, a man named Djoser-Netcherikhe was seated on the throne of Egypt (Gardner 48)." His capital was south of what is now called Cairo. As what is expected of all good people of his time, he began making preparations for the afterlife. The job of building his tomb was assigned to a famous man by the name of Imhotep.
Imhotep was considered a prodigy, he would create wonderful new ideas for Egyptian architecture that would last almost 1,000 years. The normal building material of the time was mud brick mixed with straw, but this was too mundane for a pharaoh. Imhotep had a great plan, he would use stone, a material never used before in large scale building projects. Originally the plan called for a mastaba tomb, a design the Egyptians had used for centuries. "The mastaba is basically a stone structure with sloping sides built over a underground tomb chamber (Gardner 550)." .
Imhotep had a grander idea, he began stacking mastaba on top of mastaba until he made a step like pyramid shape. It was a shape the ancient Egyptians recognized for its spiritual connection. The Step Pyramid of Djoser, looked like the mound of creation that was said to have risen out of the ocean of nothing and everything. This was a shape connected to the beginning of all life, the Geneses for Egyptians. It also was a perfect tomb to place a Pharaoh for his afterlife. For almost a millennium the pharaohs built pyramids as their eternal resting places. The simple fact is that the pyramids were really nothing more then glorified tombs. Sadly, the Egyptians had to stop building these wonderful monuments. they realized that their great works, were a dead give- away for thieves and treasure hunters. .
Another comparison between the two boys is the fact that they each think they are a step above another because they feel untouchable. Larry feels that he is a step above his father because his mother tells him she will marry him. While the boy in "Araby" feels he is now a step above his friends now that he has talked to a girl that he thinks he is in love with. ...
The Sons of Liberty were an important organization in the American Revolution. They gradually grew into a large group of people who contributed to many riots and protests against the taxes that the British imposed on America. On December 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party occurred. This event was an ac...
The United Nations has always been a stepping stone for some countries and a growing stone for others, without the UN most of the world would be in disarray, many countries would be in confusion, with complete anarchy, while some other countries would be trying for world domination. ...
Bill Powell explains in his article China's Great Step Forward, found in the September 17, 2001 issue of FORTUNE, about the many positive and negative aspects of China as a World Trade Organization member. ... With a cheap and abundant working force, they are a very appealing country for foreign investment, which is already one the forces moving China is this fast step growing. ...
Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, is the author of the book "Peace is Every Step." " Hanh is a spiritual leader, a poet, an author and is well known as a peacemaker. ... In his book "Peace is Every Step," he states that peace can be found in every step of a person's life through "love, compassion, mindfulness and good intention(altruism)". ... Personally, the contents of "Peace is Every Step" helped me improve my daily life. ... I also tried the meditation while eating my cereal in the morning; I took my time to think about every step of process it took the grain of wheat b...
Psychologists over the generations have regarded character as one of the greatest mysteries of human nature. According to James Hillman, founder of archetypal psychology, discusses the issue of character in his bestseller "The Soul's Code." He, like many other psychologists, stresses on the need f...
One of the main reasons the Burma Campaign was formed was to grant independence back into Burma and hold back the Japanese intruders that had thought overtaking Burma would be a big step in winning WW2, but it wasn't easy for the Jap's as they weren't used to this jungle war, one of the most breath taking jungle fights ever that had a big step and taught a huge lesson to jungle fights after the Burma war. ...
Buren 1 Outdated Process of Electoral College It became apparent during our most recent presidential election the need to abolish the Electoral College. The idea of an Electoral College has become an outdated process that Michael L....
The next step of this study is collecting the data; this is done simply by writing down the participant's response while conducting the test and then later comparing the participant results to the record of the samples provided.... Once the testing phase of the study was completed I will then analyze the data I collected using the five step hypothesis testing method. ... The five step hypothesis testing method goes as follows: first, identify each of my variables including the null and alternative hypothesis (claim); next find the critical value for alpha (α), for this study Î&...
