A Visit to Zhengjue Temple Zhengjue Temple is located on Wentworth Avenue in the center of China Town in Chicago. It is a small-scale Mahayana Buddhism temple founded in 2003 by a Malaysian nun. It currently consists of two nuns --- the Abbot and founder of the temple and Rev Chi-Miu Sik. The decoration of the temple looks very similar to temples I used to visit in China‚ except for the fact that Zhengjue Temple is smaller in size. It has one big hall mainly used to place the statues of Buddhas
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In A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith‚ Francie and Neeley Nolan are children growing up during the early 1900’s. The brother and sister have to learn how to survive on bread crumbs (literally)‚ and make the most of what they do own. Francie is the main character of the novel‚ and from the very beginning‚ the readers can grasp the independence that inhibits Francie from a young age‚ unlike Neeley who is very dependent on his parents (especially Katie‚ his mother) to help him get along. When Neeley
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Court Visit Report Case CIV499511 - MANUEL E DELGADO JR VS SEQUOIA UNION SCHOOL DIST1 1. Judge V‚ Raymond Swope‚ clerk‚ court reporter‚ sheriff‚ defendant - SEQUOIA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT PRESENT WITH COUNSEL JOHN SHUPE‚ Plaintiff - MANUEL E DELGADO JR PRESENT WITH COUNSEL DAVID SECREST‚ MATTHEW ZITO‚ PRINCIPAL FOR MENLO ATHERTON HIGH‚ WITNESS KAREN ANN BRESLOW‚ WITNESS CLAUDIA KISPERSKY1 and 16 jurors were present in the court. 2. Sketch TBD 3. Plaintiff‚ Mr. Delgado lost employment
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A Visit to an Amusement Park On the day of my thirteenth birthday‚ I was really excited since I was going to an amusement park for the first time in my life. So me and some of my friends I had invited‚ got into the car with my mom and dad‚ ready to have the time of our lives at the amusement park. On reaching the park‚ we bought tickets for everyone and entered the park. The only fitting description for it was “amazing”. I was really spellbound. Everywhere people were moving excitedly from one ride
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assured me that she enjoys living there and that everyone is kind and friendly to her. She told me that of the faculties that she has been at that this one was the most comfortable one of all. She felt like she was at home here. This was my second visit with my client‚ so she was very comfortable with me and was much more opened to talk with me the second time. I asked if she would mind if I took some vital signs on her and ask her a few question this time. My patient was very kind and
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My Trip to the Dentist’s Office (Narrative and Descriptive Essay) The phone rings‚ and I answer‚ "Thank you for calling Enterprise‚ how may I help you?" The voice on the other end asks for Andrea‚ and I reply‚ "This is she." The voice says she is calling to remind me of my 11:00 AM dental appointment. I sigh and tell her I will be there on time. I enter the brick building and walk over to the elevator; I push the up button and patiently wait. The elevator door promptly opens‚
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important of all for many‚ a delicious and authentic national cuisine. The country is not perfect – its historic cities have often been marred by development‚ and beyond the showpiece sights the infrastructure is visibly straining – but for its places to visit‚ many of the old clichés still ring true; once you’ve visited‚ you may never want to travel anywhere else. Italy might be the world’s most celebrated tourist destination‚ but it only became a unified state in 1861‚ and as a result Italians often feel
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My Visit to Muir’s Chapel On February 28‚ 2010‚ I went on a fieldtrip to a Methodist church called Muir’s Chapel United Methodist Church (UMC). The church was founded in 1822 when Jeremiah Dodson‚ a local preacher from the west‚ held services under brush arbors and the shade of oak trees on the grounds. The church grounds were located behind where the current building is located at 314 Muir’s Chapel Road Greensboro‚ NC 27410. After his services and charge began‚ the charge was organized
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and the importance of preventing genocide‚ the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was founded in Washington D.C. in1993. It is ironic how the museum is located among monuments and museums that symbolize freedom on the National Mall. The “Holocaust which occurred elsewhere but which is of universal significance” (Ruffins) was responsible for the deaths of millions of Jews in Europe. The mission of the museum is “is to advance and disseminate knowledge about this unprecedented tragedy; to preserve
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Museum Synthesis Museums bring history and culture to life by allowing individuals to gain unique hands on experience that is different from learning from textbooks or television. One can never know the reality behind certain artifacts and art until they see it for themselves. The perception of viewing a multitude of replicas and pictures such as the Mona Lisa can be dramatically different from witnessing the painting up close. The interactive experience allows one to engage and immerse ourselves
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