Alexander Calder was one of the most innovative and original American artists of the twentieth century. In 1926‚ Calder arrived in Paris and devoted himself to a project called the Circus that occupied him for over five years. This contains characters and animals made out of wire‚ scraps of cloth‚ wood‚ cork‚ labels‚ bits of scrap metal and pieces of rubber. Calder transported his little theater in suitcases and performed it for his friends. During his performances‚ Calder invented ways to simulate
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Vietnam is a country in the Eastern Hemisphere that was influenced by China for many years. Therefore‚ the Chinese New Year and Tet‚ the Vietnamese New Year have many similarities. Tet is the abbreviation of Tet Nguyen Dan which means the first morning of the first day of the new period. Tet marks the beginning of a new year on the lunar calendar‚ and the beginning of Spring. Vietnamese are constantly aware of the phases of the moon. All events are planned by the lunar calendar. The New Year begins
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to appeal to a more upscale and fashion-conscious clientele. Zale‚ Irving‚ Texas‚ has annual sales of over $2 billion. In the United States it operates under the Zales Jewelers‚ Zales outlet‚ Gordon’s Jewelers‚ Bailey Banks & Biddle and Piercing Pagoda brands. In Canada‚ its brands are peoples jewelers and Mapins Jewellers. In Burton‚ Zale gets a CEO with extensive experience on the boards and retailers and in turning around struggling operations. She served as CEO of the hair-salon chain Supercuts
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Following the winding roads‚ tourists will arrive at the ATK Dinh Hoa.ATK stands for “An Toan Khu” which means a safety zone. The distance from the center of Thai Nguyen city to this area is about 60 kilometers. The ATK lies in Phu Dinh commune‚ Dinh Hoa district‚ Thai Nguyen province. It is also known as the name “the Windy Capital”. It was chosen as a safety zone where President Ho Chi Minh and the Communist Party leaders‚ the State lived and worked from 1947 to 1954 to lead the nine-year struggle
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private roof-top jacuzzi. The hotel’s location on the lake‚ by the way‚ is not a gimmick: the adjacent land simply didn’t have any room. Sea Palace- Is Europe’s first floating Chinese restaurant‚ and is located near Central Station in Amsterdam. Its pagoda-style exterior is definitely not a sight you would expect to see in Amsterdam‚ but floating Chinese restaurants like Sea Palace are actually not uncommon in Europe. Nusa Penida Island Floating Restaurant- Just off the small island of Nusa Penida
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Rizal’s Journey in Hong Kong and Macao Hounded by powerful enemies‚ Rizal was forced to leave his country for the second time in February 1888. He was then a full-grown man of 27 years of age‚ a practicing physician‚ and a recognized man-of-letters. • February 3‚ 1888 - after a short stay of six months in his beloved Calamba‚ Rizal left Manila for Hong Kong. He was sick and sad. To aggravate his discomfiture‚ he was sick during the crossing of the choppy China Sea. • February 7
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DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTION: Daoism-Buddhism Directions The following question is based on the accompanying documents. (The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise). The question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that: • Has relevant thesis and supports that thesis with evidence from the documents. • Uses all or all but one of the documents. • Analyzes the documents by grouping them
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monument associated with storing sacred relics. The stupa architecture was adopted in Southeast and East Asia‚ where it became prominent as a Buddhist monument used for enshrining sacred relics. Upon its discovery‚ this architectural became known as pagoda to the people from the Western world. Fortified cities with stūpas‚ viharas‚ and temples were constructed during the Maurya empire. Wooden architecture
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Know definitions‚ significance‚ and examples: Religion: Defined by geographers Robert Stoddard and Carolyn Prorak in the book Geography in America as “a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities.” Ritual: A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order. Secularism: The idea that ethical and moral standards should be formulated and adhered to for life on Earth‚ not
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Aung San Suu Kyi MP AC (Burmese: အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်; MLCTS: aung hcan: cu. krany‚ /aʊŋˌsæn.suːˈtʃiː/‚[2] Burmese pronunciation: [àʊɴ sʰáɴ sṵ tɕì]; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma. In the 1990 general election‚ the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] She had‚ however‚ already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She remained under
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