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VENICEVenice is a city in northern Italy. It is the capital of region Veneto.

Together with Padua, the city is included in the Padua-Venice MetropolitanArea. Venice has been known as the “Queen of the Adriatic”, “City of Water”,“City of Bridges”, and “The City of Light”. The city stretches across 117 smallislands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy.

Venice is world-famous for its canals. It is built on an archipelago of117 islands formed by about 150 canals in a shallow lagoon. The islands onwhich the city is built are connected by about 400 bridges. In the old center, thecanals serve the function of roads, and every form of transport is on water or onfoot.

You can ride gondola there. It is the classical Venetian boat whichnowadays is mostly used for tourists, or for weddings, funerals, or otherceremonies. Now, most Venetians travel by motorised waterbuses (“vaporetti”)which ply regular routes along the major canals and between the city’s islands.The city also has many private boats. The only gondolas still in common use byVenetians are the traghetti, foot passenger ferries crossing the Grand Canal atcertain points without bridges.

You can see the amusing city’s landmarks such as Piazza San Marco,Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo, Saint Mark’s Cathedral or villas of the Veneto.The villas of the Veneto, rural residences for nobles during the Republic, areone of the most interesting aspects of Venetian countryside.They are surrounded by elegant gardens, suitable for fashionable parties ofhigh society. The city is also well known for its beautiful and romantic view,especially at night.

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ELEPHANT

An elephant is the largest and strongest of all animals. It is astrange looking animal which it has thick legs, huge sides and backs,large hanging ears, a small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and aboveall, elephant has a long nose, the trunk. An elephant is commonly seenin a zoo, it has hard found in it natural habitat.

The trunk is the elephant's peculiar feature. This trunk hasvarious usages. The elephant draws up water by its trunk and cansquirt the water all over its body like a shower bath. The elephant'strunk also lift leaves and put them into its mouth. In fact, the trunkserves the elephant as long arm and hand. An elephant looks veryclumsy and heavy and yet an elephant can move very quickly.

The elephant is very intelligent animal. Its intelligencecombined with its great strength makes an elephant a very usefulservant to man. Elephant can be trained to serve in various ways suchas carry heavy loads, hunt for tigers and even fight. An elephant isreally a smart animal.

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THE EIFFEL TOWER

The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel) is a 19th century iron latticetower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris that has become both a globalicon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. TheEiffel Tower, which is the tallest building in Paris,[1] is the single most visitedpaid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Namedafter its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrancearch for the 1889 World's Fair.

The tower stands at 324 m (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an81-story building. It was the tallest structure in the world from its completionuntil 1930, when it was eclipsed by the Chrysler Building in New York City.Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second-tallest structure in France,behind the Millau Viaduct, completed in 2004. And while the Eiffel Tower is asteel structure, and weighs approximately 10,000 tonnes, it actually has arelatively low density, weighing less than a cylinder of air occupying the samedimensions as the tower.

The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased toascend either on stairs or lifts to the first and second levels. The walk to the firstlevel is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The thirdand highest level is only accessible by lift. Both the first and second levelsfeature restaurants.

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The tower has become the most prominent symbol of both Paris andFrance. The tower is a featured part of the backdrop in literally scores ofmovies that take place in Paris. Its iconic status is so established that iteven serves as a symbol for the entire nation of France, such as when itwas used as the logo for the French bid to host the 1992 SummerOlympics.

The metal structure of the Eiffel Tower weighs 7,300 tonneswhile the entire structure including non-metal components isapproximately 10,000 tonnes. Depending on the ambient temperature,the top of the tower may shift away from the sun by up to 18 cm (7.1 in)because of thermal expansion of the metal on the side facing the sun. Asdemonstration of the economy of design, if the 7300 tonnes of the metalstructure were melted down it would fill the 125 meter square base to adepth of only 6 cm (2.36 in), assuming a density of the metal to be 7.8tonnes per cubic meter. The tower has a mass less than the mass of theair contained in a cylinder of the same dimensions, that is 324 metershigh and 88.3 meters in radius. The weight of the tower is 10,100 tonnescompared to 10,265 tonnes of air.

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BOROBUDUR TEMPLEBorobudur Temple is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument near

Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platformstopped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, issurrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa.'

The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place forBuddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monumentand follows a path circumambulating the monument while ascending to the topthrough the three levels of Buddhist cosmology, namely Kāmadhātu (the world ofdesire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world offormlessness). During the journey the monument guides the pilgrims through asystem of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the wall andthe balustrades.

Evidence suggests Borobudur was abandoned following the 14th-centurydecline of Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms in Java, and the Javanese conversion toIslam. Worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in 1814 by Sir ThomasStamford Raffles, then the British ruler of Java, who was advised of its location bynative Indonesians.

Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations. Thelargest restoration project was undertaken between 1975 and 1982 by theIndonesian government and UNESCO, following which the monument was listedas a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Borobudur is still used for pilgrimage; once ayear Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak at the monument, and Borobudur isIndonesia's single most visited tourist attraction.

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Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is a celebration of harvest, thankfulness for peace, and the attempt of Native Americans. It is usually celebrated in late autumn.

In the past, Thanksgiving was celebrated for their rich harvest in New England. In North America, however, it was originally held to thank God for their survival in the new land which was not easy for them. However, in Canada, it had been celebrated as in New England. Thanksgiving now is celebrated in United States of America and in Canada. Thanksgiving festivals are held every fourth Thursday of November in the U.S and on the second Monday of October in Canada. It is usually celebrated in four to five days in the North America and for three days in Canada.

It is celebrated through families and friends gathering to eat and give good luck. Turkey is the main dish in the thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving parades are also usually held. In Thanksgiving homes are decorated with wreaths, fresh and dried flowers. Lamps are lighted to brighten the environment. Tables are decorated with best china and antique silver dishes to mark the occasion.

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