The Parthenon in Athens is the most famous surviving building of Ancient Greece and one of the most famous buildings in the world. It was built to worship Athena-the goddess of war and wisdom in 448-432 BCE. This architecture included many sculptures such as metopes‚ free-standing‚ and frieze. Most Greek temples have few decorated metopes‚ but there is a difference because in the Parthenon all ninety-two metopes were decorated on all sides with scenes from Greek mythology. Each side of the Parthenon
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What has more than 750 reefs and islands‚ has been claimed by 5 different countries‚ and has been the center of political disputes since the 1900s? Answer: the Spratly Islands‚ located off the coast of the Philippines and Malaysia. This region has been claimed by both of these nations as well as China‚ Vietnam‚ Brunei and Taiwan. Despite the political dilemma synonymous with them‚ the general American public is mostly unaware that these islands exist. What can the Spratly Islands have to offer? Combined
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October 5 | Between 1965 and 1994‚ the first Sunday of October. Since 1994‚ on October 5‚ it has coincided with the World Teachers ’ Day (est. 1994 by UNESCO). | Bangladesh | October 4 | | Russia | October 5 | Between 1965 and 1994‚ the first Sunday of October. Since 1994‚ on October 5‚ coincides with the World Teachers ’ Day (est. 1994 by UNESCO). | Saudi Arabia | February 28 | |
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Is Machu Picchu being managed sustainably? Machu Picchu is in the Peruvian Andes‚ more than 2‚400 metres above sea level (see figure A). The ruins are on a high ridge‚ surrounded on three sides by the Urubamba River approximately 610m below. Built by the Inca civilisation in the middle of the 15th century‚ it was abandoned in the early 16th century due to the Spanish invading the continent. It is thought that they never found Machu Picchu. No one knows what the site was actually used for and how
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L’Anse aux Meadows is an archaeological site on the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland‚ Canada that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO‚ the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization‚ designates World Heritage Sites in order to “…encourage the identification‚ protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.” The L’Anse aux Meadows archaeological site is truly of outstanding
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A Summary and Critique of “Educating Women for Development” An Essay by Evelina M. Orteza y Miranda Ma. Cristina I. Caintic Abstract The author summarizes and comments on the philosophical musings of Professor Evelina Orteza‚ Professor Emeritus of the University of Calgary‚ on the phrase “educating women for development”. Keywords: Educating Women‚ Development‚ Education of the Person Introduction Professor Orteza raises the question whether the expression ‘educating
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not finish high school can see their employment potential and earnings suffer as well. B. Reduced Social Benefit People who receive a poor education are faced with fewer social benefits than those who obtain a proper education‚ according to the UNESCO website. Fitting into mainstream society can be hampered by a lack of education in that the poor language and social skills and the
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city of Agra‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ Republic of India. Widely thought of as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world‚ it is one of India’s biggest tourist attractions. It was chosen as one of the Wonders of the World in 2007.[1] It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site‚ together with the Agra Fort‚ 2.5 kilometers away.[2] The Taj Mahal is an example of Mughal architecture – a mixture of building design ideas from Islamic Indian‚ Persian (old Iran)‚ and Muslim arts. Shah Jahan was going to build
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at all an easy task to define Population Education. Several experts have attempted various definitions of Population Education but a universally accepted definition is yet to be found. The Regional Seminar on Population and Family life Education‚ UNESCO‚ Bangkok‚ 1970 defines: "It is an educational program which provides for a study of population situation in family‚ community‚ nation and the world‚ with the purposeof developing in the students‚ rational and responsible attitudes and behavior towards
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many different ethnics living in it‚ they include the Malay‚ Chinese‚ Indian‚ European and the others. With all these historical elements of Malacca‚ buildings and culture‚ Malacca has a huge achievement in year 2008 – Malacca has been declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site together of Georgetown‚ Penang‚ Malaysia. The declaration has brought a big impact to Malacca in term of tourism where the tourist flow into Malacca has been increased. The tourism attractions of Malacca included Al Azim Mosque
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