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    Year 9 English Speech... lol In Luhrmann’s film‚ set in the 20th century‚ the costuming‚ decorations and lighting are flamboyant and colourful‚ giving a lively and entertaining feel to the party; Romeo is dressed symbolically as a knight in shining armour to show that he will rescue Juliet. Luhrmann uses this to emphasise Romeo’s youth and enthusiasm. Juliet is represented as an angel in white to show her purity and to foreshadow her imminent death. Paris is dressed as an astronaut to show that

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    inner peace and contentment…”. The 14th Dalai Lama goes into detail on the previous peaceful relationship between Tibet and China. Here uses imagery in order to describe a shrine in Tibet that commemorated the once held relationship‚ “…carved on the pillar which still stands today in front of the Jo-khang‚ Tibet’s holiest shrine‚ in Lhasa‚ that ‘Tibetans will live happily in the great land of Tibet‚ and the Chinese will live happily in the great land of China’.”. Throughout the speech the usage the

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    Excerpts from “Views from the Hillside” an illegal Korean Newspaper Column written by: Chin-Mae Lee Blades of Grass‚ Side by Side - February 25‚ 1919 For the past nine years the Government General of Korea‚ under control of the Japanese Empire‚ has imposed strict rules on ourselves and our lands. The GGK is collecting taxes from us and making us cultivate rice in order to sustain the Japanese War effort. We‚ as the people‚ have no say in these taxes and have no ability to be involved in our imposed

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    Annotated Bibliography: Final Political and social issues between Korea and Japan are fraught with tension in the present day because of the Japanese occupation of Korea during World War II. During the occupation‚ the Japanese tried to eliminate Korean culture and enforced a policy to obliterate the Korean nation. The occupation was a relatively recent historical event that has been taught in classes and imparted to Korean generations‚ thus marking the memory of the present generation‚ which

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    other hand‚ had done most of their worship in private. They also had festivals and rituals‚ but their worship was much less organized. If any individual wished to pray to a god‚ or invoke the god’s intervention‚ he would simply go to one of the shrines or temples to the god of their choice and leave a small gift. These gifts included such offerings such as frankincense‚ a cake‚ or

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    Pompeii Excavation Essay

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    As an archaeologist‚ my interests fall in the Roman city of Pompeii. In an excavation of this site‚ there are certain artifacts and features I would look for. these features would give insight to the status‚ living conditions‚ daily routines‚ and other characteristics of the people who lived there. Some architectural clues such as the presence of large banquet rooms or small living spaces gives us an insight into the status of the people who lived there. Artifacts such as the presence or absence

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    Research Paper: Historical Monument The Great Stupa’ at Sanchi Ausbee B. Bryant III | The Great Stupa’ at Sanchi is one of the most sophisticated and well known monuments of all time; the marvelous icon is considered to be a cornerstone of Buddhist art‚ architecture‚ and religion. It stands tall and holds a powerful presence that is very symptomatic of its historical context. India is home to one the most symbolic and oldest stone structures known to man. This astonishing marvel

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    Egypt‚ for women as well as for men. Women of the household maintained ancestor cults and kept shrines in their homes dedicated to deities especially caring of women‚ such as the goddess Taweret‚ and the bandy-legged dwarf Bes. Both these divinities were involved in guarding the woman and child through the pregnancy and childbirth process. Bes In addition to the domestic observances and household shrines‚ many women of the elite class also participated in religious life and temple service‚ from

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    The Yoruba people occupy the Southwestern part of Nigeria‚ they account for about 20% of the population of the country. They are believed historically to have migrated from the Middle-Eastern part of the world during the medieval period. They are a religious group of people who are mainly Christians‚ Muslims or of Traditional beliefs. The Yoruba people are mainly involved in the financial‚ press and educational sectors of the country. The Yoruba people have different stories about their origin‚

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    Salahudin Yaacub Julia Malail Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Bangsar Kuala Lumpur Malaysia October 4th 2011 Dear Salahudin and Julia‚ We write to inform you that we are members and inhabitants of the affected local communities including chiefs‚ elders‚ women and youth within the proposed Malaysian palm oil company‚ Sime Darby 220‚000 ha oil palm concession in Liberia. Specifically‚ we are local inhabitants of towns and villages which include a) Sije‚ b)Moore town‚ c) Kon town

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