Mayan writing is one of the most beautiful but highly complex and difficult scripts in the world. It is a system that uses pictographs and phonetic or syllabic elements. The Maya used this sophisticated style to carve symbols into stone. The most common place for writing was the perishable books they made from bark paper‚ coated with lime to make a fresh white surface. These books were screen-folded and bound with wood and deer hide. They were referred to as codices‚ however only four remain
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10/3 - Maya after midterm * Leopold Batnes – Teotihuacan * William Sanders - Teotihuacan mapping project * S. Sugiyama and R. Cabrera * Street of the Dead - 15 ½ degrees east of north * Grid oriented – Canalized at the Rio San Juan * Pyramid of the sun – one of the largest mounds in north America * Cave below the pyramid of the sun (Cave of emergence) * Summer Solstice – June 21st it is directly on top of the pyramid * No shadow at noon *
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an apocalyptic prophet. The Apocalypse is not only present in Christianity but in other ideologies such as Judaism and Islam. Of course‚ speculation of a possible apocalypses is rampant in today’s society A few examples are Y2K and the end of the Mayan Calendar in 2012. There are many similarities and differences in how the Abrahamic religions of Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism define the apocalypse and what the event means for all of humanity. The Flood of Noah’s Day (2348 BC) is an example of
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Thanksgiving. One of America’s most beloved holidays. I mean it is so important that we get a whole week of school off. For most people when they think about Thanksgiving‚ neither the words thanks nor giving comes up. It is turkey am I right? How would you feel if you showed up to a Thanksgiving meal and there was no turkey on the table. I mean could you even call that a “Thanksgiving” meal? This was the exact thinking process I was going through last Thanksgiving. However‚ we were not going to
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“5 Facts About Illegal Immigration in the U.S.” Pew Research‚ 3 Nov. 2016‚ www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/03/5-facts-about-immigration-in-the-u.s‚ Accessed 3 Dec. 2016. Sparshott‚ Jeffrey. “Immigration Does More Good Than Harm to Economy‚ Study Finds.” The Wall Street Journal‚ The Wall Street Journal‚ 22 Sept.
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Suicide is a growing and fearsome problem that affects nearly everybody today. There is evidence that shows that since 2000‚ suicide rates have been slowly increasing. In fact‚ according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ suicide was ranked tenth in cause of death in the United States in 2013. So why is it that people choose to end their lives? What causes them to feel as if suicide is the only option? In Frank J. Zulke and Jacqueline P. Kirley’s book‚ Through the Eyes of
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me the opportunity and confidence to participate in this competition. The main topics which I will present here is "HONESTY" the latter being crowded discussed by many people in this country. Actually‚ I was very shy and did not feel worthy to talk about honesty‚ but I was called from my conscience to speak and to figh it for the good of this nation in the future. Exciting discussion on the subject of "Honesty" made me too curious and wondering‚ "Actually‚ what’s wrong with honesty? Is there something
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that one fanatic‚ maniac can indoctrinate a whole country to hate one another is just inconsiderate in my opinion. Nor should anyone die because their beliefs are different as we are all equal in he eyes of faith. This is what I think is mournful about the Holocaust. It shows it only takes one proton to start a reaction. Across centuries Jews have been prosecuted for who they were. Of course the Holocaust was the top of the iceberg. Learning from the past most people understood that anything like
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conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part…” And killing is not the only punishable thing you can do‚ other acts include “Conspiracy to commit genocide‚ direct and public incitement to commit genocide‚ attempt to commit genocide‚ complicity in genocide…” (Stanton 1) What this means is that you don’t have to kill a whole group‚ or kill at all‚ to be guilty of genocide. You can be punished just for talking about committing genocide. Another reason the
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“ A penny for your thoughts” is a saying that isn’t commonly used in my generation‚ but the saying might go away because the government is thinking about taking the penny away. Many people believe the penny is worthless and should be removed‚ and they are right. The penny today rarely gets used and costs more to create the penny then its value. Have you ever looked into a wishing well? Well if you have you would have noticed that people only really throw pennies into the well. Many people only
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