Serves as the bridge between cultures of the East and West. 2. Lies at the crossroads of international air and sea routes. 3. Looms as a bastion of democracy in an area where dictators and communism holds way over Asian nations. 4. It is citadel of Christianity between the largely Christian West and largely non-Christian East. Two distinct season: 1. Dry – March to June 2. Wet - July to October The intervening period from November to December is neither too dry nor too wet for
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Rabat on the Bouregreg River The capital of Morocco‚ Rabat sits on the shores of the Bouregreg River and the Atlantic Ocean. It is known for landmarks of Islamic and French-colonial heritage. A top tourist attraction is the Kasbah district. Here inside the fortress wall that date from the 11th century you’ll find a small and peaceful neighborhood. Here you can stroll along twisting white and blue lanes in Andalusian-style. Visit the Kasbah Mosque which was built in 1150 and is the oldest mosque
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“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller talks about a time where people felt conflicted between what the church stated and what was happening in society. Miller states‚ “The Salem tragedy…developed from a paradox….Simply it was this: for good purposes‚ even high purposes‚ the people of Salem developed a theocracy‚ a combination of state and religious power whose function was to keep the community together‚ and to prevent any kind of disunity that might open it to destruction by material or ideological enemies”(I
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------------------------------------------------- Indus Valley Civilization From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Early extent of the Indus Valley Civilization imposed over modern borders Bronze Age | ↑ Chalcolithic | Near East (3600-1200 BC)Caucasus‚ Anatolia‚ Levant‚ Indus valley‚ Mesopotamia‚ Elam‚ Jiroft‚Aegean Civilization‚Bronze Age collapseEurope (3200-600 BC)Caucasus (Maykop culture)Basarabi cultureCoțofeni culturePecica cultureOtomani cultureWietenberg cultureCatacomb cultureSrubna
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safer-guess-with just my soul Opon the window pane where other creatures put their eyes-incautious-of the sun” is talking about a person’s soul being able to open up and see more than what a creature’s eye can see with the naked eye. With the souls seeing more than the naked eye‚ it can help the naked eye see
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The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the stated goal of capturing the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims‚ but this was more easily said than done. The motions that set this in place began “in 1071 when the Seljuk Sultan of Baghdad defeated the main Byzantine field army at Manzikert in Eastern Asia Minor and during the next few years Turkish war bands occupied most of the Asiatic Provinces of Byzantium. This made it hazardous for western pilgrims to make
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As I opened the door to the panic room‚ I realized something…I had opened the door to the panic room. A place that when entered should have been locked should’ve been sealed so that nothing less than a tank could get through the door. Something was definitely awry. I released the handle and my hand came away sticky. It was blood‚ who’s I didn’t know but the handle was coated in it. Now that the ash no longer clouded my vision I could see that the panic room was pristine as ever. The walls unlike
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CCHU9013: Cultural Heritages in the Contemporary World Written Essay of Tutorial Assignment: Theme A (Critically discuss the role of UNESCO in highlighting the significance of cultural and intangible heritage in our modern world.) Group Six Name: Yau Ho Cheung‚ John UID: 3035095107 Date of Submission: 17th October 2014 The interpretation of ‘heritage’ differs among organizations and can be ambiguous because it can connote a multitude of meanings‚ ranging from lifestyles to religions. However‚ it
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In Homer’s epic The Odyssey‚ Homer tells the story of a man named Odysseus who travels back to his home after countless years of being separated from his family. Odysseus‚ the main character‚ was very helpful in attacking Troy’s citadel during the Trojan War. After the war ended‚ Kalypso‚ a nymph‚ held Odysseus captive on her island for almost eight years. However‚ he has not been able to escape because there are no ships‚ men‚ or islands nearby and Poseidon‚ the god of the sea‚ despises him. Zeus
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he Drawer Boy replays the adventures of a young actor from a Toronto theatre group who visits the rural Ontario home of two elderly bachelor farmers to "research" farm life for a new play. In doing so‚ he demonstrates the way in which a collective creation appropriated the lives of its subjects and changed their own interpretation of it. The two farmers‚ Morgan and Angus‚ have achieved a precarious balance in their lives together. Morgan‚ a tough-minded‚ stubborn man‚ cares for Angus‚ who has had
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