km2(17‚212‚000 sq mi) Population 4‚164‚252‚000 (1st) Pop. density 87/km2 (225/sq mi) LANDMARKS Mogao Caves The city of Dunhuang in China is not only a modern‚ economic and cultural hub for trade‚ but also the centre of one the famous‚ historic and artistically developed caves in the world. On the Silk Road route‚ the city offers a beautiful journey to the Magao Caves in the Gobi desert‚ Gansu province. Lying on the edges of the Taklamakan desert‚ the caves have been and declared
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What characteristic would be connected with the term “Lord Protector”? One would tend to agree it’s the use of their power for the country’s interests. But what about Charles I? He ruled without the Parliament for 11 years. He lacked the common touch‚ he caused a rebellion in his own country. In the other hand Oliver Cromwell who was the leader of the new model army‚ fought to make sure that Parliament had a fair share of the interest of the country. Thus‚ I believe that Oliver Cromwell is deserving
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Famous Canadian Entrepreneurs James Hillier and Albert Prebus (Electron Microscope) James Hillier‚ one of the entrepreneurs of the electron microscope‚ was born on August 22nd‚ 1915 in Brantford‚ Ontario. He attended the University of Toronto‚ where he received a PhD in 1941. After graduating‚ Hillier spent most of his career at the Radio Corporation of America (or RCA)‚ discovering the principle of stigmator‚ which is used to correct astigmatism in a microanalyser‚ while being the first person
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Anjali Patel Professor Quigley English Composition II 28 April 2015 Anti-Transcendentalism in the Work of Edgar Allan Poe Life and death are concepts that are widely known by men and women of all cultures. Many pieces of literature are written about these topics since they are well known but not everyone understands the meaning of living and dying. Death seems to be the tougher of these two concepts to be discussed. This is most likely due to the fact that once a person dies they are gone forever
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The famous author of Australia David Unaipon Handout by A. H . Murshed 1. Born: September 28‚ 1872‚ South Australia 2. Died: February 7‚ 1967‚ Tailem Bend 3. Education: Point McLeay Mission School 4. Spouse: Katherine Carter (m. 1902) 5. Books: a. b. Legendary tales of the Australian aborigines
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Importance of Euthanasia It allows people to be free of physical pain‚ followed by mental suffering. One of the most famous euthanasia debates revolves around Dax Cowart‚ who was almost burned to death in a propane explosion. His hands‚ eyes‚ ears‚ and lips were burned off‚ he spent years in physical pain‚ wishing to die. Does he have the right to die‚ be free of his physical pain and mental sadness? Or is it better that he now continues to live‚ blind‚ deaf‚ divorced‚ alone‚ and has attempted
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suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And by opposing them". These lines are the opening to one of Hamlet’s soliloquies. In fact‚ these lines are possibly the most famous lines in English literature‚ but do people know what Hamlet meant by these lines. Hamlet is more than just contemplating suicide‚ he is also thinking about death and how to combat his pain. As he spoke those lines‚ he believes suicide is a way to get out of his pain.
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“10 famous physicist and their contributions” 1. Isaac Newton quantified and qualified the laws of motion and gravity. He also invented the reflecting telescope and co-invented the mathematic process of calculus. 2. Albert Einstein developed theories of relativity‚ and won a Nobel Prize for his work on the photoelectric effect. 3. Galileo Galilei improved on the refracting telescope and discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter‚ but he is most well-known for standing up
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2005) Ah‚ the Famous Five! In this first book‚ we open with Julian‚ Dick and Anne at home with their parents‚ chatting around the breakfast table. Julian asks his mother if they’re going to Polseath as usual for the summer holidays—but to the childrens’ surprise their parents have decided they want to go away on their own to Scotland. The children must go to stay with their Aunt Fanny and Uncle Quentin‚ down by the sea at Kirrin Bay. They have a daughter by the name of Georgina‚ who is very lonely
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about teachers who educated famous people such as Einstein‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and the like. Were these teachers specially qualified to inspire their students to achieve fame and success? Or were these teachers just plain lucky to have exceptionally talented students? Do some teachers have the rare quality of turning dust into gold? The answer may not be easy to find. Andy Rooney Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them
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