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    Witnessing Chestertons Polo in the Park To think of London without Polo is like body without soul‚ they go hand in hand that’s how the locals and the tourists see it. Polo is a popular spectator sport of the Britain. Though the sport originated from Persia before Christ period still the Londoners cannot get their heart off this sport. The game is between two teams one of them plays in defence and the other team in action played by players perched atop horses. They use mallets to guide the ball to

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    Travel Observations by Engelbert Kaempfer The German physician‚ Engelbert Kaempfer‚ was born in 1651 in the Westphalian town of Lemgo. Kaempfer did quite a bit of traveling throughout his life‚ and in September of 1690 Kaempfer’s ship arrived at the coast of Nagasaki‚ the only Japanese port that was open to foreigners at the time. Kaempfer visited Japan during the Tokugawa period‚ named for the Tokugawa Shogun who governed from 1603 to 1868. Kaempfer stayed in Japan for two years‚ and he wrote

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    Marco Bowl History

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    The San Marco bowl is a Byzantine vessel made of purple and red glass embellished with bright polychrome and enamel paint. It is seventeen centimeters high and deep‚ and 33 centimeters wide. The bowl became the property of the Treasury of San Marco after the Fourth Crusade from the Venetian booty of Constantinople and is one of the most prized glass objects of the Byzantine period (The MET). Although despite its significance to Byzantine fine art‚ the bowl’s origins‚ significance‚ and date of creation

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    In this process‚ people tend to forget‚ who they are and what they are. There is no time to ponder and wonder. They tend to forget the values of life. Travelling is a time when people relax‚ reflect and ponder. Most people‚ after a pleasant travel‚ return home with a fresh outlook‚ new zeal and a better determination. Travelling has also a great informative value. It widens the grasp of our knowledge of geography‚ different cultures and people‚ etc. For example‚ when people of Assam visit

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    travelling people easier by decreasing the distance by the swiftness of vehicles. The prevailing journeys do not cost more than those were in the earlier days. The purposes of travelling are different for different people. There are some people who travel for the sake of pleasure. The people that are heavily burdened either at their domestic front or at their offices move too far off places for relieving their worries and anxieties. The poets and writers make a trip to distant places for collection

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    San Marco Essay

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    Map Key: A) Convent of San Marco B) Galleria Degli Uffizi C) Florence Cathedral D) Palazzo Rucellai Convent of San Marco (Exterior) Architect: Michelozzo Covent of San Marco (Interior) Resurrection of Christ and Women at Tomb‚ Fra Angelico (1440-1441) It is discovered that the stone has been rolled away‚ as Mary and Mary Magdalene come towards the tomb Jesus is not here‚ he has been crucified and we should seek for him The angel says to tell his disciples and Peter that he has gone before

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    Uncle Marcos Every time Uncle Marcos visits his sister’s house Nivea‚ he brings his strange staff with him. He tries to do experiment‚ discovers new materials and practise new exercises that turns everything in the house upside down everyone in the house is not always happy for his long stay except for Clara who always enjoys his stories‚ reads his books and always remembers every single name of the things he saw or met in his travels. This helped her to be better in her ability to expect the future

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    Marco River Journey

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    In my family‚ we spend time together. On the weekends‚ we go out and see our journey in the San Marco River and our surroundings. On this journey‚ my family and I go and have fun over the weekend at the San Marcos River. First‚ we spend a one hour to get there; we get there around 6:00 in the morning. We start to set up everything that we bring from home. When we finish‚ we take a five to ten-minute break before we go the river and have fun‚ and then we eat something fast like potato chips. Then

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    A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat Background This extract comes from a book which was written as a spin-off from Emma Levine’s television series about strange and unusual sports. It is a travelogue (a book which describes travel in a foreign country) in which she describes these sports‚ the people involved and her experiences of filming them. In doing so‚ she gives an insight not just into the sports themselves‚ but into the lives and culture of the people who take part in (and watch)

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    Imc Plan for Volkswagen Polo

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    will be described briefly. One more limitation is that due to time and word limits I should focus on only one broadcast media‚ and one sales promotion technique. The report starts with an overview of Volkswagen Company and its product – Volkswagen Polo. Then a brief description of the main target market of the product is provided. Next‚ the IMC mix elements for this product are shown. As a result‚ some recommendations are presented. For the purposes of the assignment the market was narrowed down

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