotamia went through many different empires that shared similar parts cultural traits‚ where as Egypt went through several different rulers‚ but only a few dynasties. Mesopotamia lied in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers‚ and its main empires existed from 1650 BCE to around 330 BCE. The ancient Egyptian empires went through four main phases: The Archaic Period (3100-2600
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The Curious Traveller. If you only had a certain amount of time to live‚ would you live every day to the most of it? Well that’s what I have to do. I turned 40‚ 4 days ago and a week ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I was told I only have a few months to live. This is when I decided I had to make the most of the next few months; I decided I wanted to travel the world. I have 2 daughters‚ Tahlia (12yrs) and Molly (15yrs)‚ I also have a son‚ Chris (16yrs). My husband was there when we were told
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Purpose: motivate people to learn about future possibilities. Today‚ DNA is a very important part of our lives. DNA technology which means Deoxyribonucleic Acid is the famous technique that using in various medical fields. It gave the history of cells on the chromosomes in our body. Every cell has a unique DNA form. For example‚ chloroplasts in plant‚ and mitochondria in plants cells and animals cells. The scientists do a lot of research to development DNA technology in future. DNA
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