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- 4111: All An Adventurer Must Know Ab
- ... Thailand is a Buddhist country where Buddha images are held sacred. Sacrilegious acts are punishable by imprisonment even if commited by foreign visitors. Thai people hold their King and Queen and the Royal Family in great reverence, and so won't tolerate foreigners talking about them in disrespect. Generally Thai women are conservative. So don't touch them without their consent. Dress properly when entering a Buddhist temple. Mini-skirts and ... Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovenian, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Vanuatu, Western Samoa and Yemen. Validity of Visas Every kind of visa is valid for a so-day period from the date of issue Length of Stay ... mass rises majestically from coastal marshes that host numerous waterfowl species. Caves, islands, fine beaches and frequently seen wildlife comprise major attractions. Khu Khut Waterfowl Park in Songkhla province occupies 520 square kilometres of the Great Songkhla Lake and hosts some 140 resident and migratory species. Ao Phang Nga National Park in Phang Nga province featured prominently in the James Bond movie The Man With The Golden Gun. Verdant limestone ...
- 4112: Abraham
- ... Terach died. It was in Charan where God made his first of a series of revelations to Abram. God spoke to Abram, and told him that he would promise to bless him and make a great nation of him. Abram willingly decided to follow God to the city of Canaan. Abram not only traveled with his wife on this journey, but he also picked up his nephew, Lot. He lived his ... desperate attempt to save his kingdom, Pharaoh decided it would be best to send Abram and Sarai away. Abram and his family returned to Canaan after the Famine had ended. Both Lot and Abraham had great wealth in Canaan. The two both owned livestock, and large quantities of silver and gold. Eventually Abram and Lot found that the land could no longer provide the resources that the two men required of ... his children. This time, God promised Abram that his offspring would be of so many that no one would be able to count them, just like the dust of the earth. By this time a great war had started up in the Jordan Plain. As a result of the war, Lot was made a imprisoned by King Chedorlaomer of Elam. When Abram got word that his cousin Lot was being ...
- 4113: Buddhism
- ... then met a beggar monk who was calm and peaceful and decided to adopt his way of life and family, wealth, and power in the search for truth. This decision, known in Buddhism as the Great Renunciation, is celebrated by Buddhists as a turning point in history. Gautama was then 29 years old, according to tradition. Wandering as a beggar over northern India, Buddha first investigated Hinduism. He took teachings from ... but he found the Hindu caste system insulting and Hindu cruelty useless. He continued his search, attracting but later losing five followers. About 528, while sitting under a bo tree near Gaya, he experienced the Great Enlightenment, which exposed the way of "salvation from suffering." Shortly afterward he preached his first sermon in the Deer Park near Benares. This sermon, the text of which is preserved, contains the main idea of ... denying that a person's spiritual worth is a matter of birth. Buddhism today is divided into two major branches known to their individual followers as Theravada, the Way of the Elders, and Mahayana, the Great Vehicle. Followers of Mahayana refer to Theravada using the negative term Hinayana, "the Lesser Vehicle." Buddhism has been important not only in India but also in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, where ...
- 4114: To Kill A Mockingbird-racial P
- During the Great Depression, times were very hard for minorities and they were treated harshly and poorly. If any blacks were accused of committing crimes by whites, ninety-eight percent of the time they were found guilty even if ...
- 4115: Migration Towards The Brave Ne
- ... obsessions of standardization socially, economically and politically. The story took place in A.F (After Ford) 632, this is 632years after Ford has released the first T-ford. Huxley used “After Ford”to show its great advancement in making automobiles as a company over the years. In 1932, Huxley introduced Brave New World to show his great concern of the Western civilization. He saw that in the 1900s there was a dramatic economic change in different countries, where the wholesalers are being eliminated, and manufacturers selling directly to the consumers. For example ... room for exceptions and individuality, as well as non-accountability. This competition between businesses to gain profit and for own self-interest leads to inequality, immorality of hierarchy, exploitation, and alienation. It gave technology a great boost and as Smith said “dismantle the state bureaucracy and leaving economic decisions to free play of self regulating market forces.” We are conditioned in ways that don’t really notice, just like the ...
- 4116: Adrenal Gland
- ... the body. This darkening of the skin is most visible on scars; skin folds; pressure points such as the elbows, knees, knuckles, and toes; lips; and mucous membranes. Addison\\'s disease can cause irritability and depression. Because of salt loss, craving of salty foods also is common. Hypoglycaemia, or low blood sugar, is more severe in children than in adults. In women, menstrual periods may become irregular or stop. Because the ... patients. During an addisonian crisis, low blood pressure, low blood sugar, and high levels of potassium can be life threatening. Therapy involves intravenous injections of hydrocortisone, saline (salt water), and dextrose (sugar). This treatment brings great improvement. When the patient can take fluids and medications by mouth, the amount of hydrocortisone is decreased until a maintenance dose is achieved. If aldosterone is deficient, maintenance therapy also includes doses of fludrocortisone acetate ...
- 4117: God's Character Traits
- ... of mercy for us. No matter how big we sin, if we repent of our sin to God, he will show his mercy and forgive us. 2 Samuel 24:14 (for God's mercy is great) and 1 Chronicles 21:13 (God's mercies are very great) give examples of God's mercy. Each of God's traits benefits us and shows that he is a great God.
- 4118: Religions
- ... lived under Islamic law for hundreds of years (Ahmad, et. al., 186), and eventually, in the twentieth century, split the region into angry factions (Ahmad, et. al., 207). Mohammed, the prophet of Islam, was a great warrior. This invariably lead defeated peoples to believe that he begot a cult of war and violence. Over the centuries, it also has developed the ability to instill a sense of holy purpose onto its ... his quest took, even after the revelations by Gabriel in 622 AD, "by reciting his revelations aloud, Mohammed made many converts, (Mohammed and Islam,1)." Mohammed was not a purely violent man, but also a great speaker and demagogue (Mueller, 2). He did not solely attack the pagans of the Middle East, he also attracted a great deal of converts by the truths he spoke. "If he could be ruthless, he was more often gentle, kind, generous, magnanimous. He could be Christ-like in his sympathy for the poor (Mueller,2 )." ...
- 4119: Double Standard
- ... to be a girl. The double standard is seen between how a guy and a girl have to look good for their peers and other people. When it comes to sexuality, I think there is great confusion for both males and females. The double standard is a great contribution factor of this happening. For instance, the same girls who are pressured to having sex on a Saturday night are called “sluts” and “hoes” on Monday morning in school. The boys, who forced them ... play in a women’s sport, except he is laughed at by the other guys, who think that to play in a women’s sport would make them less of a man. This causes a great divide to form between man’s sports and women’s sports, and the double standard is clearly seen here. The double standard is form by the different view of women and men in the ...
- 4120: To My Dear And Loving Husband
- ... were not acceptable in Bradstreet's Puritan Society. Bradstreet was a devoted Puritan, (Department of English - University of Toronto, 1997) so when she went against her beliefs to write this poem, she was taking a great risk. This risk showed that she really did love her husband. In fact she loved him enough to jeopardize herself to express these feelings. Another detail in the poem that supports this abiding love is ... seem as if she is trying to tell her husband how she thinks the marriage should be, and that she may be wishing for that kind of love. Bradstreet describes her love to be so great, yet she continues to use the word "if". This contradiction shows how her love may not be true, and she does not approve of this lack of reality. Bradstreet knew that she could not write ... profound levels. Anne Bradstreet's poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband" can be understood literally, or it can be taken deeper, and be perceived differently with tactful analysis. The ability to understand literature in great depth is significant. It is important to probe deeper in order to gain a new perspective.
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