A Visit to Zhengjue Temple Zhengjue Temple is located on Wentworth Avenue in the center of China Town in Chicago. It is a small-scale Mahayana Buddhism temple founded in 2003 by a Malaysian nun. It currently consists of two nuns --- the Abbot and founder of the temple and Rev Chi-Miu Sik. The decoration of the temple looks very similar to temples I used to visit in China‚ except for the fact that Zhengjue Temple is smaller in size. It has one big hall mainly used to place the statues of Buddhas
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The Temple of Athena Nike was designed by Kallikrates as part of the Parthenon out of marble. During its inception‚ the greatest Athenian architects and sculptures of the Classical period a play in its design. Followers built the temple as a way to worship the Gods of war and it stood as a symbol of the military and political strength of the Athenians. Athena was celebrated with the hopes of bringing victory. Athena is the virgin Goddess of reason‚ intelligent activity‚ arts and literature. She is
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The Temple of Athena Nike Greek Architecture is the most important and influential in Western history reaching a peak between 400 and 300 BC. Some examples of Ancient Greek architecture and sculptures were built primarily for religious purposes‚ to represent deities or to serve as temples‚ such as the Acropolis‚ the Parthenon‚ Erechtheum‚ Apollo Didyma‚ and the Temple of Athena Nike. The decision to build Athena Nike was an expression of Athens’ ambitions to defeat Sparta and become a world
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Pagoda of Fogong Temple Backgrounds The Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple (Chinese: 佛宫寺释迦塔) of Ying County‚ Shanxi province‚ China‚ is a wooden Chinese pagoda built in 1056‚ during the Liao Dynasty. The pagoda was built by Emperor Daozong of Liao at the site of his grandmother’s hometown. The pagoda‚ which has survived several large earthquakes throughout the centuries‚ reached a level of such fame within China that it was given the generic nickname of the "Muta". The pagoda stands on a 4 m tall
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Imagine you have graduated from Temple University. You are preparing to attend your 10-year reunion‚ and the alumni office has asked you to write a one-page essay about your personal and professional accomplishments since graduation. What would yours say? My journey started 16 years ago right after I graduated high school. In the beginning‚ I didn’t really know what I wanted to do‚ but I knew I was fascinated with science and medicine. In the first part of my journey I attended Community College
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Beijing Sheji Tan - The Temple of Earth and Grain (Land and Grain) key words: public space (what does public mean) freedom/independence from the absolute authority‚ logic/reasoning the power of government/ authority the people ( middle/lower class‚ the mob‚ the crowd) organizations‚ gatherings historic preservation (why was it preserved‚ how was preserved and altered) nature vs. manmade; the necessity to introduce and preserve/empower nature the capital ritual foreign influence (both western and
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Confucian temples in Japan Confucian temples in Japan aren’t numerous‚ all of them are connected with a cult of the great Chinese thinker Confucius (Kun-tszy) who was living in 551 – 479 BC. After his death in Qufu (Цюйфу) near his grave was built the first temple in his memory‚ which became pilgrimage place and Chinese shrine. In the VI century according to Emperor order in honor of Confucius in every city of the country were built temples‚ where are done ritual and sacrifice. With the spread of
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The Unidentified Temple couples prominent Greek and Etruscan architectural influences to produce a uniquely amalgamated temple. The physical material of the structure is entirely stone‚ which represents a specific selection. While the Etruscans built their temples using exclusively ephemeral materials‚ the Greeks built with permanent ones. Using stone demonstrates a complete selection of Greek technique and the omission of Etruscan practice. The frontal elevation appears to be mostly of Greek influence
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The mind is an endless space of possibilities that people usually take for granted. But this was definitely not the case for Temple Grandin. Despite her learning disability‚ Temple discovered her own exceptional way of thinking. The movie shows us all the different examples in which Temple uses her unique mind for the better. By describing Temple’s appearance and persona‚ we can try to better understand how looks and character of a person won’t change their intellect. Through discussion of her distinctive
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The Tabloid of the Century (1800’s -1900’s) The general reason I think Charlotte Temple stayed on the best seller list for so many years is because the subjects that were discussed in the book were taboo in that day and time. Montraville was a soldier in the army who was about twenty three years old‚ and Charlotte was only fifteen. He was much older than Charlotte. Montraville influenced her in evil ways; he impressed her with his knowledge of love and the world by writing
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