pyramid that highlights the Mayans revolutionary understanding of astronomy can be seen during the spring and fall equinox every year. As the sun sets‚ a play of light and shadow creates the appearance of a snake that gradually slithers down the stairway of the pyramid to reach the large snake-head sculptures carved into the base of the stairway5. This descent signifies the Mayan god of creation‚ Kulkulcan‚ who was believed to have come down from the heavens and ruled over the people of Chichén Itza
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However‚ this home was definitely not a houseboat. The home was more of a floating structure with all the amenities of a land based home. It was a sixty foot by twelve foot home containing a sitting room‚ bedroom‚ closet‚ bathroom‚ kitchen‚ and stairway leading to a second level office space‚ with an empty bilge space underneath the main floor that keep it floating. His home had no engines or self-propulsion capabilities‚ no ability to steer and no navigation tools. The City of Rivera Beach‚ Florida
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Once a king is dead another shall take his place‚ as has been repeated throughout history. No different was the succession of the great King Darius after his death‚ his son Xerxes comes to power‚ to take his father’s place and rule the vast empire of Persia. What makes the rise to prominence of Xerxes so controversial is that Xerxes is the third born son of Darius which would normally name him third in line in competition with his two older brothers. So why was the third born son Xerxes chosen over
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Bibliography: 1. Anderson‚ Charles. Emily Dickinson ’s Poetry‚ Stairway of Surprise. New York. Holt‚ Rinehart and Winston. 1960 2. Duchac‚ Joseph. The Poems of Emily Dickinson‚ an annotated guide to commentary published in English‚ 1890-1977. Boston. G.K. Hall & Co. 1979 3. Martin‚ Wendy. The Cambridge companion to Emily
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BODY PARAGRAPH 1 (art) From the beginning of civilization‚ the empire of summer’s main usage of art was for temple decoration and ornaments. Often the temples were ornate with skillfully crafted interiors. One of Sumer’s greatest displays of art and architecture came from the ziggurat‚ a huge rectangular pyramids formed with mud prick in the shape of steps. An example of one of the greatest Sumerian ziggurats would have been the Nanna Temple of Ur‚ with its blue enamel tiles‚ invaluable cedar and
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IS : 3696 ( Part I ) ( Reaffirmed 1996 ) 1987 Indian Standard SAFETY CODE FOR SCAFFOLDS AND LADDERS PART I SCAFFOLDS (First Revision) Second Reprint OCTOBER 1996 UDC 69.057.6 : 614.8 : 006.76 0 Copyright 1988 BUREAU MANAK OF INDIAN STANDARDS SHAH 110002 ZAFAR MARG BHAVAN‚ 9 BAHADUR NEW DELHI Gr7 March 1988 IS:36!36(Partl)-1987 Indian Standard SAFETY CODE FOR SCAFFOLDS AND LADDERS BART 1 SCAFFOLDS I ( First Revision ) Safety in Construction
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A Portrait of the Artist As Filipino First Scene Nick Joaquin THE SCENES FIRST SCENE: The sala of Marasigan house in Intramuros. An afternoon towards the beginning of October‚ 1941. THE PEOPLE Candida and Paula Marasigan‚ Cora‚ a news photographer Spinster daughters of Don Lorenzo Susan & Violet‚vaudeville artists Pepang‚ their elder married sister Don Perico‚ a senator Manolo‚ their eldest brother Doña Loleng‚ his wife Bitoy Camacho‚ a friend of the family Patsy
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MALACAÑANG Manila PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1185 FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES WHEREAS‚ death and injury to persons and loss and damage to property by fire have reached alarming proportion that the economic and social gains of the society are being continually undermined; WHEREAS‚ in order to effect a meaningful reduction of the alarming fire losses‚ there is a need to develop national consciousness and involvement of all persons in the prevention and suppression of fires; WHEREAS‚ fire prevention
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Favorable of the Forbidden City The Forbidden City is the world largest surviving palace in China. It‚ first‚ built by Han dynasty. Later after collapsed of the Han dynasty‚ the first emperor of Ming dynasty moved the capital to Nanjing‚ but it then moved back to old palace in Beijing and the constructions began again in 1406 A.C. The Forbidden Palace was a Chinese imperial city during Ming and Qing dynasties. It was a home for twenty-four emperors. The palace consists of nine hundred buildings
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"The Temple [of The Sagrada Família] grows slowly‚ but this has always been the case with everything destined to have a long life. Hundred-year-old oak trees take many years to grow tall; on the other hand‚ reeds grow quickly‚ but in autumn the wind knocks them down and there is no more to be said"1. These words‚ spoken by Antoni Gaudi about his life-long work‚ Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família‚ are a means to justify the extremely long time needed for the construction of the Sagrada Família
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