of all time‚ the Rosetta Stone. In 1799‚ when Napoleon’s army was dismantling a wall in Rashid‚ Egypt‚ they discovered the Rosetta Stone. It was chiseled with inscriptions in two different languages‚ Egyptian and Greek‚ using three scripts‚ hieroglyphs‚ demotic‚ and Greek. This 1700-pound piece of rock was the greatest discover of all time by being the key to the modern understanding of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. One of the significant impacts of the Rosetta Stone was that it provides a window
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The Discovery of The Rosetta Stone One of the most important by-products of the French invasion of Egypt was the knowledge gathered by the scientists and historians who journeyed along with the army. But‚ of all the discoveries made‚ the most important was the Rosetta Stone‚ the key that unlocked the ancient marvels of Egypt. Do any of you know what the Rosetta Stone is? The Rosetta stone is a very important artifact that was discovered during the French invasion of Egypt in the year 1799. You
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Philosopher’s Stone This is a story for the not so faint at heart. It takes place on the outskirts of Amestris‚ Liore‚ in a small‚ secluded town run by an Orthodox mayor by the name of Alphonse Edwards. Witchcraft and science are the world’s greatest investments‚ but the tiny town has no part in the black arts. Allegra Kimblee‚ a strikingly beautiful‚ yet conniving woman comes to the quaint community in search of human souls. To be used as power sources for the legendary philosophers stone that‚ until
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Stone Moroko The Stone Moroko is a small-bodied freshwater fish that is native to Eastern Asia. It has a diet consisting of plant material‚ fish eggs‚ insects and fish. It is a highly adaptable invasive species of fish which has now established itself in 11 Asian countries‚25 European countries‚ Fiji and Algeria. It was first recorded in Albania and southern Romania .It is regarded as a pest due to its high reproduction rate which can impact the ecosystem in many ways. There is no documentation of
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Sports have been part of human entertainment for centuries. Sports in America have become popular entertainment. Sports are a big social and cultural understanding on America lifestyle as well as worldwide. America has made popular the National Football League‚ the National Basketball Association and many more. Although America has made such a vast impact on the influence of sports‚ there is one general focus that is still raises questions today. This question brings debate to the presence of racism
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used by the author to portray an idea to the reader. In Margaret Laurence’s‚ The Stone Angel‚ the stone angel is a symbol used to heighten the reader’s understanding of the characteristics of Hagar Shipley. First‚ the stone angel is used to show Hagar’s pride in the Currie family name. She prizes the stone angel because it is expensive and imported from Italy to honour a mother Hagar never knew. Similarly‚ the stone angel is symbolic of Hagar’s inability to show emotions; like the angel‚ Hagar
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earlier Mesoamerican cultures‚ the Aztecs carved the calendar stone in 1479 (Smith 253). At the time‚ the Aztecs lived in a very civilized world filled with amazing architecture‚ an impressively complex government system‚ and they also employed intricate systems of writing and calendric systems (Taube 7). The Calendar Stone was made by basalt stone. For the Aztecs‚ everything was pictorial in nature around this era. The calendar stone depicted different pictograms or Codex Magliabechianoand‚ which
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A kidney stone is a hard piece of material that is formed from substances in the urine and develops in a kidney. These hard stones may often come loose and move down the urinary tract. If it is small enough‚ it can pass through in the urine with little pain. However‚ the bigger kidney stones can lodge somewhere in the urinary tract‚ get stuck‚ and cause a lot of pain. It can also obstruct the flow of urine. This article explains what causes them‚ and describes several different treatments for them
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THE ROSETTA STONE The Rosetta Stone was the key to understanding Egyptan hieroglyphs and is one of the most precious and valuable treasures of British museum now. The Rosetta Stone is a stone which has writing on it using three scripts. The Stone was written in three scripts because when it was written‚ all three scipts were being used in Egypt. So the priests‚ government officials and rulers of Egypt could read it. The first was hieroglyphic which was used for documents about religion. The second
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Project The Rolling Stones In 1962‚ based on a Muddy Waters song‚ The Rolling Stones was formed. The band’s first performance ever was Mick Jagger‚ Keith Richards‚ Brian Jones‚ Ian Stewart‚ and Dick Taylor. However‚ after that first performance there have been many different member of the band. After landing an eight month residency the band’s final lineup was set with Brian Jones‚ Mick Jagger‚ Keith Richards‚ Charlie Watts‚ Bill Wyman‚ and Ian Stewart. In 1963 The Rolling Stones signed with Decca
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