Temple

With the creation of a natural stream to work this, the first time the humans who built the temple needed: was a quarry. Not to far down from the current position of the temple, a horseshoe shaped sandstone quarry stands as an artifact of a time long ago. The scientists who discovered this structure came to an agreed idea that humans had to either push the block through wet sand all the way back to the temple right, or get to use the nile as a resource (Narjas). This is also evidence that…

Shirley Temple was a child star during the 1930s. She was born on April 23, 1928, and passed away on February 10, 2014. She first got started in Baby Burlesks. She performed a lot around the age of seven. Many people found the young child appealing because of her singing, dancing, dimples, and of course her blond curls. In 1934, she appeared in a musical called Stand Up and Cheer (“Shirley Temple”). A popular song that many people know from the movie Bright Eyes, is called “On the Good Ship…

The Athenian temple is my favorite piece of architecture as far as the Greeks go. It is beautifully built and its history is rich. The Athenian temple stood tall and proud until Athens decided to anger the great Persian Empire. Athens was basically in ruins and had to be rebuilt. The reconstruction of Athens included the Athenian temple. When the Persian wars ended, Athens was thrust into a new age. The Golden Age marked a magnificent time for innovation and new temple of Athena. The…

Between the dates of October 7th to the 21st, I visited the Buddhist temple called the Hsi Fang temple located in San Diego, CA at Park Blvd. Although Buddhism is my religion, I never knew much about. Before visiting a Buddhism temple, I felt that my experience there was very eye opening, and gave me a whole new understanding and appreciation for Buddhist practices and beliefs. In my mind, I thought that there are a few Buddhist temples in San Diego, such as Chua Ba Thien Hau, Tinh Xa Ngoc Minh…

Introduction The Second Temple period is a remarkable time in history. To gain a full understanding of the New Testament, one must thoroughly explore the political and religious background of this time period. Prior to the Second Temple period, the Hebrews were in captivity under Babylonian rule. This captivity dispersed the Hebrews among many locations with major effects upon the people, including social, cultural, and religious. Although the majority of the Hebrews would never return to…

Hatshepsut’s Temple at Deir-el-Bahari was constructed after queen Hatshepsut obtained the status of being considered “god-like” and Kind during the period of 1479-1458BCE. The constructor of the temple was determined to be her steward, tutor of Neferu-Ra, and possibly the potential “lover” of Hatshepsut herself. Her temple was modeled after the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II. He was the considerable Thebian King who established the 11th Dynasty & began the center Kingdom of Egypt (2040-1782).…

The sculpture in the Airavatesvara temple may be said to be the best among the enormous mass of extent chola images. In their depth of profundity of the facial expressions and pleasing apotheosis of serenity and dignity, in their technical refinement and excellent modelling and in their sensitiveness and restraint they have few parallels in south India plastic art. The sculptural art of the Airavatesvara temple compared to the great magnitude of the edifice is not prolific nor is it the…

Advancing Life Beyond the Nomadic Era Early man learned measures of control over nature with the use of calendars and the study of architecture. Having the opportunity to live in a permanent structure and schedule events based around a dedicated time-keeping system allowed civilizations to grow, and advance to the current era. Calendars are a part of our normal everyday life. For the majority of the population in the United States, individuals are connected to a digital calendar that transfers…

THE WAY I SEE IT A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger’s By Temple Grandin Introduction Autism/Asperger’s Disease affects the way a person communicates with and relates to other people. It also affects how they make sense of the world around them. Everyday life for people with ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) can be confusing, frightening and lack meaning. They often find understanding and communicating with others particularly difficult, which can leave them feeling alone. People…

After a visit to Emanuel Temple, someone will quickly learn two things: Christianity and Judaism are very similar, but also are very different. Oak Park’s Emmanuel Temple was built for its inhabitants to practice the belief of Judaism. On Sunday a group called "Kensington" sets up and performs services at Groves High school. These two churches are different, two different faiths, but have the same goal. This goal is to have people convert to their faith. Sure, the churches goal is the same, is…