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    Hawaii's State Flag

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    Hawaii’s state flag has the colors of red, white, and blue, and it has a Union Jack and 8 stripes. The design of the flag has a Union Jack on the left hand corner and the 8 stripes go side to side. The Union Jack represents the historical relationship that Hawaii had with Great Britain and the 8 stripes represent the 8 main islands; the Big Island, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, and Kahoolawe. The current state flag was adopted in 1959. State Seal The state seal of Hawaii contains…

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    The ka represents the individual’s vital force or spirit. During life the ka remains separate from the body. At death, a person is said to travel to their ka in the afterlife. The ba, or animation, is an element of the soul. The ba is the part of the spirit that is free to leave the tomb and travel about the earth during the day, but must return to the tomb during the perilous night. The ba comes into being when the ka and the dead body are united in the afterlife…

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    This paper discusses the process of mummification, the coffin, and tomb that the mummy would spend the remainder of its physical state in. The true desire of ancient Egyptians was to prolong their existence as long as possible. For this reason mummification was an important and prominent part of their culture. The conclusion that I made from this research is that archeologists’ disregard of ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife is problematic and the disruption of graves should be…

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    Rasili Kahaniyan Analysis

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    Rasili Kahaniyan: The Story told through advertisements Mahatmaji ka Chamatkar Mera janm ek dhani parivar mein hua. Apne pita ka ladla putra hone ke kaaran main dhan aur vyasan mein ghira rehta tha, lekin phir bhi main sukhi nahi tha. Kusangat mein padkar mujhe gupt rog ho gaye (8). Pehle to ek do saal maine lok-laaj ke bhay se apna bhed chhipaye rakha parantu rog ne bhayanak soorat ikhtiyar kar li. Ab main ghabra utha, sansaar…

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    characters of each passage tried to rid themselves of their past. Ka’s father literally leaves the country and moves to a place where there shouldn’t be a sign of his Haitian heritage. Also, when Ka’s father exposed his secret to Ka it was him coming to terms to what he was. Ka soon brung up the “Negative Confession” ritual, which took place before the weighing of the hearts. Which symbolized that the dead done only good throughout their lives. It was never stated why he felt the need to do…

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    The musical composition and inhaling the breath sanctioned Te Kā to transform back into Te Fiti. The Greek and Polynesian myth believes that everyone must basically for the most part learn how to for the most part particularly be connected to nature and life These myths mostly generally were culled because the…

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    interference, and it is a factor to be considered during communication systems designs. For this reason, the Deep Space Network use immense antennas to direct its energy into outer space as well as to increase the power of the receiving signal. The Ka-band signal now being used in newer Mars orbiters allows for a greater data rate transfers, however the disadvantage of its higher frequency is that it is more susceptible to interference by atmospheric…

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    Lightning Case Study 5.1

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    5. RESULTS Lightning effect is generated using the Heidler block. The lightning of 100 kA will strike on the shielding wire in case of mitigation due to shielding and on phase A in case where surge arresters are considered. Below is a figure of a 100 kA lightning strike. This current is measured at the node where the lightning strikes. Fig. 5.1 Lightning strike current of 100 kA When lightning strikes on the shielding conductors the current induces a voltage on the phase conductors. Here we…

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    What role did mummification play in Egyptian religion and what role did it play in the development of Egyptian medicine? Mummification allowed for the Ancient Egyptians to preserve the house for the soul (the body) and travel to the Afterlife. While, embalming the body Egyptians learned a great deal about anatomy and how the body works and functions enabling them to gain medicinal knowledge. Religion Religion was an important part of the mummification process. Most of those who were…

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    video of this song that featured cameos from Waka Flocka Flame, Lil Yatchy, DJ Khaled and Dutch rap-group Broderliefde. The video went viral on the social media quickly and became a quotable meme in the world for the words: ''Da Ting! Skrra pap pap ka ka ka skidiki pap pap and a pu pu drrr boom SKYAAA du du ku ku pun pun poom poom.'' Till then, he is popularly known as Big Squad rather than Michael. The rap was three-time gold certified and one-time platinum…

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