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    Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple ethical or unethical practice? In the 1970’s Jim Jones established a church called the Peoples Temple which eventually became a cult. The foundation of the church was based on social and racial inequality for all. The church started small yet eventually grew to 5‚000 members. The Peoples Temple accumulated media and political attention which earned Jones popularity; this resulted to his nomination and selection to city commissioner. According to many Jones did

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    several American Spirits. Shirley Temple a child star‚ Clark Gable the first macho man‚ and Charlie Chaplin an English born actor who became an American movie icon were all actors who raised American spirit on the silver screen during the Great Depression. Shirley Temple was a child star who lifted American hearts. Shirley started her career at the young age of three. She was in several film roles such as Baby Burlesks her first big role at the age of four (“Shirley Temple Black”). The movie Bright Eyes

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    Hsi Lai Temple Growing up as a Buddhist‚ my family and I would go to temple at least once a year to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Even though I have been going to temple‚ I did not even realize that there was so much I did not know about the culture until my recent visit to the Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights with my geography class. The name Hsi Lai stands for “coming to the West”. The temple‚ which was founded by Venerable Master Hsing Yun

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    The temple architecture of ancient Greece and Rome‚ and how they reflected the structure of the societies from which they emerged. Jack Lehane Year 1 (1200 – 1500 words) 7th of January‚ 2013 Most of the remaining examples of ancient Greek architecture are in the form of temples‚ built to honour their gods‚ and have decorated exteriors but rather plain interiors. Few other examples remain as other structures were typically made of wood‚ plaster and mud and‚ as such‚ did not survive the test of

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    Usa Jinguto Usa Jingu is a shrine located in 2859‚ Ōaza Minami Usa in Usa-shi‚ Ōita-ken. Its history dates back to approximately 708-714 (The Nara Period) when the shrine was founded in Kyushu. A temple called Miroku-ji was adjacent to it in 779‚ making it what is known to be the first shrine-temple combination (jingū-ji) ever. The resulting mixed building‚ called Usa Hachimangu-ji‚ lasted over a millennium until 1868‚ when the Buddhist part was seperated to agree with the Kami and Buddhas Separation

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    Storeyed residence built by King Prithvi Narayan shah in 1770‚is called Basantapur Durbar(palace). The whole complex is also known as Kathmandu Durbar Square. Located at the heart of ancient city in Kathmandu it is srounding both Hindu and Buddhist temple. Most of them are built in the pagoda style embellished with intricately carved exteriors as well as Most of the buildings we see here date from 15th to 18th century . There are numerous Tourist Attractions in Durbar Square‚ Kathmandu and the square

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    ENGLISH TOPIC |TT |FESTIVAL |SPECIAL |WHEN |WHERE |ACTIVITIES |MEANING | |1 |Da Lat flower |- The capital of Lam Dong province|Spring time |Dalat city‚ Lam Dong |The grand opening ceremony full of meaningful cultural performances |Đà Lạt Flower Festival is a chance for the

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    reunion for Temple‚ I will be able to say that I moved to Los Angeles‚ California and obtained a master’s degree at UCLA. I will share all the wonderful memories that I developed in sunny California. I will write of my research done in the medical field that have helped to create more unique prosthetics. I will also share my accomplishments with the LGBT community in helping to legalize gay marriage in America. These are two great personal goals that I am going to accomplish with help of Temple University

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    a donkey towards what appears to be some sort of mountain cave. This is an example of enamation speech and diegetic sound. As the child approaches they begin to understand that it is in fact an archeological site being uncovered‚ something like a temple or shrine. He is greeted by other children

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    is what I was greeted with. Wat a view. An urban concrete jungle with crazy four lane highways going this way and that with a beautiful ornate temple‚ or wat‚ in the middle. This is a common view in Bangkok. The town is a raging metropolis with horrendous traffic‚ smog‚ and buildings upon buildings. Interspersed in the madness are over 400 Buddhist Temples. Each one is more amazing than the next with bright colors of red and gold‚ intricate detail‚ and golden statues of Buddha inside. My taxi driver

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