Marikina City The City of Marikina (Filipino: Lungsod ng Marikina) is known as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines" (also the "Shoe Capital of Asia"). Marikina was given the title the "Shoe Capital of the Philippines"‚ because of its notable shoe industry. Shoemakers in the city recently finished creating the world’s largest pair of shoes and it was only recently that the Guinness Book of Records recognized this feat. The Shoe Museum in the city is also the home of the famous shoes of the former
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KIRAT DYNASTY Ø Kirat’s ave mentioned in Ramayan and Mahabharat. Ø Himayat Khand mentions about Kirat. Ø Hilly area s East to trisuli is mentioned as Kirat area. Ø It is move relevant that areas from sunkoshi East is Kirat.Any how Kirat were living in North East of Himalaya and according to Sopal Vansavali they were inhabitant area between sunkosi to Tawalcosiie they came to valley from East. Ø Certain histories are of the obevious that the NEWARS were Kirats living between Gandaki to
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with poor people‚ rich people‚ and exploitation. Their way to accomplish this feat was to: abolish money‚ free markets‚ normal schooling‚ private property‚ foreign clothing styles‚ religious practices‚ and traditional Khmer culture. Public schools‚ pagodas‚ mosques‚ churches‚ universities‚ shops and government buildings were shut or turned into prisons‚ stables‚ reeducation camps and granaries. There was no public or private transportation‚ no private property‚ and no non-revolutionary entertainment
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KO-NGAI! All the little dragons on the high-tilted eaves of the green roofs shiver to the tips of their gilded tails under that deep wave of sound; all the porcelain gargoyles tremble on their carven perches; all the hundred little bells of the pagodas quiver with desire to speak.KO-NGAI—all the green-and-gold tiles of the temple are vibrating; the wooden goldfish above them are writhing against the sky; the uplifted finger of Fo shakes high over the heads of the worshippers through the blue fog
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George Bernard Shaw‚ a renowned writer and Irish playwright‚ details how “life isn ’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself”. In both Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese‚ as well as Journey to the West by Wu-Cheng-en‚ the central characters participate in a series of events that lead to the establishment of their personalities and aspirations. Monkey‚ a shared protagonist of the novels‚ lives in a world of self-absorption and his immature‚ unjustified actions bring severe punishment
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Chavez Ravine INTRODUCTION Have you ever been forced or bribed out of your own home? Did you ever feel so powerless? Many people in Los Angeles have felt that. When what I am about to tell you was explained to me‚ I thought it had happened in about 1910‚ but then I was astonished to hear that it was more recently‚ in the 1950’s. Chavez Ravine was a small community in one of the busiest places in Los Angeles‚ it was in Downtown Los Angeles. Many people might now it now as Dodgers Stadium
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Term paper On Tourism in Bangladesh On ENG 101 Submitted to Farhana Zareen Bashar Lecturer Dept. of English East West University Submitted by Name:Marufa khan ID :2009-3-10-043 DEPT:BBA Submission Date: East University West Introduction Tourism is often synonymous to traveling for pleasure and education. It is also a business of attracting tourists and providing for their accommodation and entertainment. In many countries‚ tourism is an industry for earning Inland Revenue and foreign exchange
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were indications of the religion being derived from Buddhism in India. For instance‚ there was a striking resemblance in the statue of Mercy‚ the female Buddha‚ with the Indian Hindu god‚ Ma Kali. Another noteworthy evidence in this context is the Pagoda structure‚ which is a derivative of the Stupas
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3. “Money may be able to buy a lot of things‚ but it should never‚ ever be able to buy another human being.” – John F. Kerry‚ Secretary of State - How do traffickers victims? 1. Prey on vulnerable individuals 2. False promises – perpetrators offer help; the reality is something different 3. Kidnapped/abducted Prey on vulnerable individuals: Holly Austin Smith (child sex trafficking survivor) – Smith shares her personal story and how easy she was coerced into the vicious world of human trafficking
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REASERCH PAPER The Sung/Tang dynasty was a prosperous civilization. To better understand this civilization we touch on the subjects of the history‚ society‚ economy‚ culture‚ technology‚ architecture‚ and political characteristics. The first thing we will be touching on is history The Tang Dynasty: Was largely a period of progress and stability‚ except during the An Lushan Rebellion and the decline of central authority in the later half of the dynasty. The Li family belonged to the northwest military
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